Mica Soellner

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Destruction is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The explosion flattened much of a port and damaged buildings across Beirut, sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. In addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.

Lebanon’s information minister resigns amid violent protests after Beirut blast

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 7:47 pm

Ken Cuccinelli, who is performing the duties of deputy secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday.

Ken Cuccinelli says rising violence in cities is ‘result’ of ‘decades of uninterrupted liberal policies’

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 7:39 pm

Peter Navarro, director of the National Trade Council, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview outside the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Navarro said the Trump administration's tariffs on China will focus on high-tech industries where Beijing wants to lead.

Navarro and Mnuchin say DOJ cleared Trump executive actions as Democrats mull legal challenge

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 5:50 pm

In this July 30, 2019 photo, Robert O'Brien, U.S. Special Envoy Ambassador, arrives at the district court where U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky is to appear on charges of assault, in Stockholm, Sweden.

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National security adviser says countries attempting election interference will face ‘severe consequences’

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 5:00 pm

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Tom Cotton calls TikTok a ‘Trojan horse on American cellphones’

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 4:09 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

Pelosi: Election threats from Russia and China ‘not equivalent’ as Kremlin is ‘actively, 24/7 interfering’

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 3:12 pm

President Donald Trump's top economist, Larry Kudlow, talks about the economy, trade, and U.S. efforts to work with China on containing the spread of the coronavirus infection, during a tv news interview at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.

Larry Kudlow says new unemployment payments will come out within a couple weeks

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 2:49 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, standing with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, speak with reporters following their meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.

Democrats set to expand House majority, elections forecaster says

Mica Soellner · August 7, 2020 9:16 pm

Michigan GOP official continues using N-word in public, refuses to resign

Mica Soellner · August 7, 2020 7:27 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined by civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., left, holds an event before passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act to eliminate potential state and local voter suppression laws, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cook Political Report: Democrats poised to flip more House seats after 2018 ‘blue wave’

Mica Soellner · August 7, 2020 6:40 pm

George W. Bush to unveil 43 paintings honoring immigrants in new book

Mica Soellner · August 7, 2020 4:49 pm

‘Bigger than ever’: South Dakota motorcycle rally expected to draw hundreds of thousands despite pandemic

Mica Soellner · August 7, 2020 4:14 pm