Trump renews attack on Baltimore congressman Elijah Cummings – live

Trump on Twitter goes after Cummings and Al SharptonDirector of national intelligence Dan Coats to leave postSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.51pm BST Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee — who has centered his campaign around the climate crisis — has launched a new environmental justice proposal. The Washington governor would turn the White House Council on Environmental Quality into the Council on Environmental Justice, increase civil and criminal penalties for polluters, and create a fund to reduce energy bills for low-income families. 2.41pm BST Another ironic twist to Trump’s attacks on Baltimore: the president’s son-in law and adviser Jared Kushner owns more than a dozen apartment complexes there that have been cited for, among many other things, rodent infestations.The Washington Post reports: Kushner Cos., which started operating in Maryland in 2013, has owned almost 9,000 rental units across 17 complexes, many of them in Baltimore County, the Baltimore Sun reported earlier this year.The properties generate at least $90 million in annual revenue. Kushner stepped down as chief executive of the company in 2017, when he became a senior White House adviser. … Continue reading…
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