Kevin McCarthy & Steve Scalise Press Conference After Meeting With President Trump 1/2/19
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=188&v=qY6_OMo2qGg
Pelosi elected speaker despite defections, as Democrats reclaim House majority
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Nancy Pelosi voted speaker of the House for the second time, Kevin McCarthy elected minority leader Democrat lawmaker fends off the far-left wing of the party to lead the House. Nancy Pelosi on Thursday recaptured the speaker’s gavel as her … Read More
Sinking US aircraft carriers will resolve tension in South China Sea, says Chinese admiral
FILE: The USS Ronald Reagan during a dual carrier strike force exercise. (Twitter) The deputy head of a Chinese military academy told an audience in Shenzhen last month that tensions in the South China Sea could be resolved by sinking a … Read More
Pompeo says US has helped foster cooperation between Israel and Arab states
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‘We have set the conditions in the Middle East where these countries are now working together across multiple fronts,’ top US diplomat tells Fox News US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is interviewed by Fox News on January 3, 2019. … Read More
Japan Plans to Push for Peace Treaty With Russia, PM Says
Mikhail Mettsel / TASS Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he intends to push forward towards a World War Two peace treaty with Russia, which has been stymied for decades by a territorial row, during a summit in Russia later this … Read More
The Boy Scouts’ Bankruptcy Is Not Just Financial. It’s Moral.
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Although it may be near declaring bankruptcy, Scouting’s problems go beyond the financial, deep into the problems with America’s civil culture today. What’s left of the Boy Scouts of America (now operating as Scouts BSA) is on the brink of … Read More
PA blasts Israel for leaving UNESCO
PA cabinet says Israel’s withdrawal from UN cultural agency an attempt to “evade responsibilities”. UNESCO headquarters in Paris – iStock The Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet on Thursday blasted the Israeli decision to withdraw from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural … Read More
The EU in 2019: Challenges and crises await
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The EU is set for a makeover in 2019, but familiar problems — populism, trade disputes, migration and budget deficits — continue to weigh on the bloc. DW’s Bernd Riegert takes a look at what to expect this year. French … Read More
Democrats’ flip-flop on border security has everything to do with 2020 (and nothing to do with immigration)
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The Oscar for the biggest bluff of 2018 goes to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi for almost having us convinced they’re opposed to immigration reform from high atop the fabricated moral high ground they’ve staked out. In reality, they weren’t … Read More
Hill leaders to attend White House briefing on border
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A closed sign is displayed at The National Archives entrance in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, as a partial government shutdown stretches into its third week. A high-stakes move to reopen the government will be the first big battle between … Read More