Congress scrambles to avert shutdown after Trump’s stimulus demands

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Congress scrambles to avert shutdown after Trump’s stimulus demands

The scramble on Capitol Hill — which has largely emptied out for the holidays — includes a last-minute bid by House Democrats to roughly triple the size of Americans’ stimulus…

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Trump demands names of the congressional Republicans who said they recognize Biden as winner

President TrumpDonald John TrumpAppeals court OKs White House diverting military funding to border wall construction Pentagon: Tentative meeting between spy agencies, Biden transition set for early next week Conservative policy…

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Senate panel demands testimony from ex-Obama officials in revived Biden probe

The request this week — a follow-up from December, when the panel asked the same former officials for documents and testimony during the impeachment inquiry into Trump’s Ukraine dealings —…

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Sign-Making Business Meets Coronavirus Signage Demands

WAUKESHA, Wis (SPECTRUM NEWS) — If you have left your house in the past four months, chances are you haven’t been able to go anywhere in public without encountering COVID-19…

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China demands US withdraw sanctions on tech suppliers

BEIJING – China demand Monday that Washington withdraw export sanctions imposed on Chinese companies in the latest round of a worsening conflict over technology, security and human rights. The foreign…

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China demands US withdraw sanctions on tech suppliers

BEIJING (AP) — China demanded Monday that Washington withdraw export sanctions imposed on Chinese companies in the latest round of a worsening conflict over technology, security and human rights. The…

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Judge demands ICE better explain why it won’t release kids

Judge demands ICE better explain why it won’t release kids Would you like to receive local news notifications on your desktop? Yes please Not…

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U.S. accuses China of blocking U.S. flights, demands action

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. air carriers to resume service to China and ordered Chinese…

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Slog AM: Liberals Also Hate the Fucking Lockdown, US Billionaires Make $434 Billion During Pandemic, Washington GOP Demands Inslee Increase State Spending During Crisis – Slog

Just As the Daily Death Count in King County Nears Zero, and New Coronavirus Cases Are Dramatically Falling: People in the Seattle area are jumping into their cars and going…

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After an explosion at a recycling plant, an environmental nonprofit demands action against an alleged ‘serial polluter.’ General Iron Industries denies claim, says it’s looking into ‘potential sabotage.’

The news website quoted Hopkins, who represents the 2nd Ward, as saying in a statement, “This site lacks a sufficient drainage system, so thousands of gallons of water that was…

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