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[ June 24, 2019 ] Mark Esper Says U.S. Defense Policy Remains Unchanged Administration
[ June 24, 2019 ] Trump Under Pressure to Pick Pentagon Chief amid Tensions with Iran Administration
[ June 24, 2019 ] Joe Sestak Enters 2020 Presidential Race Administration
[ June 24, 2019 ] Vice President Says U.S. ‘not Convinced’ Iran’s Drone Downing ‘Was Authorized Highest Levels’ Administration
[ June 24, 2019 ] Biden Seeks to Explain Controversial ‘Boy’ Comment Politics

Administration

Schiff Indicates He Could Support Impeachment

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff signaled Sunday that should the White House defies a final court ruling requesting documents and testimony, he would back impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. “We may get there- [...]
Foreign Policy

Kushner Unveils Economic Part of Middle East Peace Plan

The White House on Saturday outlined a $50 billion Middle East economic plan that would create a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighboring Arab state economies, and fund a $5 billion transportation [...]
Foreign Policy

North Korea’s Kim Receives Personal Letter from Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un received a personal letter from U.S. President Donald Trump and will put serious thought into its content, North Korea’s state-run news agency KCNA said, Reuters informed. In a report published [...]
Administration

Trump Delays Deportation Raids, Wants Deal with Democrats

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone mass deportation raids for two weeks as he seeks compromise with Democratic leaders on immigration issues, Reuters writes. The president was under pressure from Democrats to [...]
Foreign Policy

White House, Tehran Ease Tensions

Rising tension between the U.S. and Iran eased at least temporarily on Friday after President Donald Trump said he called off a planned military strike in order to spare Iranian lives, a development that opened [...]

Mark Esper Says U.S. Defense Policy Remains Unchanged

June 24, 2019

Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a memo on Monday stated that despite the sudden shift in power, Pentagon “priorities remain unchanged.” Esper, who is the former Army Secretary, in his first address to the [...]
Trump Under Pressure to Pick Pentagon Chief amid Tensions with Iran

June 24, 2019
Joe Sestak Enters 2020 Presidential Race

June 24, 2019

Governor of Rhode Island Signs Abortion Protection Bill

June 21, 2019

Rhode Island Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo on Wednesday joined other Democratic governors in signing bills guaranteeing abortion protections, at a time when more and more Republicans seem intent on rolling back such freedoms. The governor [...]
Trump Promises ‘Phenomenal’ Health Care Plan

June 18, 2019
New York Eliminates Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations

June 14, 2019

Kushner Unveils Economic Part of Middle East Peace Plan

June 23, 2019

The White House on Saturday outlined a $50 billion Middle East economic plan that would create a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighboring Arab state economies, and fund a $5 billion transportation [...]
North Korea’s Kim Receives Personal Letter from Trump

June 23, 2019
White House, Tehran Ease Tensions

June 22, 2019

Trump Administration to Face Legal Battle over Pollution Rule

June 23, 2019

The Trump administration’s decision to repeal an Obama-era rule on power plant pollution is sure to be met with a legal challenge by Democrats and environmental groups, who believe that the administration’s new rule will [...]
Americans Aren’t Sure U.S. System Can Fix Long-Term Problems, Poll Shows

June 21, 2019
New York Lawmakers Pass Law to Fight Climate Change

June 20, 2019

Chinese, Russian Biometrics Companies to Be Excluded from U.S. Facial Recognition Test

June 19, 2019

Biometrics companies from China and Russia could soon be excluded from an influential U.S. government accuracy test of facial recognition technology, in another move that could escalate an ongoing tech war between great powers, the [...]
U.S. Chipmakers Quietly Pressing Trump Administration to Ease Huawei Ban

June 17, 2019
Google Policy Chief Reshapes Team for Global Lobbying Push

June 14, 2019

Former Trump Adviser Offers Help to Iraqis that Trump Wants to Deport – For a Price

August 28, 2017

A former campaign adviser to Donald Trump is offering to testify in court on behalf of Iraqi Christians in the United States who suddenly face deportation under the Republican president – for a hefty fee, [...]
Marijuana Legalization Could Gain Prominence in 2020 Election

August 14, 2017
Alt-right Plans ‘Free Speech’ March against Google

August 11, 2017

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