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Sep 07 2014
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Obama To Speak Wednesday On U.S. Strategy Against Islamic State
Citing a broad threat posed by the Islamic State, President Obama said Sunday that he'll deliver a national address Wednesday to discuss the U.S. approach to fighting the group that has beheaded two American journalists this summer.
"This is not going to be an announcement about U.S. ground troops," Obama tells Chuck Todd on NBC's Meet the Press. "This is not the equivalent of the Iraq
NPR (Online News)
Oct 26 2023
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NC Republicans pass new maps that could flip multiple House seats
North Carolina Republicans have approved new maps that could flip multiple House seats in their favor, drawing immediate ire from state Democrats. The GOP-led state legislature passed the new maps on Wednesday that alter the lines for North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House seats, changes that could give Republicans a leg up in defending their House majority in 2024. “North Carolina Republicans have
The Hill
Jan 10 2018
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Trump calls U.S. court system 'unfair' after DACA ruling
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the U.S. court system as “broken and unfair” after a federal judge blocked his move to end the program protecting young immigrants brought to the United States illegally by their parents, commonly known as “Dreamers.”
Reuters
Oct 18 2023
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Live coverage: Jordan loses round 2
Rep. Jim Jordan’s first foray to the floor in his bid to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy did not go well, at least not for him. Any day an insurrectionist is not in charge of the House of Representatives is a good one for the nation. Join us here to watch how day 2 unfolds.
Daily Kos
Sep 25 2014
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Iraq PM: ISIS Plans Subway Attacks in U.S. and Paris
Iraq has received "credible" intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, Iraq's prime minister said on Thursday, but senior U.S. officials said they had no evidence to back up the claim. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he had received the information Thursday morning from militants captured in Iraq and concluded it was credible
Newsmax (News)
Oct 26 2023
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Special counsel seizes on Trump’s provocative rhetoric about Meadows
Donald Trump is no stranger to allegations of witness tampering. Four years ago, for example, the then-president publicly went after former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch during her congressional testimony as part of a House impeachment inquiry. As NBC News reported soon after, the Republican’s intimidation tactics raised questions about whether he’d crossed the line into witness tampering
MSNBC
Oct 26 2023
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Person of Interest in Maine Shootings Recently Reported Mental Issues
Robert Card, the person of interest being pursued by law enforcement in Maine, “recently reported mental health issues, including hearing voices,” according to the Sun Journal. Breitbart News reported law enforcement identified 40-year-old Card as a person of interest Wednesday night and CNN noted law enforcement indicated Card is “a certified firearms instructor and a member of the US Army
Breitbart News
Feb 01 2021
News
U.S. unemployment rate to remain above pre-pandemic level through decade, CBO says
The nation’s unemployment rate will not return to its pre-pandemic levels through the rest of this decade, meaning millions of workers could be out of work even after the vaccine is widely distributed, according to a projection released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
The nonpartisan budget office also projected a faster-than-expected rebound in economic growth as
Washington Post
Feb 07 2021
News
More contagious coronavirus variant identified in UK is spreading rapidly throughout the US, study says
A new study finds that cases of a more contagious coronavirus variant are rapidly increasing in the United States, and significant community transmission may already be occurring.
Although the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the UK is currently at a relatively low frequency in the United States, the paper says it's doubling every week and a half, similar to what was observed in
CNN (Online News)
Sep 18 2014
News
It’s not for frugal: Half of the U.S. Senate gets an F in ‘fiscal performance’
Alas, almost half of the U.S. Senate has earned an F grade in “fiscal performance” according to the National Taxpayers Union’s 35th annual rating of Congress. Indeed, 45 senators received the rock bottom grade on the scorecard, which analyzes their responses to every single roll call vote affecting federal taxes, spending, debt and significant regulations.
Washington Times