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Finland’s transportation minister, Sanna Marin, will become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister when she’s sworn in this week.  Marin, 34, was chosen by her Social Democratic Party after its leader, Antii Rinne, quit as prime minister, the BBC reported.  Finland’s coalition government is made up of five parties, all led by women. Four of them […]

Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoRepublicans consider skipping witnesses in Trump impeachment trial GOP senator blocks bill aimed at preventing Russia election meddling Russian diplomat says election meddling wasn’t discussed at White House, contradicting Trump MORE on Tuesday said that he told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that interference in U.S. domestic affairs is “unacceptable.”  “On […]

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a Kentucky law that obligates doctors to show and describe ultrasounds to women who seek abortions, even if patients object. The justices’ decision not to take up the case leaves intact a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the law against a First Amendment challenge […]

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday dismissed conspiracy theories pushed by allies of President TrumpDonald John TrumpLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal House Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment Tuesday Houston police chief excoriates McConnell, Cornyn and Cruz on gun violence MORE — including some Republican members of Congress — that Ukraine interfered […]

Chinese exports to the U.S. dropped in November for the fourth consecutive month amid the trade war, reports said Sunday. Exports to the U.S. plummeted by 23 percent since November 2018 to $35.6 billion, according to customs data obtained by The Associated Press Sunday. U.S. imports into China fell 2.8 percent to $11 billion, which […]

A coalition of 50 LGBTQ, HIV/AIDS and public health groups on Monday sent a letter to Facebook accusing the social media giant of allowing ads to run on the platform with dangerous misinformation about HIV prevention drugs. The ads, run on Facebook and Instagram by what seem to be personal-injury lawyers and entities affiliated with them, claim […]

House and Senate negotiators on Monday released an agreement for the massive annual defense policy bill that would give federal workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave in exchange for creating President TrumpDonald John TrumpLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal House Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment Tuesday Houston police chief excoriates […]

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) published a draft report addressed to President TrumpDonald John TrumpLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal House Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment Tuesday Houston police chief excoriates McConnell, Cornyn and Cruz on gun violence MORE this week that found cyber threats to critical infrastructure pose an […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal House Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment Tuesday Houston police chief excoriates McConnell, Cornyn and Cruz on gun violence MORE and House Democrats appear to be closing in on a deal to approve a new North American trade agreement, which would set up […]

Two members of the Senate’s GOP leadership signaled on Monday there are concerns among Republicans that President TrumpDonald John TrumpLawmakers release defense bill with parental leave-for-Space-Force deal House Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment Tuesday Houston police chief excoriates McConnell, Cornyn and Cruz on gun violence MORE‘s trade deal with Mexico and Canada may […]