Sen. Blackburn: Our job is to review impeachment, not expand it
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US, China sign historic phase one trade deal
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‘It doesn’t get any bigger than this’ President Trump signed a landmark trade agreement with China, heralding a period of detente in a trade war between the world’s two largest economies fueled by decades of complaints that Beijing was manipulating its currency and stealing … Read More
GAO says Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid (OMB disagrees)
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a legal opinion on Thursday saying that President Trump’s administration broke the law by withholding defense aid to Ukraine — the issue at the heart of the president’s impeachment trial. That money, $214 million which had been allocated to the Department of Defense for security … Read More
Iran rocket attack on Iraqi military base injured 11 US service members, official reveals
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Eleven U.S. service members were flown out of Al Assad Air Base in Iraq and treated for concussion symptoms after Iran‘s rocket attack targeting two Iraqi military bases earlier this month, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command revealed Thursday night. President Trump and U.S. … Read More
USMCA thumbs-up from Senate hands Trump second trade victory
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The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement sailed through the U.S. Senate on Thursday, giving President Trump his second major trade win in as many days. The biggest trade deal of all time, the pact encompasses more than $1.3 trillion of commerce. While winning enough votes to pass … Read More
GOP senators reject plans to dismiss Trump impeachment
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans signaled Monday they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as the House prepares to send the charges to the chamber for the historic trial. … Read More
Iranian security forces purportedly fire live ammunition to disperse protesters despite Trump’s warning
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Videos emerged online Monday that purportedly show Iranian police and security forces firing live ammunition to disperse demonstrators protesting against the Islamic Republic after the country mistakenly downed a Ukrainian airline plane shortly after takeoff from Tehran. There was no immediate report in Iranian … Read More