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The military’s top uniformed official pushed back on last week’s reports that found that the Pentagon for years lied about progress in the 18-year Afghanistan War, calling the findings a “mischaracterization.” “I know there’s an assertion out there of some sort of a coordinated lie over the course of, say, 18 years. I find that […]

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 that was sought by […]

Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenFive takeaways from the Democratic debate Buttigieg, Warren square off on donors at Democratic debate Battle for Iowa takes center stage at Democratic debate MORE on Thursday night said he pushed back on the Obama administration’s surge of troops in Afghanistan beginning in 2009, calling nation building a mistake and unachievable. “I […]

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The House on Thursday passed a bill to implement President TrumpDonald John TrumpFive takeaways from the Democratic debate Buttigieg, Warren square off on donors at Democratic debate Sanders, Biden spar over Medicare for All MORE’s overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), advancing a crucial piece of his economic agenda with strong bipartisan […]

The Trump administration told a court on Thursday that the House subpoena ordering former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify in the impeachment inquiry “appears to be moot” now that the president has been impeached. The Department of Justice submitted a brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that the House Judiciary […]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) found “no basis” to investigate Donald Trump Jr.Donald (Don) John TrumpFWS: There’s ‘no basis’ to investigate Trump Jr.’s Mongolian hunting trip Fish and Wildlife Service to review allegations surrounding Trump Jr.’s Mongolian hunting trip Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ hashtag trends after president goes after Greta Thunberg MORE‘s hunting trip to […]

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A federal judge has found that the federal government is liable for some damage related to Hurricane Harvey, which struck Texas and Louisiana in 2017, causing severe flooding. Judge Charles Lettow determined Tuesday that the government must compensate people for flooding caused by the Army Corps of Engineers’ reservoir management following the storm.  The George […]

Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersFive takeaways from the Democratic debate Buttigieg, Warren square off on donors at Democratic debate Battle for Iowa takes center stage at Democratic debate MORE (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenFive takeaways from the Democratic debate Buttigieg, Warren square off on donors at Democratic debate Battle for Iowa takes center […]