Suo. Josh Hawley blocked quick consideration of President-elect Joe Biden’s Homeland Security nominee, Alejandro Mayorkas, martedì, leaving the third-largest federal department without confirmed leadership as it faces national security concerns, a pandemic and an incoming president prepared to roll out ambitious immigration plans.
Biden’s stimulus effort hits the runway
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The House is poised to vote on the biggest piece of legislative work in the Biden administration thus far, all ahead of the March 14 deadline when some pandemic-era unemployment benefits expire. Il $ 1.9 trilioni ...
US Capitol security review set to call for adding more than 1,000 police officers and retractable fencing
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A review of US Capitol security in the wake of the January 6 insurrection is set to recommend a series of sweeping changes next week intended to better protect lawmakers while they are in Washington, DC, and at home...
McConnell says he’ll ‘absolutely’ support Trump in 2024 if he’s the GOP nominee
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would "assolutamente" support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, a notable commitment following his recent blisterin...
India’s groundwater crisis threatens food security for hundreds of millions, dice lo studio
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Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study. India is one of the worl...
PA GOP expected to consider censure of Sen. Pat Toomey over vote to convict Trump
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The Pennsylvania Republican state committee is holding a meeting Wednesday night with the expectations that the issue of censuring Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Pat Toomey over his impeachment vote will be discussed. Sever...
Japan increases protection for US military amid ‘severe security environment’
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Hong Kong Japan's military performed 25 missions in 2020 in defense of US ships or planes, a sign of the growing integration of two of Asia's most powerful armed forces. The number of what Japan calls "asset protect...
Twitter is on the verge of claiming its first Cabinet nominee
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A Cabinet nominee not making it to the finish line is a story as old as Washington. Nel passato, nominees have been forced to withdraw because of things like hiring undocumented workers or a questionable business de...
National security adviser says White House has started to communicate with Iran over American hostages
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Washington The Biden administration has begun to communicate with Iran over American hostages in the region, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday, calling the issue a "significant priority" for the Whi...
Oath Keeper afferma di essere stata la sicurezza dei VIP al raduno di Trump prima della rivolta e dice di aver incontrato gli agenti dei servizi segreti
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Una leader in una presunta cospirazione dei Custodi del Giuramento nell'insurrezione del Campidoglio degli Stati Uniti afferma che le è stato dato un pass VIP per la manifestazione pro-Trump a gennaio 6, aveva incontrato agenti dei servizi segreti e stava fornendo sicurezza per le ...
Members of Maine GOP state committee condemn Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to convict Trump
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Members of the Maine Republican Party state committee are condemning "in the strongest possible terms" Sen. Repubblicano. Susan Collins' vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this month...
House Democrats plan to push Biden’s Covid relief plan through the chamber next week
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Washington House Democrats are taking a major step forward to push through President Joe Biden's massive $ 1.9 trillion Covid relief bill by the end of next week. The House Budget committee announced Thursday it wil...
Former GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole has advanced lung cancer
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Washington Bob Dole, the longtime US senator from Kansas and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, announced Thursday that he has an advanced form of lung cancer and will undergo treatment. "Recentemente, I was diagnose...