President Donald Trump makes comments to US troops, with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani standing behind him, during an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on November 28, 2019. Tom Brenner | Reuters House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, asked the Trump administration on Monday to report to …
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The Supreme Court in a ruling on Monday allowed the Office of Financial Consumer Protection to continue operating, but said the director of consumer surveillance could be removed by the President of the United States “at will.” The decision, written by Supreme Court President John Roberts, coincided with the argument …
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In 2019, Attorney General William Barr moved to reinstate the federal death penalty, underscoring the rigid philosophy of law and order of the Trump administration. At that time, he ordered the head of the Bureau of Prisons to execute five inmates, who he said represented the “worst criminals”. The Bureau …
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People wait in line to attend the opening day of the new Supreme Court mandate in Washington, October 1, 2018. Aaron P. Bernstein | Reuters The Supreme Court said Monday it will not hear an appeal filed by death row inmates trying to block a lower court order allowing the …
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1. Dow will recover after 730 point drop on Friday Dow futures pointed to a gain of more than 200 points in Monday’s opening, a rebound after the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 730 points, or 2.8%, on Friday, knocking down the blue chips 3.3% last week . After initial …
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