5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018 WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press 11 House Republicans seek impeachment of DOJ’s Rosenstein WASHINGTON — House Republicans sharply escalated their months-long clash with the Justice Department as a group of 11 conservatives introduced articles of impeachment against Dep- uty Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the official who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The move late Wednesday came after months of criticism aimed at the department — and the Russia investigation in particular — from Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. Trump has fumed about Mueller’s probe and repeatedly called it a “witch hunt,” a refrain echoed by some of the lawmakers. The impeachment effort is led by North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, who talks to Trump frequently and often defends him to his colleagues. Meadows said this morning that he would not force an immediate vote on the impeachment resolution, even though he could use procedural maneuvers to do so. The House leaves this after- noon for a five-week recess. It is unclear whether there would be enough support in the party to pass the resolution, if a vote were held. Republican leaders have not signed on to the effort and are unlikely to back it. Meadows, Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and the other Republicans who introduced the resolution have criticized Rosenstein and Justice Department offi- cials for not being responsive enough as House committees have requested documents related to the beginning of the Russia investigation and a closed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clin- ton’s emails. The five articles charge Rosenstein of “high crimes and misdemeanors” for failing to produce information to the committees, even though the department has already provided lawmakers with more than 800,000 documents, and of signing off on what some Republicans say was improper sur- veillance of a Trump adviser. The resolution also goes directly after Rosen- stein for his role in the ongoing Mueller investi- gation, criticizing him for refusing to produce a memo that outlines the scope of that investigation and questioning whether the investigation was started on legitimate grounds. Mueller is investi- gating Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether Trump’s campaign was in any way involved. It is highly unusual, if not unprecedented, for lawmakers to demand documents that are part of an ongoing criminal investigation. US to impose sanctions on Turkey over detained pastor WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the United States will impose sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over a detained American pas- tor held on terror and espionage charges. Shortly after the possibility of sanctions was first announced today by Vice President Mike Pence, Trump wrote on Twitter that the U.S. “will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long time detainment of Pastor Andrew Brunson.” THE DAILY ASTORIAN T HURSDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) Richard Lui/The Desert Sun Smoke from the Cranston Fire clouds the skies over Highway 243, south of Idyllwild, Calif. Arson wildfire forces entire California town to evacuate IDYLLWILD, Calif. — A fast-moving wildfire — believed to have been sparked by arson — tore through trees, burned five homes and forced evacuation orders for an entire mountain town as California sweltered under a heat wave and battled ferocious fires at both ends of the state. Winds were calm early today and smoke drifted slowly over the so-called Cranston Fire, but firefighters faced another day of high temperatures that could hit 100, low humidity and possi- ble afternoon wind gusts that could create dangerous fire weather conditions. The blaze erupted Wednesday in the San Jacinto Mountains east of Los Angeles and turned into a wall of flame that torched timber and tinder-dry brush. In a matter of hours it grew to 7½ square miles. About 3,200 people in the town of Idyllwild and nearby communities were ordered to evac- uate. An estimated 600 homes were threatened. The fire was the largest of at least five that police believe were purposely set Wednesday by a man whose car was reportedly spotted at the starting point of the blaze in Riverside County, officials said. Brandon N. McGlover, 32, of Temecula was booked on suspicion of five counts of arson, state fire officials said. It wasn’t clear whether he had an attorney. Authorities ordered residents to leave Idyllwild and several neighboring communities, home to about 12,000 people. Horses and other animals were taken to shelters, as were several hundred children who were evacuated from summer camps. About 200 were at a local high school serving as a shelter. Pence’s initial announcement of possible sanc- tions came at the close of a three-day conference on religious freedom. Brunson, 50, an evangelical Christian pastor originally from North Carolina, was let out of jail Wednesday, after 1 1/2 years, to serve house arrest because of “health problems,” according to Tur- key’s official Anadolu news agency. Trump has repeatedly demanded Brunson’s release and said on Twitter last week that the pas- tor’s detention was “a total disgrace.” One of Brunson’s attorneys is Jay Sekulow, who also rep- resents Trump in the Russia investigation. If convicted, Brunson pastor faces up to 15 years in prison for “committing crimes on behalf of terror groups without being a member,” refer- ences to outlawed Kurdish militants and the net- work of a U.S-based Muslim cleric blamed for a failed coup attempt. He could receive another 20 years if he is found guilty of espionage. He strongly denies the charges. