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Ex-White House, DOJ officials urge Supreme Court to reject Trumps effort to hamper Jan. 6 investigation A group of former White House and top Justice Department lawyers who served under Republican presidents have demanded the Supreme Court to reject former US President Donald Trumps efforts to stymie the House committees probe around the Jan. 6 incidents.
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Old pro-war hawk Bolton says its time for NATO to stand up to Russia Then US National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters at the White House on May 1, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
John Bolton, the former US national security adviser (NSA) and a foreign policy hawk, says its the time for NATO to "stand up to Russia" amid growing tensions between Moscow and... |
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US orders warships to stay in Mediterranean amid tensions with Russia This US Navy picture shows a fleet of US warships, including the Harry S. Truman carrier strike group and the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. (File photo)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a fleet of warships to remain in the Mediterranean Sea amid rising tensions between the West... |
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Teen killed by LAPD called US country of opportunity, her father says Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers walk with community members during a National Night Out event on August 03, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (file photo)
A 14-year-old girl who was killed by US police fire in a dressing room had called the United States the "safest country in the world,"... |
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Biden halts travel restrictions on African countries © REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
President Joe Biden has declared an end to the travel ban that barred visitors from eight countries in southern Africa, citing progress made in understanding Omicron - the Covid-19 variant that triggered the restrictions.
Biden said on Tuesday that the controversial... |
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5 killed, officer injured in Denver-area shooting spree A lone gunman has shot and killed four people during a shooting spree around Denver in Colorado, which ended with police killing the suspect, authorities said.
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Authorities said late on Monday that the suspect was among the... |
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Biden acknowledges shortages of COVID-19 tests, pledges to do more US President Joe Biden holds a virtual meeting with the National Governors Association to discuss his administrations response to the Omicron variant, December 27, 2021.
President Joe Biden has acknowledged the shortage of coronavirus tests in the United States as the Omicron variant is spurring... |
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US threatens Russia with unprecedented sanctions FILE PHOTO. US Vice President Kamala Harris. © AFP / MANDEL NGAN
The White House is coordinating a package of ‘high-impact restrictive measures to slap on Moscow in case it invades Ukraine
If Moscow encroaches on Ukraines sovereignty, the US will impose sanctions against Russia like... |
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Rep. Jayapal asks Biden to continue focus on Build Back Better, urges using executive action US Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) speaks to reporters outside the House Floor of the United States Capitol in Washington, US, December 2, 2021. (Reuters photo)
US Representative Pramila Jayapal, a leading liberal House Democrat, has asked President Joe Biden to use executive action to deliver... |
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Texas governor using millions in taxpayer funds for Trump-like border wall project Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (File photo)
The governor of Texas is using millions in taxpayer funds for projects pertaining to his desire to finish former president Donald Trumps aborted wall along the US-Mexico border.
US President Joe Biden halted construction of the wall and ordered an end to the "Remain... |
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African Americans still see higher jobless rate despite market recovery People receive information as they attend a job fair in Inglewood, California, in September. (Photo by AFP)
African Americans continue to experience a much higher unemployment rate even as US economists celebrated a job market recovery from the outset of the pandemic, when jobless rate peaked at nearly... |
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US police killings remain high after George Floyds murder File photo of a mural in honor of African-American George Floyd.
The number of Americans killed in encounters with US police has not dropped despite massive protests across the country following the killing of African-American men, George Floyd and Daunte Wright, by white police officers last year,... |
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Trump speaker sues panel members investigating Jan. 6 riot This file photo shows former US president Donald Trump (L) and his current spokesman Taylor Budowich.
The spokesperson for former US President Donald Trump has taken legal action against lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that left several people dead.
