The inspector general of the Capitol Police has told lawmakers that the forces’ response to the Jan. 6 breach on the U.S. Capitol was fatally obstructed when a senior official instructed officers not to use their most powerful weapons due to a lack of training with the equipment. Michael A. Bolton, the inspector general for the U.S. …
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Treasury building is seen in Washington, September 29, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo March 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury named new staff to senior tax and economic posts on Tuesday, including University of California-Berkeley professor Catherine Wolfram as deputy assistant secretary for climate and energy economics in the Office …
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A senior adviser to President Joe Biden said the White House will act without Congress to develop proposals for reparations, or direct payments to African Americans. White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond told Axios on Sunday: “We don’t want to wait on a study. We’re going to start acting now.” “We have to start breaking down …
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Former President Donald Trump will talk about the future of the Republican party and lessons learned in 2020 during his upcoming speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Trump senior adviser Jason Miller has said. CPAC Communications Director Ian Walters told The Epoch Times on Saturday that the former president will be a keynote speaker at …
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President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named a senior advisor for his incoming administration who had resigned from the Obama White House in 2009 after a clip surfaced showing her praising Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong. Anita Dunn resigned from her post as the White House communications director in 2009 after Fox News surfaced a clip …
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File – This representational photo shows the reflection of health care workers in a hospital hallway. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 7:43 AM PT – Friday, January 8, 2021 Officials in Portland are investigating a deadly outbreak of legionnaires disease at a senior living facility. On Tuesday, the Multnomah County Health Department said one …
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FILE PHOTO: An attendant walks past EU and China flags ahead of the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee December 28, 2020 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – China and the European Union are likely to clinch an investment deal this week that would give EU companies much …
FILE PHOTO: A man looks at the damage after the Iraqi military said rockets fell inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, Iraq November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily December 23, 2020 By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. national security officials agreed on Wednesday on a proposed range of options to present to President Donald Trump aimed at …
FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak attends the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo December 18, 2020 By Tom Daly (Reuters) – The United States …
FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo December 15, 2020 By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund estimates that synchronized investment in infrastructure by Group of 20 major economies could boost global output by nearly 2% by 2025, a …
