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Oct 18 2021
News
Joe Manchin demands climate provisions stripped from budget bill
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin offered a lump of coal to his fellow Democrats after he demanded $150 billion in clean-energy initiatives be removed from a budget bill currently making its way through the Senate.
Senate sources confirmed to The Post that Manchin was “dug in” on climate issues.
“As a path forward there are two choices, compromise in some form or fashion or
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Feb 09 2023
Perspectives Blog
Chinese Spy Balloon Upends US-China Diplomatic Efforts
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A spy balloon linked to China floated over the continental United States before being shot down off the coast of South Carolina.
What Happened? On February 2, it was reported that the Pentagon was monitoring a suspected spy balloon floating over Montana. As it floated east
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Nov 04 2017
News
Trump wings way to Asia to talk trade, North Korea nukes
President Trump wings his way to Asia on Saturday, with Japan the first stop on a region-wide tour devoted to arguments about trade and worries about North Korea's nuclear weapons.
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Jan 30 2021
Analysis
How Biden’s pick of Wendy Sherman elevates his Iran diplomacy
When President Joe Biden settled on Wendy Sherman as his choice for deputy secretary of state, it was one more indication that the new administration plans to move Iran diplomacy to a front burner.
To be sure, the appointment of Ms. Sherman to fill the State Department’s No. 2 slot also reflects the new president’s efforts to put more women in higher positions in his administration. If
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Sep 09 2016
News
North Korea Tests Another Nuke
North Korea has launched its fifth nuclear test and this time, the bomb is reportedly capable of being mounted onto a ballistic missile.
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Jun 03 2016
News
Clinton says electing Trump would be 'historic mistake'
The former secretary of state warned that a Trump presidency could spark nuclear conflicts overseas and ignite economic catastrophe at home.
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May 27 2021
News
Americans Strongly Support Trans Rights — In Some Cases
Americans strongly support trans service members being in the military — even as they say trans athletes should compete in sports according to the sex listed on their birth certificates, according to a new Gallup survey.
In the survey, 66% of respondents said they're in favor of openly transgender men and women serving in the U.S. military. But only 34% said trans athletes should be
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Apr 29 2022
News
Trump’s Surreal White House Stash Room Detailed In New Book
A new book reveals the extent to which the White House was essentially an arm of Donald Trump’s political campaign, even at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass” by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, Trump kept a room next to the Oval Office filled with MAGA merch.
“They literally hand you a shopping
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Jun 09 2022
Analysis
When protests – and threats – come to officials’ front doorstep
Shortly after the draft opinion overturning women’s constitutional right to an abortion in the United States was leaked, activists began showing up outside the homes of Supreme Court justices. On many nights since, protesters have marched and chanted along the tree-lined street in suburban Maryland where Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his family reside.
To some, these demonstrations, which
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Jul 17 2020
News
Militarized Federal Officers Are Prowling Portland In Unmarked Vans And Snatching People Off The Streets
Protesters in Portland say federal officers deployed by President Donald Trump are increasing tensions and violating civil rights by roaming the streets in unmarked vans and detaining people without probable cause.
Videos and witness accounts detail how armed officers outfitted in camouflage and lacking identifying information on their uniforms are snatching people off the street. One
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