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Michael Bloomberg to suspend presidential campaign
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 154 Comments • 10 Likes • 5 years ago
Michael Bloomberg, who spent hundreds of millions of dollars to self-fund his 2020 presidential run, announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign after a poor performance on Super Tuesday, according to a source familiar. The state of play: Bloomberg opted to skip campaigning in early...
U.S., Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 69 Comments • 6 Likes • 5 years ago
The United States signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing U.S. troops to return home from America's longest war. Under the agreement, the U.S. would draw its forces down to 8,600 from 13,000 in the...
OK House of Representatives Honor Dr. Henrietta Mann
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 4 Comments • 5 years ago
(OKLAHOMA CITY) Dr. Henrietta Mann is a living legend among her Cheyenne people, and among many Tribal Nations across the country. Approaching her 86th birthday in May, Dr. Mann has touched the lives of countless individuals on her journey through life. Her educational advocacy in Indian...
Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as his running mate, says Matt Drudge
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 171 Comments • 4 Likes • 5 years ago
KEY POINTS According to the Drudge Report, presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is considering Hilary Clinton as a vice presidential running mate after positive internal polling about the potential pairing. According to Drudge, in such a partnership Bloomberg would change his official...
North Dakota, native tribes agree to settle voter ID lawsuit to combat voter suppression
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
Do U.S. citizenship and voting rights go hand and hand? For most of the country’s history, the answer has been no—just look at the example of Native voting rights, which weren’t secured in all states until the 1960s. Native Americans couldn’t be U.S. citizens when the country ratified its...
North Dakota, native tribes agree to settle voter ID lawsuit to combat voter suppression
Via: 1stwarrior • Anishinaabe - The First People • 3 Comments • 5 years ago
Do U.S. citizenship and voting rights go hand and hand? For most of the country’s history, the answer has been no—just look at the example of Native voting rights, which weren’t secured in all states until the 1960s. Native Americans couldn’t be U.S. citizens when the country ratified its...
The Army decided to replace Bradley Fighting Vehicles 17 years and $22b ago. They still don't have a prototype.
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 15 Comments • 3 Likes • 5 years ago
Last Friday, the U.S. Army kicked off a competition to design a successor for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a 33-ton tank-like workhorse used to carry troops into battle and provide fire support with its rapid-fire cannon and anti-tank missiles. While it’s sadly typical for the military to...
Democrats to plow ahead with Trump probes post-acquittal
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
House Democrats say even though President Trump was acquitted in the Senate, that doesn’t mean they are going to ease off their investigations into his administration. Democrats are weighing whether to pursue new leads of possible wrongdoing or press forward with probes that were already...
Appeals court rules Democrats lack legal standing to sue Trump over alleged emoluments violations
Via: 1stwarrior • News & Politics • 28 Comments • 7 Likes • 5 years ago
A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed Democratic lawmakers' lawsuit against President Donald Trump alleging he has violated the emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution on technical grounds. In the ruling, the three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of...