Washington, March 24 – The US Senate has confirmed Senator Markwayne Mullin's nomination for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replacing the controversial Kristi Noem, amid the department's ongoing shutdown.The upper chamber voted 54-45 to approve the 48-year-old Mullin...
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Washington, March 11 – US senators publicly clashed over President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran, with Democrats demanding clarity on the war strategy and Republicans defending the operation while blaming the opposition for a prolonged standoff over homeland security funding...
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Washington, February 19 – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared the month-long Potomac River sewage spill a local public emergency to request federal support.On January 19, a section of the Potomac Interceptor, a major sewage pipeline operated by DC Water – the main water utility that...
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