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President TrumpDonald John TrumpFormer pro golfer advanced business interests of indicted Giuliani associates: report Republican 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 MORE, who has more bad blood with windmills than Sancho Panza, laid into his least […]

Former national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonBolton says he doesn’t think Trump admin ‘really means it’ on stopping North Korea nukes Republicans attack Pelosi for impeachment stalemate Senate Democrat: Pelosi ‘doing exactly the right thing’ withholding articles of impeachment MORE said in an interview Sunday that he doubts that President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump rails against […]

A Minnesota voter is challenging the Republican-submitted primary ballots that only include President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump rails against windmills: ‘I never understood wind’ Trump faces pivotal year with Russia on arms control Bolton says he doesn’t think Trump admin ‘really means it’ on stopping North Korea nukes MORE as a candidate, the StarTribune reported. Jim […]

Click:MDC Connector The House on Thursday voted to temporarily repeal much of the GOP tax law’s cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, a key priority for many Democrats. The bill passed on a near party line vote of 218-206.  Republicans, though, got their own victory in the process when Democrats agreed to adopt their motion […]

An oil spill of unknown origin is reportedly harming Brazil’s wildlife and beaches.  For several months, blobs of crude oil have appeared on Brazil’s coastline, Reuters reported, calling the spill the worst in the country’s history.  By Dec. 18, more than 950 beaches in 11 states had been affected.  ADVERTISEMENT Brazilian authorities have made a […]

A mining company worked closely with Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) to push the Trump administration for a reversal of an Obama-era restriction on a mine, CNN reported Friday. The network, citing documents it obtained, reported that Pebble Limited Partnership ghostwrote letters for Dunleavy and gave his office strategies on how to lobby for action sought by the firm. The […]

Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to multiple reports.  The public prosecutor’s office said Monday that the five men had been sentenced to death for direct involvement in the killing of Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist, The New York Times reported.  Three others […]

Federal health officials on Friday said they have even more evidence that vitamin E acetate is one of the main causes of a mysterious lung illness that has affected more than 2,500 people and resulted in 54 deaths.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vitamin E acetate was found in the lungs […]

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Two years after President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump rails against windmills: ‘I never understood wind’ Trump faces pivotal year with Russia on arms control Bolton says he doesn’t think Trump admin ‘really means it’ on stopping North Korea nukes MORE signed his tax cut legislation into law, the measure has not become a runaway hit with […]