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Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has approved the reopening on Monday of the Qaim border-crossing with Syria, state news agency INA said, the latest sign of normalization between Baghdad and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lMZdHN

U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, resigned on Friday, sources familiar with the situation said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lPyoTm

The United States rejected a request by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit Iran's United Nations ambassador in a New York hospital where he is being treated for cancer, the U.S. State Department and Iranian U.N. mission said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lK9rsi

Fox News Breaking News Alert Kurt Volker resigns as Ukraine envoy after mention in whistleblower complaint, AP reports 09/27/19 5:56 PM

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Christie Brinkley calls out 'haters' who think she faked her 'DWTS' injury Christie Brinkley is setting the record straight.

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Florida man's murder plot against wife backfires after he's left paralyzed A Virginia judge on Wednesday denied bond to a man whose alleged plot to murder his wife earlier this month went awry when he was shot and paralyzed.

Trailblazing Sikh deputy shot and killed during Texas traffic stop A Texas sheriff's deputy who was shot multiple times from behind while conducting a traffic stop on Friday afternoon has died, police said.

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Gaetz: Trump was taking up Ukraine's cause, not threatening them Democrats subpoena Pompeo in impeachment inquiry; Rep. Matt Gaetz weighs in.

Garamendi: Trip to Ukraine is about military, not investigation Armed Services Committee member Rep. John Garamendi on traveling to Ukraine amid Trump phone call controversy.

Reporter's Notebook: Trump impeachment inquiry will go on even with House in recess The House of Representatives is currently on a two-week recess for the Jewish holidays of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, but that doesn't mean the wheels of its impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump won’t churn on Capitol Hill and in Congressional districts.

Biden rivals say they wouldn’t let child of their VP sit on a foreign company board Several Democrats running for president in 2020 say they wouldn’t allow the children of their vice president to sit on the board of a foreign company if they were elected president -- amid renewed scrutiny over the business dealings of Vice President Joe Biden's son.

Whistleblower complaint raises questions about motivation The complaint reveals clues about the whistleblower and their White House sources, suggesting an intelligence analyst with connections or responsibility for Eurasia; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.

Joe Biden holds first public event after transcript release Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden stumps in Nevada amid whistleblower uproar; senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports from Las Vegas.

President Trump goes after media, Democrats over Ukraine claims Impeachment inquiry fuels media frenzy; Fox News media analyst Howard Kurtz, host of 'Media Buzz,' reports.

President Trump goes scorched-earth against impeachment push Trump ready to battle Democrats' impeachment push; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'