Month: June 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he was willing to vote on a rather controversial amendment that would give Congress the authority to authorize military action against Iran. McConnell indicated that he was […]

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The House voted Tuesday on a $4.5 billion border aid bill, which passed 230-195 after changes were made to legislation to appeal to progressive and Latino lawmakers and get their votes. The bill, known as […]

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According to Agence France-Presse, Mexico’s Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said that Mexico has deployed almost 15,000 troops to its northern border to increase border enforcement, part of a deal to avert U.S. tariffs on […]

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The NATO alliance issued a request on Russia to destroy a new missile before the deadline in August as NATO defense ministers will talk about the next moves tomorrow if Russia keeps the missile system. […]

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Monday against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures. Sanctions against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are expected later this week, Reuters […]

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The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Iran as a response to the taking down of the drone that was taken down in the Persian Gulf last week. After that, official Iran criticized the sanctions as […]

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The Health and Human Services said in a statement Monday that 249 children held at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas, will be moved from there as a result of poor conditions. […]

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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 […]

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Republicans are urging President Trump to quickly send them his pick to lead the Pentagon after acting Defense chief Patrick Shanahan yanked his name from consideration this week, according to The Hill. “It’s bad. It’s […]

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Another Democratic candidate has entered the presidential race in 2020. It’s former Representative Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) He issued a statement on his campaign website in which he said: “What Americans most want today is someone […]

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Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday echoed President Donald Trump’s comments that they still harbor some doubts as to whether the order to shoot down the American drone came from the highest levels. “The President […]

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement on Friday, in which she said that U.S. military action against Iran must not be initiated without approval from Congress. She told the reporters that she was not […]

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A mysterious bright glow on mars was captured by NASA’s Curiosity Rover. It is a black and white photograph that shows the desert landscape with hills made from rocks. In front of those rocks, there […]

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