National Security adviser John Bolton says there will be a “full agenda” of talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Argentina. After reporter questions, Bolton said “sure,” Ukraine would also be discussed. (Nov. 27)…
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Cindy Hyde-Smith casts vote in MS Senate race
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith casts vote from her polling precinct in Brookhaven in Mississippi’s Senate race (Nov. 27)
Sanders: ‘Not aware’ of any pardon conversations
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says she’s unaware of any conversations about a potential pardon for ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office accuse Manafort of lying to them. (Nov. 27)
John Bolton says he didn’t listen to Jamal Khashoggi tape
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton says he did not listen to an audio recording of the killing of a Saudi journalist because he doesn’t speak Arabic. (Nov. 27)
Senators debate border security
Senate Republicans are renewing calls to increase funding for President Donald Trump’s southern border wall. Sen. Lindsey Graham also defended recent actions by border agents to turn back some migrants who had breached the border. (Nov. 27)
New data show hundreds of thousands of elder abuse cases even with huge reporting gaps
The new federal numbers understate the scope of the problem, and probably dramatically, according to the agencies compiling the data.
Alarm and outrage over claim of gene-edited babies
Scientists and bioethics experts are reacting with shock, anger and alarm to a Chinese researcher’s claim that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies. (Nov. 27)
‘I don’t speak Arabic’: John Bolton says why he won’t listen to Khashoggi’s murder tape
National Security Advisor John Bolton told reporters Tuesday he hadn’t listened to the tape because he doesn’t speak Arabic.
Undocumented immigrants at lowest level in a decade
Alan Gomez discusses new data that shows that undocumented immigrants in the Unite States have reached the lowest level since 2007.
AP Top Stories November 27 P
Here’s the latest for Tuesday, November 27th: Ukraine prepares for marshal law; Migrants losing hope of asylum in the US; Temporary US Mexico detention camp on verge of becoming permanent; Conservation workers in New Zealand save beached whales.