Two American troops were killed in Iraq on Sunday during an anti-ISIS mission, a deadly reminder of the terror group’s ongoing presence there, officials announced Monday. According to the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad, the two service members were “killed by enemy forces while advising and accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an […]
Category: Government
Romney To Vote For Investigation Into Burisma And Biden
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) will vote to subpoena a former consultant linked to Burisma Holdings, as part of a GOP probe into Hunter Biden and the Ukraine gas company. Liz Johnson, a spokeswoman for Romney, said Friday that he would support the subpoena — which is expected to request documents and an interview with former […]
Taliban Does Not Intend To Honor Peace Deal With Trump
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has collected persuasive intelligence that the Taliban do not intend to honor the promises they have made in the recently signed deal with the United States, three American officials tell NBC News, undercutting what has been days of hopeful talk by President Donald Trump and his top aides. “They have […]
Trump Signs $8.3 Billion Funding Package To Combat Coronavirus
President Trump on Friday signed a bill providing $8.3 billion in emergency funding to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The bill provides $7.76 billion to federal, state and local agencies to combat the coronavirus and authorizes an additional $500 million in waivers for Medicare telehealth restrictions. Read more at thehill.com
Iran Has Tripled Its Enriched Uranium For Nukes In 3 Months
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of enriched uranium over three months in violation of the nuclear deal it signed with other nations, according to an internal report obtained by The Associated Press. The international agency reported that as of Feb. 19, Iran’s total enriched […]
Trump Adds New Travel Restrictions Due To Coronavirus
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday announced additional travel restrictions involving Iran and increased warnings about travel to Italy and South Korea to combat the coronavirus after the health officials in Washington state announced the first death in the U.S. from the virus. Pence, who’s been placed in charge of the […]
US Signs Historic Peace Agreement With The Taliban
DOHA, Qatar — The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan started nearly 7,000 miles away on a sunny September morning when hijacked planes slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, as well as the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. On Saturday, more than 18 years after the terror […]
FDA Reports First Drug Shortage Due To Coronavirus
The Food and Drug Administration said the pharmaceutical industry reported the first shortage of a drug due to the COVID-19 outbreak that has spread to 44 countries in a matter of weeks. The FDA, which declined to identify the drug, said the shortage is related to a manufacturing site impacted by the outbreak in China. […]
78,000 Transgenders Can Not Vote Due To ID Laws
Oliver, now 22, headed to the polls for the very first time in 2014. The Maryland resident said he was excited to cast his ballot and perform his civic duty, but the excitement was short-lived. Oliver, who identifies as trans masculine, said he was met with resistance when he presented his identification — which is […]
Court Rules Trump Can Block Sanctuary Cities Federal Grant Money
A federal appeals court on Wednesday handed a major win to the Trump administration in its fight against “sanctuary” jurisdictions, ruling that it can deny grant money to states that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York overturned a lower court ruling that stopped the administration’s […]
US And Taliban On Verge Of “Historic Peace Deal” Says Pompeo
“So far,” a deal among the U.S., the Taliban and the Afghan government to reduce violence “is working,” according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. But, Pompeo said, the U.S. will only sign an agreement with the militant group to withdraw American troops if that reduction holds until Saturday and is declared a success. While […]
Devin Nunes Loses Lawsuit Against Fusion GPS
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a racketeering lawsuit brought by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes against the political research firm that enlisted a former British spy to look into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. Nunes, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a vocal ally of […]