Daily Mail: Trump rips Hillary Clinton's campaign for role in Russia 'hoax' as he says Democrats paid nearly $6 million for phony dossier and are 'very embarrassed by it'
* The president hammered Democrats as he left the White House on Wednesday for a trip to Dallas, Texas
* Trump claimed Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic Party were forced to admit their role in funding a salacious and dodgy 'dirty dossier' targeting him
* A federal judge was set to rule that Congress could subpoena the bank records of Fusion GPS, an opposition research firm
* Fusion was paid through a law firm, acting on behalf of the Clinton camp and the Democratic National Committee
* The president told Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs that 'it's almost $6 million that they paid, and it's totally discredited – it's a total phony
Donald Trump blasted his former campaign opponent on Wednesday for denying her role in paying for opposition research that grew into an election-year 'dirty dossier' full of salacious and unsubstantiated allegations against him.
'Don't forget Hillary Clinton totally denied this. She didn't know anything. She knew nothing,' Trump said in an interview with the Fox Business Network's 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' program.
'What I was amazed at – it's almost $6 million that they paid, and it's totally discredited. It's a total phony. I call it fake news. It's disgraceful. It's disgraceful.'
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MIDDLE EAST
Iraq readies for final offensive against ISIS.
Iraqi Kurds propose to freeze referendum results. The Kurds are meeting Iraq's conditions for talks, but Iraqi forces are threatening violence anyway.
Iraq sends signals it may be too late for Kurds to negotiate.
US, Gulf states slap sanctions on Yemen IS, Al-Qaeda figures.
US may intervene in Qatar crisis as fears grow over long-term rupture.
Israel approves 176 new settler homes in East Jerusalem.
Crown prince says Saudis want return to moderate Islam.
U.N. nuclear chief to visit Iran this weekend.
BBC appeals to UN over Iran’s crackdown on journalists.
ASIA
Trump declines to say whether will visit Korean DMZ on Asia trip.
Kazakhstan to re-examine 2004 banker's death, may target Nazarbayev critic.
Trump speaks to Xi after Chinese leader tightens grip on power.
Officials: Taliban attack Afghan army posts, kill 11 troops.
Afghan opium production reaches record high.
Tillerson in Pakistan with a tough message on 'safe havens'. Husain Haqqani: 'US will no longer ignore Pakistan's militant support'.
Pakistan bemoans US 'trust deficit' over Afghan conflict.
Draft UN resolution pressures Myanmar over Rohingya crisis.
New Zealand bans foreign home buyers.
AFRICA
Islamic State claims deadly attack on Libyan checkpoint.
Three people die in bomb and gun attacks in Somalia.
Uganda opposition leader charged, released.
Kenya vote to go ahead after block attempt fails. Green light for Kenya's repeat election after court collapses.
Cameroon lashes ICG thinktank over warning on anglophones.
Debt and low growth hobble South Africa: finance minister.
UN chief in war-torn C.Africa town.
Plague kills 124 in Madagascar, cities most affected.
Chad gold mine clash leaves 10 dead.
EUROPE
Crisis over Catalan independence nears crucial few days.
Spain’s PM hopes intervention in Catalonia will be brief.
One man killed, three wounded in Kiev explosion.
Italian government wins all five confidence votes on electoral law.
Brexit: May 'confident' MPs will get vote before exit.
German president tells Putin: we need to work on our relationship.
US NATO ambassador to press Russia on Zapad troop numbers.
Alternatives to Putin a mixed bag as Russian election looms.
'Bad Rabbit' ransomware strikes Ukraine and Russia.
Journalists expose the riches of Putin’s distant relative.
2 Crimean Tatar leaders freed from prison, flown to Turkey.
AMERICAS
Trump says Clinton team funding for Russia info a disgrace.
Cuban investigators say U.S. sonic attack allegations 'science fiction'.
House committees open probe into Obama-era uranium deal, timing of Clinton Foundation donation.
Donald Trump: US allows refugee admissions to resume with new screening as ban expires.
Navy SEAL recalls firefight, wounds in search for Bergdahl.
Venezuela opposition leader quits as coalition rift widens.
Bogota taxi drivers block streets in Uber protest.
Deadly clashes as Colombia destroys coca crops.
George HW Bush apologizes after actor accuses him of sexual assault.
President Kennedy document release unlikely to quell conspiracy theories.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Drone kills seven suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen: sources.
US drone strike kills 13 'IS fighters' in Yemen.
These maps show how drastically ISIS territory has shrunk since its peak.
Thousands of Islamic State foreign fighters return home as Iraqi-Syrian 'caliphate' territories fall.
Defense lawyers quit. Not so fast, says war court judge, who orders them to Guantánamo.
The American woman kidnapped by a Taliban-allied group and held hostage for years describes the harrowing moment her family was freed.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Higher bond yields, soft earnings weigh on Wall St..
Deutsche Bank in $220 million rate-rigging settlement in U.S..
Boeing lifts profit forecast but sees higher tanker costs.
Weinstein Company hit with lawsuit following sexual assault allegations.
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