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Esper: We had to stop Trump team ideas for military action in Venezuela, Iran

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper told CBS in an interview broadcast Sunday he helped prevent a series of “dangerous things that could have taken the country in a dark direction” during his.

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Biden targets GOP on inflation as prices skyrocket

President Biden is preparing a major speech Tuesday to address inflation, and will contrast his plans to lower costs for American families with those offered by congressional Republicans, an administration.

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Biden admin accelerates plans to reopen Kyiv embassy

The Biden administration is accelerating plans to reopen the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, a senior State Department official told Axios, part of an increasingly bold and potentially risky approach to the.

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Putin believes he can’t “afford to lose” in Ukraine, CIA chief says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is “convinced” that his forces “doubling down” in their assault on Ukraine will enable them to progress, CIA director Bill Burns said Saturday, per AFP. Between the lines: “He’s in.

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Jill Biden hears “heartbreaking” stories from Ukrainian refugees in Romania

First lady Jill Biden expressed concern that the Ukrainian refugee crisis is only just beginning, after meeting on Saturday with women and children who fled Ukraine to Romania due to Russia’s military invasion..

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Misinformation spurring U.S. life expectancy “erosion,” FDA chief says

U.S., Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf told CNN on Saturday evening “almost no one” in the U.S. should be dying from COVID-19, but misinformation was impacting the death toll. By.

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If female ‘teal’ independents can shift power in politics, imagine what’s possible beyond the election

When I was 12, Julia Gillard was the Australian prime minister and Barack Obama was the US President. At my young age, I thought that this image of leadership was.

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Federal judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter

A federal judge on Friday dismissed former President Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter, CNBC reports. Why it matters: Trump had sought to lift the ban on his account, which Twitter implemented in January 2021 citing.

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Federal appeals court reinstates portions of Florida’s restrictive voting law

A federal appeals court reinstated on Friday provisions of Florida’s GOP-led voting law, overruling a lower court that said the provisions aimed to suppress Black voters, the Miami Herald reports. Why it matters: The law.

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Over 2,200 dams are in poor condition, AP analysis finds

More than 2,200 dams across the United States are in poor condition and pose danger to communities, according to a new analysis from the Associated Press. Why it matters: The amount of.

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