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Nov 23 2020
News
Biden will nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of State
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate longtime adviser and veteran foreign policy hand Antony Blinken to serve as his secretary of State, while picking another confidant, Jake Sullivan, for the role of national security adviser, according to three people familiar with the issue.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a veteran diplomat, will be nominated to serve as Biden’s ambassador to the
PoliticoOct 06 2020
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While Biden’s campaign pulled negative ads, super PACs kept attacking Trump
Democratic nominee Joe Biden pulled negative ads after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19. But deep-pocketed super PACs supporting Biden’s campaign continue to hammer Trump on the airwaves, showing how outside groups often do the dirty work for candidates.
Shortly after Trump announced he had contracted COVID-19, Biden said he would cancel attack ads against Trump.
OpenSecrets.orgMay 24 2018
News
Trump cancels Kim summit amid North Korea 'hostility'
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying the world had "lost a great opportunity for lasting peace".
He said his decision was because of "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent North Korean statement.
The summit aimed at ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and would have been the first time a sitting US
BBC NewsMar 13 2020
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Trump tweet seals accord on coronavirus relief package
President Donald Trump backed a coronavirus response package Friday that was hammered out by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, all but ensuring that the measure will pass the House with strong bipartisan support Friday evening.
Trump's tweet, just before 9 p.m., ended a week of whiplash as Democrats and the White House appeared, at times, inches from a deal
PoliticoOct 05 2020
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Trump's COVID-19 status unclear, could return to White House Monday
U.S. President Donald Trump began a fourth day at the military hospital on Monday where he is being treated for COVID-19, as his condition remained unclear and outside experts warned his case may be severe.
The president’s team is treating Trump, 74, with a steroid, dexmethasone, that is normally used only in the most severe cases.
Yet, his medical team told reporters on Sunday
ReutersJan 23 2020
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Graham praises Schiff on impeachment presentation: 'You're very well-spoken'
Walking out of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night after the first day of opening arguments in the impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., congratulated Adam Schiff, the lead manager for House Democrats, on his presentation of the case.
“Good job,” Graham told Schiff. “You’re very well-spoken.”
It was unusual praise coming from Graham, one of Trump’s
Yahoo NewsJun 02 2020
News
Eight U.S. states cast ballots on biggest voting day since coronavirus pandemic
Eight states and the District of Columbia hold primary elections on Tuesday, the biggest test yet of officials’ readiness to manage a surge of mail ballots and the safety risks of in-person voting during the coronavirus outbreak.
The largest day of balloting since the pandemic began will serve as a dry run for the Nov. 3 general election, offering a glimpse of the challenges ahead on a
ReutersJan 19 2015
News
New Justice Department Environment Chief Takes Helm Of Gulf Spill Case
John Cruden served with U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam, taking his law school aptitude test in Saigon and eventually becoming a government lawyer.
Earlier this month, he started a new job running the environment and natural resources division at the Justice Department. For Cruden, 68, the new role means coming home to a place where he worked as a career lawyer for about 20 years.
NPR (Online News)Sep 27 2019
Opinion
Media lauded a paper about religious children being mean, less eager to admit it was debunked
Nothing like a good piece of confirmation bias.
Do you remember that paper from a few years back that reported religious children were meaner than their secular peers? It was shared by outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Slate, and the Guardian, none of whom, at the time of this writing, have issued updates to their breathless recitations of the conclusions of this now-debunked
Washington ExaminerJun 01 2020
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'Stay smart, stay safe': Whitmer announces end to Michigan stay-at-home order
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has lifted her statewide stay-at-home order and announced that people will soon be able to dine in restaurants.
Whitmer made the announcement on Monday as new daily coronavirus infections there have continued to fall. She said that, as of June 8, residents will be able to go to eat out at restaurants that are operating at 50% capacity. Additionally,
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