Warren under attack as Democrats spar in largest primary debate in US history

Twelve Democrats targeted Warren over healthcare, taxes and big tech in first debate since Trump impeachment inquiry

Elizabeth Warren came under sustained attack from her Democratic rivals during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, a reflection of the threat her ascendant candidacy poses to the crowded field of hopefuls competing to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 US election.

Twelve Democratic candidates took to the stage in Westerville, Ohio, for the largest presidential primary debate in modern US history, and the first since the launch of an impeachment inquiry into the president’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his leading rival, Joe Biden.

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Tonight’s Democratic debate in Ohio: five things to expect

Twelve Democratic 2020 presidential candidates will share the stage in the perpetual swing state on Tuesday

The Democratic 2020 presidential candidates will gather once again on Tuesday night to face off in their fourth debate, this time in the perpetual swing state of Ohio.

Twelve of the candidates have qualified to participate, and they will all share one stage – marking the most crowded debate stage of this election cycle so far. But the dynamics of the race have changed since the candidates last met in September, and some of the contenders face the prospect of this being their last debate.

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‘I’ll probably vote for him again’: will disappointed voters give Trump a repeat Iowa win?

In the latest instalment of our series on the counties in which voters swung from Obama to Trump, Chris McGreal reports from Howard county, Iowa, where Trump voters have plenty to dislike – but many would vote for him again

Donald Trump hasn’t made life easier for Aaron Schatz. He may even have made the Iowa dairy and grain farmer a little poorer. But Schatz can live with that, for now.

“This trade war with China, it’s dropped prices of our corn and beans but it’s something that needed to be done because China was unfair to us. I know we’re going to take a hit. Some of us are getting a little frustrated but we’re happy something’s being done,” he said.

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Bernie Sanders says he has no plans to slow down campaign: ‘I misspoke’

‘We’re going to get back into the groove of a very vigorous campaign,’ 2020 candidate says, a week after having a heart attack

Bernie Sanders said he intends to compete as aggressively as ever for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination after suffering a heart attack last week, saying he “misspoke” when he told reporters he planned to scale back the relentless pace of his campaign for health reasons.

Related: Trump to meet with China for talks aimed at ending trade war

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Mitch McConnell criticizes Trump’s Syria withdrawal in rare show of defiance – live

The secretary of defense for public affairs, Jonathan Hoffman, said in a statement it does not support a Turkish operation in northern Syria.

Despite the president giving a green light for that to occur, the defense department’s statement claims that their position is in tune with the presidents.

The Department of Defense made clear to Turkey - as did the President - that we do not endorse a Turkish operation in Northern Syria. The US Armed Forces will not support, or be involved in any such operation.

In conversations between the Department and the Turkish military we have consistently stressed that coordination and cooperation were the best path toward security in the area. Secretary Esper and Chairman Milley reiterated to their respective Turkish counterparts that unilateral action creates risks for Turkey. As the President has stated, Turkey would be responsible, along with European nations and others, for thousands of ISIS fighters who had been captured and defeated in the campaign lead by the United States.

The homeland security department released a statement in response to the department’s acting secretary, Kevin McAleenan, deciding not to speak after protestors interrupted his remarks at an immigration conference this morning.

The department said McAleenan’s right to free speech and assembly were “robbed.”

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‘We’re not fooling around’: Pelosi and Schiff stand firm as Trump fumes

  • Democratic pair say impeachment inquiry will not be slowed
  • Trump condemned for ‘blatant effort to intimidate witnesses’

Donald Trump has been accused of “incitement to violence” and threatened with obstruction charges in the fast-escalating battle over impeachment, as the president maintained his aggressive counter-attack against Democratic leaders and the whistleblower who precipitated the inquiry.

Related: Democrats issue warning over Trump’s 'dangerous' whistleblower attacks – live

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Zuckerberg: I’ll ‘go to the mat and fight’ Warren over plan to break up Facebook

Leaked recordings published by the Verge show Zuckerberg fears ‘existential threat’ if Democratic contender becomes president

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has said his company will “go to the mat” if Elizabeth Warren is elected president and seeks to fulfil her promise to break up America’s tech giants.

