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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin vowed to slash spending by 65%. “This agency will NEVER again waste any of your hard-earned tax dollars. I made a pledge to cut 65% of @EPA total spending this year. Here’s how we are going to do it:,” Zeldin posted Tuesday on X with a short video. Zeldin, a former…
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The U.S. is in “deep trouble” fiscally but finally has someone to audit the government to “have accountability for the American people” and a president who is “actually doing what he said he’s going to do,” Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., said Friday. “We’re in deep trouble. I was kind of talking to my colleague and compare…
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Advocacy groups representing FBI agents appealed to the U.S. Congress on Monday to intervene to stop possible mass firings of agents who worked on the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack and other probes condemned by President Donald Trump. In a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate and House of…
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Pete Hegseth went on the offense in Congress and in the media Wednesday, trying to salvage a nomination to lead the Pentagon that has been pushed to the precipice by allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking. In private meetings with lawmakers, interviews and a combative social media post, Hegseth is waging what looks like…
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Iran’s foreign ministry denied that a meeting was held between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian state media reported Saturday. The New York Times reported the meeting took place earlier this week, citing two Iranian officials. Associated Press also reported a meeting between…
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What is happening in the village of Pobieda? Yesterday, Russian troops claimed they had taken the village of Pobieda in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The report came as the Ukrainian military said its forces were repelling dozens of attacks in the area. So what do we know so far? The Russian defence ministry said that units…
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A US federal grand jury has indicted Steve Bannon, onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump, charging him with contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the Justice Department announced Friday. The indictment came as Attorney General Merrick Garland has been under pressure…
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We’re in the middle of #AIDSAwarenessWeek, and while we’ve come a long way in how we talk about and treat HIV & AIDS, it’s easy to forget that the law hasn’t quite caught up. For example, did you know that: In 10 U.S. states, people living with HIV are criminalized for acts that carry low or…
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President Trump on Wednesday threatened to use a constitutional clause that’s never been invoked before in order to forcibly adjourn Congress so he can push through nominees who would otherwise need to be confirmed by the Senate. He says there are 129 nominees for various federal agencies awaiting confirmation, and since senators are away from…
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The Tokyo Olympics were put off to next year as coronavirus deaths and infections surged in Europe and the U.S. on Tuesday, with New York warning it is about to get hit by a “bullet train.” Stocks soared as Washington lawmakers closed in on a nearly $2 trillion deal to help businesses and ordinary Americans…
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It looks like American adults will receive two separate relief checks from the government, with the first going out April 6 and the second on May 18, reports the Wall Street Journal. The amount would be dependent on family size and income, but the Washington Post reports that many Americans could receive a total of $2,000. The aid…
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Central to the coronavirus aid package from the US Congress, which builds on an emergency $8.3 billion measure approved last week, are the free testing, sick pay and family leave provisions. Providing sick pay for workers is a crucial element of federal efforts to stop the rapid spread of the infection. Officials warn that the…
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The historic impeachment trial against US president Donald Trump has begun with arguments already erupting over how to proceed as Democrats accused Republicans of trying to rig the process. Mr Trump’s legacy – and the judgment of both parties in Congress – are on the line in this high stakes showdown in the Republican-controlled Senate – a…
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Former United States Democratic Presidential Candidate and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has lauded the United States House of Representatives for impeaching President Donald Trump. Trump was impeached by a majority 230 Democrat votes on Wednesday Reacting to this, Clinton, who lost to Trump in the 2016 US elections, said the President had abused his…
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One year ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was working in a bar to help support her family. Image shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answers questions at a town hall event, September 19, 2018 in The Bronx borough of New York City (Source: NBC News/Drew Angerer/Getty) On Tuesday, the same Ocasio-Cortez, at 29 years old, became the youngest woman…
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The Saudi Arabian government isn’t joking with its threat to sell off hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets in the country if the U.S. Congress should pass a suspicious bill aimed at holding the kingdom responsible for terrorism. Saudi Arabia has vehemently denied playing any role in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Reports from…
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