Trump Denies Report That he Spoke Disparagingly of US War Dead

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President Donald Trump strongly denied on Thursday a magazine report saying he had spoken disparagingly about fallen U.S. military personnel buried in Europe and declined to visit an American cemetery during a trip to France because he thought it unimportant.The Atlantic reported that Trump, a Republican who is running for reelection and who has touted his record helping U.S. veterans, had referred to Marines buried in an American cemetery near Paris as “losers” and declined to visit in 2018 because of concern that the rain that day would mess up his hair.Trump told reporters on Thursday the story was false.”Tomore

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‘Follow Your Vote,’ Trump Tells Mail-in Ballot Voters

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President Donald Trump has introduced more confusion into what already stands to be America’s most difficult presidential election in modern times by suggesting — and then partly backing away from — a legally dubious scheme in which his supporters would try to vote twice in order to test voting safeguards.“Let them send it in and let them go vote,” Trump said in an interview on Wednesday with WECT-TV in Wilmington, North Carolina. “And if the system is as good as they say it is, then obviously they won’t be able to vote” in person.On Thursday in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Trump seeminglymore

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EPA Chief Pledges More Cleanups, Less Focus on Climate

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Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on Thursday defended the Trump administration’s record on protecting the nation’s air and water and said a second term would bring a greater focus on pollution cleanups in disadvantaged communities and less emphasis on climate change.In a speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the EPA’s founding, Wheeler said the agency was moving back toward an approach that had long promoted economic growth as well as a healthy environment and drawn bipartisan support.”Unfortunately, in the past decade or so, some members of former administrations and progressives in Congress have elevated single issue advocacy – inmore

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Judges Skeptical Toward Trump Plan to Exclude Many Immigrants From Representation

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U.S. judges appeared skeptical on Thursday toward President Donald Trump’s recent directive to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats. A three-judge panel in Manhattan sharply questioned a lawyer defending Trump and the Department of Commerce against lawsuits by 38 U.S. states, cities and counties, plus several immigrants rights nonprofits, over the July 21 directive. The plaintiffs said the directive violated a requirement in the U.S. Constitution to count the “whole number of persons in each state,” and could shift seats in the House of Representatives, with California, Texas and New Jersey most likelymore

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Trump’s Voting Suggestion Causes Confusion, Facebook Label

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U.S. President Donald Trump attempted to clarify Thursday comments he made a day earlier urging his supporters to vote twice to ensure their votes are counted, comments that have sown confusion over his intended message and caused Facebook to label his claims as misleading.   In tweets on Thursday, the president asserted that sending in absentee ballots and then going to the polls to check that your ballot arrived and if not to vote in person would serve as a check against a mail-in voting system he has repeatedly predicted, without evidence, will result in corruption, miscounting and unacceptable delays.  Presidentmore

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Trump Orders Review of US Aid to ‘Anarchist Jurisdictions’

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U.S. President Donald Trump has opened a new front in his conflict with Democratic-led cities, ordering top officials to determine whether the national government can cut federal aid to certain municipalities that he describes as “anarchist jurisdictions.” In a memo Wednesday, Trump directed the White House Office of Management and Budget to offer guidance to federal agencies on cutting funding to cities that “defund” their police departments after weeks of urban protests targeting Trump and police abuse of minorities.“My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones,” the president’s memo states.more

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Pelosi, Mnuchin Agree on Plan to Avoid Government Shutdown

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration have informally agreed to keep a stopgap government-wide funding bill — needed to avert a shutdown at the end of this month — free of controversy or conflict. The accord is aimed at keeping any possibility of a government shutdown off the table despite ongoing battles over COVID-19 relief legislation, while sidestepping the potential for other shutdown drama in the run-up to the November election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference in San Francisco, Sept. 2, 2020.That’s according to Democratic and GOP aides on Capitol Hill who have been briefed onmore

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Audiobook Compiles ’60 Minutes’ Interviews with Barack Obama

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More than a dozen “60 Minutes” interviews with former President Barack Obama, beginning when he was a U.S. Senator, have been compiled into an audio release. Simon & Schuster Audio announced Thursday that “Barack Obama: The 60 Minutes Interviews” will come out Oct. 13. The audiobook features CBS News journalist Steve Kroft, who first met with Obama in January 2007 and spoke with him throughout his presidency, culminating in a discussion shortly before Obama left office in 2017. “Over the span of just a few years, Barack Obama evolved from inexperienced freshman senator into one of the most powerful peoplemore

