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[ September 19, 2019 ] Dozens of Civilians Killed in Drone Strike in Afghanistan Foreign Policy
[ September 19, 2019 ] Netanyahu Offers Talks over Unity Government Foreign Policy
[ September 19, 2019 ] Senior HUD Official Violates Hatch Act, Dodges Punishment Administration
[ September 19, 2019 ] Trump Blames Beto O’Rourke for Gun Legislation Comments Administration
[ September 19, 2019 ] Russia Criticizes Trump for Urging Country to Increase Sanctions on Iran Foreign Policy

Administration

Trump Blames Beto O’Rourke for Gun Legislation Comments

President Donald Trump said Wednesday it has become “much harder” to reach a deal with Democrats on gun legislation, blaming an emphatic call by former congressman Beto O’Rourke for a mandatory buyback program for assault-style [...]
Foreign Policy

Riyadh Holds Tehran Responsible for Oil Attacks

Saudi Arabia said it holds Iran responsible for attacks that debilitated Saudi oil facilities, directly implicating Tehran for the first time but stopping short of explicitly accusing it of conducting the strikes, The Wall Street [...]
Administration

White House Withdraws President’s Nominee to Head FEMA

The White House will withdraw Jeff Byard’s nomination to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency, seven months after President Donald Trump nominated him for the position, according to a senior administration official and a congressional [...]
Foreign Policy

Venezuela Wants U.S. to Reopen Diplomatic Ties

Venezuela’s socialist government on Wednesday called on the United States to restore diplomatic ties with Caracas after it opened talks with fringe opposition parties, AFP reported. Venezuela broke off relations with the United States after [...]
Administration

Trump Picks Robert O’Brien as National Security Advisor

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O’Brien, his envoy for hostage affairs, to replace John Bolton as his fourth national security advisor, elevating a relatively unknown figure in a move that appears to solidify [...]

Senior HUD Official Violates Hatch Act, Dodges Punishment

September 19, 2019

A senior official at the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been sent a letter of warning by the Special Counsel Office after the violation of the Hatch Act by the use of promoting [...]
Trump Blames Beto O’Rourke for Gun Legislation Comments

September 19, 2019
White House Withdraws President’s Nominee to Head FEMA

September 19, 2019

As Number of Vaping-Related Deaths Increases, Feds Warn Against Vaping

September 7, 2019

Federal officials told the public on Friday to avoid using electronic cigarettes, especially those containing the marijuana component THC until further research is being conducted into the epidemic that has taken five lives so far [...]
Bernie Sanders Proposes Canceling $81bn U.S. Medical Debt

September 2, 2019
Billionaire Philantropist David Koch Dies at 79

August 23, 2019

Dozens of Civilians Killed in Drone Strike in Afghanistan

September 19, 2019

Dozens of civilians were killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan linked to U.S. forces Thursday, according to multiple reports, The Hill writes. An official told the Associated Press that 16 died in the [...]
Netanyahu Offers Talks over Unity Government

September 19, 2019
Russia Criticizes Trump for Urging Country to Increase Sanctions on Iran

September 19, 2019

The New York Times: Notre-Dame’s Toxic Fallout

September 15, 2019

The April fire that engulfed Notre-Dame contaminated the cathedral site with clouds of toxic dust and exposed nearby schools, day care centers, public parks and other parts of Paris to alarming levels of lead, The [...]
Japan May Have to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water into the Ocean

September 11, 2019
Mick Jagger Criticizes Trump over Environmental Policy

September 9, 2019

North Korea Reportedly Developing Own Cryptocurrency

September 19, 2019

North Korea is in the early stages of developing its own cryptocurrency in a bid to avoid crippling international sanctions and circumvent the U.S.-dominated global financial system, a representative for the regime told VICE News. [...]
FAA Will Test Changes to Boeing Software in Simulator

September 17, 2019
House Committee Requests Tech Executives’ Emails in Antitrust Investigation

September 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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