Mar 19, 2018

What we know Trump watched this morning

President Trump started his Monday morning watching Sean Hannity, in a Fox & Friends interview, slam "fake news" about Trump's intentions to fire Mueller. The Fox host went after the FBI and the Justice Department, singling out fired Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and fired Director James Comey.

From Hannity's TV hit...

"If I had to expect, I would say you're gonna see criminal charges against Andrew McCabe, and I would say it's gonna go even deeper."
"We do have, sadly, at the upper levels at the FBI and the Department of Justice, serious issues, crimes that really need to be investigated."
"Not the least of which ... James Comey is gonna have to answer a lot of questions."

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Coronavirus dashboard

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Global: Total confirmed cases as of 9 a.m. ET: 5,840,369 — Total deaths: 361,066 — Total recoveries — 2,439,310 — Map.
U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 9 a.m. ET: 1,721,926 — Total deaths: 101,621 — Total recoveries: 399,991 — Total tested: 15,646,041 — Map.
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In photos: Protests over George Floyd's death grip Minneapolis

The Third Police Precinct burns in Minneapolis on Thursday night. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Demonstrators demanding justice burned a Minneapolis police station and took control of the streets around it last night, heaving wood onto the flames, kicking down poles with surveillance cameras and torching surrounding stores.

What's happening: The crowd was protesting the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man whose life was snuffed out Tuesday by a white Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on his neck for about eight minutes.

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European soccer's push to return

A Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munchen in an empty stadium. Photo: Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images

European soccer made a splash Thursday, with two of its biggest leagues announcing official return-to-play dates in June.

Why it matters: Soccer is the world's most popular sport, so watching its return through the lens of various leagues, countries and cultures — all of which have been uniquely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic — is illuminating.

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