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Biden is dangling border security money to try to get billions more for Israel and Ukraine
Read full article: Biden is dangling border security money to try to get billions more for Israel and UkrainePresident Joe Biden is trying to sweeten his pitch for more money for Ukraine by mixing in billions of dollars for securing the U.S.-Mexico border.
CNN management intent on changing perception of the network
Read full article: CNN management intent on changing perception of the networkThe first steps toward change at CNN have been slow and incremental โ at least until the network cancelled its long-running media criticism show โReliable Sourcesโ and cut loose its host, Brian Stelter.
NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre
Read full article: NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacreOne by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Associationโs annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state.
NRA stages big gun show in Texas days after school massacre
Read full article: NRA stages big gun show in Texas days after school massacreThe National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to โreflect onโ โ and deflect any blame for โ the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
GOP lawmakers vote remotely more often after initial scorn
Read full article: GOP lawmakers vote remotely more often after initial scornJust seven Republicans, along with most Democrats, used remote voting in the House when voting-from-somewhere-else was first allowed two years ago as the pandemic erupted.
Watchdog faults VA chief over handling of sex assault report
Read full article: Watchdog faults VA chief over handling of sex assault reportโThe response of Secretary Wilkie and senior VA officials to the veteranโs complaint of sexual assault was troubling,โ Missal said in a statement. โThe tone set by Secretary Wilkie appears to have influenced aspects of the initial VA police investigation and the conduct of other VA employees,โ the report said. On Thursday, Biden said he will nominate Denis McDonough, who served as President Barack Obamaโs White House chief of staff, to be VA secretary. VA officials did not examine the information, the report said. A study released by the VA last year found 1 in 4 female veterans using VA health care reported inappropriate comments by male veterans on VA grounds.
Army secretary says wreath-laying event at Arlington back on
Read full article: Army secretary says wreath-laying event at Arlington back onWASHINGTON โ Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has reversed the COVID-related cancellation of an annual wreath-laying event at Arlington National Cemetery next month, following criticism on social media and pleas to the White House. President Donald Trump said later Tuesday it was he who had reversed โthe ridiculous decisionโ to cancel the event. Each year, volunteers around the country place wreaths on the tombstones and markers of veterans as part of Wreaths Across America. The tradition began in 1992 when a Maine wreath maker donated 5,000 wreaths to Arlington. On Monday, Arlington National Cemetery announced that it was โwith great regret,โ cancelling the Wreaths Across America event scheduled for Dec. 19, due to COVID-19.
WHAT TO WATCH: Pence, Conway and protest pushback at RNC
Read full article: WHAT TO WATCH: Pence, Conway and protest pushback at RNCPence, whose future political aspirations could hinge on November, has campaigned aggressively for the president. Pence has helped steer the White House response to the coronavirus, leading a task force and frequently working with the nations governors. The GOP convention has mentioned the virus far less than Democrats did last week, but Pence could throw it back into focus if he speaks about the work hes led. Conway, whose husband has become an outspoken Trump critic, says she is stepping away to spend more time with her family. Clarence Henderson, a civil rights activist from the 1960s, is expected to speak on the true meaning of peaceful protest."