Overnight Energy: Jerry Brown testifies on emissions fight | Brown presses climate action: 'Impeachment is important, but the climate is even more important' | Dems look to protect Grand Canyon from drilling

CALIFORNIA VS. TRUMP FIGHT COMES TO CAPITOL HILL… Jerry Brown: ‘Impeachment is important, but the climate is even more important’: Jerry Brown, the former Democratic governor of California, didn’t mince words Tuesday when he criticized the Trump administration’s proposal to roll back the state’s tailpipe emission standards. Speaking in front of the House Oversight and […]

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US, Gulf nations sanction Iran-linked entities over support for Hezbollah

The United States and six gulf nations have agreed to sanction business and individuals they say support Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah.  The action to target the network of corporations, banks and individuals was done by the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) countries, which include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.  Treasury Secretary Steven […]

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House calls for Bolton deposition as part of impeachment inquiry

House investigators on Wednesday invited former national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonHouse panel advances resolution outlining impeachment inquiry Democrats raise stakes with impeachment vote The Memo: After Vindman, GOP anxiety deepens MORE to give a voluntary deposition next week as part of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, in what could be key testimony on President TrumpDonald John […]

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Senate Democrats call on White House to abandon plan to collect DNA from migrants

A group of Senate Democrats is calling on the Trump administration to abandon reported plans to collect DNA from migrants at the border. Sen. Ed MarkeyEdward (Ed) John MarkeyOvernight Defense: Pentagon shares images of al-Baghdadi raid | Bolton called for impeachment inquiry deposition | Russia ambassador pick pressed on surveillance flight treaty Senate Democrats call […]

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Overnight Energy: House passes bill to prohibit mining near Grand Canyon| Union says EPA refuses to renegotiate contract | Climate protesters occupy Pelosi's office over California fires

A GRAND EFFORT: The House passed legislation Wednesday that would ban mining near the Grand Canyon, a move designed to counter any efforts by the Trump administration to bolster the uranium industry by mining on federal lands. The bill, which passed 236-185, would make permanent a mining moratorium on more than 1 million acres in […]

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Pentagon releases images of al-Baghdadi raid

The Pentagon on Wednesday released new images and videos of the weekend raid that killed the ISIS head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, adding to the picture of the terrorist leader’s final moments. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, said the mission, which he ordered to commence from Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Fla., began around 9 a.m. EST on […]

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Ocasio-Cortez lauds Twitter's decision to refuse political ads

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOvernight Energy: House passes bill to prohibit mining near Grand Canyon| Union says EPA refuses to renegotiate contract | Climate protesters occupy Pelosi’s office over California fires Hillicon Valley: Twitter to refuse all political ads | Trump camp blasts ‘very dumb’ decision | Ocasio-Cortez hails move | Zuckerberg doubles down on Facebook’s […]

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