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Mar 01 2019
News
North Korea challenges Donald Trump's explanation of the collapse of his summit with Kim Jong Un
President Trump was back in Washington on Friday morning, facing conflicting accounts of why his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un broke down. The president said he walked away from the table because Kim wanted complete sanctions relief. But in a rare press conference overnight, North Korean officials said they only wanted some sanctions lifted.
CBS News correspondent Errol
CBS News (Online)
May 23 2019
News
The Senate is still struggling on a disaster aid deal — after 6 months of fighting
By dragging it out, lawmakers have left millions of Americans hanging.
The Senate this week is expected to take yet another vote on a contentious disaster aid package that lawmakers have been debating since December. While things had been looking more promising, the ongoing back-and-forth has raised questions about whether Congress can actually get something done for the millions of
Vox
Jun 08 2015
News
Why the latest Patriot Act reform won’t be enough to rein in the NSA
Recent debates over US government spying have focused on one specific program: the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records — and the Patriot Act provision that supplied the program's legal justification. From that perspective, the partial expiration of the Patriot Act a week ago and the subsequent passage of surveillance reform legislation might seem like a
Vox
Apr 13 2015
News
Nearly 90 percent of Americans have health coverage
Nearly nine out of 10 Americans now have health insurance, a sharp improvement from two years ago before Obamacare was put in place. A poll by Gallup found that the uninsured rate among U.S adults declined to 11.9% in the first quarter, down one percentage point from the end of last year and an improvement from the 18% without insu
CNN Digital
Sep 03 2013
News
A look at Syria developments around the world
The United States is considering launching a punitive strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, blamed by the U.S. and the Syrian opposition for an Aug. 21 alleged chemical weapons attack in a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus.
Townhall
Sep 03 2013
News
Is This the Video That Shows Assad Using Chemical Weapons on His Own People?
New video obtained by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) purports to show Syrian government forces loading artillery that was used in the attack on the Damascus suburbs last month which the U.S. says involved the use of chemical weapons.
The Blaze
May 30 2016
News
Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a 'public service'
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a "public service" by triggering a debate over surveillance techniques, but still must pay a penalty for illegally leaking a trove of classified intelligence documents.
"We can certainly argue about the way in which Snowden did what he did, but I think that he actually performed a public service by raising the debate
CNN Digital
Oct 07 2014
News
Experimental drug the 'best choice' for American journalist with Ebola
An American journalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia is now being treated with an experimental drug, the same drug the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. is receiving.
On Tuesday, Nebraska Medical Center announced Ashoka Mukpo, 33, is being treated with brincidofovir, made by biopharmaceutical company Chimerix.
Fox News Digital
Oct 08 2012
News
Romney sees retreat in Obama’s foreign policy
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Monday that President Obama has embraced a passive foreign policy that retreats from the bipartisan consensus that has governed for generations, and said that under Mr. Obama the United States no longer shapes events on the global stage. Speaking at the Virginia Military Institute, Mr. Romney said in his campaign’s first major address on foreign
Washington Times
Oct 17 2013
Opinion
Sharing the blame: Shallow Western press, Obama's empty promises
As the U.S. government reportedly plans to cut back significantly on its aid to Egypt, against the wishes of key Arab allies and Israel, a question looms over the American relationship with one of the most important countries in the region: Who lost Egypt?
Washington Times