US issues sanctions targeting North Korea-Russia arms trade
The Biden administration on Wednesday sanctioned three businesses linked to a scheme to transfer weapons from North Korea to Russia for use in the latter country's war in Ukraine. The sanctions target three businesses linked to Slovakian national Ashot Mkrtychev, who the U.S. sanctioned in March... #press
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53 percent in new poll say they would not support Trump if he is GOP nominee
More than half of Americans surveyed said they would not support former President Trump in the 2024 general election if he is the Republican nominee, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday found that... #press
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Progressive calls for climate emergency swell after Biden says he 'practically' declared one
President Biden’s comment that he had “practically” declared a climate emergency is reigniting calls on the left for him to actually take such action. The White House has not announced any explicit climate emergency... #press
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Identifying Maui fire victims will be ‘very, very difficult mission,’ HHS says
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday it will be sending mortuary response teams to Maui to help identify the victims of the wildfires as the death toll approaches 100. Jonathan Greene, the deputy assistant secretary and director of... #press
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Georgia charges against 5 Trump enablers, explained
The indictment unveiled in Georgia late Monday night charged former President Trump with 13 crimes. But unlike the other three indictments Trump faces, Georgia’s case sees a plethora of aides, lawyers and supporters charged, as well. In addition to Trump, 18 people have been indicted as a result of the... #press
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Ken Buck: Georgia Trump indictment is 'a nuclear bomb where a bullet would have been appropriate’
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) on Tuesday said he thinks the racketeering charges brought against former President Trump and his allies in Georgia were too broad and being incorrectly applied. “This charge is really a nuclear bomb where... #press
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There won't be time for four Trump trials before the 2024 election
The schedule of likely Donald Trump criminal trials in 2024 is turning into the criminal justice equivalent of a multi-car pileup. #press
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Yellen details her dinner in China with 'magic mushrooms'
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she accidentally ate “magic” mushrooms on a recent trip to China. In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett Monday, Yellen said the person who arranged the dinner she attended at a chain restaurant ordered the dish containing the mushrooms for her. She said she... #press
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Fitch warns of possible bank downgrades
A Fitch Ratings analyst warned of possible downgrades on dozens of U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase, if the agency continues to cut its assessment of the industry’s health. In an exclusive interview with CNBC’s Hugh Son, Fitch Rating analyst Chris Wolfe said when the rating agency lowered its “operating environment score” for U.S. banks from... #press
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Kemp pushes back on promised Trump fraud report: 'The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen'
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) pushed back on former President Trump’s plans to present new evidence next week that there was “presidential election fraud” in the state’s 2020 election. “The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen,” Kemp posted on X, formerly known... #press
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How to make the Inflation Reduction Act protect birds, people from climate change
Aug. 16 will mark one year since President Joe Biden signed one of the most significant pieces of climate legislation in U.S. history. But without a concerted effort between conservationists and clean energy developers,... #press
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Man posing as doctor to sell fake COVID-19 cure arrested after three-year manhunt
Utah authorities say that a three-year manhunt has ended after they arrested a man accused of posing as a doctor on charges of selling a fake COVID-19 cure. In a news release on Monday, the United State's Attorney's Office District of Utah said that... #press
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Sam Bankman-Fried charged with using $100M in stolen funds for political contributions
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly used $100 million in funds he stole from his customers to make political campaign contributions ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, federal prosecutors wrote in a superseding indictment Monday. The prosecutors... #press
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GOP lawmaker says he was hacked by Chinese spies
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Tuesday that he was the victim of a hacking attack by Chinese spies after hackers reportedly also managed to read emails belonging to State Department employees. “I thank the FBI for notifying me that the CCP hacked into my personal and campaign emails from May 15th to June 16th of... #press
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Caitlyn Jenner: 'This is the first time I've ever been ashamed of my country'
Caitlyn Jenner took aim at the Georgia indictment brought against former President Trump late Monday night, saying that it was the “first time” she has been “ashamed” of the United States. “I am the child of a World War II veteran — I grew up a patriot,”... #press
Fani Willis’s grand-slam indictment against Donald Trump
The Georgia indictment draws on various state laws to name what Trump did in the wake of the 2020 election and rightly calls the Trump campaign a criminal enterprise for the coordinated efforts it made to overturn the election results. #press
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Fox News legal analyst: Trump 'can't make Georgia prosecution go away'
A top legal analyst at Fox News is arguing former President Trump could be in serious legal jeopardy following his indictment by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) in connection with his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election result. "It sounds like ambitious... #press
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Hunter Biden attorney withdraws from tax case citing potential role as witness
Hunter Biden attorney Christopher Clark is withdrawing from representing the president's son in a Delaware probe, pointing to a continuing legal battle over a plea agreement in the tax case that dissolved before it could be approved by a judge. Clark’s... #press
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Top Democrats urge Trump, supporters not to interfere with legal process
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) urged former President Trump and his supporters not to interfere with the legal process as it plays out in Georgia following Monday night's indictment. “As a nation built on the rule of law,... #press
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Flynn is ‘reawakening’ the dangerous alliance of Christianity and nationalism
Nowhere is the unhealthy alliance of religion and politics more blatantly manifest than in the “ReAwaken America Tour” wending its way across the country. #press
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