Pompeo announces Israeli settlements do not violate international law

Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoDemocrats release two new transcripts ahead of next public impeachment hearings McConnell urges Trump to voice support for Hong Kong protesters Overnight Defense — Presented by Boeing — Stopgap spending bill includes military pay raise | Schumer presses Pentagon to protect impeachment witnesses | US ends civil-nuclear waiver […]

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McConnell backs 'clean' stopgap spending bill through Dec. 20

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellFeehery: Pivoting to infrastructure could help heal post-impeachment wounds McConnell urges Trump to voice support for Hong Kong protesters Key GOP senator: ‘We need a breakthrough’ on spending talks MORE (R-Ky.) on Monday threw his support behind a “clean” stopgap bill to fund the government through Dec. 20, […]

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EPA delays advisers' review of 'secret science' rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repeatedly rescheduled and delayed a meeting of an advisory board slated to review a controversial proposal that would block the agency from considering studies that don’t make their underlying data public.  The rule in question is titled “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science,” but it is known as the secret […]

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US, South Korea cancel military exercise after criticism from North Korea

U.S. and South Korean military forces have indefinitely delayed a planned joint exercise that sparked harsh criticism from North Korea in what Defense Secretary Mark EsperMark EsperPentagon chief confident in military justice system after Trump pardons US, South Korea cancel military exercise after criticism from North Korea Hillicon Valley: Twitter shares more details on political […]

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McConnell urges Trump to voice support for Hong Kong protesters

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellFeehery: Pivoting to infrastructure could help heal post-impeachment wounds McConnell urges Trump to voice support for Hong Kong protesters Key GOP senator: ‘We need a breakthrough’ on spending talks MORE (R-Ky.) is calling on President TrumpDonald John TrumpMost Americans break with Trump on Ukraine, but just 45 percent […]

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Funding stopgap would give Congress more time to debate expiring surveillance provisions

The stopgap government funding measure on which the House is set to vote Tuesday would give Congress more time to debate a set of controversial government surveillance provisions currently set to expire by Dec. 15.  One last-minute addition to the continuing resolution (CR) would give Congress 90 more days to debate whether it wants to reauthorize the expiring provisions […]

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