Cheney calls for Turkish leader's bodyguards to be banned from re-entering US

Rep. Liz CheneyElizabeth (Liz) Lynn CheneyOvernight Defense: Protests at Trump’s NYC Veterans Day speech | House Dems release Pentagon official’s deposition transcript | Lawmakers ask Trump to rescind Erdogan invite Cheney calls for Turkish leader’s bodyguards to be banned from re-entering US Overnight Energy: Senate eyes nixing ‘forever chemicals’ fix from defense bill | Former […]

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New transcripts tie Mulvaney to quid pro quo effort

Two White House witnesses in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry implicated acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyImpeachment week: Trump probe hits crucial point Swalwell: Depositions provided evidence of an ‘extortion scheme’ Intelligence panel Republican: ‘How we treat this whistleblower will impact whistleblowers in the future’ MORE in an alleged effort to […]

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A Year After Adoption of Historic UN Treaty, Support for Nuclear Disarmament Stronger Than Ever

As nuclear disarmament advocates marked the one-year anniversary of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), polling found grave concerns among Europeans regarding U.S. nuclear weapons and widespread support for the historic agreement. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) commissioned a YouGov survey in time for the anniversary of […]

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Amid Warnings Saudi Attack Will Plunge Yemen Into Famine, Urgent Demand for US to End 'Complicity in This Atrocity'

Peace advocates and international observers are warning that a looming U.S.-backed assault on the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah could throw the war-torn country into the famine that human rights groups have warned about for months—and implored members of Congress on Tuesday to take immediate action to end the Saudi-led coalition’s offensive. “A prolonged battle […]

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After US Senator Asks Public to 'Imagine' CIA Interfering in Foreign Elections, Historians Are Like… Uhhh

Comments from Sen. Mark Warner responding to reports that Attorney General Bill Barr asked a number of world governments for help in refuting the investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 U.S. election were met with ridicule Friday as observers mocked the suggestion that the CIA would never do such a thing. Warner, a Virginia […]

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