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Lawmakers move to rein in Interpol 'abuse' by autocratic regimes
The Washington Times stories: World Jul 30, 2021 | 16:14 pmIt's become far too easy for repressive regimes around the world to abuse Interpol and use international law enforcement to target dissidents and political opponents, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said Friday as they rolled out legislation to limit how governments can enlist the group. The Transnational Repression Accountability and ...
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Trump: GOP support for $1.2T infrastructure deal gives Democrats a 'big win'
The Washington Times stories: National Jul 30, 2021 | 15:16 pmFormer President Donald Trump ratcheted up the pressure Friday on Senate Republicans to oppose President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal, arguing its passage would be a “big win” for Democrats. Mr. Trump, who many still view as the leader of the Republican Party, urged lawmakers to oppose the deal because ...
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Trump: GOP support for $1.2T infrastructure deal gives Democrats a 'big win'
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jul 30, 2021 | 15:16 pmFormer President Donald Trump ratcheted up the pressure Friday on Senate Republicans to oppose President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal, arguing its passage would be a “big win” for Democrats. Mr. Trump, who many still view as the leader of the Republican Party, urged lawmakers to oppose the deal because ...
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Republicans question treatment of jailed rioters that supporters call 'Biden's political prisoners'
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jul 30, 2021 | 15:10 pmA group of House Republicans wants answers about District jail conditions for defendants charged in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot following reports of harsh treatment. Reps. Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Louie Gohmert and Bob Good, who traveled to visit the local District jail on Thursday, said they ...
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Kamala Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore in August: security, COVID-19, climate change top agenda
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jul 30, 2021 | 14:16 pmVice President Kamala Harris will travel to Vietnam and Singapore in August to strengthen U.S. relationships and expand economic cooperation, her office said Friday. She'll be the first vice president to visit Vietnam and the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Asia. Senior adviser Symone Sanders said the vice president ...
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Kamala Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore in August: security, COVID-19, climate change top agenda
The Washington Times stories: World Jul 30, 2021 | 14:16 pmVice President Kamala Harris will travel to Vietnam and Singapore in August to strengthen U.S. relationships and expand economic cooperation, her office said Friday. She'll be the first vice president to visit Vietnam and the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Asia. Senior adviser Symone Sanders said the vice president ...
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Kamala Harris to visit Vietnam, Singapore in August: security, COVID-19, climate change top agenda
The Washington Times stories: White House Jul 30, 2021 | 14:16 pmVice President Kamala Harris will travel to Vietnam and Singapore in August to strengthen U.S. relationships and expand economic cooperation, her office said Friday. She'll be the first vice president to visit Vietnam and the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Asia. Senior adviser Symone Sanders said the vice president ...
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Russian commandos hold major drills along Afghan border
The Washington Times stories: World Jul 30, 2021 | 14:09 pmRussian commandos on Friday kicked off a series of military drills along the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan border, fueling questions about a regional power vacuum left by the unfolding U.S. and allied military withdrawal from Afghanistan that Russia and other players will seek to fill. Russia's Central Military District said in a statement ...
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CDC: The war against the COVID virus 'has changed'
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jul 30, 2021 | 13:30 pmThe delta variant of COVID-19 spreads as easily as chickenpox and may cause more and more serious disease in the vaccinated than previously thought, according to an internal government document that says the "war has changed" and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must retool its public messaging on ...
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CDC: The war against the COVID virus 'has changed'
The Washington Times stories: National Jul 30, 2021 | 13:30 pmThe delta variant of COVID-19 spreads as easily as chickenpox and may cause more and more serious disease in the vaccinated than previously thought, according to an internal government document that says the "war has changed" and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must retool its public messaging on ...
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DOD chief Lloyd Austin hails arrival of first evacuation flight of Afghans who helped U.S. forces
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jul 30, 2021 | 13:15 pmDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday welcomed the arrival in the U.S. of the first contingent of Afghan nationals who aided the 20-year U.S. combat mission in their country and now face potential revenge attacks from insurgent Taliban forces. More than 200 Afghan nationals, including family members of those who ...
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DOD chief Lloyd Austin hails arrival of first evacuation flight of Afghans who helped U.S. forces
The Washington Times stories: World Jul 30, 2021 | 13:15 pmDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday welcomed the arrival in the U.S. of the first contingent of Afghan nationals who aided the 20-year U.S. combat mission in their country and now face potential revenge attacks from insurgent Taliban forces. More than 200 Afghan nationals, including family members of those who ...
