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| Obama says US will maintain 8,400 troops in Afghanistan – politics live | |
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| Sanders embraces Clinton proposal for student loans moratorium | |
| In what appears to be a policy move coordinated with – and immediately approved by – Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton has announced a new plan to provide relief for debtors with college loans. | |
| Clinton says that once president, she would take executive action to offer a loan payment moratorium of three months, and would mandate that families with incomes of up to $125,000 will pay no tuition at in-state public colleges and universities. | |
| Clinton’s web site says her college tuition plan “will be fully paid for by limiting certain tax expenditures for high-income taxpayers.” Meaning that enacting the plan as Clinton describes it would require an amendment of the tax code, raising questions as to Clinton’s ability to deliver on the promise. | |
| Sanders immediately embraced the plan: | |
| I applaud @HillaryClinton for the very bold initiative she has just brought forth for the financing of higher education. | |
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| How does Obama’s 2017 force of 8,400 troops in Afghanistan compare with troop levels Obama inherited when he came into office? A congressional research service report from 2009 puts average US troop levels in-country in Afghanistan at 30,100: | |
| Based on average monthly Boots on the Ground figures, the number of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq increased from 5,200 in FY2002 to a peak of 187,900 in FY2008 primarily because of increases in Iraq beginning with the invasion in March 2003. [...] | |
| For Afghanistan, troops in-country grew gradually from 5,200 in FY2002 to 20,400 in FY2006. Between FY2006 and FY2008, average strength there jumped by another 10,000 to 30,100. | |
| Current US troop levels in Afghanistan are 9,800. Four years ago, Obama was heralding the end of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (#PromiseNotKeptAfterAll): | |
| President Obama: "I told you we’d end the war in Iraq. We did. I said we’d end the war in Afghanistan. We are." #PromiseKept | |
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| Trump plaza, Atlantic City: closed for business, but backdrop today for Clinton’s news conference: | |
| .@HillaryClinton will speak about Trump's business dealings in Atlantic City in front of the shuttered Trump Plaza pic.twitter.com/RtFq1PGHak | |
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| Obama announces more troops to stay in Afghanistan | |
| President Obama has called a surprise news conference to announce a decision to leave more troops than previously anticipated in Afghanistan through the end of the year. | |
| “Instead of going down to 5,500 troops by the end of this year, the United States will maintain approximately 8,400 troops into next year, through the end of my administration,” he says. | |
| He says the goal of the force will not change. The troops will provide “tailored support to help Afghan forces continue to improve” in their fight against “terrorist” groups, he says. He says the troop presence will serve as a message to the Taliban. | |
| Watch live here: | |
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| Ryan says Clinton should be denied classified material | |
| At his weekly news conference, House speaker Paul Ryan says, in short, that Hillary Clinton cannot be trusted with classified material, based on the results of an FBI investigation finding that she was “extremely reckless” in handling classified information. | |
| Clinton, like Donald Trump and their running mates, would typically receive intelligence briefings after they are nominated at the conventions later this month, as part of a transition process at the end of which one will enter the White House. | |
| “After the convention, you get the full deep classified information,” Ryan says, recalling his experience in 2012 as Mitt Romney’s running mate. | |
| “I think the DNI, [James] Clapper, should deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during this campaign, given how she was so reckless in handling classified material,” Ryan says. | |
| “It’s the least we can do given how she was so reckless in handling classified material.” | |
| Ryan does not say whether he thinks Trump should have access to state secrets. | |
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| Also on Capitol Hill today, Democrats are holding a news conference to highlight their call for gun safety legislation: | Also on Capitol Hill today, Democrats are holding a news conference to highlight their call for gun safety legislation: |
| Families of gun victims standing on the Capitol steps w/ @HouseDemocrats to share their stories of loss #NotOneMore pic.twitter.com/p0spxwG5YN | Families of gun victims standing on the Capitol steps w/ @HouseDemocrats to share their stories of loss #NotOneMore pic.twitter.com/p0spxwG5YN |
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| 'Sleepy eyes Chuck Todd' | 'Sleepy eyes Chuck Todd' |
| The NBC News host gets a Trump moniker. Pretty good one, too. [UPDATE: Trump has reportedly called Todd this before. Where were we?] We’re not watching NBC but apparently the network’s coverage of Trump’s rally in Raleigh last night is, for Trump’s money, insufficiently effusive. | The NBC News host gets a Trump moniker. Pretty good one, too. [UPDATE: Trump has reportedly called Todd this before. Where were we?] We’re not watching NBC but apparently the network’s coverage of Trump’s rally in Raleigh last night is, for Trump’s money, insufficiently effusive. |
| Sleepy eyes Chuck Todd, a man with so little touch for politics, is at it again.He could not have watched my standing ovation speech in N.C. | Sleepy eyes Chuck Todd, a man with so little touch for politics, is at it again.He could not have watched my standing ovation speech in N.C. |
