The first Democratic debate, night 1

It’s the first night of the first 2020 Democratic debate. Bill de Blasio, Tim Ryan, Julián Castro, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee and John Delaney are on the stage. Follow here for the latest.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/democratic-debate-june-26-2019/index.html

Kushner refuses to say if US backs two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, refused to say in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer whether the US backs or opposes Israel’s annexation of Jewish settlements in the West Bank or supports a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/politics/wolf-blitzer-kushner-interview/index.html

Frida Ghitis: Tragic photo is a moral stain on Trump’s America

Frida Ghitis writes that in Donald Trump’s effort to appear tough to his base as he seeks to regulate immigration, he is not only causing immense human suffering, he is also hurting and weakening the United States. The Trump strategy to keep people away relies on cruelty as a deterrent.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/opinions/migrant-father-daughter-photo-immigration-ghitis/index.html