Related: Trump impeachment: public support grows as scandal widens – live news

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Native American 2020 candidate aims to raise awareness of indigenous peoples

Mark Charles knows his bid is a long shot but hopes to shed light on the historic abuse of Native Americans and other ethnicities

In a video launching his presidential campaign, Mark Charles, hair tied in a tsiiyéeł, a Native American hair knot, introduces himself in the Navajo language.

Yá’ át’ ééh. Mark Charles yinishyé,” Charles says.

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Donald Trump flails as Joe Biden accuses him of trying to ‘hijack’ election – live news

President tweets his frustration at Ukraine scandal as former vice-president tries to maintain focus on 2020 campaign

Members of the House intelligence committee intend to continue their consideration of impeachment during the upcoming two-week recess, with the hope of wrapping up the inquiry this fall.

Expect a busy recess for House Intel. Members of the House Intelligence have been told to be prepared to potentially return to Washington during the upcoming two-week recess as Democrats try to wrap up the impeachment inquiry this fall, per sources

The Kremlin has a request to make of the White House: please don’t release any conversations between Trump and Vladimir Putin.

The AP reports:

Asked if Moscow is worried that the White House could similarly publish transcripts of Trump’s calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that ‘we would like to hope that it wouldn’t come to that in our relations, which are already troubled by a lot of problems.’

Speaking in a conference call with reporters, he emphasized that the publication of the Trump-Zelenskiy call is an internal U.S. issue, but added that it was ‘quite unusual’ to release a confidential call between leaders.

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Trump claims that if Biden were a Republican he’d get the ‘electric chair’ – as it happened

The president repeated his debunked claims that the former vice-president and his son are corrupt

That is it from me for the night. Here are the top stories to note from this afternoon:

Officials in Ames, Iowa say the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has requested the city remove inclusive multi-colored crosswalk art in a letter sent this month.

Ames, a college town with a population of around 67,000 people, installed painted sidewalks earlier this month. The new art includes gender non-binary pride colors, rainbow colors for LGBTQ rights, and colors representing support of transgender equality.

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Trump kicks back against Biden and his son in Ukraine – video

Donald Trump has gone on the offensive over what he and his allies claim is corruption involving Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine.

The president’s reported pressuring of the Ukrainian president to investigate claims about Biden, the Democratic presidential frontrunner, has clouded the White House in scandal. Biden has accused Trump of an 'overwhelming abuse of power'

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Trump goes on offensive over Biden and Ukraine as Schiff ponders impeachment

Donald Trump, his aides and allies went on the offensive on Sunday, over what the president claims is un-investigated corruption involving Joe Biden and his son in Ukraine.

Related: Ukraine furore confirms Giuliani as Trump's most off-kilter advocate

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Elizabeth Warren overtakes Joe Biden in new Iowa poll

Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in Iowa for the first time, according to a new poll in the early voting state.

Related: How Trump could lose the popular vote again – and hold the White House

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Ukraine imbroglio confirms Giuliani’s as Trump’s most off-kilter advocate

The man once called America’s Mayor has become the loosest of cannons, embroiling his boss in an election-meddling furore

On Thursday night Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and troubleshooter-in-chief, went on CNN to defend his boss against the latest scandal swirling round him.

Related: Rudy Giuliani's quest for dirt on Biden via Ukraine – a timeline

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Trump pressured Ukrainian president to investigate Biden’s son, reports say

White House has refused to turn a national security official’s formal whistleblower complaint over to Congress

Donald Trump pressed the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate Joe Biden, multiple reports say, as Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival.

It was the latest revelation tied to an explosive whistleblower complaint that sparked a showdown between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration. Trump officials have refused to turn over the complaint by a national security official or even describe its contents.

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Trump’s ‘troubling’ promise to foreign leader prompts House panel briefing – live

Intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson to appear in closed-door briefing on whistleblower complaint

Emily England Clyburn, the wife House majority Jim Clyburn, has died at the age of 80. They met after he was jailed in a civil rights protest and were married for nearly 60 years.

