Tillerson presses America First amid foreign policy shifts
Secretary Rex Tillerson outlined a pragmatic version of America First, signaling trade, sanctions, and bilateral efforts while Pentagon and State Department budget cuts loom. He prioritized Syria cease fire talk with Russia, North Korea sanctions, and a fresh China security dialogue as U.S. rights concerns draw scrutiny.
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$1T spending bill approved as health care heads to vote
Congress advanced a $1 trillion spending package aimed at keeping the government funded through Sept. 30 with bipartisan support. The House approved the bill 309 to 118 as Democrats backed the measure to avoid a shutdown while debates over the health care overhaul continued.
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Comey defends Clinton email actions before Election Day
FBI Director James Comey defended his decision to reopen the Clinton email probe 11 days before the election as a necessary choice between “really bad” and “catastrophic” outcomes. He said he would make the same decision again and rejected claims of bias in the Russia inquiry while condemning WikiLeaks as “intelligence porn.”
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Puerto Rico seeks bankruptcy pathway over 73 billion debt
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello announced a move to shield the territory from its 73 billion dollar debt by asking a federal bankruptcy court to oversee restructuring. A federal control board backed the move amid creditor lawsuits as agencies face restructuring or negotiated settlements. The action could influence future municipal debt cases in the United States.
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