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CNN's Christiane Amanpour says the election of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the new president of Mexico is a seismic shift in global politics, but that the leftist leader will have to balance defending his country with maintaining a relationship…

The staff of the Capital Gazette took a jab at President Trump, days after a gunman opened fired in their newsroom and killed five people. “We won’t forget being called an enemy of the people,” the staff wrote. Most recently, Trump rallied against NBC and CNN last month for its coverage of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Our Country’s biggest enemy is the Fake News so easily promulgated by fools!” Trump tweeted in June. The president backed off his criticism of the media one day after the shooting and offered rare praise for reporters. “Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job,” Trump said Friday at an event to celebrate six months of the GOP tax bill. “Mr. President, will you stop calling the press the enemy of the people?” Acosta yelled. CNN later aired a montage on Friday of Trump talking down about the media. CNN’s John Berman called the president out on air for using the phrase “violently attacked,” saying that he “clearly has no problem at all verbally attacking journalists.”

In response to a shooting at a Maryland newspaper, President Donald Trump condemned violent attacks on the media. CNN's John Berman recognizes his history of verbal attacks on the media.

Democratic primary winner for New York's 14th district Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts to President Trump's remarks on her win.

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) says when Democrats try to get down to the same level as President Trump, they end up hurting any attempt to focus on the issues of the day.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Health and Human Services has put a gag order on facilities where children are being held, preventing the state from being able to locate children separated from their families and provide additional support.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) tells CNN's John Berman that President Trump and lawmakers want to bring families who are separated back together, but they want to make reforms that are consistent with the rule of law.

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says the US government choosing to separate families illegally entering the country is very disturbing to US allies, adding "there is a fine line between civility ad brutality."

Former migrant youth shelter employee Antar Davidson explains why he quit, saying he disagreed with the damaging direction of the organization.

WarnerMedia's new CEO John Stankey speaks to CNN's Alisyn Camerota, John Berman, and Brian Stelter about the recently approved merger between Time Warner and AT&T.