Taylor Budowich on Friday sued... |
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LAPD tactics under scrutiny after fatal shooting of teenage girl in dressing room Los Angeles Police Department public information officer Capt. Stacy Spell speaks in a news conference at the scene where two people were struck by gunfire in a shooting at a Burlington store in North Hollywood, California on Thursday. (Photo by AP)
The fatal shooting of a teenage girl by the Los... |
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US Navy warship sidelined with COVID outbreak The USS Milwaukee, a littoral combat ship (File photo)
A US Navy warship with a crew of more than 100 people has paused its deployment to South America due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
The US Navy announced on Friday that the USS Milwaukee is staying in port at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, where it had... |
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US to lift Bidens travel apartheid against Africa, after backlash People enter the baggage claim area from the international arrivals terminal as the US reopens air and land borders to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinated travelers for the first time since the COVID-19 restrictions were imposed, at Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle, Washington, US on November 8, 2021.... |
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Georgia election workers sue Giuliani, OAN over election conspiracy theories In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo)
Two former election workers in the state of Georgia are suing the right-wing... |
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block release to Capitol riot probe In this file photo taken on January 12, 2021 US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Harlingen, Texas. (AFP photo)
Former US president Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the release of White House records to a congressional committee investigating the... |
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Former US police officer found guilty in death of Black man Kimberly Potter (center) and her lawyers reacting as the verdict was read on Thursday. (AP photo)
A former US police officer has been found guilty in the shooting death of a young African-American man earlier this year.
Kim Potter, who is white, was convicted Thursday of the first and second degree... |
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block Jan 6 docs release Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 US presidential election in Washington DC © REUTERS/Jim Bourg
In an emergency petition filed on Thursday by his lawyers, Trump argued that releasing White House documents and communications with senior staff set a bad... |
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White House says US will never agree to some Russian proposals © Unsplash / Michael Schofield
The US has not yet given an official response to Russian proposals about security guarantees, but would "never" agree to some of them, the White House told reporters on Thursday.
However, a senior official in President Joe Bidens government used a background... |
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Biden says a Trump candidacy would motivate second term run US President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force and private sector CEOs, in the South Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 22, 2021. (Via AFP)
Though he isnt even a year into his first term, US President Joe Biden says one factor... |
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US election officials face more pressure by Trump allies to revisit 2020 vote Supporters of former president Donald Trump gather at a rally, on June 26, 2021 in Wellington, Ohio. (File photo)
Election officials in the US are facing a growing barrage of claims that the outcome of last years presidential election, which saw Democratic candidate Joe Biden the winner, needs to... |
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Nearly $100B stolen in US pandemic relief funds: Secret Service Americans lost their jobs during pandemic line up to attend a job fair in Inglewood, California, US, on Sept. 9, 2021. (Via Getty Images)
At least $100 billion has been stolen from coronavirus relief programs set up to help American businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, the... |
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Fauci urges Americans to ban unvaxxed family members from holidays Anthony Fauci (C) and other White House officials meet with President Joe Biden, in the White House in Washington, DC, December 16, 2021. © Reuters / Evelyn Hockstein
Top White House Covid adviser Anthony Fauci has urged Americans to give the cold shoulder to unvaccinated family members, suggesting... |
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Biden reveals how Trump & fate may affect his 2024 plans US President Joe Biden has revealed that, although he intends to run for re-election in 2024, his health and whether former President Donald Trump decides to run are major factors that will decide the fate of his campaign.
After being asked by ABC News on Thursday whether he plans to run for re-election,... |
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Trump says he is appreciative of Bidens praise over vaccine Donald Trump squares off against Democratic challenger Joe Biden in a 2020 presidential debate. (file photo)
Former US President Donald Trump says he is "appreciative" President Joe Biden after the latter praised him over the development of the Covid-19 vaccines.
Biden credited Trump twice during a... |
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Trump reveals why he didnt pardon Snowden or Assange Julian Assange supporters speak to media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London © REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Former President Donald Trump has said he was "very close to going the other way" on issuing a pardon for Julian Assange or Edward Snowden before he left the White House, ultimately... |
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US Air Force base in Europe receives first F-35A fighter jets A US Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 495th Fighter Squadron lands on the flightline at Royal Air Force Lakenheath. (Photo by the US Air Force)
The US Air Force (USAF) has announced that its base at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath in Britain has received the first delivery of F-35A Lightning... |
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Americans warned about risk of Russian invasion © Getty Images / Igor Golovniov
American citizens considering traveling to Ukraine have been advised by Washington to reconsider the trip, citing persistent claims that Russia could be planning an all-out offensive against its Eastern European neighbor.
On Monday, the US State Department updated... |
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