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Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe Biden2020 candidates send support after Biden press secretary diagnosed with lung cancer Hospital opposition to state health care reforms foreshadows challenges for Congress Trump blasts ‘unfair’ impeachment, ‘extreme leftists’ in speech to young conservatives MORE announced his support for the revised North American trade deal, a top legislative priority for […]

A deputy to acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyRepublican group to run ads in target states demanding testimony from White House officials in Trump impeachment trial Mulvaney deputy tapped for White House tech post Schumer demands sensitive documents for impeachment trial MORE has been appointed as the special representative for international telecommunications […]

Click:PLC Splitter Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerBiden maintains national lead after December debate: poll Booker eyes improvements to long-term care in new 2020 plan The right whale is facing extinction — we must act now MORE (D-N.J.) unveiled a plan on Monday to expand eligibility for long-term services for low- and middle-income Americans  “No one […]

A U.S. soldier died in combat on Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement.  The U.S. military announced the service member’s death without providing details. The name of the service member will be withheld for 24 hours after the next of kin is notified, the military said.  The Taliban claimed it was behind […]

CHEMICAL DISASTERS: A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Trump administration over its easing of chemical plant safety regulations following a recent plant explosion in Texas that injured several people.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month finalized a rule that it said would get rid of “unnecessary and ineffective regulatory burdens,” a change […]

A spokesman for the Russian government says that the country will take action after the U.S. sanctioned companies and individuals involved with the construction of a natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. The Associated Press reported Monday that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that his government would respond to the U.S. after sanctions by the Trump administration were blamed […]

Click:Tea bag packing machine Police clashed with demonstrators in the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district on Sunday as protesters rallied in support of Uighurs in China, Reuters reports.  More than 1,000 people reportedly waved Uighur flags and condemned Beijing’s policies toward the Muslim ethnic minority.  Crowd members dressed in black and wearing masks to shield their identities held up signs […]

Billionaire presidential candidate Michael BloombergMichael Rubens BloombergBiden maintains national lead after December debate: poll Republicans are the party of civil liberties as Democrats walk away Bloomberg campaign to use little-known company he founded for digital strategy MORE is relying on a company he founded earlier this year to run his campaign’s digital strategy, an unusual move that underlines […]

Chinese officials said Monday that the creation of a U.S. Space Force would overly weaponize outer space and endanger peaceful missions. The Associated Press reported that Geng Shuang, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry, told reporters that Beijing is “deeply concerned” and “resolutely opposed” to the Trump administration’s establishment of the sixth branch of the U.S. military. “The […]

A gunman killed an officer in Russia’s FSB security service after opening fire near the agency’s headquarters in Moscow on Thursday, injuring several others, according to Agence France-Presse. The FSB said the lone gunman was “neutralized” shortly after opening fire near the facility in Lubyanka Square. “An unknown individual opened fire near building … There […]