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Republicans fast track a veterans bill on Veterans Day, Dems cry foul
It also deals with VA personnel, hiring, and infrastructure matters, and it establishes a screening process for admission to certain mental health care programs. Democrats are crying foul, calling it “dirty pool” and a “dirty trick.”
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Trump in Veterans Day speech says Iran's long, unchecked aggression provoked war, vows over 'soon'
Trump acknowledged in his speech that the war has taken its human toll, including 18 U.S. soldiers who have died.
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New York City building collapse kills at least one, others trapped in rubble
The three-story building partially collapsed into an open construction site
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Republican attorneys general urge Supreme Court to take up Maine lawmaker's case
In the 27-page amicus curiae brief, the attorneys general argue that lower federal court rulings in the case upholding Libby's censure erred by invoking the doctrine of legislative immunity and refusing to intervene in the legal challenge.
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Beleaguered Postal Service gets new boss, but concerns persist amid archaic biz model, few solutions
Since 2007, cumulative USPS losses exceed $98 billion,
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Trump’s voyage to Gulf States to strengthen U.S. economic, diplomatic ties
Trump's Gulf States diplomatic travel may have far-reaching and enduring mutual economic benefits between the region and the U.S., and maybe even some semblance of peace.
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Ex-Waste Management CEO David Steiner to become postmaster general
“Dave is the right person to lead the Postal Service at this time to ensure this magnificent and historic organization thrives into the future,” Postal Service Board of Governors Chairwoman Amber McReynolds said.
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FDA approves 3 new natural food colors to replace petroleum dyes
Butterfly pea flower extract, Galdieria extract blue, and calcium phosphate have now received approval or expanded approval for use in a variety of snacks and beverages, the latest step forward in Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s plan to substitute synthetic dyes.
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ICE detained, pro-Palestinian Tufts student makes case to be released
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, attended her bail hearing in Vermont by video from an immigration detention center based in Louisiana.
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Trump fires three Democrats on Consumer Product Safety Commission
"Unfortunately for the President, he did not have the authority to fire me," Commissioner Richard Trumka, Jr., said.
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U.S. automakers slam Trump's tariff cut on UK vehicles
American Automotive Policy Council President Matt Blunt said the import duties on UK vehicles could end up being lower than those on American-made vehicles.
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Air traffic controllers lose radar access briefly at Newark airport for the second time in two weeks
The radar was also lost briefly on April 28 when hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled at the Newark airport.
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New York Republicans reject House's SALT deduction cap
In a joint statement. U.S. Reps. Mike Lawler, Elise Stefanik, Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino criticized the House Ways and Means Committee for "unilaterally" setting a lower cap with no notice, saying House budget writers proposed a cap "they already knew would fall short of earning our support."