2019 April

Mueller report to be released Thursday

Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE’s report will be released on Thursday morning, a Justice Department spokesperson said. Democrats in Congress have been insisting on the release of the full report, but Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrHillicon Valley: Mueller report coming Thursday | YouTube […]

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Washington Monument reopening delayed by possible soil contamination

Click:gold loan Auckland The reopening of the Washington Monument will be delayed due to potentially contaminated soil discovered at the site of a new security screening area, the National Park Service announced on Monday. The project will be slowed by mitigation of the contamination, according to officials, who added that the monument is now expected to reopen in August. […]

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Schiff, Nunes pressed DOJ for Mueller briefing

Click:Pawnshop gold loan Click:metal cnc machining The top lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee made a bipartisan request last month for the Justice Department and FBI to brief the panel on special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE‘s Russia investigation, a rare moment of unity for a […]

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Trump blocked renomination of Obama-era UN racism official, won't pick a replacement: report

President TrumpDonald John TrumpOmar says she has faced increase in death threats since Trump tweet Trump rips into Pelosi after ‘puff piece’ ’60 Minutes’ interview Trump revived attacks on sanctuary cities to distract from Mueller report release: report MORE reportedly will not nominate anyone to a United Nations committee on racial discrimination, despite blocking the […]

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Court orders EPA to reevaluate Obama-era power plant wastewater rule

A federal appeals court is sending the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) back to the drawing board over its wastewater regulations in a ruling that compares them to a Commodore 64 home computer.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday that the EPA’s 2015 power plant wastewater pollution rule was not stringent […]

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Over 19K sign petition to suspend Trump from social media over Omar video

A petition calling for Twitter and Facebook to suspend President TrumpDonald John Trump2020 Dem hits back at Trump for giving ‘firefighting advice’ to Paris: ‘Do your own damn job’ French officials reject Trump suggestion to use ‘flying water tankers’ on Notre Dame fire Overnight Energy: Interior watchdog opens investigation into new secretary | Warren unveils 2020 plan […]

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Dems, Trump harden 2020 battle lines on Tax Day

Republicans and Democrats on Monday used Tax Day to drive home their arguments about President TrumpDonald John Trump2020 Dem hits back at Trump for giving ‘firefighting advice’ to Paris: ‘Do your own damn job’ French officials reject Trump suggestion to use ‘flying water tankers’ on Notre Dame fire Overnight Energy: Interior watchdog opens investigation into […]

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TSA chief to temporarily fill No. 2 post at Homeland Security

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske will fill the role of deputy Homeland Security secretary on a temporary basis, the department announced Thursday. Pekoske replaces Claire Grady, the former acting No. 2 at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who resigned Tuesday amid a sweeping shakeup of DHS’s top leadership. Grady’s resignation cleared the way for Kevin McAleenan to […]

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2020 Dems condemn Trump administration's transgender military policy

Several Democrats running for the party’s 2020 nomination on Friday criticized President TrumpDonald John TrumpOmar says she has faced increase in death threats since Trump tweet Trump rips into Pelosi after ‘puff piece’ ’60 Minutes’ interview Trump revived attacks on sanctuary cities to distract from Mueller report release: report MORE‘s new policy prohibiting transgender troops […]

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Markey pushes to mandate more plane safety features

Sen. Ed MarkeyEdward (Ed) John MarkeyCongress opens door to fraught immigration talks Green New Deal has a dirty secret Hillicon Valley: Assange faces US charges after arrest | Trump says WikiLeaks ‘not my thing’ | Uber officially files to go public | Bezos challenges retail rivals on wages | Kremlin tightens its control over internet […]

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