Got a minute? ‘We will catch it done,’ president assures world… FBI director has ‘nauseous’ feeling about last November… health care fight alive... and everything else in US politics. By Tom McCarthy 9.00pm BSTDonald Trump received Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas at the White House and called achieving a Middle East peace deal “frankly possibly not as difficult as people have thought over the years”. He’s said his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and is in charge. 9.00pm BSTWe want to create peace between Israel and the Palestinians. We will catch it done … I judge there’s a very good chance.– Donald Trump 8.59pm BST"Hopefully there won't be so much hatred for very long," Trump says of Israeli-Palestinian clash. 8.59pm BSTA day after Hillary Clinton blamed him for costing her the election with an ill-timed letter to Congress describing a renewed investigation into her emails, FBI director James Comey said doing otherwise would have been “catastrophic”.‘Catastrophic’ you say? 8.59pm BSTIt makes me mildly nauseous to judge that we might have had some impact on the election. But honestly, and it wouldn’t change the decision … And I could be wrong,but we honestly made a decision between those two choices that even in hindsight – and this has been one of the world’s most painful experiences – I would make the same decision.– FBI director James Comey 8.58pm BSTIt might take just a minute to catch up on the latest politics news. But good journalism takes time and costs money. whether you like the Guardian’s politics coverage, please consider joining us by becoming a member for only $6.99 a month. Thanks for reading!Become a Guardian member 8.58pm BSTRepublican lawmakers were avoiding reporters trying to pin them down on legislation to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law currently before the House of Representatives. The House failed to pass an earlier version of the legislation. 8.57pm BST"Where are you at?" Matt asks Yoder. "The elevator, and " he answers as the doors close https://t.co/dAPZVe317w 8.57pm BSTTrump is scheduled to return to current York City on Thursday for the first time since becoming president. Thousands of people are planning a mass protest to price the occasion.current Yorkers prep for Trump 8.56pm BSTOk let's conclude this pic.twitter.com/KNXaii6RpvContinue reading...
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