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Mitch McConnell Slammed For Taking Weekend Off, Attending Event With Brett Kavanaugh As Coronavirus Bill Waits

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is coming under fire for taking the weekend off from Washington and attending an event with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh while a bipartisan coronavirus stimulus bill awaits his approval. As Talking Points Memo noted, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shepherded through an economic response package to the coronavirus that won widespread support among Republicans and ...

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Taliban rule out taking part in talks with Afghan government until prisoners freed

Taliban militants will not take part in intra-Afghan talks until about 5,000 of their prisoners are released, a spokesperson said on Monday, presenting a major possible barrier to ending the war. The statement came as a reduction of violence period came to and end, and the Taliban said a resumption of operations against Afghan government forces could now take place. ...

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