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[ April 12, 2021 ] Washington Post Calls for Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices Administration
[ April 12, 2021 ] Chris Christie: Biden ‘Lying’ about Spending Package Going toward ‘Infrastructure’ Politics
[ April 12, 2021 ] Trump Blasts McConnell, Fauci in Off-script Speech Politics
[ April 12, 2021 ] Biden Aims to Redefine Word ‘Bipartisan’ as Dems Work to Push Spending Bill without Any GOP Votes Politics
[ April 12, 2021 ] Nevada Takes First Step to Leapfrog Iowa, New Hampshire for First Presidential Primary Administration

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Trump Blasts McConnell, Fauci in Off-script Speech

Former President Donald Trump blasted Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, calling him a “dumb son of a b—-,” in decidedly off-script remarks at a major Republican National Committee donor gathering Saturday night, Fox News informed. The event took [...]
Politics

Biden Aims to Redefine Word ‘Bipartisan’ as Dems Work to Push Spending Bill without Any GOP Votes

President Joe Biden vowed to bridge the partisan political divide but, struggling to garner Republican support for major bills, his administration appears to be changing the narrative by redefining what “bipartisan” means, Fox News informed. First, [...]
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Pelosi: House Democrats’ Capitol Security Funding Bill is ‘Just about Ready’

According to the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrats’ Capitol security supplemental funding bill, which will reportedly total $2 billion, is “just about ready,” Fox News informed. “We’ll put it forth when it is ready, and it [...]
Politics

Trump Tells Republican Donors He’ll Help Win Congress in 2022

Former President Donald Trump vowed to help Republicans win seats in Congress in 2022 elections but lashed out at two top party figures, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and former Vice President Mike Pence, at [...]
Business

Bitcoin above $60,000 Again on Talk of Reduced Supply

Bitcoin rose above $60,000 to approach record highs on the weekend, breaking out of a two-week tight range and propelled by talk of constrained new supplies against evidence of wider adoption, Reuters writes. The world’s [...]

Washington Post Calls for Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices

April 12, 2021

The Washington Post editorial board over the weekend called to establish term limits for Supreme Court justices, limiting them to 18 years on the bench, in an effort to ensure both Republicans and Democrats have “foreseeable, [...]
Nevada Takes First Step to Leapfrog Iowa, New Hampshire for First Presidential Primary

April 12, 2021
Chris Wallace Blasts Buttigieg on False Jobs Claim

April 12, 2021

Facebook to Turn Menlo Park Headquarters into Vaccination Site

April 9, 2021

Facebook Inc said on Friday it is converting a part of its Menlo Park headquarters into a vaccination site, joining the government effort to speed up the vaccination drive in the United States, Reuters reported. [...]
Countries Emphasise Importance of AstraZeneca Shot as They Look to Alternatives

April 9, 2021
Japan’s Vaccine Minister Says He Fears a Virus Uptick in Tokyo

April 8, 2021

Israel Pledges to Work with U.S. on Iran

April 11, 2021

Israel’s defence minister pledged on Sunday to cooperate with the United States on Iran, voicing hope that Israeli security would be safeguarded under any renewed Iranian nuclear deal that Washington reaches, Reuters writes. “Israel views [...]
Russian Military Buildup Raises Stakes as Fighting in Ukraine Intensifies

April 9, 2021
China Will Take Necessary Measures to Uphold Rights of Chinese Companies

April 9, 2021

Kerry Says Biden’s Ambitious Climate Plan Is ‘Not a Counter to China’

April 5, 2021

No single country can solve the climate crisis — and the American pursuit of greater research and development on climate change is not a counter to China, the Biden administration’s climate envoy John Kerry told [...]
Biden Says U.S., Canada to Work toward Achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2050

February 24, 2021
Investors Push Companies to Come Clean on Climate

February 24, 2021

SpaceX Starship SN11 Rocket Fails to Land Safely After Test Launch in Texas

March 31, 2021

An uncrewed SpaceX Starship prototype rocket failed to land safely on Tuesday after a test launch from Boca Chica, Texas, and engineers were investigating, SpaceX said, Reuters writes. “We do appear to have lost all [...]
U.S. Lawmakers Press Big Tech for Internal Research on Kids’ Mental Health

March 30, 2021
Biden Looks into Taking Action on 3D Printer Guns, Imported Firearms

March 29, 2021

Next LGBTQ Rights Legal Battle Looms After Supreme Court Victory

June 16, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religious-rights exemptions to certain federal laws that could dilute the landmark decision’s [...]
Former Trump Adviser Offers Help to Iraqis that Trump Wants to Deport – For a Price

August 28, 2017
Marijuana Legalization Could Gain Prominence in 2020 Election

August 14, 2017

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