Ten Stunning Photos of the Super Blood Wolf Moon Lunar Eclipse #ArtTuesday

via Smithsonian During such an eclipse, the Earth, moon and sun align such that the Earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the surface of the moon, casting the lunar surface in shadow. When the central part of the Earth’s shadow, called the umbra, covers the moon, the only light that reaches the lunar surface has been filtered through...

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Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families

Troubled by widespread health and safety hazards uncovered by a Reuters investigation into U.S. military housing, Congress will hold hearings next month to ensure that “what we’re seeing now can never happen again,” said Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2sWSz1G via...

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Senator Rand Paul gets $580,000 after neighbor broke his ribs

A Kentucky jury has awarded U.S. Senator Rand Paul more than $580,000 in damages against a next-door neighbor who broke six of the Republican lawmaker's ribs in a gardening dispute. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2SktJa0 via IFT...

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U.S. lawmakers seek to force Trump decision on Saudi Yemen war

U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they expect Congress will pass a resolution ending U.S. involvement in the Yemen war, which would force President Donald Trump to issue the first veto of his presidency in order to continue supporting the Saudi-led coalition. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2RrYQvS via IFT...

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U.S. lawmakers urge Pentagon to revise climate change report

Three Democratic U.S. lawmakers, including the House armed services committee chairman, on Wednesday urged the Pentagon to revise a report on climate change, saying it omitted required items such as a list of the 10 most vulnerable bases. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2HTfhlF via IFT...

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U.S. lawmakers move to curtail president's power to levy tariffs

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation to limit the president's power to levy import tariffs for national security reasons from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2RVdyAN via IFT...

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Trump says he will let Justice Department decide handling of Mueller report

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would let the Justice Department decide how to handle the special counsel's report on an investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Moscow. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2B67wCX via IFT...

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U.S. Senate judiciary chair requests FBI briefing on arrest of Trump ally

The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate judiciary panel on Wednesday requested a briefing from the FBI on the arrest of Roger Stone, a longtime associate of President Donald Trump, in an inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2HHQctw via IFT...

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Ohio liberal Sherrod Brown ponders place in 2020 Democratic race

Ohio's Sherrod Brown faces a vexing question: In a 2020 Democratic presidential race already crowded with some of the party's biggest progressive stars, is there room for his perpetually rumpled brand of blue-collar populism? from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2RXBZgJ via IFT...

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Trump says unlikely to include 'Dreamers' in border negotiations: Daily Caller

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was highly unlikely he would be willing to include the status of "Dreamer" immigrants in current negotiations over government funding and border security, the Daily Caller said. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2GdnZZa via IFT...

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Beyond Trump's wall: Congress tackles border security

President Donald Trump's planned "great, great wall" began morphing into a physical barrier and an array of high-tech gadgets in congressional talks launched on Wednesday to forge a compromise on security at the U.S. border with Mexico. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2DLSuUJ via IFT...

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Trump slams U.S. intelligence chiefs as 'passive and naive' on Iran

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called U.S. intelligence chiefs "extremely passive and naive" on Iran and dismissed their assessments of the threat posed by North Korea a day after they contradicted his views during congressional testimony. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2FYbkKm via IFT...

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U.S. lawmakers request info from insulin makers on rising prices

Two powerful U.S. lawmakers sent letters to the three leading insulin manufacturers on Wednesday requesting information on why its cost has skyrocketed in recent years and how much the companies profit from the life-sustaining diabetes treatment. from Reuters: Politics https://reut.rs/2TlunRT via IFT...

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