A petition calling for Twitter and Facebook to suspend President TrumpDonald John Trump2020 Dem hits back at Trump for giving ‘firefighting advice’ to Paris: ‘Do your own damn job’ French officials reject Trump suggestion to use ‘flying water tankers’ on Notre Dame fire Overnight Energy: Interior watchdog opens investigation into new secretary | Warren unveils 2020 plan […]
Read MoreRepublicans and Democrats on Monday used Tax Day to drive home their arguments about President TrumpDonald John Trump2020 Dem hits back at Trump for giving ‘firefighting advice’ to Paris: ‘Do your own damn job’ French officials reject Trump suggestion to use ‘flying water tankers’ on Notre Dame fire Overnight Energy: Interior watchdog opens investigation into […]
Read MoreTransportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske will fill the role of deputy Homeland Security secretary on a temporary basis, the department announced Thursday. Pekoske replaces Claire Grady, the former acting No. 2 at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who resigned Tuesday amid a sweeping shakeup of DHS’s top leadership. Grady’s resignation cleared the way for Kevin McAleenan to […]
Read MoreSeveral Democrats running for the party’s 2020 nomination on Friday criticized President TrumpDonald John TrumpOmar says she has faced increase in death threats since Trump tweet Trump rips into Pelosi after ‘puff piece’ ’60 Minutes’ interview Trump revived attacks on sanctuary cities to distract from Mueller report release: report MORE‘s new policy prohibiting transgender troops […]
Read MoreSen. Ed MarkeyEdward (Ed) John MarkeyCongress opens door to fraught immigration talks Green New Deal has a dirty secret Hillicon Valley: Assange faces US charges after arrest | Trump says WikiLeaks ‘not my thing’ | Uber officially files to go public | Bezos challenges retail rivals on wages | Kremlin tightens its control over internet […]
Read MoreHappy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. We’re Rebecca Kheel and 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: Acting Defense Secretary Patrick ShanahanPatrick Michael ShanahanTrump learns to love acting officials Overnight Defense: Shanahan expects more troops to deploy to border | Transgender ban takes […]
Read MoreTwo senior Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are pushing back on a Democratic probe into the Trump administration’s security clearance process, saying the panel’s chairman, Rep. Elijah CummingsElijah Eugene CummingsHouse Oversight chair plans to subpoena for 10 years of Trump financial records: report Oversight Republicans to chairman: Investigate Obama aides Overnight Energy: […]
Read MoreGENEVA — The World Health Organization on Friday declined to declare an international health emergency over a rapidly accelerating outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, even as case counts climb dramatically in several large cities. ADVERTISEMENT WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that he had accepted […]
Read MoreInfluential free market and conservative groups are pushing back against Republican lawmakers’ calls to rein in big tech companies over allegations of bias. GOP lawmakers have accused tech platforms of bias against conservatives and are looking to take on the industry through antitrust action or by eliminating their legal protections. Tech companies, which have long denied […]
Read MoreReductions in greenhouse gas emissions are slowing down under the Trump Administration, with level of emission of the harmful gasses falling just half a percent in 2017, according to the latest data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), released Thursday. Emissions have fallen by nearly 15 percent since hitting a recent high in 2007, but […]
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