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Nicolas Maduro’s government has moved aggressively to wipe out what remains of resistance to his socialist rule, attempting to install a pliant leadership in congress in a move opponents compared to an attempted coup in Venezuela’s last democratic institution. CBC | World News
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Donald Trump Was ‘Not Required’ To Alert Congress Of Soleimani Strike, Says Mark Levin
Donald Trump‘s authorization of a drone strike that killed Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani has led to pushback from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said the president did not receive the go-ahead from Congress and kept Democratic leaders in the dark. Conservative radio personality Mark Levin took to Twitter to suggest that Trump was not obligated to seek authorization from Congress, ...
Read More »Trump associate Roger Stone found guilty of lying to Congress
Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, has been found guilty of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Fed’s Jerome Powell urges Congress to tackle growing budget deficit
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday urged Congress to tackle the growing budget deficit but also underscored the current health of the nation’s economy. CBC | World News
Read More »Boeing CEO blasted over deadly 737 Max failures in 1st U.S. Congress testimony
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday, the first congressional testimony by a Boeing official since the first of two Max 737 crashes that together killed 346 people. CBC | World News
Read More »‘He will build the wall’ Advisor backs President Trump and attacks Congress for delays
DONALD Trump will build a wall on the US Mexico border and he will get the funding from Congress, insists a policy advisor on Newsnight. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Trump Says NYC Terror Suspect Should Be Sent To Gitmo, Asks Congress To End Diversity Visa Lottery Program
President Donald Trump has said that he would consider sending Sayfullo Saipov, the New York terror suspect, to the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Trump called Saipov “an animal” and said he would “certainly consider” sending him to Gitmo. “Send him to Gitmo,” Trump reportedly said before he attended a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday. ...
Read More »Soldier’s widow angry at Trump, defends Congress member’s account of condolence call
The pregnant widow of a fallen U.S. soldier whose combat death led to a political fight between Donald Trump and a Florida representative says the phone call from the president left her angry and crying. CBC | World News
Read More »Nothing left to chance as 19th congress of Chinese Communist Party opens today
As the red curtain rises on this week’s key meeting of China’s rulers — the 19th Congress of the Communist Party — nothing is being left to chance. Large gatherings are banned and the internet is in virtual lockdown. CBC | World News
Read More »Congress will ‘stand up’ to Trump if he tries to end NAFTA, U.S. lawmaker says
While the prospect of NAFTA’s demise may be causing some hand wringing as Canada, the United States and Mexico renegotiate the trade deal, Brian Higgins, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives says NAFTA won’t go down without a fight in Congress. CBC | World News
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