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Multiple federal agencies on Thursday, including the departments of Justice, State and Treasury, took action against Russians involved in the theft of millions of dollars from bank accounts worldwide through cyber hacking operations. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued sanctions against a group known as Evil Corp, which is a Russian-based cybercriminal […]

Russian President Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinPutin signs crackdown on foreign-sponsored journalists Kennedy doubles down on alleged Ukraine meddling amid criticism Schumer: Claim that Ukraine meddled in 2016 election ‘is a lie’ MORE on Monday signed into law a bill allowing Moscow to label individual journalists or bloggers as “foreign agents.” The new measure serves as an extension […]

YOU’RE NOT ON THE LIST: The rate of listing new endangered and threatened species has slowed under the Trump administration, a trend that highlights an administrative push to shrink the number of animals ultimately placed on the endangered species list. President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrumps light 97th annual National Christmas Tree Trump to hold campaign rally […]

David Hale, the third-ranking State Department official who testified recently as part of the House impeachment inquiry, told senators Tuesday that he has not seen any evidence to support GOP claims that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election. Hale, the under secretary of State for political affairs, also told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he did not […]

Senators argued for their dueling proposals for a federal privacy law during a highly anticipated hearing on Wednesday, marking the first time key Republicans and Democrats have taken their disputes public after months of closed-doors negotiations. The Senate Commerce Committee hearing underlined the significant daylight between the parties over how Congress should approach the country’s […]

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocratic challenger to Joni Ernst releases ad depicting her as firing gun at him Senate confirms eight Trump court picks in three days The case for censuring, and not impeaching, Donald Trump MORE (R-Ky.) and Sen. Chuck GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyHouse to vote next week on sweeping bill […]

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General Motors (GM) and South Korean company LG Chem announced Thursday that they will begin producing battery cells for electric vehicles at a new plant in Ohio. The companies plan to invest a total of $2.3 billion in the facility, which is expected to create 1,100 new jobs, according to a GM statement. The plant will […]

Planned Parenthood is targeting Republican senators in a seven-figure ad campaign over the Trump administration’s changes to a federally funded birth control program. The campaign, which will include ads on television, radio and digital platforms, as well as mailers, will target three Republican incumbents who Democrats hope to defeat in 2020: Sens. Cory GardnerCory Scott GardnerOvernight Health Care: House to […]