2019 April

Sanders campaign to Trump: 'We welcome this fight' on 'Medicare for all'

Sen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersHillicon 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 Overnight Health Care — Presented by PCMA — Sanders welcomes fight with Trump over ‘Medicare […]

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Overnight Energy: Bernhardt confirmed as Interior chief | Dems probing if EPA officials broke ethics rules | Senators offer bipartisan carbon capture bill

BERNHARDT IS IN: Congress confirmed David Bernhardt as Interior secretary on Thursday, adding his name to a list of Trump cabinet officials with lobbying ties. Bernhardt was confirmed Thursday afternoon in a 56-41 vote with three Democrats and one independent breaking ranks to vote for him. Sens. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinSusan Rice says she won’t challenge […]

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Senators show deep skepticism on Space Force proposal

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee from both parties on Thursday aired their skepticism about President TrumpDonald John TrumpJulián Castro: Presidential candidates should be required to release tax returns Hillary Clinton says Assange must ‘answer for what he has done’ after arrest Herman Cain expected to withdraw from consideration for Fed: report MORE’s Space […]

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Beauty brand Lush shuttering some social media accounts: We are 'tired of fighting with algorithms'

Beauty brand Lush said Tuesday that it will shut down several of its social media accounts targeted to users in the United Kingdom. In a statement released through its LushUK Twitter feed, the cosmetic company announced that algorithms employed by tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter make it more difficult for the brand to […]

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Senators introduce bipartisan carbon capture bill

Click:Motorcycle parts A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Thursday to increase federal funding toward developing carbon capture technology while also committing to fossil fuel use. Introduced by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinSusan Rice says she won’t challenge Susan Collins for Senate seat Dems say attorney general […]

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Fourth GOP senator comes out against Trump Fed pick Cain

A fourth Republican senator announced Thursday that he would oppose Herman Cain if President TrumpDonald John TrumpJulián Castro: Presidential candidates should be required to release tax returns Hillary Clinton says Assange must ‘answer for what he has done’ after arrest Herman Cain expected to withdraw from consideration for Fed: report MORE nominated him to the Federal […]

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Defense Dept paid Trump properties $300,000 since start of presidency: report

Defense personnel have charged more than $300,000 to department credit cards at various properties owned by the president since he took office in 2017. Internal agency documents reviewed by CNN found that agency employees have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel expenses, parking fees, and restaurant visits at various Trump Organization properties, which President TrumpDonald […]

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Trump says he wants to keep sanctions on North Korea

President TrumpDonald John TrumpJulián Castro: Presidential candidates should be required to release tax returns Hillary Clinton says Assange must ‘answer for what he has done’ after arrest Herman Cain expected to withdraw from consideration for Fed: report MORE said Thursday he wants to keep sanctions on North Korea while he works toward resuming nuclear talks […]

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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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Dems challenge bank CEOs on post-crisis reforms

House Democrats sparred with the most powerful bankers in the U.S. on Wednesday as the chief executives of the country’s largest financial firms defended their industry’s reforms since the 2007 financial crisis. The CEOs of seven of the nation’s largest banks appeared before Congress on Wednesday as a group for the first time since 2009, […]

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