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Facebook to Halt New Political Ads Week Before US Election

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Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would stop accepting new political ads in the week before the U.S. presidential election in November, bowing to concern that its loose approach to free speech could once again be exploited to interfere with the vote.   The world’s biggest social network also said it was creating a label for posts by candidates or campaigns that try to claim victory before the election results are official, and widening the criteria for content to be removed as voter suppression.   Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post announcing the changes that he wasmore

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House Subpoenas Embattled Postal Service Leader Over Delays

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The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for records about the widespread mail delivery delays that have pulled the Postal Service into the political spotlight as it prepares to handle an onslaught of ballots in the November election. The subpoena, which seeks documents related to operational changes that have slowed mail and the agency’s plans for the presidential election, comes after committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney said DeJoy has not sufficiently answered the panel’s requests for more information. “It is clear that a subpoena has become necessary to further the Committee’s investigation and help inform potentialmore

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Прощай пенсия: обиженный карлик пукин снова наврал и обокрал холопов

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Прощай пенсия: обиженный карлик пукин снова наврал и обокрал холопов. Сколько не твердит обиженный карлик пукин, что главное — люди, фактические планы показывают, что они на последнем месте в приоритетах властей путляндии       Для распространения вашего видео или сообщения в Сети Правды пишите сюда, или на email: pravdaua@email.cz     Лучшие предложения товаров и услуг в Сети SeLLines     Ваши потенциальные клиенты о нужных им товарах и услугах пишут здесь: MeNeedit  

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Вот так похозяйничал алкаш миллер: «газпром» на всех парах идет к банкротству…

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Вот так похозяйничал алкаш миллер: «газпром» на всех парах идет к банкротству… Текущее финансовое положение газпрома начинает выглядеть не просто угрожающим, а откровенно предбанкротным…       Для распространения вашего видео или сообщения в Сети Правды пишите сюда, или на email: pravdaua@email.cz     Лучшие предложения товаров и услуг в Сети SeLLines     Ваши потенциальные клиенты о нужных им товарах и услугах пишут здесь: MeNeedit  

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Як живеться у лугандонії? Приклад із конкретними цифрами. Підпалюємо вату!

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Як живеться у лугандонії? Приклад із конкретними цифрами. Підпалюємо вату! Як жити у днр чи лнр, і не впіймати кайдаша. Із конкретними цифрами. Палання ватних пуканів – гарантоване       Для поширення вашого відео чи повідомлення в Мережі Правди пишіть сюди, або на email: pravdaua@email.cz     Найкращі пропозиції товарів і послуг в Мережі Купуй!     Ваші потенційні клієнти про потрібні їм товари і послуги пишуть тут: MeNeedit  

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“Дна достигли – конец стратегий”: Берлин передал неприятное послание карлику пукину

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“Дна достигли – конец стратегий”: Берлин передал неприятное послание карлику пукину. Мутация сознания: почему Меркель и Макрон вдруг вспомнили о преступлениях путляндии…       Для распространения вашего видео или сообщения в Сети Правды пишите сюда, или на email: pravdaua@email.cz     Лучшие предложения товаров и услуг в Сети SeLLines     Ваши потенциальные клиенты о нужных им товарах и услугах пишут здесь: MeNeedit  

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Теперь – всё: Беларусь для обиженного карлика пукина превращается в проблему

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Теперь – всё: Беларусь для обиженного карлика пукина превращается в проблему. Теперь Беларусь для обиженного карлика пукина, как осетрина по Воланду. Она утратила свой товарный вид в глазах диктатора. Она все больше превращается из желанного приобретения в проблему, ради которой не стоит рисковать       Для распространения вашего видео или сообщения в Сети Правды пишите сюда, или на email: pravdaua@email.cz     Лучшие предложения товаров и услуг в Сети SeLLines     Ваши потенциальные клиенты о нужных им товарах и услугах пишут здесь: MeNeedit  

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Biden to Visit Kenosha Thursday, Two Days After Trump

