The House approved the extension, which would keep the program open to applications until August 8, unanimously. The move will now go to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature. On Wednesday, Democrats in the House of Representatives also debated how to handle the extension, with some pushing for additional changes …
Read More »Trump says he will veto the defense spending bill that must pass if he requires the bases that honor Confederate generals to change names
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts proposed that the bases be renamed as part of the annual defense authorization bill. Legislation funds the Pentagon and is often one of the few laws that Congress can pass each year to finance the country’s military operations. However, Trump, using an offensive nickname …
Read More »A new emerging virus in Chinese pig farms has the ‘essential hallmarks’ for a pandemic
An emerging strain of flu in China is drawing scientists’ attention just as the world is battling the worst pandemic since the 1918 Spanish flu. Chinese researchers identified a new strain of influenza that is infecting pigs in China and that has characteristics of the so-called swine flu, or H1N1, …
Read More »Michael Glassner: Trump campaign operations director reassigned after aftermath of Tulsa rally
Aides began making plans to put Glassner in this new role after the June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the president spoke in an empty arena, a scene from which he has continued to smoke. Although there were questions about campaign director Brad Parscale’s future, Glassner was also seen …
Read More »Huawei and ZTE officially designated ‘national security threats’
A 5G logo is seen at a Huawei Authorized Experience Store on May 29, 2020 in Beijing, China. Qin Luyao | VCG | fake pictures The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially designated Huawei and ZTE’s national security threats. That means companies cannot use a $ 8.3 billion …
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