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China flies 18 warplanes near Taiwan during U.S. envoy’s visit
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s military sent 18 planes including fighter jets over the Taiwan Strait in an unusually large show of force Friday as a…
Yosemite closing due to ‘hazardous’ air quality from smoke
Yosemite National Park will close Thursday night due to hazardous air quality as wildfires continue to rage across the West Coast. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/516990-yosemite-closing-due-to-hazardous-air-quality-from-smoke Droolin’ Dog…
U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
SEATTLE — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the…
Trump’s climate change rollbacks to drive up U.S. emissions
President Donald Trump’s rollback of Obama-era climate regulations will cause the United States to pump an extra 1.8 billion tons of greenhouse gases into the…
De Blasio delays in-person schooling a second time
NEW YORK — New York City schools will not fully reopen on Monday as planned, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday — agreeing to another…
Congress starts its weekend no closer to a coronavirus deal
Democrats and Republicans appeared even further away from a coronavirus relief deal on Thursday, despite mounting calls from rank-and-file lawmakers — and even President Donald…
Homicides spike 52 percent in Chicago amid coronavirus pandemic
Homicides have increased more than 50 percent in Chicago since the coronavirus pandemic began, officials in Cook County said this week.The medical examiner’s office for the…
Democrats lose control of marijuana messaging
Removing federal penalties for marijuana looked like an easy win for Democrats two weeks ago, but the momentum has stalled. Democrats have been scared off…
Ballot measures across US aim to overhaul voting practices
Voters in November will decide whether to make substantial changes to election laws in more than a dozen states, where ballot measures would reshape the…
Minneapolis city councilors: Residents are feeling ‘terrorized,’ say police ‘nowhere to be seen’
Minneapolis city councilors told the city police chief on Tuesday that their residents are feeling “terrorized” and say police are “nowhere to be seen” months…
Transgender activist Sarah McBride wins Delaware state Senate primary
Transgender activist Sarah McBride won the Democratic nomination for a Delaware state Senate seat Tuesday, putting her on track to be the nation’s highest-ranking openly transgender…
Trump hails ‘manufacturing miracle’ as factories bleed jobs
Four years after he won the Midwest by vowing to revitalize the U.S. manufacturing workforce, President Donald Trump is campaigning for reelection on a job…
Bill Gates questions whether FDA can be trusted on vaccine
Microsoft founder Bill Gates questioned whether a Food and Drug Administration-approved coronavirus vaccine could be trusted as safe and effective, … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/516470-bill-gates-questions-whether-fda-can-be-trusted-on-vaccine Droolin’ Dog…
Florida Democrat introduces bill to recognize Puerto Rico statehood referendum
A bipartisan House group on Tuesday introduced a resolution to recognize the results of Puerto Rico’s upcoming statehood referendum, which will be on the territory’s…
Businesses reject Trump payroll tax plan while postponing their own tax bills
Most American workers won’t be getting the payroll tax break pushed by President Donald Trump, thanks to widespread opposition from employers. But many businesses are…
Trump calls Carl Bernstein ‘total nut job’ after CNN analyst’s ‘homicidal president’ charge
President Trump called Carl Bernstein “a nut job” during an interview early Tuesday after the CNN political analyst referred to him as “homicidal.””I know Carl Bernstein…
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin decided the 2016 election. We’ll have to wait on them in 2020.
The most important states in the 2016 election are among the least likely states to count their votes and declare a winner on election night…
Trump says he wanted to take out Syria’s Assad but Mattis opposed it
President Trump on Tuesday confirmed a plan was in the works to take out Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017 and that he was supportive…
Trump says he read ‘boring’ Woodward book ‘very quickly’
President Trump on Tuesday claimed he read Bob Woodward’s book “very quickly” after previously predicting he wouldn’t do so, criticizing the bombshell as a “very boring”…
Pelosi defends not speaking to Trump for almost a year
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday defended not speaking directly to President Trump for almost a year amid the current coronavirus pandemic and wildfire crises,…
Federal judge rules Pennsylvania’s coronavirus orders are unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled on Monday that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) coronavirus orders, which shut down the state, closed businesses and limited gatherings, were…
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