US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces that the US will designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) during a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, April 8, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The United States on Friday …
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argued that the state’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition infringed on the core right of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves. The majority said the ammunition “is typically used for legitimate purposes, and is not ‘unusual weapons’ that fall …
Read More »US, China postpone trade talks over weekend
The US and China are sending out talks scheduled for the weekend aimed at monitoring progress at the six-month mark of their phase-one trade agreement, people familiar with the matter said. Chinese Vice Prime Minister Liu He is due to hold a video conference with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer …
Read More »Trump refuses to answer question about QAnon, but again supports Marjorie Taylor Greene
At the White House news conference on his distinction between Georgia House candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, and whether he believes in the conspiracy theories she promotes, Trump simply turned her down by praising her. “Well, she did very well in the election. She won by a lot. She was very …
Read More »Justice Department disrupts millions of tons of Iranian fuel transported to Venezuela
Justice officials say the seizure of the shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the largest seizure of government fuel ever from Iran. Following the execution of a court-ordered seizure order, the government confiscated nearly 1,116 million tons of petroleum product cargo on board four foreign oil tankers named …
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