5 things you need to know Monday
Jared Kushner speaks to Senate intelligence panel
President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner is set to appear Monday in a closed session before the Senate Intelligence Committee, one of several congressional committees investigating possible collusion between Trump's associates and Russians seeking to interfere in the 2016 election. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is also investigating. In an 11-page statement, Kushner on Monday released details of his contacts with Russians during the campaign and transition as he denied any impropiety or collusion. Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee later this week. Trump Jr. and Manafort have been embroiled in controversy after revelations they met with a Kremlin-linked lawyer in June 2016. Kushner was among people in the room during that meeting.
Trump to talk health care with reporters
President Trump on Monday will speak to reporters at the White House about health care, minutes after meeting with what he calls “victims of Obamacare.” Last week Trump pressed Republican senators to agree to an alternative to the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, before taking an August recess. The president is making an aggressive push on health care, in spite of the fact that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has been unable to secure enough support to repeal and replace President Obama’s signature 2010 health care law.
Cowboys rookie on trial for misdemeanor domestic violence charge
Dallas Cowboys rookie cornerback Jourdan Lewis is missing the first part of training camp to stand trial Monday on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge in Ann Arbor, Mich. Lewis, a two-time All-America at Michigan, was a third-round pick in late April, nearly six weeks after the alleged incident with his live-in girlfriend. Lewis pleaded not guilty and now will have the chance to have his case heard at trial. His situation is just one of several off-field incidents the Cowboys are dealing with.
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Case of critically ill baby Charlie Gard returns to the courtroom
The case of baby Charlie Gard returns to the High Court in London on Monday when new medical evidence is expected to be presented. The infant has a rare genetic condition and suffers from brain damage. His parents are fighting to get him more medical care, but London hospital officials say the experimental treatment won’t work and could cause the 11-month-old more suffering. Findings from a U.S. neurology expert who examined Charlie, and who is offering to treat him in the U.S., are likely to figure in Monday's court proceedings.
Swiss supermarkets start selling cannabis cigarettes
Cannabis cigarettes will hit the shelves of Coop, one of Switzerland’s largest supermarket chains, on Monday. In 700 locations nationwide, customers over 18 will be able to buy a pack of Heimat cigarettes containing tobacco, hemp and cannabidiol for $20. In Switzerland, adults can buy cannabis products containing up to 1% of THC, and minor possession has been decriminalized. While many specialty stores in the U.S. where marijuana is legal carry pre-rolled joints, Heimat will be the "first and only" cannabis cigarette sold in a regular supermarket, its manufacturer says.
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