Politics

Trump Dismisses His Administration’s Briefing on Russian Interference

WASHINGTON — President Trump attacked a leading House Democrat on Tuesday over upcoming classified intelligence briefings by members of his own administration on the issue of election interference, suggesting his political opponents were exaggerating the threat from Russia. Mr. Trump has previously issued derogatory statements about his intelligence chiefs after congressional hearings, but even before […]

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The Media. Young Voters. Sanders Spreads the Blame for His Decline.

ST. LOUIS — To Senator Bernie Sanders, there is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to his recent reversal of fortune. For everyone but him and his campaign. The “corporate media” didn’t pay attention to his agenda. The Democratic Party establishment aligned to block him from winning its presidential nomination. And the

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House Can See Mueller’s Secret Grand Jury Evidence, Appeals Court Rules

WASHINGTON — The House has a right to see secret grand-jury evidence gathered in the Russia investigation, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday in a victory for Congress’s power to gather information for an impeachment inquiry. In a 2-to-1 decision, a panel on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Man Who Threatened to ‘Put a Bullet’ in Ilhan Omar Is Sentenced to a Year in Prison

A New York man who threatened to kill Representative Ilhan Omar in a hate-filled call to her office was sentenced to a year and a day in prison, the authorities said. The man, Patrick W. Carlineo Jr., 56, of Addison, N.Y., pleaded guilty last November to threatening to assault and murder a U.S. official, and

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Sedwill: ‘I regret Sir Philip Rutnam’s decision to resign’

Sir Mark Sedwill, the head of the Civil Service, has said he found Sir Philip Rutnam’s resignation “regrettable”. He said did not believe additional legislation should be brought forward to clarify the relationships between ministers and the civil service, as “the vast majority of cases are conducted professionally”. He did admit in the civil service

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Coronavirus gives ‘longer term lessons’ on cuts, says John McDonnell

The government must “learn the lesson” to fund public services properly after the outbreak of coronavirus, according to Labour’s John McDonnell. Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Budget statement, the shadow chancellor called for No 10 to “throw all the resources we possibly can” at tackling the issue. But, he said: “Tackling this crisis is not helped

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Politicians’ Use of ‘Wuhan Virus’ Starts a Debate Health Experts Wanted to Avoid

The phrase “Spanish flu” is itself a misnomer: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say experts are still not sure where the disease originated. More recent examples include the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, outbreak in 2003, which was first detected in the Chinese province of Guangdong and led to widespread discrimination against

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