The president has the sole authority to order a U.S. nuclear attack, but there are some safeguards that could come into play.
Tim Allen
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How Trump could be impeached again, but faster
Any member of the House can introduce articles of impeachment and trigger a procedural process that allows them to be considered almost immediately.
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s sweeping asylum rules
Letting the rules take effect would have been felt by some who can still claim asylum and make it significantly more difficult for all asylum-seekers once pandemic-related measures are lifted.
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Sentimental video tribute closes Trebek’s final ‘Jeopardy!’
It was the final show the host taped before pancreatic cancer claimed his life on Nov. 8.
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With virus surging, Biden to speed release of COVID vaccines
The president-elect’s plan would accelerate shipment of first doses and use the levers of government power to provide required second doses in a timely manner.
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FBI arrests Arkansas man from photo inside Pelosi’s office
Richard Barnett was charged for entering the House speaker’s office, where he ‘left a note and removed some of the speaker’s mail.’
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Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden’s inauguration
John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson also opted not to participate in a tradition that began with George Washington.
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A moment in America, unimaginable but perhaps inevitable
It was a real-time breaking and entering the likes of which the republic has never seen.
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Justice Department, federal court system hit by Russian hack
Department email accounts were affected, and the nationwide case management system of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts was breached.
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Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law
It’s the largest move against the city’s pro-democracy movement since a national security law was imposed by Beijing last June.