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Jan 11 2019
News
10 House Republicans cross aisle to support ending shutdown of Interior-Environment programs
The House voted 240-179 on Friday to pass a fiscal 2019 Interior-Environment spending bill, the latest in a series of standalone appropriations measures the chamber has sent this week to a
Roll Call
Mar 17 2020
Analysis
The Pentagon just offered ventilators for the coronavirus response. It could do much more.
With civilian hospitals increasingly overwhelmed and the coronavirus outbreak in America deepening, a question is coming up of whether there’s a bigger role the US military to play in responding.
President Donald Trump isn’t so sure, yet.
“We’re starting the process. And it’s a process — we hope it’s not going to be necessary, but it could be necessary,” he said during the White
Vox
Jan 10 2019
News
Trump heads to U.S. border with Mexico to press case for wall
President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Thursday to press his case that the country is facing a crisis that can only be solved by spending billions of dollars to construct a wall along the border with Mexico.
Reuters
Dec 20 2018
News
Treasury sanctions Russian spies over election interference in US and Europe
President Trump’s administration is blacklisting several Russian military intelligence operatives involved in election interference around the world, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday.
Washington Examiner
Jul 01 2021
News
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 364,000 Last Week, a New Pandemic Low
Worker filings for jobless benefits fell to 364,000 last week, reaching a new pandemic low as layoffs continue to recede.
The Labor Department said Thursday initial jobless claims in the week ended June 26 fell by a seasonally adjusted 51,000 from the prior week’s revised total of 415,000.
The drop brought the four-week moving average, which smooths out volatility in the weekly
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 26 2020
Opinion
Who Is Driving Inequality? You Are
Who is driving inequality in America? You are. I am. We are.
Did you read to your kids before bed when they were young? If you did, you gave them an advantage over kids whose parents were working the evening shift at 7-Eleven. Did you spend extra on tutoring or music lessons? Since 1996, affluent families have spent almost 300 percent more educating their young while everybody else’s
David Brooks
Apr 07 2021
News
U.S. and Iraq conclude talks on troop presence
The United States and Iraq concluded talks Wednesday on America’s troop presence here, issuing a joint statement that emphasized the growing capacity of the Iraqi military, six years after it crumbled in the face of the Islamic State’s advance.
The statement followed a third round of talks between Washington and Baghdad, known as the Strategic Dialogue, and the first to take place under
Washington Post
Feb 05 2019
News
Federal prosecutors issue sweeping subpoena for documents from Trump inaugural committee, a sign of a deepening criminal probe
Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday delivered a sweeping request for documents related to donations and spending by President Trump’s inaugural committee, a sign of a deepening criminal investigation into activities related to the nonprofit organization.
Washington Post
Jul 04 2019
News
MSNBC refuses to air Trump Fourth of July event live
While other networks such as Fox News and C-SPAN will be airing President Trump’s “ Salute to America,” MSNBC says it will not carry the Independence Day event live.
While the network won’t stream the event live, a spokesperson told Politico that it would assess in real time whether to air clips from the National Mall, which will feature a speech from Trump at the Lincoln Memorial, a
Washington Examiner
Jan 05 2020
Opinion
Repeal the AUMF
Nancy Pelosi complains that the Trump administration’s decision to assassinate Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani was “provocative and disproportionate” and that it “risks provoking further dangerous escalation of violence.” Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders also have denounced the killing.
Pelosi further charges that the operation was unauthorized.
National Review (News)