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On Thursday, the Senate voted 98-2 to impose sanctions against Russia, North Korea, and Iran — and part of that bill's passage makes it hard for President Donald Trump to roll the sanctions back. The bill puts Trump in a tough spot: Either he vetoes the measure, which would likely draw criticism related to the FBI's investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election, or he limits his relationship with Russia and the other adversarial countries. Read more at The New York Times.
The head of the Boy Scouts apologized for President Trump's speech at the National Jamboree. Trump spoke at the annual gathering of Boy Scouts on Monday, and his speech quickly became political. He referenced his electoral college win, his dislike of the media, and more of his regular talking points during the appearance. On Thursday, Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh apologized for the speech that outraged many. "I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree," he wrote in a statement. "For years, people have called upon us to take a position on political issues, and we have steadfastly remained nonpartisan and refused to comment on political matters. We sincerely regret that politics were inserted into the Scouting program." Get the full story from Time.
Pakistan's top court declared the country's prime minister "no more eligible" to hold his position. The Supreme Court in Islamabad disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office on Friday, ruling against him in a corruption case alleging he had undisclosed financial assets, which were apparently leaked via the Panama Papers. “He is no more eligible to be an honest member of the parliament, and he ceases to be holding the office of prime minister,” Supreme Court Judge Ejaz Afzal said in court, Reuters reports. No Pakistani Prime Minister has served a full term. Read more at Reuters.
The United States has ordered diplomats' families to leave the Venezuelan capital. After months of violence and protests, a vote is expected on Sunday over whether to start overhauling the country's constitution. Ahead of that vote, the U.S. has ordered families of diplomats to leave Caracas and is limiting the movement of diplomats who remain in the country's capital. Get the full story from NBC News.
White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went on a profanity-laced tirade against fellow members of the government in a call to a New Yorker reporter. Scaramucci reportedly called The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza, asking him to reveal the source of information that Scaramucci met with Trump for dinner. In the interview published on Thursday, Lizza reports Scaramucci convinced himself it was White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus who leaked the information, then vowed to fire everyone until he learned the source of the leak. Scaramucci escalated from there, lobbing the insult that has since taken the Internet by storm. Scaramucci said, unlike others in the White House, he does not want media attention. "I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own c***," he said. Read the entire interview at The New Yorker.
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