The Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’s nonpartisan audit agency, is opening an investigation into a program providing aid to farmers hit by President TrumpDonald John TrumpCensus Bureau spends millions on ad campaign to mitigate fears on excluded citizenship question Bloomberg campaign: Primary is two-way race with Sanders Democratic senator meets with Iranian foreign minister MORE‘s […]
Read MoreDemocrats are issuing dire warnings that the rule of law is under attack by President TrumpDonald John TrumpRussian sanctions will boomerang States, cities rethink tax incentives after Amazon HQ2 backlash A Presidents Day perspective on the nature of a free press MORE after the Department of Justice (DOJ) overruled career prosecutors to seek a lighter […]
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellOvernight Health Care: Nevada union won’t endorse before caucuses after ‘Medicaid for All’ scrap | McConnell tees up votes on two abortion bills | CDC confirms 15th US coronavirus case Overnight Defense: Senate votes to rein in Trump war powers on Iran | Pentagon shifting .8B to border […]
Read MoreWOTUS LAWSUIT: A coalition of environmental groups informed the Trump administration Tuesday that it would sue over a major rollback of water protections designed to replace the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. “Trump’s despicable giveaway to polluters will wipe out countless wetlands and streams and speed the extinction of endangered wildlife across the […]
Read MoreExperts and officials are raising concerns over the Nevada State Democratic Party plans to use a Google calculator uploaded to new iPads to tally results during their caucuses next week after the debacle in Iowa. The party announced Thursday that it planned to use a custom Google calculator accessed through a “secure Google web form,” […]
Read MoreActing Homeland Security Secretary Chad WolfChad WolfDHS chief: SWAT-like teams wouldn’t be needed if sanctuary cities would help ICE Trump to waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of border wall DHS gives New York the red light for state’s green light law MORE said on Tuesday that SWAT-like teams would not be needed to back […]
Read MoreSeventy more people were diagnosed with coronavirus on the cruise ship quarantined in Japan, Reuters reported Sunday. The new cases bring the total number on the ship to 355, which is the most anywhere outside of China, where the virus originated, according to the newswire. The U.S. said Saturday it will send a chartered flight […]
Read MoreHundreds of millions of gallons of toxic sewage have spilled into bodies of water and roads off the Atlantic coast of Florida, killing fish and sea creatures as well as leaking into residential houses and buildings. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis (D) plans to discuss requests for state and federal aid as more than 211 million […]
Read MoreA federal judge on Tuesday refused to delay Roger StoneRoger Jason StoneTrump says he has ‘total confidence’ in Barr Judge refuses to delay Stone sentencing In defense of William Barr MORE‘s sentencing amid the fallout over the Trump administration’s decision to intervene in the case against the president’s longtime ally. The sentencing will move forward on […]
Read MoreThe U.S. and Taliban will sign a peace deal by the end of the month, the Taliban reportedly said Monday. Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi, a senior Taliban leader, said in a video shared with journalists that “both sides have initiated the final draft of the peace agreement. Now talks are concluded,” according to The Washington […]
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