The Latest: Germany's dpa news agency reports that the leader of the partner party in Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is resigning as interior minister due to strife with Merkel over her migrant policies. https://t.co/b99VOCTlqt
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 1, 2018
#UPDATE German Chancellor Merkel's ruling coalition faces an uncertain future, as her interior minister Horst Seehofer offers his resignation https://t.co/OUhjK67rGA pic.twitter.com/ASL00GCRwE
— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 1, 2018
Merkel's migration battle: Seehofer 'offers to resign' ▪ https://t.co/N6Y2jgioPR ▪
— 🇬🇧 PaulStPancras #Remain #FBPE #NHS 🇪🇺 (@paulstpancras) July 1, 2018
BREAKING
CSU leader, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announces that he intends to resign from both positions after a crisis meeting in Munich.#Asylstreit https://t.co/Hv6IVBUUvA
— dwnews (@dwnews) July 1, 2018
While there is still no clarity over the possible resignation of German Interior Minister Seehofer, Merkel's @CDU demonstrates unity with the Chancellor and her stance on immigration.
CDU Secretary General Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (better known as AKK):👇🔊 pic.twitter.com/Jlsb13LPAq
— DW | Politics (@dw_politics) July 1, 2018
Spot on. For those taking glee in Merkel’s difficulties, this is much bigger than the question of a Chancellor. If she passes tonight’s CSU challenge – see how Trump attacks her at the NATO Summit. https://t.co/vv4yAHfY0v
— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) July 1, 2018
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WORLD
Putin is licking his chops today as Trump ruminates on the withdrawal of all 35,000 US troops from Germany. https://t.co/Qo3QK1A0o6
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) July 1, 2018
In response to US tariffs on steel and aluminum, Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on $13B in US goods, including maple syrup, coffee beans, strawberry jam and toffee https://t.co/VZpkQ8XEZ1 pic.twitter.com/qR8gNh0SEM
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 1, 2018
This weekend begins an intensive + important campaign to gain a seat for Ireland on UN Security Council – we want to be an independent and courageous voice for peace, stability, human rights and multilateral decision making through the @UN. https://t.co/ycntw07S1t
— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) July 1, 2018
Mexico is not alone in seeing the US as a potentially unreliable energy supplier. An opinion poll suggests Germans would rather import gas from Russia than from the US, by a margin of more than four to one. https://t.co/yt2inQyMnB https://t.co/47hQBphLtF
— Ed Crooks (@Ed_Crooks) July 1, 2018
“Most officials involved in the bill's drafting — with the notable exception of hardline trade adviser Peter Navarro — think the bill is unrealistic or unworkable.”
https://t.co/lh2afxHKpc— Shawn Donnan (@sdonnan) July 1, 2018
Can’t believe I missed the acronym… https://t.co/72IKqlvQOi
— Shawn Donnan (@sdonnan) July 1, 2018
Finally a potential championship team that would be willing to visit Trump at the White House https://t.co/TMbNJJfoJi
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) July 1, 2018
It's been like six hours and downtown Moscow is still a flag-waving, horn-honking shitshow
— World Cup Fan Account (@maxjrosenthal) July 1, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
The United Nations says that 18,500,000 Americans are in "extreme poverty." Trump's team claims just 250,000 are. https://t.co/bofhkYLQZJ
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 1, 2018
Pres. Trump defends ICE amid increasing calls from some Democrats for the agency to be abolished: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13 & clean out the toughest of situations. They are great!" https://t.co/RCYaqqwDsZ pic.twitter.com/Cu2tOye4nq
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 1, 2018
Trump claims "everybody that ever bought a Harley-Davidson" voted for him https://t.co/em86Y11bY5 pic.twitter.com/EKz7Hgc1oL
— The Hill (@thehill) July 1, 2018
When asked on Fox News about bringing the country together, Trump threatened to use his political base violently against Democrats. https://t.co/KehiDqYNTz pic.twitter.com/RTjL9s0rgf
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) July 1, 2018
"No matter what the numbers say: ignore the polls and vote." || Via; Guardian https://t.co/orEBTmN5Fd
— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) July 1, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
How is it in any way British to come out with this incendiary fascistic nonsense? https://t.co/rwf8ASUR2C
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) July 1, 2018
"Any reasonable person would have to be guided by the facts and the evidence" on the #Brexit transition period says Business Secretary @GregClarkMP #Ridge pic.twitter.com/iKi2nMrbdH
— Ridge on Sunday (@RidgeOnSunday) July 1, 2018
Anyone have any idea what Comrade Corbyn is on about here re Brexit? pic.twitter.com/xBpYBF8yxD
— brendanbelfast (@brendanbelfast) July 1, 2018
But, but, they said we would be so better off 🤔 ….. any local
politician supporting BREXIT is ratifying economic peril & the very material well being of Northern Ireland:https://t.co/AtUy6wgfao— Glenn Bradley (@BradleyGJ) July 1, 2018