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Kevin D. Liles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia, speaks during an election night watch party in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Stacey Abrams will say that the hopes of American families are being “crushed” by Republican political leadership in the …
Read More »Mitch McConnell wants Mike Pompeo to consider Kansas Senate run
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks after his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, October 18, 2018. Mitch McConnell wants Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to consider joining him in the Senate. “I’d sure like for him to think about” …
Read More »Warren, Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez propose taxes on the rich ahead of 2020 election
The big new idea on taxing the rich is actually a bit of a throwback. The current debate kicked into overdrive in January, when Ocasio-Cortez, a 29-year-old freshman representative who is not eligible to run for president because she’s six years too young, floated a 70 percent marginal tax rate …
Read More »Russia says it must develop new nuclear missiles after INF end
Alexei Nikolsky | TASS | Getty Images Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a meeting at Moscow’s Kremlin. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said his country should develop new ground-based hypersonic and cruise missiles in a direct response to the apparent ending of a nuclear …
Read More »Trump nominates acting Interior secretary for permanent role
Joshua Roberts | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump and acting U.S. Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt arrive to place a wreath at the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2019. President Donald Trump on Monday announced that David Bernhardt will be nominated to become Secretary of the …
Read More »Trump wants US military to stay in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’
Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes a speech during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran on January 10, 2019. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will keep the U.S. military in Iraq, in order to keep a close eye on Iran, which is …
Read More »The Pentagon will deploy another 3,750 troops to Mexican border
PEDRO PARDO | AFP | Getty Images Guards stand on the US side of the US-Mexico border fence as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, on November 16, 2018. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Sunday a deployment of about 3,750 troops to the U.S. border with Mexico, as President Donald Trump continues …
Read More »Mueller wants Roger Stone case slow-walked to trial citing vast amount of evidence
Joshua Prezant | AFP | Getty Images Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, speaks to the media outside court January 25, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The evidence collected in the criminal case of President Donald Trump’s longtime political advisor Roger Stone is “voluminous and complex,” special …
Read More »Trump says he is ‘confined’ to public list of SCOTUS nominees
Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on January 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. – President Donald Trump told a conservative media outlet that he believes he is “confined” to a list of 25 …
Read More »God ‘wanted Trump to become president,’ Sarah Sanders says
Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump with White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on September 24, 2018 in New York City. Donald Trump was chosen by God to be president in 2016, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told the Christian Broadcasting Network …
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