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By all means, the U.S. economy Opens a New Window. is booming. In the first quarter of 2019, the GDP rose at a 3.2 percent annualized rate, shaking off the effects of a five-week-long government shutdown – the longest in U.S. history – that White House officials once warned could result in near-zero growth. The labor market is also humming, with an average monthly creation of 213,000 jobs. Unemployment is at a historic low and, best of all for President Trum Opens a New Window. p, the Federal Reserve seems content to leave interest rates unchanged Opens a New Window. , barring any drastic changes. The question, however, remains whether Trump will be able to translate a strong economy into a victory at the ballot box come next November

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Remember that the cat is a lot smaller than a human so while the ear itself is large, the inside is pretty tiny. Also you can see the angle. Why is this important? If moisture gets trapped in the ear it’s hard to get out, which can lead to infection. It’s why you see all cats position themselves to avoid getting the inside of their ears wet. Even Turkish Vans (We have several of them) who will sit in the rain are careful to avoid getting water inside their ears.

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Thursday accused former Secretary of State John Kerry of violating the Logan Act by taking part in negotiations with Iran's government, which in recent days has announced it will reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal that the Trump administration pulled out of last year. Kerry promptly denied the President's accusation. During an event focused on medical billing at the White House, Trump alleged that Kerry, who served as secretary of state under President Barack Obama, is undermining the current administration's efforts with Iran by participating in calls and meetings with the Iranian government. "What I'd like to see with Iran, I'd like to see them call me. You know John Kerry speaks to them a lot. John Kerry tells them not to call. That's a violation of the Logan Act and frankly he should be prosecuted for that," Trump said. Facts First: Putting aside Trump's charge against Kerry, which Kerry flatly denies, here's what you need to know about the Logan Act. The act was established in 1799 and makes it a felony for individuals who are not authorized by the US government to negotiate with foreign governments which have disputes with the US. Though the term has been thrown around as an accusation several times this century -- and has been used more than once by Trump to attack Kerry -- there have been few cases when someone has been indicted for violating the act. These cases took place in the 1800s and no one was ever convicted. Since the act's creation, correspondence and interaction between Americans -- lawmakers, former lawmakers, and citizens alike -- has become increasingly common. ​It's also common for former secretaries of states and diplomats to stay in touch with their counterparts around the world. Last year, before the administration decided to pull out of the deal, the Boston Globe reported that Kerry was taking part in meetings with big players in Iran, meetings which were promptly criticized by the Trump administration. However, last October, Kerry told reporters that he had not met with Iranians since the US pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018 and had seen Iran's foreign minister at a few international security meetings. Trump alleged that Kerry "is talking to Iran and has been. He's had many meetings and phone calls and he's telling him what to do." But Matt Summers, a spokesman for Kerry, said in a statement that Trump's claim "is simply wrong, end of story." "He's wrong about the facts, wrong about the law, and sadly he's been wrong about how to use diplomacy to keep America safe. Secretary Kerry helped negotiate a nuclear agreement that worked to solve an intractable problem. The world supported it then and supports it still. We'd hope the President would focus on solving foreign policy problems for America instead of attacking his predecessors for theater," Summers said. A source close to the former secretary of state said Kerry hasn't talked with Iranian officials since President Trump announced the US was pulling out of the Iran deal last year. Prior to the withdrawal, the source said Kerry did communicate with the Iranians to urge them to stay in the deal. The source also denied that Kerry ever discouraged the Iranians from talking to Trump. At the time, the source said, Kerry urged everyone on all sides to talk and use diplomacy. Former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was also accused of potential Logan Act violations. At Flynn's sentencing hearing in December, special counsel team prosecutor Brandon Van Grack said this about Flynn's case: "[T]he facts could potentially, potentially support a violation of the Logan Act." Flynn did two things, that he later lied about, during the presidential transition that could have had Logan Act consequences. First, he encouraged world leaders to vote against a United Nations resolution on Israeli settlements, bucking the Obama White House position. Second, he undermined sanctions established under President Barack Obama against Russia in his phone conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. But Flynn was never charged with violating the Logan Act. CNN's Michelle Kosinski, Nicole Gaouette and Marshall Cohen contributed to this report.

President Trump on Monday in the White House. He said late Monday that a Republican plan to replace Obamacare would be voted on after the 2020 election.CreditCreditSarah Silbiger/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump backed off plans to introduce a Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act after Senator Mitch McConnell privately warned him that the Senate would not revisit health care in a comprehensive way before the November 2020 elections. Reversing himself in the face of Republican consternation, Mr. Trump said his party would not produce a health care plan of its own, as he had promised, until after the elections, meaning he will only try to fulfill his first-term promise to repeal and replace his predecessor’s signature program if he wins a second term. The president’s abrupt about-face, announced on Twitter on Monday night after talking with Mr. McConnell, all but ensured that health care will take a central place in next year’s campaign, elevating an issue Democrats consider one of their strengths. But it may take the legislative heat off Republicans exasperated by Mr. Trump’s unexpected push to devise a wholesale replacement for President Barack Obama’s health law in the coming months. “I made it clear to him that we were not going to be doing that in the Senate,” Mr. McConnell, the majority leader from Kentucky, said on Tuesday. “He did say, as he later tweeted, that he accepted that and that he would be developing a plan that he would take to the American people during the 2020 campaign.”

MediaBuzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the fracture within the Democratic party over whether or not President Trump should be impeached.

Ben Carson on HUD's efforts to block illegal immigrants from public housing Housing and Urban development Secretary Ben Carson on the Trump administration's Opportunity Zones and HUD's efforts to get illegal immigrants out of public housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) wants to make sure that “legitimate American citizens” are taken care of by limiting assistance for illegal immigrants -- lawfully, HUD Secretary Ben Carson told FOX Business on Thursday. “We have a long list of people we can only serve right now one in four of the people who are looking for assistance from the government," he told Stuart Varney. “So obviously we want to get those people taken care of. And we also want to abide by the laws.”

North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Thursday, according to South Korean military, as the U.S. responded with an intercontinental ballistic missile test of their own just 10 minutes later. The launch, the second such move in less than a week, occurred around 4:30 p.m. local time from the North’s Sino-ri missile base, the South’s joint chiefs of staff said in a statement. The base is located around 130 miles north of the border with South Korea. The missiles flew 260 and 170 miles respectively, according to South Korean military officials. The U.S. insisted the timing of their own test was entirely coincidental. The base is believed to operate Rodong short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, according to the New York Times.

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