WASHINGTON — For months, President Donald Trump’s White House has been prone to veering off message, sometimes wildly so. But it was crystal clear on one point Sunday: No one except Trump should put up a hand for the 2020 GOP presidential nod. Vice President Mike Pence denied that he is considering a run for
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USAA bipartisan Senate bill to protect the Russia investigation special counsel from being fired met with a cool reception Sunday from White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. Sen. Thom Tillis, North Carolina Republican, defended the bill as a way of ensuring the special counsel’s independence, while Ms. Conway insisted that President Trump “has not even discussed”
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) – Seven people have been arrested after “terrorist attackers” on early Sunday targeted a coastal military base in Venezuela, the country’s military reported. According to ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello, government troops acted quickly to contain the threat at the Paramacay base in the northern city of Valencia, saying that there
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InternationalFormer Texas Governor Mark White, who was known for his education reforms, died Saturday at the age of 77. The news of his death was confirmed to the Associated Press by his wife Linda Gale White and son Andrew. According to a report by the Houston Chronicle, White died of a heart attack at his
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Obituaries & memorials, USAIndia buys dozens of highly trained four-footed graduates of IDF’s canine unit to boost protection of senior officials By Stuart Winer Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers with a trained army dog during a drill, April 2, 2014. (Gershon Elinson/Flash 90) Post-army Israelis have long made India a favorite destination after completing their service, but another
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International, Middle EastMike Pence’s press secretary has denied an explosive report from The New York Times Saturday that the vice-president is among a group of Republicans already preparing a “shadow campaign” for president in 2020. President Donald Trump is just over six months into his first term and has never suggested that he would not seek re-election
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USAToby Greene The Gaza Strip is a pressure cooker bound to explode in our faces once again, if we do not act now to change the situation. Fifty percent of Gazans are under 15. It is hard to imagine what it must be like for a parent in Gaza trying to raise children with four
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Middle EastWhen NASA put up an advertisement for the position of “Planetary Protection Officer,” it quickly made headlines. From the title, it seemed that there might be a need for a real-life leader of the “Men in Black.” Unfortunately, the job description isn’t quite that exciting. NASA isn’t looking for a real-life Buzz Lightyear. Instead, it
Damascus (dpa) – Government forces have retaken control of Islamic State’s last bastion in Syria’s central province of Homs in the latest setback to the extremist militia, a monitoring group and military sources said on Sunday. The recapture of the strategically important town of al-Sukhna in Homs late Saturday followed intense bombardment by regime and
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Middle EastRegev, Katz say Netanyahu should not give in to media pressure over developments in graft probes, but majority of ruling party’s cabinet members remain silent By Raoul Wootliff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (flanked by ministers Miri Regev and Yisrael Katz) in the Knesset on February 8, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing
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Middle EastRabbi says he’s ‘saddened, yet not surprised’ after swastika and ‘Sig Heil’ scrawled on sign By Times of Israel staff A swastika found on a sign outside Temple Beit Torah in Colorado springs on August 4, 2017. (Screen capture/KKTV) Neighbors discovered Nazi graffiti spray-painted on a sign outside a Colorado Springs synagogue on Friday, local
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USAAlthough it’s still tough to find an interested publisher, several new outfits offer increased opportunities — online and on shelves By Renee Ghert-Zand Author Sharon Hart-Green spent nearly a decade writing her debut novel, “Come Back For Me,” about the the lives of first and second generation WWII refugees and Holocaust survivors in Canada and
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, InternationalSeoul (dpa) – South Korea on Sunday urged Pyongyang to come to the table for talks and quit provoking the global community amid the UN Security Council’s decision to impose its toughest sanctions yet. Noting that the resolution was unanimously approved by China and Russia, Pyongyang’s two closest allies, a spokesman for South Korean Foreign
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InternationalIranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned US President Donald Trump that he risks political suicide if he scraps the nuclear deal with Tehran. At his swearing-in ceremony, Mr Rouhani said Iran would continue to abide by the terms of the deal as long as the other major powers involved do the same. “I can say
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