2019 April

Trump poised to roll back transgender health protections

The Trump administration appears ready to roll back health care protections for transgender people, and advocates are gearing up for a fight. A proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services that’s expected in the coming days would make it easier for doctors, hospitals and insurance companies to deny care or coverage to […]

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At least four Americans killed in Sri Lanka attacks: State Department

At least four Americans were killed and several seriously injured in a series of bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, a State Department official said Monday. “While details continue to emerge, approximately 290 people have been killed, including at least four U.S. citizens,” a State Department official told The Hill. “Several U.S. citizens were […]

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Overnight Energy: Trump moves to crack down on Iranian oil exports | Florida lawmakers offer bill to ban drilling off state's coast | Bloomberg donates $5.5M to Paris deal

IRAN SANCTIONS BACK ON: The Trump administration will not renew waivers that allowed eight foreign governments to buy Iranian oil without getting sanctioned, it announced Monday. “President Donald J. Trump has decided not to reissue Significant Reduction Exceptions (SREs) when they expire in early May,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a […]

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Organizers of Google walkout say they've been targeted for retribution: report

Click:to the Organizers of last year’s Google walkout are saying they have been targets of retribution by the tech giant over the past several months. Meredith Whittaker, the founder of Google’s Open Research Group, and Claire Stapleton, who currently works for Google-owned YouTube, wrote in an internal message that they have both faced retaliation for organizing Google […]

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Cain says he withdrew from Fed consideration because of 'pay cut'

Herman Cain on Monday wrote that he withdrew from consideration for a Federal Reserve appointment because of the money and influence he would lose by working for the central bank. President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump calls Sri Lankan prime minister following church bombings Ex-Trump lawyer: Mueller knew Trump had to call investigation a ‘witch hunt’ for […]

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Kim to meet with Putin as tensions with US rise

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will reportedly meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a forthcoming visit to Russia. Kim intends to visit the Russian Federation at Putin’s invitation by the end of April, according to the Associated Press, citing the Kremlin and North Korea’s state-owned Korean Central News Agency. The announcement comes as Russia is […]

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Dems plot next move in Trump tax-return battle

The Trump administration this week is expected to miss a second deadline for providing President TrumpDonald John TrumpThorny part of obstruction of justice is proving intent, that’s a job for Congress Obama condemns attacks in Sri Lanka as ‘an attack on humanity’ Schiff rips Conway’s ‘display of alternative facts’ on Russian election interference MORE‘s tax […]

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Pompeo: 'Several US citizens' killed in Sri Lanka attacks

Several United States citizens are among those who were killed Sunday in a series of bombings in Sri Lanka, Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoUS downplays North Korea’s saber rattling Overnight Defense: Pompeo rejects North Korean call for him to leave negotiations | Trump talk with rebel Libyan general raises eyebrows | New […]

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Former UN ambassador: Trump 'should be patient' with North Korea

Former United Nations ambassador Bill Richardson said President TrumpDonald John TrumpImpeachment? Not so fast without missing element of criminal intent Feds say marijuana ties could prevent immigrants from getting US citizenship Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report’s release: poll MORE should be more patient with North Korea and not jump into a […]

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Multiple countries join US-led panel probing Boeing 737 Max certification

Aviation authorities from eight countries and the European Union (EU) will join several U.S. agencies in reviewing the certification of the Boeing 737 Max automated flight control system after a pair of deadly crashes in six months forced the aircraft to be grounded globally. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday that civil aviation authorities from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, […]

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