Category: USA
Iran Faces Fresh International Pressure Over Nuclear Activities
Wall Street Journal The U.N. atomic agency has voted to censure Tehran, opening the way for punitive steps against it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-faces-fresh-international-pressure-over-nuclear-activities-3166b63c
Read MoreDOD Releases Resilient and Healthy Defense Communities Implementation Plan
Defense.gov The Defense Department released its Resilient and Healthy Defense Communities Implementation Plan. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3975051/dod-releases-resilient-and-healthy-defense-communities-implementation-plan/
Read MoreOfficer’s Fatal Shooting of 911 Caller in Las Vegas Prompts Push for His Arrest
New York Times Body camera footage shows an officer fatally shooting a Black man who was struggling with a woman over a knife. The man had called the police for help. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/las-vegas-police-shooting-911-brandon-durham.html
Read MoreButtigieg Warns Trump-Panicked Democrats, ‘We Cannot Be Mesmerized’
New York Times The transportation secretary, one of several ambitious Democrats jockeying for prominence, gave advice in a speech but was coy about his own plans: “I know that I will make myself useful again later.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-trump-democrats.html
Read MoreBrazilian Police Accuse Ex-President Bolsonaro of Plotting Coup
Wall Street Journal The sweeping charges against the former leader and 36 of his allies come after police uncovered a plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-police-accuse-former-president-bolsonaro-of-plotting-coup-a01bc19a
Read MoreWhite House confronted on friendly reception of ‘existential threat’ Trump: ‘We are now in a different place’
Fox News White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday said that President Biden still believes that President-elect Trump is an “existential threat” to democracy. But when confronted by a reporter about Biden’s relative silence on the “threat” he thinks Trump poses since the election, Jean-Pierre replied, “We are now in a different place.” “There…
Read MoreHow Indian Coal King’s Bid to Rule Solar Sparked U.S. Bribery Charges
Wall Street Journal Prosecutors accuse billionaire Gautam Adani and advisers of paying $250 million in bribes. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-indian-coal-kings-bid-to-rule-solar-sparked-u-s-bribery-charges-2819ebb8
Read MoreRepublican Senators Rally Behind Pete Hegseth Amid Sexual Assault Accusations
New York Times Some Republican senators, who will consider his nomination to be defense secretary, shrugged off the accusations and defended him. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/politics/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-senate-republicans.html
Read MoreFox News Politics: Opening the flood Gaetz
Fox News Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump transition, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… -Who will Trump pick next for attorney general after Gaetz’s withdrawal? -Biden administration loosens immigration restrictions ahead of second Trump term -Biden blamed for Laken Riley murder…
Read MoreDOD Comptroller Assesses Accomplishments, Aspirations
Defense.gov Over the past three years, the Defense Department’s budget has increased from $700 billion to $850 billion. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3975033/dod-comptroller-assesses-accomplishments-aspirations/
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