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Donald Trump's re-election team have cut ties with several pollsters after survey results were leaked to the press indicating the president would lose to his Democratic rivals in four key battleground states in 2020.

Those leaks have been accompanied by some more worrisome news for the incumbent: a new poll from Fox News finds him 10-points behind Joe Biden, nine behind Bernie Sanders and also forecast to lose in hypothetical match ups with Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg.

Mr Trump spent his weekend attacking the “Corrupt News Media” on Twitter, and accusing The New York Times of “a virtual act of treason”. Meanwhile, he was honoured by Israel, which renamed a settlement in the Golan Heights in his honour.

As those troubling 2020 stats have trained eyes in Washington, the US State Department announced that it would no longer provide aid to Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatamala until those countries take "concrete actions" to deter migrants from making their way north to the US.

And, comedian Jon Stewart has continued his fight to get funding for 9/11 victims to pass Congress, with his most recent spat coming with Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell.

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Donald Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon may be poised for a come back, which would be a pretty great thing for the populists who see in the president a potential champion of their cause.

That's according to a report in Yahoo News, which noted that Mr Trump has been saying some nice things about the man he put into exile for two years. Hint: If you're wondering why there is so much love, it's because Mr Bannon has been showering the man with compliments.

"I'll tell you one thing," Mr Trump told the news outlet in an interview earlier this year, and published today. "I watched Bannon a few times, four or five times over the last six months. Nobody says anything better about me right now than Bannon. I don't know."

Clark Mindock17 June 2019 16:15

Among the Supreme Court rulings out today is one that upholds a constitutional rule allowing states and federal governments to prosecute someone for the same crime.

The ruling has been closely watched because it could have an immediate impact on defendants in the Russia investigation, who may be pardoned by Mr Trump. If he does, this means that they could see charges at the state level, where Mr Trump does not have pardon authority.

Clark Mindock17 June 2019 16:45

Taking a quick break from politics to bring you this obituary for Gloria Vanderbilt, who died today at 95. She was the mother of Anderson Cooper, the CNN anchor. 

Here's Cooper describing his mother on CNN.

Clark Mindock17 June 2019 17:15

Mr Trump and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been in an odd back and forth recently, after the young New Yorker told ABC News she believes Democrats have "a very real risk of losing the presidency to Donald Trump."

Mr Trump then tweeted a citation of that quote, and said he agrees "and that is the only reason they play the impeach card, which cannot be legally used!"

Ms Ocasio-Cortez slapped back: “Mr. President, you’re from Queens," she tweeted.

“You may fool the rest of the country, but I’ll call your bluff any day of the week. Opening an impeachment inquiry is exactly what we must do when the President obstructs justice, advises witnesses to ignore legal subpoenas, & more.”

Clark Mindock17 June 2019 17:45

The White House National Security Council has called Iran's plan to enrich uranium "nuclear blackmail", and said that the threat must be met with "increasing international pressure" on the country, according to Reuters.

The Associated Press has reported that the country has a need for enriched uranium up to 20 per cent, which is just a step away form weapon-grade enrichment levels.

The comments come as the US and Iran have seen escalating tensions, with the US blaming the Persian nation for explosions that damaged two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of hormuz, a critical shipping channel for oil.

Clark Mindock17 June 2019 18:15

The State Department has welcomed deputy Italian prime minister Matteo Salvini today, with a meeting between secretary of State Mike Pompeo and vice president Mike Pence on the schedule for the day.

Mr Salvini came to Washington for a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier in Arlington National Cemetary, as he seeks to foster a close relationship with the Trump administration.

Mr Salvini is also set to attend a meeting with the group Americans for Tax Reform, which has wielded considerable influence in Washington and forced dozens of Republicans to sign pledges to never raise taxes in the US.

Clark Mindock17 June 2019 18:45

In case you missed this odd moment between Mr Trump and his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, take a look. That's him chastising a grown man for coughing near him.

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