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QAnon-supporting GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blames her social media team after her Twitter account liked posts about executing Pelosi and hanging Obama in 2018 and 2019 Rep. Greene reportedly liked a comment in January 2019 that said a bullet to the head would be quicker to remove Pelosi from her role as House Speaker  In a April 2018 Facebook post, Greene went on a conspiracy-laden tirade about the Iran Deal, in an effort to slam former President Barack Obama Greene also liked comments t...

 - January 27, 2021, 10:31 AM The Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday morning approved 21-3 Peter "Pete" Buttigieg to become the next U.S. transportation secretary, clearing the nomination for full Senate approval. His nomination received strong bipartisan support with Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), who continued to preside as chairman for the meeting, calling Buttigieg “impressive” and his Democrat counterpart in line to become chair, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), saying she enthus...

Potential Robert Malley Tap for Iran Envoy Sparks Firestorm 25 Jan 2021 The Biden administration’s rumored appointment of former national security official Robert Malley as special envoy to Iran has sparked an outcry, with critics saying the move would only benefit the ayatollahs and would send a “chilling signal” the new American administration does not care about Tehran’s regional terror nor its human rights infractions. Under former President Barack Obama, Malley, then a national ...

comments This post originally appeared on Grist. Grist is a nonprofit news agency working toward a planet that doesnt burn and a future that doesnt suck. Sign up to receive Grists top stories in your inbox. When President Donald Trump moved into the White House in early 2017, those worried about the quickening pace of climate change had every right to be terrified. After all, on the campaign trail, Trump had hollered about pulling out of the Paris climate agreement and reviving the coal industr...

President Biden’s promise to bring the U.S. back to the global stage is being delayed — at least by a few days — in the Senate, where his nominee for secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is in confirmation limbo.

Rouhani Calls for a Step-by-Step JCPOA Return Rouhani held his weekly cabinet meeting hours before President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony.  Rouhani talked about the Trump era and returning to the JCPOA, among other issues. Rouhani said Trump’s main legacy was increasing “polarization in American society.” Rouhani stated: “Now we see on Wednesday which is the day of the inauguration of the new president, Washington has become a military base and all these military troops have com...

Jen Psaki made her debut in the White House Briefing Room on Wednesday as President Biden's press secretary. 

 - January 21, 2021, 11:40 AM Senate Commerce Committee leaders Thursday welcomed Peter "Pete" Buttigieg, President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the next Transportation Secretary, with chairman Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) opening his confirmation hearing saying he was "quite certain" of full Senate approval. Wicker, who continued to chair the committee in absence of a final power-sharing agreement between the Republican and Democrat leaders, praised the selection of the former South Bend...

World leaders heaved a sigh of relief that the U.S. under President Biden is rejoining the global effort to combat climate change.

After Jordanian pilot’s death, king signals he will escalate fight against Islamic … – Washington Postby wpjljron Thursday, February 5th, 2015.After Jordanian pilot’s death, king signals he will escalate fight against Islamic … – Washington PostAMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed Wednesday that his military forces would hit Islamic State militants with “relentless” strikes upon “their own homes,” an escalation that could place Jordan in the middle of the Syri...