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Oct 12 2015
News
Here’s What Obama Told ’60 Minutes’ About Hillary Clinton’s Email Scandal
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of a private email server to conduct government business when she served as secretary of state was a mistake but didn’t endanger national security, President Barack Obama said during an interview airing Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
Obama said public officials have to be more sensitive about how they handle information and personal data. Yet he also said the
The Blaze
May 23 2015
News
Senate Blocks House Surveillance Bill, Extension of Patriot Act
The Senate struggled unsuccessfully to prevent an interruption in critical government surveillance programs early Saturday, blocking a House-passed bill and several short-term extensions of the USA Patriot Act.
The main stumbling block was a House-passed provision to end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of domestic phone records. Instead, the records would remain with
The Blaze
Sep 11 2016
News
The FBI Files on Clinton’s Emails
The FBI’s summary of its investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton contradicted some of her past statements about her use of a private email system for government business: The Clinton campaign previously had indicated that her personal emails were deleted before Clinton received a congressional subpoena on March 4, 2015. But the FBI said her emails were deleted “between March
FactCheck.org
Jul 12 2019
News
Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff admits the true goal of the Green New Deal
The chief of staff for firebrand freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) admitted what the true goal of the Green New Deal is, and it's not to defeat global warming.
Ditch the fake news ==> Click here to get news you can trust sent right to your inbox. It's free! Saikat Chakrabarti made the startling admission in a conversation reported in the Washington Post.
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The Blaze
Mar 02 2015
News
U.S. Intelligence Chief: Boris Nemtsov’s Killer Likely to Remain a Mystery
U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday that the facts surrounding Friday’s shooting of Russian activist Boris Nemtsov likely will never be uncovered.
He called the possibility that Russian political leaders were involved in Mr. Nemtsov’s death an “obvious theory,” but noted that people close to Russian president Vladimir Putin are alleging the U.S. government
Wall Street Journal (News)
Sep 16 2019
News
Iran Rejects U.S. Accusations Over Saudi Oil-Facility Attacks
Kingdom races to repair the damage from the strikes; Trump threatens military response.
Iran denied U.S. accusations that it was behind Saturday’s strikes on Saudi oil facilities, as Riyadh and Washington rushed to respond to attacks that sent futures soaring and threatened to spark a broader clash with Tehran.
U.S. officials said on Sunday there are strong indications the fiery
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jul 03 2020
Opinion
Republicans have found their excuse to leave Americans in the lurch
The June jobs report is out, and Republicans are again declaring victory. Payrolls grew by 4.8 million in June, according to government surveys, and the official unemployment rate fell to "only" 11.1 percent. "HISTORIC JOBS NUMBERS!" President Trump tweeted. The Washington Post's Jeff Stein reports that in response, Republicans are starting to coalesce around a second round of economic rescue
Ryan Cooper
Jul 11 2019
News
Trump Administration Drops Plan to Curb Drug Rebates
The Trump administration is dropping a plan to curb billions of dollars in annual rebates that drugmakers give middlemen in Medicare, a proposal it had said would drive down the prices consumers pay for prescription drugs.
The decision reflects months of tension between the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services over the proposal, which also spurred a backlash from
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jul 11 2019
News
Donald Trump to Take Executive Action on 2020 Census, Citizenship
President Donald Trump will announce executive action on the 2020 U.S. Census on Thursday, pursuing his fight to include a citizenship question in the decennial population count despite being rebuffed by the Supreme Court.
The executive action is expected to be announced at a news conference, according to three people familiar with Trump’s plan. They declined to detail the action, but
Bloomberg
Aug 11 2020
News
President Trump's Executive Actions
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On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order and three memoranda to address coronavirus relief measures currently being debated in Congress.Trump directed the secretary of Health and Human Abridge News