On this day in history, April 20, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain. The declaration requested by the 25th U.S. president was in response to an ongoing conflict between Spain and Cuba, the latter located less 100 miles off the coast of Florida, as that island…
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See AllHouse Democrat introduces bill aimed at Trump that would strip Secret Service protection from felons
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Friday introduced legislation that would strip Secret Service protection from convicted felons sentenced to prison, a bill clearly aimed at former President Donald Trump. “Unfortunately, current law doesn’t anticipate how Secret Service protection would impact the felony prison sentences of a protectee – even a former President,” Thompson, the former chairman of the House Jan. 6 select committee, said in a statement. “It is regrettable that it has come to…
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at…
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View MoreANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state.The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an…
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View MoreBoth U.S. senators from Arkansas are pushing for answers from the Justice Department about a federal law enforcement search warrant execution last month that ended with an airport executive shot dead.Sens. Tom Cotton and John Boozman are seeking answers in the death of Bryan Malinowski, the executive director of the…
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View MoreBy Nora Eckert CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) -An early tally of ballots on a key unionization vote at Volkswagen (ETR:)’s Tennessee plant showed most workers in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union. A win would make the Chattanooga factory the first auto plant in the South to unionize via…
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View MoreApril is still having its way with us, folks. In the thick of Mercury retrograde in Aries and in the wake of a rocky AF eclipse season, we are now set to experience a rare and auspicious planetary conjunction. On April 20th, Jupiter, the planet of risky business and lucky…