| I have over seven million hits on social media re Crooked Hillary Clinton. Check it out Sleepy Eyes, @MarkHalperin @NBCPolitics | I have over seven million hits on social media re Crooked Hillary Clinton. Check it out Sleepy Eyes, @MarkHalperin @NBCPolitics |
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| House Republicans call Comey to testify | House Republicans call Comey to testify |
| The House oversight and government reform committee would like to hear more from the FBI director about the results of the bureau’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and his decision not to recommend criminal charges. | The House oversight and government reform committee would like to hear more from the FBI director about the results of the bureau’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and his decision not to recommend criminal charges. |
| Comey will head to the hill Thursday morning: | Comey will head to the hill Thursday morning: |
| BREAKING: @jasoninthehouse calls FBI Director Comey to testify Thursday at 10 AM. https://t.co/hBfNevqlfB | BREAKING: @jasoninthehouse calls FBI Director Comey to testify Thursday at 10 AM. https://t.co/hBfNevqlfB |
| Update: Trump will be on the Hill Thursday morning, too, to meet with GOP legislators from both chambers. | Update: Trump will be on the Hill Thursday morning, too, to meet with GOP legislators from both chambers. |
| So, not only will the FBI Director be on Capitol Hill tomorrow, but Donald Trump will meet w/GOP lawmakers as well | So, not only will the FBI Director be on Capitol Hill tomorrow, but Donald Trump will meet w/GOP lawmakers as well |
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| Bernie Sanders is meeting with House Democrats behind closed doors this morning, and some members are vocally challenging the Vermont senator on why he has yet to endorse Hillary Clinton for president, Politico reports: | Bernie Sanders is meeting with House Democrats behind closed doors this morning, and some members are vocally challenging the Vermont senator on why he has yet to endorse Hillary Clinton for president, Politico reports: |
| Some House Dems booed Sanders, who wouldn't back from his refusal to endorse Clinton, per sources in room. Some tough questions for him | Some House Dems booed Sanders, who wouldn't back from his refusal to endorse Clinton, per sources in room. Some tough questions for him |
| Full Sanders quote: "The goal isn't to win elections, the goal is to transform America." Dems booed. | Full Sanders quote: "The goal isn't to win elections, the goal is to transform America." Dems booed. |
| Bernie walking out with Pelosi pic.twitter.com/zC78HMNRvZ | Bernie walking out with Pelosi pic.twitter.com/zC78HMNRvZ |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Hillary Clinton is planning to pay a visit to the scene of former Donald Trump developments in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, in an effort to highlight what she says have been his self-serving and socially corrosive business dealings. The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is in town for Clinton’s visit – and here’s a video the campaign has produced to get her message out: | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Hillary Clinton is planning to pay a visit to the scene of former Donald Trump developments in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, in an effort to highlight what she says have been his self-serving and socially corrosive business dealings. The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is in town for Clinton’s visit – and here’s a video the campaign has produced to get her message out: |
| Trump has defended his business record in Atlantic City by saying he created jobs and framed the failure of his investments as part of an industry-wide decline. | Trump has defended his business record in Atlantic City by saying he created jobs and framed the failure of his investments as part of an industry-wide decline. |
| Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally Wednesday evening in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be accompanied by the former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a possible vice-presidential pick. | Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally Wednesday evening in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be accompanied by the former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a possible vice-presidential pick. |
| Trump praises Saddam Hussein | Trump praises Saddam Hussein |
| At a rally in North Carolina Tuesday evening, Trump had these words of praise for the late Iraqi dictator: | At a rally in North Carolina Tuesday evening, Trump had these words of praise for the late Iraqi dictator: |
| Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy. Really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn’t read them the rights, they didn’t talk. They were terrorists - it was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism. | Saddam Hussein was a bad guy, right? He was a bad guy. Really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn’t read them the rights, they didn’t talk. They were terrorists - it was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism. |
| Hussein was labelled a major sponsor of terrorism by the American government for decades. When told of Trump’s comments on Saddam Hussein, House speaker Paul Ryan told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that the former Iraqi dictator “was one of the 20th century’s most evil people”. | Hussein was labelled a major sponsor of terrorism by the American government for decades. When told of Trump’s comments on Saddam Hussein, House speaker Paul Ryan told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly that the former Iraqi dictator “was one of the 20th century’s most evil people”. |
