Author: Washington Examiner
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Congress left in the dark as Trump defends blowing up Venezuelan drug boat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers after ordering a U.S. military strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug-running vessel in the Caribbean Sea last week, with critics questioning whether the president has the…
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Minneapolis City Council ready to litigate against property owner who won’t clear homeless encampment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Minneapolis City Council authorized the city attorney’s office to bring litigation against a property owner who has refused to clear a homeless encampment on his property, moving in favor by a vote of 6-4…
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Thune launches ‘nuclear’ Senate rules change to fast-track Trump nominees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Republicans took the first step on Monday to invoke the so-called “nuclear” option to change chamber rules and allow dozens of President Donald Trump’s pending nominees to be swiftly confirmed en bloc. Although nominees…
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Trump pins blame for murder of Iryna Zaruska on soft crime policies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump blamed the public murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zaruska on former Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D-NC) crime policies. Zaruska was murdered last month, but her fatal stabbing came to widespread attention on Friday…
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow it to keep billions in foreign aid frozen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Justice Department filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking for the Trump administration to be permitted to maintain a freeze on $4 billion in foreign aid. The filing to the…
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Judge who released Charlotte light rail killer has history of addiction activism
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A North Carolina magistrate judge is under fire for allowing a schizophrenic, repeat offender to walk free without bond, seven months before he fatally stabbed a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte light rail train in…
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Eric Swalwell tapped to lead Democrats on new Jan. 6 select committee
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is the House Democrats‘ pick to serve as ranking member of the newly formed subcommittee investigating the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but that selection is subject to…
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Israel threatens to destroy Gaza City in ‘mighty hurricane’ if Hamas doesn’t surrender
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Israel ramped up its threats against Gaza City, threatening to destroy it entirely in a “mighty hurricane” if Hamas doesn’t surrender and release all remaining hostages. The Israeli air force has ramped up its strikes…
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Venezuela boosting effort against drug trafficking after US boat strike
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Venezuelan officials announced Sunday that they will increase the deployment of troops in the country’s coastal states in a bid to crack down on drug trafficking. Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said President Nicolas Maduro…
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Republicans target Roy Cooper over ‘weak’ crime policies during governorship after light rail stabbing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s record on criminal justice is being scrutinized by Republicans seeking to derail his campaign to claim a Senate seat. Cooper, a popular two-term governor, launched a bid in…