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Trump political brand takes a beating, but experts say it's still the gold standard for GOP
The Washington Times stories: Inside Politics Jul 30, 2021 | 12:27 pmFormer President Donald Trump’s brand — the political superstar persona that fills stadiums and upstages the Republican Party — is showing signs of weakening. In Texas, his preferred pick in a special congressional election was defeated. Analysts are now studying the race to see what it means for the president’s ...
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First Afghan evacuees arriving as U.S. seeks more landing sites; interpreters threatened by Taliban
The Washington Times stories: World Jul 30, 2021 | 09:12 amThe Biden administration has begun evacuating to the U.S. the first interpreters and other Afghan nationals who face possible retaliation from the Taliban insurgency for helping American troops, senior administration officials announced Thursday. The first flight from Kabul took off this week with just over 200 individuals on board. After ...
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First Afghan evacuees arriving as U.S. seeks more landing sites; interpreters threatened by Taliban
The Washington Times stories: White House Jul 30, 2021 | 09:12 amThe Biden administration has begun evacuating to the U.S. the first interpreters and other Afghan nationals who face possible retaliation from the Taliban insurgency for helping American troops, senior administration officials announced Thursday. The first flight from Kabul took off this week with just over 200 individuals on board. After ...
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Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87
The Washington Times stories: Inside Politics Jul 30, 2021 | 03:13 amDETROIT (AP) — Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a multibillion-dollar corporation before cameras on Capitol Hill. Michigan’s longest-serving U.S. senator had a ...
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Recipe for disaster: GOP group accuses Democrats of ruining National Chicken Wing Day
The Washington Times stories: Inside Politics Jul 29, 2021 | 16:13 pmRepublicans are speaking up for one of the most finger-licking constituencies in the United States: the chicken wing connoisseur. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC dedicated to electing Republicans to the House, marked National National Chicken Wing Day on Thursday by blaming Democrats for the soaring cost of the ...
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Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign committee fined $21K
The Washington Times stories: Inside Politics Jul 29, 2021 | 14:34 pmLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign committee has been fined $21,000 by the Federal Election Commission for improperly handling contributions, according to documents obtained by a newspaper. The penalty follows a 2016 complaint made by J. Russell Lloyd, the former chairman of the Louisville Democratic ...
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Pro-Sanders group rebranding into 'pragmatic progressives'
The Washington Times stories: Inside Politics Jul 29, 2021 | 14:23 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — Stinging from the disappointment of Sen. Bernard Sanders' loss in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, supporters pumped millions into the powerful advocacy group Our Revolution to keep the progressive fight alive and prepare for another swing at the White House. But after another defeat in 2020, the ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issues order to block COVID-19 positive migrants from leaving the border
The Washington Times stories: White House Jul 29, 2021 | 10:58 amTexas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Wednesday to try to stop the dispersion of the coronavirus in his state by giving state police the power to stop and turn back vehicles — particularly buses — carrying immigrants who were caught crossing the border illegally, then released by the ...
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White House releases 'root causes' plan to control migration from Central America
The Washington Times stories: White House Jul 29, 2021 | 10:05 amHouse Republicans unveiled new legislation Thursday to solve the Biden border surge and stem future waves of illegal immigration, saying the key lies in going back to border wall construction and hiring more agents — both ideas from the Trump era. The White House, searching for its own solutions, cast ...
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Sinema throws wrench into Dems' plans, won't vote for Biden's $3.5 trillion 'human infrastructure'
The Washington Times stories: White House Jul 28, 2021 | 20:40 pmSen. Kyrsten Sinema on Wednesday said she will not support President Biden’s $3.5 trillion package of social welfare spending because of the enormous price tag. Her defection dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats’ hopes of forcing the bill through in a party-line vote. “I do not support a bill ...
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Inside the Beltway: Trump's election challenge: 'It's just a simple legal process'
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 22, 2020 | 23:11 pm'JUST A SIMPLE LEGAL PROCESS' The large army of partisan forces who are in battle mode over President Trump's challenge to the presidential election results have been given some advice by a certain North Dakota Republican. "I don't know why we're so easily offended by a president who's carrying out ...
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Inside the Beltway: Emily Murphy holds the line against outcry to declare Joe Biden win
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 19, 2020 | 01:41 amLet us all pay attention to General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy, who has been accused of blocking presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's potential transition into the White House by not declaring him the winner of the election. As in now, right this second. The pivotal decision would free up ...
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