Trump Now Says Mueller Should Not Testify Before CongressPresident Donald Trump said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller should not testify before Congress, abandoning his previous declaration that he would leave that decision to his attorney general.
Escalating tensions with House Democrats as they seek to bring Mueller before the House Judiciary Committee, Trump tweeted: “no redos for the Dems.” He added: “Are they looking for a redo because they hated seeing the strong NO COLLUSION conclusion?”

Home State Politics Complicate Message For Some 2020 DemsDemocrat Beto O’Rourke uses his home state as a cautionary tale, ticking through Texas’ Republican-backed policies as warning flags for the rest of the country.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg mentions once worrying about how coming out as gay in deeply Republican Indiana might have cost him re-election, even in his more moderate college town of South Bend.

Trump Taps Former Obama Border Patrol Chief As ICE DirectorPresident Donald Trump’s latest choice to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a former border patrol chief under the Obama administration who has publicly backed the president’s border wall.
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Trump Threatens To Raise Chinese Tariffs To 25 Percent This WeekPresident Donald Trump turned up the pressure on China on Sunday, threatening to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
Trump’s comments, delivered on Twitter, came as a Chinese delegation was scheduled to resume talks in Washington on Wednesday aimed at resolving a trade war that has shaken financial markets and cast gloom over the world economy.

Former Jewish NYC Councilman Lew Fidler DiesLew Fidler, a former New York City Councilmember who was active for many years in Democratic politics, has died. He was 62.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said Fidler died on Sunday.
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Agudath Israel Of America Statement Commending The US Support Of Israel’s Right To Defend ItselfHamas has fired 600 rockets into Israel from Gaza since the start of the Jewish Sabbath. Three Israelis have been killed and 131 Israeli civilians are being treated for injuries.

Israel to Cease Allowing Gasoline Into Gaza Due to Rocket AttacksMajor General Kamil Abu-Rokun who heads the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) division in the military announced that as of tomorrow Israel will no longer be allowing gasoline to enter into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing.

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Soroka During The Night Transfers Patients And Equipment To Fortified Areas(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva during the night transferred patients from non-fortified areas to protected areas in light of renewed warfare, the Hamas rocket fire from Gaza.

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein Announces Agreement Between United HealthCare And Local Community PediatriciansTwo weeks into his term in office, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein was approached by a large number of constituents about an issue that concerns thousands of local families.

Dispute Over Kid’s Lemonade Stand Prompts Legislation In NYA dispute last summer over whether a 7-year-old boy had the proper permits to operate a lemonade stand has prompted legislative action in New York.
A bill introduced this year in Albany would clarify the law to exempt stands run by children 16 or younger from needing a state permit.

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