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The US on Thursday launched an airstrike in Syria that targeted facilities used by  Iran-backed militia groups — the first military action taken by the Biden administration, officials said. The Pentagon said the strike was in retaliation for a Feb. 15 rocket attack against a US military base at Erbil International Airport in Northern Iraq …

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Former President Barack Obama called out “the politics of white resistance and resentment” as one of the reasons why he didn’t push for reparations while he was in office. During the second episode of Obama’s new podcast with singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen — “Renegades: Born in the USA” — the duo spoke about race in America. …

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (Wyo.) are not on the same page when it comes to former President Donald Trump, as evidenced by them taking opposite stances at the end of a press conference several outlets have described as “awkward.” McCarthy did not hesitate when asked whether Trump …

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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., has reintroduced legislation to remove a statue commemorating emancipation, arguing that 19th-century memorial doesn’t do enough to honor slaves’ contribution to their own freedom. Dedicated in 1876, the statue shows former President Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, with his hand outstretched over a shackled slave who is kneeling beside him. It was …

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Revisions to the U.S. Army’s grooming and appearance standards went into effect Wednesday that will loosen up hairstyle regulations and allow for earrings to be worn. The new rules are proof “that the force is evolving and making a concerted effort to make everyone feel included,” Master Sgt. Quintana Mitchell, the uniform policy NCO for G-1, said in unveiling the …

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A new frontier in “cancel culture” is looming on the horizon: Banking and financial services firms could ban conservative customers and others from industries targeted by the left, warns North Carolina Republican Rep. Ted Budd, a member of the House Financial Services Committee. The targets appear to include Republican members of Congress who voted to challenge the 2020 election results (just …

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Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. believes that Jeep should cease using the tribe’s name for vehicles. “I think we’re in a day and age in this country where it’s time for both corporations and team sports to retire the use of Native American names, images and mascots from their products, team jerseys and sports in general,” Hoskin …

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In former President Donald Trump’s final month in office, the United States achieved something it hadn’t in more than a generation: In the final week of December, America didn’t import a single drop of crude oil from Saudi Arabia for the first time in 35 years. For many, it was a testament to Trump’s America-first energy policy, …

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One of the world’s better-known fans of mystery novels is Hillary Rodham Clinton. And now she’s writing one. Clinton is teaming up with her friend, the mystery writer Louise Penny, on “State of Terror.” It has a plot that might occur to someone of Clinton’s background. A new secretary of state who is working in …

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The mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick — whose death following the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this year became a rallying cry for many insisting that former President Donald Trump be impeached — is now speaking out about the erroneous reporting regarding her son’s death. In an interview with the Daily Mail published …

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s mom says son died of a stroke, not a blow to the head — but authorities are staying mum Read More »