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously linked Brunson’s return to the U.S. to the extradition of cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Tur- key’s government holds responsible for the failed July 2016 military coup. Gulen, who denies orchestrating the coup attempt, lives in Pennsylvania. Turkish requests for his arrest and extradition have not been granted. Clock ticks toward reuniting families separated at border EL PASO, Texas — The Trump administration faced a court-imposed deadline today to reunite thousands of children and parents who were forc- ibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, an enor- mous logistical task brought on by its “zero toler- ance” policy on illegal entry. Authorities have identified 2,551 children 5 and older who may be covered by the order to be reunited with their parents by today. That effort was expected to fall short, partly because hun- dreds of parents may have already been deported without their children. But, by focusing only those deemed by the government to be “eligible” for reunification, authorities are expected to claim success. As of Tuesday, there were 1,012 parents reuni- fied with their children in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Hundreds more had been cleared and were just waiting on transportation. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told members of Congress on Wednesday that the administration was “on track” to meet the dead- line, an assertion that was greeted with disbelief and anger by the all-Democrat Congressional His- panic Caucus, according to people who attended. Nielsen declined to comment to reporters as she left the closed-door meeting. For the last two weeks, children have been arriving steadily at ICE locations in Texas, Ari- zona and New Mexico to be reunited with par- ents. Faith-based and other groups have pro- vided meals, clothing, legal advice and plane and bus tickets. Parents are typically equipped with ankle-monitoring bracelets and given court dates before an immigration judge. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego commended the government Tuesday for its recent efforts and for apparently being on track to reunify the roughly 1,600 parents it deems eli- gible, calling it “a remarkable achievement.” Yet Sabraw also seized on the government’s assertion that 463 parents may be outside the United States. The Justice Department said this week that the number was based on case files and under review, signaling it could change. “It is the reality of a policy that was in place that resulted in large numbers of families being sepa- rated without forethought as to reunification and keeping track of people,” said Sabraw, an appoin- tee of Republican President George W. Bush. Lee Gelernt, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union who represents the sep- arated families, said the government is “letting themselves off the hook” by focusing on those it deems eligible and excluding parents who were deported or haven’t been located. Former cricket star declares victory in Pakistan election ISLAMABAD — Former cricket star Imran Khan declared victory today in Pakistan’s parlia- mentary election that was marred by violence and allegations of fraud, and he pledged to fight cor- ruption and build a nation that bowed to no one. Khan, who aspires to be the next prime min- ister, said in a televised address that he wanted good ties with his neighbors, including rival India, and would seek a more equal relationship with the United States. He vowed to wipe out corruption, strengthen institutions he called dysfunctional and regain national pride by developing international rela- tionships based on respect and equality. Pakistan’s election commission has not yet released final results from Wednesday’s vote, but Khan has maintained a commanding lead, accord- ing to projections from many TV stations. It’s still unclear if his Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, would get a simple majority or have to form a coalition government. Election officials said an official count was expected later today. SCHEDULE Evening listings A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach THURSDAY J ULY 26 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 Jeopardy! (N) KATU News at 6 (N) Wheel of Fortu Fortune The Gong Show (N) Match Game (SF) (N) Take Two "The Devil You Know" (N) KATU News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel KOMO 4 News (N) Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! (N) The Gong Show (N) Match Game (SF) (N) Take Two "The Devil You Know" (N) KOMO 4 News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel NBC News (N) KING 5 News KING 5 News Evening Games "I'll Have What She's Playing" Trial & Error (N) Trial & Error (N) Law & Order: S.V.U. 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