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Tucker: Medicare-for-all is actual socialism Elizabeth Warren refuses to answer how health care plan will be paid for.

New Zealand officials said on Friday armed police will patrol parts of the country in a trial project following heightened security concerns after a mass shooting in Christchurch in March that killed 51 people. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MpNiKn

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his Middle East policy, as he comes under bipartisan criticism over his administration's move to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria and an agreement for a 120-hour pause to a Turkish incursion of the area. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33JanO7

Mexican security forces captured one of notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons on Thursday, media reports said, after rumors of the detention led to fierce gunbattles in the city of Culiacan, a stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OYf8is

US envoy says Giuliani was given role on Ukraine policy Published on October 18, 2019 at 05:00AM by By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the European Union told House impeachment investigators Thursday that President Donald Trump instructed him and other envoys to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukraine policy and that he was "disappointed" by the directive. He spoke to lawmakers for around 10 hours. Lawmakers leaving the closed-door deposition said there were gaps in his testimony, and said Sondland responded "I don't know" and "I don't recall" many times. But they said it was enlightening and damning as the political appointee and Trump donor described Giuliani's takeover of U.S. policy toward Ukraine. "It is clear you have a shadow shakedown going on by Giuliani," said California Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic member of the House intelligence panel.

US, Turkey reach Syria cease-fire agreement: Read it here The U.S. and Turkey reached an agreement Thursday for a cease-fire in the Turks' deadly attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.

Marianne Williamson: No way I'm dropping out Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson on her fight to stay in the 2020 race on 'The Story.'

Pelosi, Schumer say Trump 'is flailing' after cease-fire deal Pelosi and Schumer released a statement Thursday saying President Trump is "flailing" in light of his decision to reverse sanctions against Turkey in exchange for a “sham” ceasefire. They asserted this would undermine American credibility and send a “dangerous message” to both allies and adversaries that the American word cannot be trusted. 

Rep. McCaul: Sondland testimony confirms no quid pro quo Rep. Michael McCaul on Gordon Sondland's closed-door impeachment hearing.

Watch John Roberts' full interview with Vice President Mike Pence from Ankara Vice President Pence sits down with chief White House correspondent John Roberts following the announcement of a Turkish ceasefire in Syria.

Congress gathers to honor Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings A moment of silence on the House floor following the unexpected death of House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings; Doug McKelway reports from Washington

Bret Baier previews 'Three Days at the Brink' special 'Three Days at the Brink' is based on Bret Baier's new book which tells the story of a secret meeting between world leaders at one of the key moments of World War II.

Businessmen plead not guilty to conspiring with Giuliani associates Two businessmen pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that they conspired with two associates of Rudy Giuliani to make illegal campaign contributions to prominent Republican politicians they thought could boost their political and business interests.

Joe Biden aims to boost support among female voters Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden headlines DNC's Women's Leadership Forum; Peter Doocy reports.

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Scientists are developing the techniques to spot mass stranding events from orbit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Mqb1Ks

Democratic Congressman and former Marine officer Seth Moulton on Turkish ceasefire in Syria. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2J0x5Jp

Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion said on Thursday after the head of Facebook said social media should not factcheck political advertisements. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2BkeqnL

Analysis: Romney raises troubling theory about Trump and Turkey Published on October 18, 2019 at 03:34AM by Aaron Blake, The Washington Post Sen. Mitt Romney delivered perhaps the most thorough Republican rebuke of President Donald Trump's Syria withdrawal Thursday, calling Trump's abandonment of the Kurds there "a bloodstain on the annals of American history." But while that line will get a lot of play, there's something else Romney said that shouldn't escape notice. He also floated a theory about how Trump arrived at the decision: that he got bullied into it by Turkey and that he backed down. "It's been . . . suggested that Turkey may have called America's bluff, telling the president they are coming no matter what we did," said Romney, a Utah Republican. "If that's so, we should know it. For it would tell us a great deal about how we should deal with Turkey, now and in the future." Romney then returned to the idea that T