Pentagon official cited alarm over hold on aid to Ukraine

A top career Defense Department official described to House impeachment investigators her dismay over the summer’s delay of U.S. military aid to Ukraine, painting a portrait of a Pentagon doing battle with the White House over the release of funding deemed “vital” to national security. ADVERTISEMENT Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary Laura Cooper, who testified late […]

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Ebola vaccine gets first approval in Europe

European health authorities gave the world’s first Ebola vaccine a green light on Monday, marking a major breakthrough in the quest to prevent exposure to the deadly disease.  The European Commission adopted a recommendation to grant marketing authorization for the Ervebo vaccine, manufactured by Merck. The decision comes less than a month after European regulators recommended the […]

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Senator criticizes HHS for not investigating exposure of millions of medical images

Sen. Mark WarnerMark Robert WarnerCentrist Democrats seize on state election wins to rail against Warren’s agenda Hillicon Valley: Facebook to remove mentions of potential whistleblower’s name | House Dems demand FCC action over leak of location data | Dem presses regulators to secure health care data Senator criticizes HHS for not investigating exposure of millions […]

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Trump administration unveils new plan for notifying public on 2020 election interference

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a new plan to notify the public of cyberattacks or other interference during the 2020 presidential election. The new protocols are designed to provide consistency in the notification process for victims and the public after hacks from foreign governments. The plan, which President TrumpDonald John TrumpThis week: House kicks off […]

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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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