Trump pushes Georgia governor to help reverse Biden election victory

[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, July 15, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday and asked him to convince state lawmakers to help undo President-elect Joe … Read more

“ The GOP acts as if it cares ”

[ad_1] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw in a fiery tweet on Saturday after she was caught on tape mocking her old restaurant job. Crenshaw, a Texas congressman and former Navy SEAL, was recorded mocking the New York lawmaker’s waitress background, stating that she “believes life’s greatest difficulty” was deciding between serving as a … Read more

US ends 5 cultural programs with China in further escalation

[ad_1] The outgoing Trump administration has ended five cultural exchange programs with China that it said were used for Chinese propaganda and had no benefit to the United States. The layoffs follow new visa restrictions announced by Washington limiting visits to the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party and signal a further … Read more

Pentagon denies blocking Biden’s transition team

[ad_1] Initially, Biden’s transition team had improperly contacted the agencies instead of the DoD’s transition team, and were told they needed to submit requests to the Pentagon instead. “It was more of an internal issue for Team Biden than a DoD issue,” the defense official said. The issue has been resolved and meetings are now … Read more

US diplomats’ ‘sonic attacks’ likely caused by microwave energy, government study finds

[ad_1] “Overall, directed pulsed RF (radio frequency) energy, particularly in those with the distinct early manifestations, appears to be the most plausible mechanism to explain these cases among those the committee examined,” the report said. . The report added that it viewed possible incidents of persistent perceptual postural dizziness as a possible secondary problem in … Read more

Trump offers condolences after Loeffler aide dies in crash

[ad_1] President Trump offered his condolences on Saturday to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on the death of Harrison Deal, an aide to Senator Kelly Loeffler and a family friend of the governor. Kemp spokesman Cody Hall told The Hill in a statement that the president called the governor on Saturday morning and spoke about Deal, … Read more

Venezuela elections come amid humanitarian crisis and hunger

[ad_1] But in Venezuela the penalty can be more severe than most: if you don’t vote, you don’t eat. “For those who do not vote, there is no food,” Diosdado Cabello, one of President Nicolas Maduro’s most powerful allies, said on Monday at a campaign rally. “Whoever does not vote, does not eat. A ‘quarantine’ … Read more