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A former House IT aide who had access to emails and files of dozens of Democratic lawmakers has been indicted on four counts, including bank fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions.
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- Mattis to back Kiev’s claim to Crimea during Ukraine visit
- Venezuela constituent assembly assumes power to legislate
- Trump heads to Camp David for Afghanistan talks
- Catalan leaders say Barcelona attack has no bearing on independence drive
- Qatar concerned about safety of citizens in Saudi Arabia during hajj
- NASA launches satellite to help astronauts talk to Earth
- US launches 1st investigation into China trade policies related to intellectual property theft
The US has launched its first direct measure against Chinese trade policies, initiating an investigation to determine if its largest trading partner has been engaging in unfair practices, a move that could potentially trigger an economic war. - Chief strategist Steve Bannon exits Trump White House
Former Breitbart executive Steve Bannon is the latest casualty of White House power struggles. US President Donald Trump’s chief strategist has departed at the urging of the chief of staff, retired General John Kelly. - Trump’s Arts committee resigns in protest over Charlottesville remarks
All but one member of the President’s Committee to the Arts and Humanities have resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. - Net neutrality group fights ban of neo-Nazi internet site
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has spoken out against the banning of the neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer, after back-end web infrastructure companies like GoDaddy and Google cut services to the site for political reasons.
- US launches 1st investigation into China trade policies related to intellectual property theftThe US has launched its first direct measure against Chinese trade policies, initiating an investigation to determine if its largest trading partner has been engaging in unfair practices, a move that could potentially trigger an economic war.
- Trump’s Arts committee resigns in protest over Charlottesville remarksAll but one member of the President’s Committee to the Arts and Humanities have resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- Net neutrality group fights ban of neo-Nazi internet siteThe Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has spoken out against the banning of the neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer, after back-end web infrastructure companies like GoDaddy and Google cut services to the site for political reasons.
- Damage control? Tillerson pushes for diversity at State Dept amid Trump controversy
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has joined the list of top US officials who made statements about the importance of racial diversity in their agencies amid public outrage over President Donald Trump’s comments on the violence in Charlottesville. - Chief strategist Steve Bannon exits Trump White HouseFormer Breitbart executive Steve Bannon is the latest casualty of White House power struggles. US President Donald Trump’s chief strategist has departed at the urging of the chief of staff, retired General John Kelly.
- US electronic voting firm exposes 1.8 million Chicago voter records
A major supplier of US electronic voting machines confirmed that it accidentally exposed voter data of more than 1.8 million Chicago residents. - Total solar eclipse: What you need to know (VIDEO)
The continental US will experience its first total solar eclipse in 40 years on August 21. Here’s everything you need to know about the celestial event, from how it happens to how to watch it safely. - Trump elevates US Cyber Command to independent status
President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to elevate the status of the United States Cyber Command to a unified combatant command in its own right, and said his administration is considering separating it from the National Security Agency. - All Florida prisons on indefinite lockdown after ‘credible intelligence’ of planned uprisings
More than 97,000 prisoners across the state of Florida will reportedly not be able to leave their dorms or have certain privileges, as a lockdown was ordered the day after officials canceled visitations to all facilities. - 2 senior US Navy officers booted from service over 'USS Fitzgerald' crash near Japan
Around a dozen American sailors on a destroyer that collided with a freighter off the coast of Japan will now face the consequences. Two top officers will be kicked out of the US Navy as a result of the crash. - Grand jury expands felony indictment of Wasserman Schultz’s former IT aideA former House IT aide who had access to emails and files of dozens of Democratic lawmakers has been indicted on four counts, including bank fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions.
- $465mn settlement as EpiPen maker concedes Medicaid overcharge
Pharmaceutical company Mylan has struck a deal with federal authorities to pay out $465 million in damages after allegedly overcharging the Medicaid program by millions of dollars for their EpiPen products.
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Charlottesville police didn’t lack firepower - investigative journalist
Charlottesville officials have claimed that police were outgunned and outmanned and that this contributed to poor crowd control during the weekend’s violent...
RT America -- August 17, 2017
‘Are you fighting Nazis?’
Brad Bauman, partner at the Pastorum Group, and political consultant Ryan Girdusky join RT America’s Manila Chan to discuss the disparity between Trump’s reaction to the Barcelona terror attack and...
RT America -- August 16, 2017
Trump 'cannot repair the damage' following Charlottesville – labor leader
Business leaders and former allies are distancing themselves from President Donald Trump as he struggles against the backlash following his widely criticized reaction to...
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