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“The timing of your decision — less than five months before an election — is also suspect. Beginning the U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty, without complying with U.S. domestic law or constitutional practice, is an obvious political maneuver in an attempt to bind a future administration,” senators wrote in a letter to Pompeo and former Secretary of Defense Mark EsperMark EsperTrump administration official Norquist sworn in as acting Pentagon chief Watch Out: Progressives are eyeing the last slice of the budget Biden needs to fill the leadership gaps on Day One MORE. “As such, we demand that you immediately discontinue your efforts to initiate the withdrawal process until Congress is provided with the requisite notification under the [National Defense Authorization Act], and the Senate has had an opportunity to weigh in on the withdrawal.” … [Read more...] about Trump administration pulls out of Open Skies treaty with Russia

The official stressed that any decision would be made in consultation with U.S. allies in Europe. Any European country the United States would want to deploy the missiles to would need to agree to host them.Chris MurphyChristopher (Chris) Scott MurphySenate confirms Biden's intel chief, giving him first Cabinet official Democrats torn on impeachment trial timing Senate Democrats call on Biden to immediately invoke Defense Production Act MORE (D-Conn.) said in a statement.Allies back U.S. move, but worry about futureAdam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithTop Senate Democrat backs waiver for Biden Pentagon nominee House to vote Thursday on waiver for Biden's Defense chief pick House panel scraps Thursday hearing with Biden Pentagon nominee MORE (D-Wash.) said in a statement. “By withdrawing from the INF Treaty instead of making an honest, good-faith effort to collectively punish Russia for its treaty violations and bring it back into compliance, we are playing into President … [Read more...] about Five takeaways on Trump decision to suspend nuclear treaty with Russia

In his interviews, Pack often pointed to an investigation by his aides of VOA’s Urdu language service for airing a Biden campaign ad, as an example of that bias. In the Wall Street Journal op-ed, Pack said that as a Trump appointee he "would never have permitted a pro-Trump campaign ad to be broadcast on the VOA." … [Read more...] about USAGM Head Resigns Following Biden Request

People who have received the Covaxin so far have had to sign a consent form that says "in phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials, COVAXIN has demonstrated the ability to produce antibodies against COVID-19. However, the clinical efficacy of COVAXIN is yet to be established and it is still being studied in phase 3 clinical trials. Hence, it is important to appreciate that receiving the vaccine does not mean that other precautions related to Covid-19 need not be followed." … [Read more...] about India Unleashes World’s Fastest Rollout But It’s Taking a ‘Crazy’ Risk on Homegrown Vaccine

The riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, which led to a second impeachment of Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection, will almost certainly produce a political backlash that will continue well into Biden’s first term, and may make his elusive goal of "unity" even more difficult to achieve.  … [Read more...] about Doug Schoen: Biden inaugural message mostly hopeful, unifying – but these harsh realities await