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Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s second nominee to the Supreme Court, was confirmed to the court on Saturday with a Senate vote largely divided along party lines, 50-48. The vote occurred shortly before 4 p.m. The confirmation process has been bitterly partisan, and disputes were exacerbated by allegations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh that began…
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White House receives FBI report on Kavanaugh, ‘fully confident’ he’ll be confirmed
The White House on Thursday announced that it has received the FBI’s supplemental background investigation into President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, and is “fully confident” that he will eventually be confirmed to the Supreme Court. The FBI was tasked by Trump last week to look into allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against Kavanaugh by three women. The investigation commenced…
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US terminates pact with Iran after UN court ruling on sanctions
The United States and Iran have been lobbing threats, fighting proxy wars, and imposing sanctions for decades. USA Today looks at over 60 years of this back-and-forth. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday that the United States is canceling a relatively obscure but decades-old economic treaty with Iran after a sanctions-related…
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No Exit: Refugees Trapped in a Squalid Greek Camp
Camp Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, is a visible reminder of Europe’s hardening stance toward migrants. Refugees and migrants at Camp Moria on the island of Lesbos, Greece, last month.CreditCreditAris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images It may seem paradoxical that while the number of migrants arriving in Europe has fallen by 90 percent…
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Heading for Re-union?
While both Korean leaders are leaving personal egos aside to keep the peace process on top, it looks that they have a cue of Vietnamese re-union, which suits to Korean Peace process It may emerge as the major political development of the Korean Peninsula: US President Donald Trump is expected to hold second summit-level meet…
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WATCH Nikki Haley to Fox News: World Leaders Laughed at Trump at the UN Out of ‘Respect’
‘They loved how honest he is,’ claimed the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, April 13, 2018.AP/Julie Jacobson Third Kavanaugh accuser alleges Trump nominee targeted girls for ‘gang rape’ Michelle Obama officiates Jewish marriage on banks of…
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Trump at UN Security Council: Syria’s Butchery Is Enabled by Russia, Iran
Trump claims China attempting to interfere in U.S. midterm elections, addressed U.S. policy on Iran and advances in the denuclearization of North Korea. Trump chairs a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. \ CARLOS BARRIA/ REUTERS Trump says he refuses to meet ‘lovely man’ Rohani, not the other…
