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House Judiciary Committee Moves to Hold No-Show William Barr in Contempt
Win McNamee/GettyThe House Judiciary Committee moved Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena, setting the stage...
Iran threatens more uranium enrichment if no new nuke deal
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to...
Apple’s new iPhone 11R design just leaked for the first time
Apple's next-generation iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max smartphones have been leaking like crazy lately. We've gotten all sorts of detail from TF International...
House Democrats Favor Lawsuit Over Subpoena in Trump Tax Quest
“They don’t seem to be responding to a lot of subpoenas around here,” House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal told reporters late Tuesday....
Older Americans are relying too much on Social Security as a main source of...
Older Americans are relying too heavily on Social Security as their main income source. Many are claiming benefits at age 62, lowering monthly payouts
Key parties in South Africa’s elections
A potpourri of 48 political parties contested South Africa's general election Wednesday -- a record number. The African National Congress rose from a...
Iran Begins Backing Out of Nuclear Deal
Iran announced Wednesday that it is scaling back its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal and will begin enriching uranium at a higher level...
UPDATE 1-Iraq sees deal with Exxon Mobil, PetroChina ‘very soon’ -oil minister
Iraq oil minister Thamer Ghadhban said on Wednesday he expects his ministry to sign an initial deal with Exxon Mobil and PetroChina "very...
Kamala Harris’ bill seeks to ease burden on public defenders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California is introducing legislation, including a $250 million grant program, to ease the burden on public...
