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Heightened anxiety in the Middle East is coinciding with the one-year mark since the Pentagon last held an on-camera briefing from its chief spokesperson, adding new criticisms that defense officials are not being transparent amid a military build-up. A Defense Department press secretary has not held a previously-routine on-camera briefing since May 31, 2018.

MORE tweeted Sunday that military engagement with the U.S. would mean “the official end of Iran” amid rising tensions between the two nations. In recent weeks, the U.S.

Speaker MORE presses the House to scrap and replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico (NAFTA). Pelosi is in no hurry to help Trump’s reelection campaign, as a trade victory may do. Yet at the same time, the Speaker is seeking her own legislative victories to lend a messaging boost to vulnerable Democrats also seeking to woo voters — and help Pelosi keep control of the House — at the polls next year. That means finding common ground with Trump on core issues, and trade is one where the sides have some basis of agreement. Much work remains,

The rocket did not cause any casualties, according to the Associated Press, citing Iraq’s state-run news agency. It came just days after the U.S. embassy in Baghdad evacuated non-essential personnel amid alleged threats from Iran against U.S. troops and civilian employees in Iraq. It was also the first apparent attack since September, according to the AP. The U.S. military spokesman for U.S. Central Command confirmed an “explosion” outside of the U.S.

During an interview on CBS’s Face The Nation, Sen.

Sanders’ recorded journey begins in 1988 when he and Jane traveled to the city of Yaroslavl.  Politico reported:  Some of the footage has already gone viral after someone who works at Vermont’s Chittenden County Channel 17 posted a few minutes of video online. “The clip featured a shirtless Sanders and other Americans singing ‘This Land Is Your Land’ to their hosts after relaxing in a sauna.

A devout Christian, Mr. Morrison, 51, told supporters he had “always believed in miracles” after he defied pollsters, punters, bookmakers, climate catastrophists and most – but not all – media pundits to return to the government benches on the back of a populist wave: U.S. President Donald Trump added his own praise for what was a remarkable victory against a hard left Labor Party challenge.

WASHINGTON — After years of setbacks and stalemates, President Trump will lay out yet another immigration plan on Thursday as he tries to convince the American public and lawmakers that the nation’s current legal immigration system should be overhauled. The latest effort, spearheaded by Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, focuses on border security and rethinking the current green card system so that it would favor people with high-level skills, degrees and job offers instead of relatives of those already in the United States. Trump planned a sp

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr tried out a little contempt humor on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with interesting results. The setting was the National Peace Officers Memorial Day service Wednesday at the US Capitol.

WASHINGTON — President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday to help protect the United States against foreign adversaries that are taking advantage of technological vulnerabilities to threaten US communications systems. The order, which declared a national emergency in response to the threat, does not name specific countries or companies. But it appears to target Chinese tech giant Huawei, the world’s biggest supplier of network gear used by phone and internet companies.