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Sep 27 2022
Headline Roundup
US Senate Returns with Government Shutdown Looming
The U.S. Senate returns to Capitol HIll on Tuesday to pass a government spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. The initial vote, which will take place on Tuesday evening, could be in jeopardy since Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) has attached an energy permitting reform proposal to expedite the permitting and environmental review process for energy projects. The proposal
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Lori Lightfoot makes history as Chicago's first African American female mayor
Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot took home the victory in Chicago's mayoral race on Tuesday, making her the city's first African American female mayor.
The 56-year-old political newcomer defeated Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, a 72-year-old former school teacher with nearly two decades of experience in public office.
The two Democrats took the lead in a
ABC News (Online)Mar 07 2019
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‘Not my fault’: Trump struggles to defend his record amid setbacks on immigration, trade, North Korea
President Trump proclaimed in a freewheeling speech to a conference of conservatives last weekend that “America is winning again.” But his administration has been on a pronounced losing streak over the past week.
Trump is losing ground on top priorities to curb illegal immigration, cut the trade deficit and blunt North Korea’s nuclear threat — setbacks that complicate his planned
Washington PostJun 02 2020
Analysis
More Leftists Should Run For Local Office Rather Than Congress
I remember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 victory well. I sat at a table in my old Chicago apartment, beer in hand, toggling back and forth between Twitter and the New York Times’ NY-14 election results page. Then the first returns rolled in and showed a wide AOC lead that never faltered as the night went on. For progressives generally, the reaction was euphoric: “she did it, she beat the
Current AffairsAug 12 2022
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FBI Recovered Classified Documents from Mar-a-Lago; Trump Supports Unsealing Warrant
Sources across the political spectrum reported Friday that the FBI recovered classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, including some marked as top secret.
While reports suggest that the FBI sought classified documents about nuclear weapons in its Mar-a-Lago raid, former President Donald Trump is denying that assertion and pushing the Justice Department to unseal the search warrant. The
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Trump trial enters pivotal week as calls for witnesses grow
U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial enters a pivotal week on Monday as his lawyers resume their defense following a fresh report that could intensify pressure on Senate Republicans to call former national security adviser John Bolton to testify.
The New York Times cited an unpublished Bolton manuscript as saying that Trump told him he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine
ReutersJun 20 2019
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Iran Shoots Down U.S. Drone, Sending Regional Tensions Soaring
Iran shot down an American spy drone near the entrance to the Persian Gulf under disputed circumstances, escalating tensions in a region that’s been on the brink of a military confrontation for weeks. Oil prices surged.
Iranian media said the aircraft was hit inside Iranian airspace. The U.S. said the Global Hawk drone was flying in international airspace when it was shot down by an
BloombergJan 24 2020
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Democrats detail abuse-of-power charge against Trump as Republicans complain of repetitive arguments
House impeachment managers laid out the heart of their abuse-of-power case against President Trump on Thursday — charging that his efforts to pressure Ukraine into political investigations were precisely what the nation’s founders wanted to guard against when they empowered Congress to remove a president from office.
The Democrats also detailed their defense of former vice president Joe
Washington PostDec 14 2020
Analysis
Can the world outdo the Paris accord? Climate summit dreams big.
For many, it was a moment of unity and hope. Representatives from nations around the world had gathered in Paris in December 2015 and agreed to take drastic measures to curb climate change.
But lurking behind the Paris Agreement was the understanding that those ambitious plans would not actually achieve the agreed-upon international goal of limiting global warming to an increase of 1.5
Christian Science MonitorFeb 11 2013
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Obama Weighs New Set of Executive Actions
President Barack Obama is considering a new set of wide-ranging executive actions, including one this week to create new standards on what private-sector companies should do to protect computer systems from hackers, an approach sure to anger Republican lawmakers.
Other executive actions also under consideration include policies to help homeowners refinance mortgages, new protections for
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