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he is visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, Thursday, two days after Republican President Donald Trump walked along a street in the Midwestern city left in rubble in the aftermath of civil unrest spawned by the shooting of a Black man by a white police officer.   Biden’s campaign said the former vice president would hold a community meeting in Kenosha, a 100,000-resident city on the shores of Lake Michigan.   “What we want to do is — we’ve got to heal,” Biden said at a news conference Wednesday. “We’ve got to put things together. Bringmore

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Markey Defeats Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate Primary

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U.S. Senator Ed Markey won a high-profile Democratic primary Tuesday, defeating a challenge by Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III.The 39-year-old Kennedy had cast the 74-year-old Markey as out of touch after a long career in Congress and drew a late endorsement from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.But Markey had strong popularity in Massachusetts and had the support of prominent progressives in the Democratic Party, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Markey will be a strong favorite in the general election in November when he faces Republican candidate Kevin O’Connor.Several Democratic House incumbents also fended off primary challengers Tuesday.House Ways andmore

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Melania Trump’s Ex-Adviser Says She Taped Calls for Protection

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A former friend and adviser of Melania Trump said Tuesday that she made recordings of her conversations with the first lady because she needed evidence to protect herself amid questions about the costs of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, whose book “Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady,” was released this week, helped produce Trump’s inauguration and later worked for the first lady as an unpaid White House adviser. Wolkoff left the White House in February 2018 when her contract was terminated. The White House blasted the book as “full ofmore

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Facebook, Twitter Suspend Russian Network Ahead of Election

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Facebook said Tuesday that it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the “troll factory” that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election.  Twitter also suspended five related accounts. The company said the tweets from these Russia-linked accounts “were low quality and spammy” and that most received few, if any, likes or retweets. The people behind the accounts recruited “unwitting” freelance journalists to post in English and Arabic, mainly targeting left-leaning audiences. Facebook said Tuesday the network’s activity focused on the U.S., U.K., Algeria and Egypt and other English-speaking countriesmore

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Pentagon: China Expected to Double Nukes in Next Decade

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A new Pentagon report predicts that China will “at least double” the size of its nuclear warhead stockpile over the next decade as it pursues its own nuclear triad to conduct nuclear strikes by land, sea and air. China’s modernization and expansion of its nuclear force is part of a broader effort aimed at matching, and in some cases surpassing, the United States military by 2049 as the dominant power in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the Pentagon’s annual “China Military Power” report to Congress that was released Tuesday. The report said the number of Chinese nuclear warheads is currently estimated tomore

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Treasury Secretary: COVID-19 Economic Aid ‘Still Needed’

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Tuesday a second massive round of aid addressing the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is “still needed,” even as the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery.  Mnuchin’s testimony comes as talks for a second round of aid have remained stalled on Capitol Hill since $600 a week in expanded federal unemployment benefits to millions of out-of-work Americans expired in late July.  Congressional Democrats have proposed an extension of those benefits, while Republicans have put forward a proposal that would cap benefits at 70% of a worker’s earnings. The overall price tag for amore

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Trump Visits Kenosha After Sparring with Biden Over Security

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U.S. President Donald Trump traveled Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where protests turned violent last week after a white police officer shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back as officers tried to arrest him. Speaking to reporters Tuesday before departing, Trump said he didn’t know if he would speak to a member of Blake’s family during his visit.  On Monday, Trump told reporters he was not planning to meet with Blake’s family because they wanted a lawyer to participate. The president also declined to criticize the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teenage vigilante who is accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a street demonstration in Kenosha two nights aftermore

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Trump Wins Delay in Handover of Tax Returns to Manhattan Prosecutor

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A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trump’s request to delay Manhattan’s district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices. The unsigned order by a panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan was a victory for the president in his yearlong quest to block District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. from enforcing a grand jury subpoena for eight years of personal and corporate returns. Trump has been challenging an Aug. 20 decision by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero to let Vance obtain the returns from the president’s longtimemore

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US Justice Department Unveils Reforms for FBI Wiretap Applications

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The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was implementing new compliance reforms at the FBI to minimize errors when it applies for wiretaps, following revelations it made numerous mistakes during its probe into President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign. Attorney General William Barr released two new memos outlining sweeping changes, including the creation of a new internal auditing office as well as a list of additional steps the FBI must undertake before filing an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Under the new protocol, if the FBI is seeking to monitor communications of an elected official or candidate,more

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