Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: The holiday break is over, and lawmakers and officials are returning to town with a new Iran crisis unfolding. To recap: In December, the United States blamed […]
Read MoreA pair of bipartisan lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill to protect children’s privacy online, responding to growing concern that minors are being manipulated and exploited on the internet without any recourse in existing law. The Preventing Real Online Threats Endangering Children Today (PROTECT) Kids Act, introduced by Reps. Tim WalbergTimothy (Tim) Lee WalbergPro-trade group launches media buy as Trump […]
Read MoreThe CEOs of the three biggest U.S. voting equipment manufacturers will testify before the House Administration Committee on Thursday, marking the first election security hearing of 2020. The hearing, which is to be focused on the status of election security, will represent the first time that top executives from the three companies have testified together […]
Read MoreDemocrats hoping to avoid an inner-party fight in a presidential election year are likely to skip passing a budget resolution in 2020. A year ago, Democrats were barely able to pass their resolution out of committee, and they nixed a vote on the House floor over worries that progressives pushing for lower defense and higher […]
Read MoreBIG CHANGES FOR NEPA: The White House on Thursday issued sweeping changes to one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws, allowing greater industry involvement in environmental reviews of projects and diminishing the role climate change plays in those assessments. The changes target the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires agencies to evaluate how […]
Read MoreWelcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care. Kansas is now on the verge of expanding Medicaid after a breakthrough deal, California’s governor is proposing some drastic drug pricing policies, and Nebraska passed an abortion ban. We’ll start with the Medicaid news… ADVERTISEMENT Kansas leaders announce bipartisan deal to expand Medicaid Some good news for ObamaCare […]
Read MoreIntelligence from multiple sources indicates that the jet that crashed in Iran on Wednesday killing at least 176 people “was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin TrudeauJustin Pierre James TrudeauOvernight Defense: House passes measure to limit Trump on Iran | Pelosi vows vote to end 2002 war authorization | Officials believe Iran accidentally […]
Read MoreA high-profile debate over President TrumpDonald John TrumpProfessor fired for Facebook post suggesting Iran should tweet out list of American cultural sites to threaten NY judge denies Trump request to dismiss lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll Rep. Omar: ‘War trauma never leaves you’ MORE’s war powers is fueling a feud among Senate Republicans. The fallout […]
Read MoreThe 18-year-old forward, who has burst onto the Bundesliga scene this season, took in a trial with the Toffees but ended up heading to Germany instead Bayern Munich’s teenage sensation Joshua Zirkzee has revealed that he came close to following in the footsteps of Romelu Lukaku at Everton. Back in 2017, a move to Merseyside […]
Read MoreIssue de l’union entre David Bowie et le top model Iman, Alexandria Zahra Jones, dite « Lexi », est une jeune fille discrète. Elle a une demi-soeur, Zulekha, et un demi frère, Duncan. Elle reste dans l’ombre. Née en 2000 à New York, Alexandria Zahra Jones (le vrai nom de famille de Bowie) a fêté […]
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