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Twitter on Friday confirmed that it will not delete a misleading video clip of Democratic presidential candidate Joe BidenJoe BidenNYT to fight White House’s withholdment of emails about Ukraine aid freeze Krystal Ball: ‘Doesn’t hold up’ to say Castro failed to gain traction due to race Warren announces support for new North American trade pact […]

Thousands of people marched in Baghdad Saturday to mourn Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s late top general, and several Tehran-backed militia fighters who were killed in a U.S. airstrike this week. The procession – organized by Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an umbrella group of Iranian-supported paramilitary groups – began in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone and continued to […]

One of Iran’s most powerful generals was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday, a development that is sure to send shockwaves throughout the Middle East and prompt retaliation from Iran. “At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by […]

A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a Fort Worth hospital can remove an 11-month-old baby from life support, though the child’s mother reportedly plans to appeal the decision. Judge Sandee Bryan Marion of the Tarrant County district court sided with Cook Children’s Medical Center that Tinslee Lewis’s life-sustaining treatments should end after doctors said the […]

An expected proposal from the Trump administration will relieve agencies from having to consider climate change when they approve projects like pipelines, highways and other big infrastructure projects, according to reporting from The New York Times.  Changes to how agencies must conduct environmental impact statements are expected to be unveiled next week and could drastically […]

Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael KaineSanders, Khanna introduce legislation to block funding for a war with Iran Kaine introduces resolution to block war with Iran Schumer: Trump failed to alert top House, Senate leaders on Iran attack MORE (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Friday introduced a resolution to block President […]

Blackwater founder Erik Prince may have evaded U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, two senior U.S. officials reportedly said Monday. The unnamed officials told The Associated Press that Prince, the brother of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVosElizabeth (Betsy) Dee DeVosUS officials say Erik Prince may have violated Venezuela sanctions: report Teacher’s union leader: DeVos is ‘a cautionary […]

Oil prices are rising in response to the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. U.S. oil futures rose 3.7 percent Friday morning while oil prices rose to just more than $63 a barrel following news of the Iranian military leader’s killing in Iraq in a U.S. air strike ordered by President TrumpDonald John Trump […]

President TrumpDonald John Trump Trump asks New York judge to dismiss rape allegation case NYT to fight White House’s withholdment of emails about Ukraine aid freeze Gabbard blasts Iran strike: ‘Trump’s actions are an act of war’ MORE asked a New York judge to dismiss an allegation from a woman who claimed he raped her […]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged Friday morning in response to the U.S. killing of Iran’s top military commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad. The Dow fell more than 360 points at the open, though it then cut its losses and was down around 200 points, CNBC reports. U.S. crude oil futures jumped about 3.5 percent […]