This morning Drumpf was up early trying to convince Republicans to vote down Obama care. He has started insulting them now. Since everything he does is a fight against the Senate or the Congress, there comes a point where he has to give up. I’m hoping he’ll continue being kichwa ngumu.
Here’s what you need to know:
• Trump seems to accept Russia bill.
The White House indicated on Sunday that President Trump would accept new legislation curtailing his authority to lift sanctions on Russia.
It’s a striking turnaround after a revolt by lawmakers of both parties who distrusted his friendly approach to Moscow and sought to punish Russia for its interference in the election.
The bill to toughen sanctions is a setback for Mr. Trump and for President Vladimir Putin of Russia, our national security correspondent writes.
Separately, Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, is set to testify in the Senate today about last year’s meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton. In prepared remarks released this morning, Mr. Kushner said he was unaware of the meeting’s agenda.
• The president’s priorities.
Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, went on his first official television outing on Sunday, reassuring President Trump that “we’re going to get your agenda out into the heartland.”
One of our White House correspondents also looked at how Mr. Trump’s $1 trillion campaign pledge to rebuild American infrastructure has stalled.
• Racing to kill cancer.
The approval of gene therapy for leukemia, expected in the next few months, will open the door to a radically new class of treatments.
The therapy works best for blood cancers, one doctor said, adding: “If it can start to work in solid tumors, it will be utterly transformative for the whole field.”
• Poland’s president quashes court measures.
President Andrzej Duda defied expectations today and vetoed two proposed laws that would have placed the judiciary more directly under the control of the right-wing governing party.
• The last woman standing.
President Michelle Bachelet of Chile is the only female head of government in the Americas.
But her term ends next year, raising questions for those who had hoped that South America’s recent track record of electing women was a lasting step toward gender equality.
[B]Business
• The new director[/B] of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faces a backlash from public health advocates for having accepted $1 million to fight child obesity from Coca-Cola.
• The recent struggles in China of Apple, Facebook and LinkedIn show why fewer tech companies are willing to do business there.
• Today’s meeting of OPEC officials in Russia is among the headlines to watch this week.
• U.S. stocks were down on Friday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.