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Jan 08 2020
News
Trump to address nation after Iran strikes bases in Iraq
President Trump will address the nation from the White House at 11 a.m., following Iranian forces’ launch of more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq early Wednesday local time, marking the most significant Iranian attack in a growing conflict with the United States.
The al-Asad air base in western Iraq, which houses some U.S. troops, was hit by at least
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Oct 26 2021
News
Biden’s approval rating falls to new low of 43 percent, disapproval over 50 percent
President Biden’s popularity is maintaining its downward trend, as an average of recent polls by FiveThirtyEight finds that his approval rating hit a new low of 43.4 percent as of Friday, from a high of 55 percent in March.
At the same time, the president’s disapproval rating hit new heights, reaching 50.7 percent, from 36 percent in January.
Biden’s approval rating dipped
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Jun 18 2021
News
Centrists gain leverage over progressives in Senate infrastructure battle
Centrists have gained leverage in the Senate battle over an infrastructure package after 11 more senators backed a $974 billion infrastructure framework.
Twenty-one senators in all are supporting the proposal, which is much smaller than what the White House and liberals prefer. The group includes 11 Republicans, nine Democrats and an independent who caucuses with Democrats.
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Jun 11 2021
News
Will ‘BRAC for VA’ lead to veterans hospital closures or building more clinics?
The Defense Department’s past base closure rounds have proven complicated and contentious for lawmakers, especially in communities that lost military bases and the economic benefits that come with them.
Now, federal officials are about to see if a BRAC for the Department of Veterans Affairs will prove just as controversial.
VA officials later this month are expected to name the
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Feb 19 2019
News
16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall
A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, on Monday challenged President Trump in court over his plan to use emergency powers to spend billions of dollars on his border wall.
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Oct 04 2021
News
Pandora Papers: A simple guide to the Pandora Papers leak
The Pandora Papers is a leak of almost 12 million documents that reveals hidden wealth, tax avoidance and, in some cases, money laundering by some of the world's rich and powerful.
More than 600 journalists in 117 countries have been trawling through the files from 14 sources for months, finding stories that are being published this week.
The data was obtained by the
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May 18 2020
News
FBI finds al Qaeda link after breaking encryption on Pensacola attacker's iPhone
Washington (CNN) - The Saudi military trainee who killed three US sailors and wounded several others in a terror attack last year on a military base in Pensacola, Florida, was in touch with a suspected al Qaeda operative, according to multiple US officials briefed on the matter.
US investigators uncovered the al Qaeda connection after the FBI broke through the encryption protecting the
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Aug 16 2021
News
U.S. consumer sentiment nosedives as Delta variant spikes
Consumer sentiment plummeted in early August, according to a widely followed survey.
Why it matters: Deteriorating sentiment signals trouble for the economy if it means consumers pull back spending.
Before the August reading, sentiment had generally been improving for much of this year, as the U.S. economy was on a tear going into July. Then COVID infections spiked as the Delta
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Mar 31 2021
Opinion
Joe Biden's $2 Trillion 'Infrastructure' Plan Doubles Down on Everything That Makes American Infrastructure Insanely Expensive
President Joe Biden officially unveiled his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan during a speech today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He promised to devote big dollar amounts to the even bigger goal of rebuilding America's infrastructure, broadly defined.
"It's not a plan that tinkers around the edges. It's a once-in-a-generation investment in America, unlike anything we've seen or done since
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Jun 04 2020
News
Trump fires back at 'overrated' James Mattis: 'Glad he is gone!'
President Trump responded to criticism from former Defense Secretary James Mattis by calling him an “overrated” military leader whom he relished firing.
“Probably the only thing Barack Obama and I have in common is that we both had the honor of firing Jim Mattis, the world’s most overrated General,” Mr. Trump tweeted. “I asked for his letter of resignation, & felt great about.”
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