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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Trump signs executive order to improve efficiency at Veterans Affairs
On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at improving accountability among employees and…read more→
Carson: HUD strategy will involve alliance with private-sector
During a nationwide tour of Housing and Urban Development field offices, HUD Secretary Dr. Ben…read more→
Trump: NAFTA to be renegotiated in discussions with Canada, Mexico
Despite lamenting multi-lateral trade deals during the campaign and formally withdrawing the U.S. from the…read more→
UPDATE: Congress passes stopgap measure to fund government for another week
UPDATE — 2:00 p.m. EDT: In back-to-back votes Friday, both houses of Congress passed a short-term…read more→
Amid mounting restlessness on Korean peninsula, shows of military might plentiful
UPDATE 3 — 4/28, 5:38 p.m. EDT: Yonhap News Agency is reporting that a North Korean…read more→
Government data shows illegal immigrant population at decade low, no longer majority Mexican
Findings from an analysis of Census Bureau data by Pew Research Center released Tuesday shows…read more→
White House reveals ‘largest tax reform’ plan since Reagan-era
Although details associated with the anticipated White House tax plan have pervaded every corner of…read more→
Obama dropped charges against Iranians to keep nuclear deal on track
Once blasted as “the worst deal ever negotiated” on the campaign trail by Donald Trump,…read more→
Low approval, but mixed signals sent in recent Trump polling numbers
An ABC/Washington Post poll published Sunday reveals President Trump’s approval rating approaching his first 100 days in…read more→
New DNC chair Tom Perez chided over public use of profanity
The newly elected head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is drawing criticism over his…read more→
White House sanctions Syrian research firm that developed chemical weapons
In a broad stroke on Monday, the United States levied sanctions against staffers with a…read more→
Russia introduces troops on border with North Korea, opens base above Arctic Circle
One week following China moving 150,000 troops to its border with North Korea, Russia has…read more→
Louisiana governor declares state of emergency to speed coastal restoration projects
Governor John Bel Edwards issued a state of emergency for coastal areas of Louisiana on…read more→
North Korea seizes another American citizen, holds 2 more
Amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, authorities in Pyongyang, North Korea, arrested a U.S. citizen at…read more→
The Hill Talk’s Glance at the Globe
First round of French elections: In one of the most widely watched elections in recent…read more→
Lab scandal prompts Massachusetts court to invalidate 21,000 drug convictions
Massachusetts’ highest court threw out approximately 21,000 drug convictions on Thursday following the revelation a…read more→
Justice Department will bring formal charges against Julian Assange
The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a “priority” for the U.S. Justice Department, according…read more→
UPDATE: Jeb Bush drops bid to buy Miami Marlins baseball franchise
UPDATE 2 — 5/30, 4:42 p.m. EDT: AP is reporting former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has…read more→
Trump dismisses US interventionist role in post-ISIS Libya
Addressing what could become a significant foreign policy issue during a joint press conference with…read more→
Tillerson calls nuclear deal a failure, says Iran remains state sponsor of terror
In some of the strongest words on the landmark Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the…read more→
Utah’s Chaffetz will not seek reelection; seat faces strong Democratic challenger
UPDATE — 12:33 p.m. EDT: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) says he may resign his seat in…read more→
Trump issues ‘Buy American’ executive order, includes review of visa program
Amid rising tension on the Korean peninsula, President Trump shifted focus to domestic issues during…read more→
Study finds mental illness increasing over past decade with fewer treatment options
A medical study published Monday shows that more American adults than ever are living with significant…read more→
First protected ‘DREAMer’ deported back to Mexico
UPDATE 2 — 4/20, 9:51 a.m. EDT: AP is reporting the Department of Homeland Security has…read more→
US aircraft escort Russian bombers from Alaskan airspace
UPDATE — 4/21, 10:50 a.m. EDT: A Defense Department official has told CNN Russian military aircraft was spotted…read more→
North Korea threatens US with all-out war, continued tests; Russia cautions America
UPDATE — 4/19, 10:21 a.m. EDT: Addressing 2,500 Navy sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in Tokyo…read more→
Turkey approves constitutional referendum broadening Erdogan’s powers
A referendum in Turkey for a new constitution narrowly won approval Sunday amid widespread criticism…read more→
Microsoft says it has protected users from NSA malware leaked by ‘Shadow Brokers’
Microsoft says their users have nothing to fear after the anonymous hacker group known as…read more→
UK’s May calls for early Parliamentary election, sets June 8 for vote
Against the backdrop of the June 2016 “Brexit” vote to withdraw the United Kingdom from…read more→
White House decides against releasing visitor records
The Trump administration has decided to keep White House visitor logs confidential, a change in…read more→
Pentagon reveals successful test of new nuclear weapon
Just one month ahead of the U.S. dropping the second largest non-nuclear weapon in its…read more→
Death penalty battle heats up in Arkansas; Sanders calls for end to executions
UPDATE 4 — 4/21: Following an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling which overturned a circuit judge’s injunction…read more→
The Hill Talk’s Glance at the Globe
North Korea missile test sputters: Amid much pomp and circumstance in Pyongyang, in which North…read more→
Education Department rolls back Obama-era student loan reforms
On Tuesday, Education Department Secretary Betsy DeVos instructed the office responsible with providing financial aid…read more→
FBI’s Comey explains dynamics of latest existential threat to American democracy
Speaking at a Newseum forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey warned…read more→
US strikes ISIS bunker complex in eastern Afghanistan with 21,000-lb bomb
UPDATE — 4/15, 12:44 p.m. EDT: A Nangarhar province spokesman said Saturday that 94 militants have perished after…read more→
British newspaper to pay millions in damages for defaming Melania Trump
A popular British tabloid has agreed to pay First Lady Melania Trump an undisclosed amount…read more→
Warren, McCain reintroduce Glass-Steagall with wide bipartisan support
Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren reintroduced legislation in the Senate on Thursday, April 6, which would…read more→
Trump no longer in Steve Bannon’s corner after fall out with Kushner
UPDATE — 8:20 p.m. EDT: The Hill reported Thursday that sources close to President Trump say…read more→
Sean Spicer inaccuratley claims Adolf Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons, later apologizes
During a press briefing Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer incorrectly claimed that Adolf…read more→
Scientists report major advance in fight against AIDS
Scientists at San Diego-based Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have reportedly conducted a groundbreaking test in which…read more→
Tillerson talks tough on Syria before meeting Russians in Moscow
UPDATE 2 — 4/12, 9:10 a.m. EDT: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began Russia’s first meeting with…read more→
China mobilizes troops on border with North Korea; Pyongyang monitors US naval activity
According to reports emerging from South Korean media, the People’s Republic of China has amassed…read more→
Pair of bomb blasts targeting Coptic Christians kill dozens, injure 100 in Egypt
Two explosive devices detonated on Sunday in separate Coptic churches in Alexandria and Tanta, Egypt,…read more→
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