“Emily Clyburn was a champion of equality and opportunity who made a difference for countless young people in her beloved South Carolina,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement. “As a librarian, she intimately understood the power of learning to transform lives, and dedicated decades to ensuring that every child, servicemember, veteran and worker could access a good education that would allow him or her to climb the ladders of opportunity in America. Her extraordinary leadership, together with Jim, to increase learning opportunities at their beloved alma mater South Carolina State will stand always as an enduring tribute to her beautiful life and legacy.”

Emily England Clyburn, known to most as Ms. Emily and a driving force behind some of her husband, @WhipClyburn's, biggest moments in his political and personal life, has died at the age of 80: https://t.co/tRQj48fwO1

.@WhipClyburn’s wife Dr. Emily England Clyburn passed away this morning. The couple, married for 58 years, met in jail after he was arrested in a civil-rights protest. The House won’t be in session on Monday so members can attend her funeral, per @heatherscope

As expected, the Trump administration said on Thursday that it would revoke California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards and bar states from establishing their own regulations.

The decision is likely to set off a furious legal battle.

Our message to those who claim to support states' rights is: don't trample on ours. Doing so would be an attempt to undo the progress we've made over decades. cc @EPAAWheeler #CleanerCars

Hi, @realDonaldTrump. Let me break it down in simple terms for you...

Reducing emissions:
-Protects our air & health
-Is good for the economy
-Allows families to pay less at the pump

We’re here in the 21st century. Let us know when you decide to join us. https://t.co/gZzUjXeFxo

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Elizabeth Warren: Donald Trump is ‘corruption in the flesh’ – video

Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren targets the president while outlining her plan to end corruption in the White House, Congress and courts. Speaking in Washington Square Park, New York, Warren tells a crowd of around 20,000: 'Corruption has put our planet at risk. Corruption has broken our economy. And corruption is breaking our democracy'

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Manhattan DA ‘subpoenas eight years of Trump’s tax returns’ – as it happened

Subpoena seeks federal and state returns for US president and his accounting firm dating back to 2011, according to the New York Times

Kari Paul signing out for the night, thank you for sticking with me. Here’s the top news of the afternoon:

The White House counsel sent letters to the House Judiciary saying ex White House Aids Rob Porter and Rick Dearborn “may not be compelled” to testify about the Mueller report, according to Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs.

Trump is reportedly advising former advisers not to appear before the committee despite subpoenas.

WH says Corey Lewandowski can’t talk about conversations with the president not contained in Mueller report. Lewandowski was never a WH employee. pic.twitter.com/mBC4xEc5th

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Trump blasts calls for impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh after new allegations

  • New York Times details new claims against supreme court judge
  • Harris, Castro and Sanders lead calls for constitutional action

Donald Trump came storming to the defence of Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday, after the publication of new allegations about the supreme court justice’s behaviour while he was a student at Yale led to renewed calls for his impeachment.

Related: Trump is seriously, frighteningly unstable - the world is in danger | Robert Reich

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Greta Thunberg joins young activists in climate protest outside White House – live

Swedish teen climate activist and other youth advocates demand action from the US to address the climate crisis

A Taliban negotiating team has reportedly arrived in Russia just days after Trump said potential peace talks with the group were “dead.”

The AP reports:

Russian state news agency Tass cited the Taliban’s Qatar-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as saying the delegation had held consultations with Zamir Kabulov, President Vladimir Putin’s envoy for Afghanistan.

The visit also was confirmed to The Associated Press by a Taliban official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.

This may well be the most terrifying thing you read on this Friday the 13th. Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and senior adviser, told a group of donors last month that she got her moral compass from her father.

At a mid-August fundraiser in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Ivanka Trump was asked to name the personality traits she inherited most from her parents.

Without much of a pause, Trump told the crowd of roughly 120 high-end donors that her mother gave her an example of how to be a powerful, successful woman.

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