2020 January

Cities, states sue over planned Trump cuts to food stamps

A coalition of 14 states and two major cities filed a lawsuit Thursday in an attempt to block the Trump administration from eliminating food stamp benefits for hundreds of thousands of unemployed Americans. The administration’s new rules will restrict the ability of states to provide food stamps to jobless residents. Instead, “able-bodied” Americans who are not caring for a […]

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Pentagon to place new restrictions, monitoring on foreign military students

Click:50th anniversary gift for parents The Defense Department announced Friday that it will implement new guidelines for vetting foreign students attending U.S. military programs and impose new restrictions following last month’s deadly shooting at an air base in Pensacola, Fla. The new restrictions include banning international military students from possessing firearms and limiting access to government property […]

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Oversight finds EPA political appointees slow-walked ethics obligations

Click:谷歌seo公司 A House Oversight and Reform Committee review found the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) let political appointees take months to sign required ethics pledges and compile recusal lists, allowing leaders to work on issues where they had substantial conflicts of interest, the panel argued. An executive order signed during President TrumpDonald John TrumpNational Archives says […]

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CDC removes advisory from website recommending to consider stopping all vaping

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rolled back its overarching recommendation that people refrain from vaping while the agency conducts its investigation into the outbreak of respiratory illnesses linked to the practice. Gone from the CDC’s website is the guideline that directed Americans to stop vaping if they were concerned about the outbreak, The […]

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Space Force unveils service uniforms with camouflage design

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) late Friday unveiled camouflage uniforms bearing the branch’s first nametapes for its members. “The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in the Pentagon,” the service branch tweeted from its official account, attaching a photo of the uniforms.  The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in thePentagon. @EsperDoD @SecAFOfficial @SpaceForceCSO […]

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Trump administration grants Chevron license to keep drilling in Venezuela

The Department of Treasury is allowing Chevron, along with four other U.S. service suppliers, to continue operating in Venezuela despite U.S. sanctions. The Associated Press reported Saturday that the American companies were granted special licenses that extend the time they’ll be allowed to operate in Venezuela until April 22. Last year, the U.S. issued sanctions […]

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Trump economic aide says new tax proposal could be unveiled this summer

White House National Economic Council Director Larry KudlowLawrence (Larry) Alan KudlowMORE said Wednesday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpDem lawmaker says Nunes threatened to sue him over criticism Parnas: U.S. ambassador to Ukraine removed to clear path for investigations into Bidens Five takeaways from Parnas’s Maddow interview MORE will unveil a new tax cut proposal later […]

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Pompeo to investigate charges of surveillance against Yovanovitch

Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoDems plan marathon prep for Senate trial, wary of Trump trying to ‘game’ the process Overnight Defense: Book says Trump called military leaders ‘dopes and babies’ | House reinvites Pompeo for Iran hearing | Dems urge Esper to reject border wall funding request House panel reinvites Pompeo to […]

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Appeals court denies Mississippi request to reconsider 15-week abortion ban

Click:Automatic tea bag packing machine A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request from Mississippi to reconsider a ruling striking down the state’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks.  A three judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last month blocked the law as unconstitutional. Mississippi then asked the full court to […]

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Lewandowski and Gnabry ready to return as Flick admits Bayern transfer demands have changed

The Bundesliga’s top scorer is fit and firing again, while the former Arsenal man is also ready to return to action Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick has softened his stance on wanting new players in January as Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry have returned to fitness. Bundesliga top goalscorer Lewandowski had groin surgery following the […]

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