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Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK’d, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won’t be spending $ 4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch. Trump, who sent a letter to Johnson, R-La., on Thursday, is using what’s known as a pocket rescission — when a president submits a request to Congress to not spend approved funds toward the end of the fiscal year, so Congress cannot act on the request in a 45-day timeframe and the money goes unspent…

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UPenn Settlement With Trump Admin Over Trans Athletes Seen as Big Win for Women’s Sports

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The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it had reached an unprecedented settlement with the University of Pennsylvania over transgender-identifying males competing against females in women’s sports.  The federal Department of Education was able to get the university to agree to restore female athletes to all individual UPenn Division I swimming records, titles, or other recognitions that were taken by those males who had competed in the female categories.  Furthermore, the university agreed to issue a public statement to its community explaining that it henceforth will not allow males into…

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Expanding the Quad? Opening seen to boost pro-democracy alliance against China

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America’s intensifying pro-democracy alignment with Japan, Australia and India has room to grow as other nations seek ways to push back on an aggressive China that is eager to dominate Asia and beyond in the 21st century, former top U.S. officials and regional experts said Tuesday. Speaking at The Washington … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Democrats would need huge wave — one not seen in more than 40 years — to win US House, report says – The Denver Post

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The Denver Post Democrats would need huge wave — one not seen in more than 40 years — to win US House, report saysThe Denver PostA report released Monday suggests Democrats might have to temper their enthusiasm about climbing back to power during this year's midterm elections. To win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need a tremendous electoral …Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 …Twitter Trump signs massive spending…

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Facebook says 126 million people in the US may have seen posts produced by Russian-government-backed agents – Recode

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Recode Facebook says 126 million people in the US may have seen posts produced by Russian-government-backed agentsRecodeFacebook, Google and Twitter plan to tell congressional investigators this week that the scope of Russia's campaign to spread disinformation on their sites — and to potentially disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential race — is much broader than the …Russia's election posts reached 126 million people, Facebook will tell CongressThe Verge Facebook, Twitter, Google to Tell Congress How Russia MeddledBloombergRussian posts 'reached up to 126 million users' around US election, Facebook saysFRANCE 24Daily Sabah –ABC…

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