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Lujan Grisham builds profile as Biden looks to make VP pick
Morgan Lee, Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 10:14pm
Michelle Lujan Grisham has not received the attention of many higher-profile candidates under consideration to be Joe Biden's running mate. But she has a resume that few of them can match.
Hiroshima court recognizes atomic bomb 'black rain' victims
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 6:42pm
A Japanese court on Wednesday for the first time recognized people exposed to radioactive “black rain" that fell after the 1945 U.S. atomic attack on Hiroshima as atomic bomb survivors, ordering the city and the prefecture to provide the same government medical benefits as given to other survivors.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes medical procedure at hospital
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 6:27pm
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City and expects to be released from a hospital there by the end of the week, the Supreme Court said Wednesday night.
Administration wants West Wing remodel money in virus bill
Zeke Miller, Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 1:53pm
The Trump administration wants $377 million in the next coronavirus relief bill for a long-delayed modernization of the West Wing, but the timetable for construction is yet to be determined.
US officials: Russia behind spread of a virus disinformation effort
Eric Tucker and Daria Litvinova, Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 11:36am
U.S. officials say Russian intelligence officers are spreading disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic through English-language websites, trying to exploit a crisis that America is struggling to contain before the presidential election in November.
For TV heads and viewers, conventions are largely a mystery
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 11:33am
Weeks before political conventions, television networks would typically be confirming hotel reservations, booking experts and pounding the last nails in temporary studios for their top anchors.
House orders broad mask mandates after Gohmert gets virus
Alan Fram and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 10:10am
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Capitol officials issued broad new mask requirements Wednesday after a Republican member of Congress tested positive for the coronavirus. The member, Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert, often shunned wearing masks and was known to vote without one.
US names new Arctic envoy in push to expand reach in region
Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 9:19am
The Trump administration on Wednesday named a special envoy for the Arctic, filling a post that had been vacant for more than three years as the administration seeks a greater role in the region and tries to blunt growing Russian and Chinese influence there.
US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more
Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 7:02am
Spurred on by President Donald Trump's demand to pull troops out of Germany, the U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe, American defense leaders said Wednesday, detailing a Pentagon plan that will cost billions of dollars and take years to complete.
As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden's America
Aamer Madhani, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 10:15pm
appeal to the fears of Americans and then associate those fears with the Democratic Party, specifically Joe Biden.”
Biden's notes: ‘Do not hold grudges’ against Kamala Harris
Bill Barrow and Andrew Harnik, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 5:55pm
Joe Biden was uncharacteristically tight-lipped on Tuesday about the final stretch of his search for a vice president. But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee seemed prepared to talk about at least one leading contender: California Sen. Kamala Harris.
US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation
Eric Tucker, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 3:07pm
Russian intelligence services are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to exploit a crisis that America is struggling to contain ahead of the presidential election in November, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Trump administration to review DACA and reject new applications
Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN | Posted Jul 28th - 12:46pm
The Trump administration will not accept new applications for the Obama-era program that shields from deportation certain undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children and will limit renewals to one year instead of two while it reviews the program, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
US, Australia team up to criticize China in Asia-Pacific
Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 12:32pm
The United States and Australia are teaming up in their criticism of China, taking the country to task for aggressive behavior throughout the Asia-Pacific and not acting quickly to contain the coronavirus.
Trump administration won't accept new DACA applications
Sophia Tareen and Elliot Spagat, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 12:09pm
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will reject new applications and shorten renewal periods for an Obama-era program that shields young people from deportation, taking a defiant stance after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to let it be scrapped completely.
Serbia cracks down on rights groups, government critics
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 12:04pm
Serbia's finance ministry has launched a probe into possible money laundering and financing of terrorism against dozens of rights groups, independent journalists and opposition politicians who have criticized alleged government corruption and anti-democratic policies.
McConnell: No room for new FBI building in virus aid bill
Matthew Daly, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 11:41am
The Senate's top Republican said Tuesday that he opposes a push by President Donald Trump to include nearly $1.8 billion in a new coronavirus aid package to rebuild the FBI headquarters on its current site in downtown Washington.
US to withdraw troops from Germany, sending 6,400 home and 5,400 to other countries, under shakeup sought by Trump
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 29th - 7:00am
US to withdraw troops from Germany, sending 6,400 home and 5,400 to other countries, under shakeup sought by Trump.
