
Kamala Harris' Paris trip puts a band-aid on deteriorating US-France relations
CNN
Whether all this bonhomie will be enough to patch over deeply frayed relations between the US and France remains to be seen. What is apparent, however, is that the two leaders are touting their partnership -- with the goal of making a mark at home as Macron faces the upcoming presidential election in April and Harris tries to burnish her foreign policy bona fides amid flagging approval ratings and infighting within the Democratic Party.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











