trump trys to get ukraine to meddle in 2020 election

A scandal over allegations of fake product reviews from high-end skincare brand Sunday Riley has renewed complaints that the Federal Trade Commission is doing almost nothing to protect American consumers.

A state senator’s Facebook post falsely claiming that a 1978 Associated Press photograph depicts Muslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar (who was not yet born) in an Al-Qaida training camp has sparked outrage and renewed pressure on Facebook to reverse its stance on political misinformation.Gabbard supported Sanders over Clinton in the 2012 race. Bernie Sanders defended fellow 2020 presidential contender Tulsi Gabbard, calling it “outrageous” that Hillary Clinton had suggested that Gabbard was being groomed by Russia for a third-party presidential run.They also defeated a Republican attempt to pass a resolution censuring House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, the public face of the impeachment inquiry.

House Democrats postponed some of this week’s scheduled depositions to allow members to attend funeral services for their late colleague, Elijah Cummings. Nancy Pelosi released a “fact sheet” to her Democratic caucus members outlining what the House speaker considers to be the most pertinent allegations against Trump.

In impeachment news: Trump insisted that Republicans need to “get tougher” in combating the impeachment inquiry, even as some GOP lawmakers appear to be growing weary of constantly defending the president.

Trump mocked allegations of self-dealing in connection to his canceled plans to host the June G7 summit at his Florida resort, falsely referring to the constitutional clause forbidding gifts from foreign states to federal officeholders as the “phony Emoluments Clause.”.

( Here is my colleague Julia Carrie Wong’s full report on Facebook’s disclosure.)

Facebook announced that it had already disrupted four efforts by Iran and Russia to meddle in the 2020 presidential election.

Here’s an updated summary of what happened today: We’re wrapping up today’s politics coverage.

Trump trys to get ukraine to meddle in 2020 election