Apple is refuting Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrApple rejects Barr claim that company has given no ‘substantive assistance’ in Pensacola shooting probe Barr to raise threshold for opening probes into presidential campaigns Hillicon Valley: Barr asks Apple to unlock Pensacola shooter’s phone | Tech industry rallies behind Google in Supreme Court fight | Congress […]
Read MorePressure is building on Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoPompeo under pressure over threats to Yovanovitch Regardless of how the Iraqis feel, the US should leave Democrats clash at debate over keeping US troops in Mideast MORE to reveal what he knew about any threats to the personal safety of former U.S. Ambassador […]
Read MoreHouse Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiOvernight Defense: GAO finds administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid | Senate opens Trump trial | Pentagon to resume training Saudi students soon Hillicon Valley: FBI to now notify state officials of cyber breaches | Pelosi rips ‘shameful’ Facebook | 5G group beefs up lobby team | Spotify unveils playlists […]
Read MoreWhite 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 […]
Read MoreVice President Pence on Thursday denied knowing Lev Parnas, describing as “completely false” the Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiLev Parnas implicates Rick Perry, says Giuliani had him pressure Ukraine to announce Biden probe Parnas says he doesn’t think that Joe Biden did anything wrong regarding Ukraine Parnas: Environment around Trump ‘like a cult’ MORE associate’s allegations about […]
Read MoreHappy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, 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 Trump administration’s decision to freeze the release of security assistance to Ukraine violated the law, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report. The independent watchdog said in an opinion […]
Read MoreA lawsuit filed by officials in the Virgin Islands claims that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked hundreds of women and girls on his private Caribbean island as recently as 2018. The former financier, who was found dead in his jail cell in August after having been charged with sexual exploitation, allegedly brought girls as young as 11 […]
Read MoreThe globe’s top five risks are all climate-related, according to an analysis released Wednesday from the World Economic Forum. The Switzerland-based nonprofit analyzes worldwide risks annually, looking at a wide variety of economic, health and geopolitical issues. This year, many of the top problems facing the globe had direct links to climate and the environment. Risk […]
Read MoreSen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenFive takeaways from the Democratic debate Sanders, Warren exchange underscores Iowa stakes CNN’s Van Jones: Democratic debate was ‘dispiriting,’ no evidence party can defeat Trump MORE (D-Mass.) and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPeter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegFive takeaways from the Democratic debate Sanders, Warren exchange underscores Iowa stakes Warren, Buttigieg […]
Read MoreFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisFlorida Supreme Court rules convicted felons must pay fines, fees before voting Florida moves to purchase land to protect Everglades from oil drilling Top Latino group: Trump is about to hold a ‘fake Christian campaign rally’ MORE (R) on Wednesday announced that the state plans to buy a 20,000-acre section of […]
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