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Democratic strategist Maria Cardona issued a warning to President Donald Trump about his handling of the economy, telling CNN Monday that it will “come back and bite him.” Trump had a chance to tamp down recession fears when asked by

Live updates: GOP-controlled Congress seeks to avoid government shutdown early in Trump’s term  The Washington Post Days from partial government shutdown deadline, here’s where things stand  Fox News House Democrats whip “NO” on GOP plan to avoid government shutdown  Axios Capitol agenda: Johnson’s

Zelenskyy to travel to Saudi Arabia before peace talks begin  DW (English) U.S. negotiators to meet with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia  CBS News Russia-Ukraine updates: General denies Russian forces encircling troops  Al Jazeera English Zelensky Is Set to Meet With Saudi Crown

President Donald Trump has brought about an alarming retreat from American values on the world stage, in ways that all seem to empower Russia and Vladimir Putin, wrote conservative analyst Max Boot in a scathing column for The Washington Post

Stocks slump after Trump declines to rule out recession  ABC News US stocks drop after Trump says he won’t rule out a recession  CNN Stock market opens sharply lower as investors fret over Trump’s policies  CBS News Stock Market Today: Dow, Nasdaq Futures

US Secret Service shoots armed man outside White House  BBC.com

Secret Service shoots man in overnight ‘armed confrontation’ near White House  Fox News

What to know about Mark Carney, Canada’s next prime minister  Axios Canada’s Liberal Party chooses Mark Carney to succeed Justin Trudeau  CNN Can Mark Carney, Canada’s New Leader, Negotiate With Trump?  The New York Times China says it will grow relations with Canada

An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off the coast of eastern England Monday, setting both vessels on fire and triggering a major rescue operation, emergency services said.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he would move the 18% of aid and development programs that