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As Jim W. Dean would put it, you can’t make this stuff up. Victoria Nuland, the hawkish and Neocon woman who brazenly declared “Fuck the EU,” is now Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Secretary Antony Blinken tweeted: “Thrilled that Victoria Nuland was confirmed as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Her deep experience across the board will be so important to me and the Department as we move forward with a foreign policy that delivers for the American people.” What, then, is Nuland’s “deep experience” about? Well, virtually everyone knows what Victoria Nula...

By LISA MASCARO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Closing arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are unfolding Monday more for history than to sway votes. The four hours of arguments provide one final chance to influence public opinion and set the record ahead of his expected acquittal in the GOP-led Senate. The chamber is expected to take the final impeachment votes on Wednesday. House managers opened with a plea from Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado who said: “We cannot and should not leave our common sense at the door.” Trump’s defense countered that the “fa...

Biden, in Kenosha, hails fight for racial progress Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets with community members at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wis., Thursday. AP PHOTO Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is greeted with an elbow bump as he meets with community members at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Carolyn Kaster Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden bows his head in prayer at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Carol...

Will Weissert And Deb Riechmann In this image from video, former President Bill Clinton, former President George W. Bush and former President Barack Obama speak during a Celebrating America concert on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, part of the 59th Inauguration Day events for President Joe Biden who was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Donald Trump is shunning the "ex-presidents club" and the feeling is mutual. Trump is not an easy fit for the group of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside their often bitter political differences (...