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Oct 15 2020
News
Hunter Biden email story: Computer repair store owner describes handing over laptop to FBI
The owner of a Delaware computer repair store where a man he believes was Hunter Biden dropped off a laptop that allegedly contained emails detailing an opportunity for a meeting between former Vice President Joe Biden and a top Burisma executive and other "disturbing" items, told Fox News on Wednesday that he was frightened by what he saw.
The man, John Paul Mac Isaac, said he has a
Fox News (Online News)Aug 30 2014
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Jesse Benton, Mitch McConnell's Campaign Manager, To Resign Amid Bribery Scandal
Jesse Benton, campaign manager for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), is resigning his position, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported Friday. The announcement comes as the McConnell campaign wrestles with Benton's possible ties to a bribery scandal when he was political director for then-Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) during the 2012 presidential election.
Benton told the Herald-
HuffPostJun 23 2013
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Bipartisan Senate group seeks to block military funds to Syria
A bipartisan group of senators have introduced legislation to block the U.S. from escalating its involvement in the Syrian civil war as concerns mount on Capitol Hill over the Obama administration's plan to directly arm rebels. Senators Rand Paul, R-Ky.; Mike Lee, R-Utah; Tom Udall, D-N.M,; and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., introduced the bill Thursday to prohibit the Defense Department and
Fox News (Online News)Nov 21 2013
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Time to hit pause on ObamaCare?
The White House is under intensified pressure to hit pause on the rollout of ObamaCare as evidence mounts that officials knew well ahead of time of major problems in the new health care law and its implementation -- raising questions whether the administration went ahead, nonetheless, for political purposes.
"One year delay of the mandate and he would have avoided a lot of this," Sen.
Fox News (Online News)Aug 26 2020
Fact Check
Republican Convention Night 2
The fact-checking fodder included claims about the economy, the Democratic nominee and the president's actions.
On the second night of the Republican National Convention, we found:
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow falsely claimed that Trump inherited a “stagnant” economy on the verge of recession. Actually, economists were predicting continued growth, and very few saw
FactCheck.orgOct 09 2019
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Is US in constitutional crisis? That may not be most important question.
Whether you call it a constitutional crisis or a partisan impasse, the current deadlock between the White House and Congress is not something envisioned by the Founders. And it may only be resolved at the ballot box.
President Donald Trump’s pledge of non-cooperation with the impeachment inquiry of the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives may or may not be a “constitutional
Christian Science MonitorApr 24 2018
Headline Roundup
Senate Committee Approves the Nomination of Mike Pompeo
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of President Trump’s choice for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, after Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) decided to support the CIA director.
Reuters CBN Washington PostJun 25 2019
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Emergency Aid for Migrants Badly Divides Democrats
WASHINGTON — Congress is trying to rush $4.5 billion in emergency humanitarian aid to the southwestern border while placing new restrictions on President Trump’s immigration crackdown, spurred on by disturbing images of suffering migrant families and of children living in squalor in overcrowded detention facilities.
But with a House vote on the package planned for Tuesday, some
New York Times (News)Apr 22 2020
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Trump says he's instructed Navy to 'destroy' any Iranian gunboats harassing US ships
President Trump said Wednesday that he's instructed the U.S. Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships, in the wake of a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf.
"I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea," Trump tweeted.
The encounter happened last week. Six U.
Fox News (Online News)Oct 12 2013
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Can Ryan and Obama reopen the government; beat debt limit deadline?
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is two for two. The Republican from Janesville, Wisconsin, has successfully appeased House Republicans and engaged President Barack Obama in as little as 48 hours. A feat near impossible in these times of extreme partisanship. After laying low, Ryan swept into the budget battle crippling Washington with a plan to break the stalemate that has resulted in a
CNN (Online News)