| The Clinton campaign issued a statement criticizing Trump. “In reality, Hussein’s regime was a sponsor of terrorism – one that paid families of suicide bombers who attacked Israelis, among other crimes,” the statement said. “Trump’s cavalier compliments for brutal dictators, and the twisted lessons he seems to have learned from their history, again demonstrate how dangerous he would be as Commander-in-Chief and how unworthy he is of the office he seeks.” | The Clinton campaign issued a statement criticizing Trump. “In reality, Hussein’s regime was a sponsor of terrorism – one that paid families of suicide bombers who attacked Israelis, among other crimes,” the statement said. “Trump’s cavalier compliments for brutal dictators, and the twisted lessons he seems to have learned from their history, again demonstrate how dangerous he would be as Commander-in-Chief and how unworthy he is of the office he seeks.” |
| Trump hits Clinton over emails inquiry | Trump hits Clinton over emails inquiry |
| Also at his Tuesday rally, Trump said the results of the FBI inquiry into Clinton’s use of private email announced by director James Comey Tuesday showed Clinton to be a liar unfit for the presidency. | Also at his Tuesday rally, Trump said the results of the FBI inquiry into Clinton’s use of private email announced by director James Comey Tuesday showed Clinton to be a liar unfit for the presidency. |
| “She went to extraordinary lengths to carry out an Enron-style purge of her email,” Trump said. He accused her of trying to delete email, which contradicts the findings of the FBI investigation, and he accused Clinton of trying to bribe attorney general Loretta Lynch by signaling that a Clinton administration might keep Lynch in her post. | “She went to extraordinary lengths to carry out an Enron-style purge of her email,” Trump said. He accused her of trying to delete email, which contradicts the findings of the FBI investigation, and he accused Clinton of trying to bribe attorney general Loretta Lynch by signaling that a Clinton administration might keep Lynch in her post. |
| “It’s a bribe!” Trump said. He also said of his campaign: “This is a movement, folks - this is not like a normal situation.” | “It’s a bribe!” Trump said. He also said of his campaign: “This is a movement, folks - this is not like a normal situation.” |
| RNC turns Comey briefing into attack ad | RNC turns Comey briefing into attack ad |
| A more effective attack on Clinton, perhaps, was delivered in a new Republican National Committee video spot juxtaposing Clinton saying untrue things about her emails with Comey describing the results of the FBI investigation: | A more effective attack on Clinton, perhaps, was delivered in a new Republican National Committee video spot juxtaposing Clinton saying untrue things about her emails with Comey describing the results of the FBI investigation: |
| Trump is also prosecuting the case this morning on Twitter: | Trump is also prosecuting the case this morning on Twitter: |
| The rigged system may have helped Hillary Clinton escape criminal charges, but...https://t.co/KO64IAMDgj pic.twitter.com/8CBSfNpl2l | The rigged system may have helped Hillary Clinton escape criminal charges, but...https://t.co/KO64IAMDgj pic.twitter.com/8CBSfNpl2l |
| Chilcot’s devastating critique of Iraq war decision | Chilcot’s devastating critique of Iraq war decision |
| Sir John Chilcot has delivered a devastating critique of Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, with his long-awaited report concluding that Britain chose to join the US invasion before “peaceful options for disarmament” had been exhausted. | Sir John Chilcot has delivered a devastating critique of Tony Blair’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, with his long-awaited report concluding that Britain chose to join the US invasion before “peaceful options for disarmament” had been exhausted. |
| The head of the Iraq war inquiry said the UK’s decision to attack and occupy a sovereign state for the first time since the second world war was a decision of “utmost gravity”. He described Iraq’s then president, Saddam Hussein, as “undoubtedly a brutal dictator” who had repressed his own people and attacked his neighbours. | The head of the Iraq war inquiry said the UK’s decision to attack and occupy a sovereign state for the first time since the second world war was a decision of “utmost gravity”. He described Iraq’s then president, Saddam Hussein, as “undoubtedly a brutal dictator” who had repressed his own people and attacked his neighbours. |
| Related: Chilcot delivers crushing verdict on Blair and the Iraq war | Related: Chilcot delivers crushing verdict on Blair and the Iraq war |
| Le Pen endorses Trump | Le Pen endorses Trump |
| Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far right National Front party, has endorsed Trump, after enthusiastically backing Brexit, Reuters reports: | Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far right National Front party, has endorsed Trump, after enthusiastically backing Brexit, Reuters reports: |
| “If I was American, I would vote for anyone but Hillary Clinton ... Between him and Hillary Clinton, it is clear that I would choose Donald Trump,” Le Pen told the French magazine Valeurs Actuelles. | “If I was American, I would vote for anyone but Hillary Clinton ... Between him and Hillary Clinton, it is clear that I would choose Donald Trump,” Le Pen told the French magazine Valeurs Actuelles. |
| “What appeals to Americans is that he is a man free from Wall Street, from markets and from financial lobbies and even from his own party,” she said. | “What appeals to Americans is that he is a man free from Wall Street, from markets and from financial lobbies and even from his own party,” she said. |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |
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