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US Might Restrict Livestock Imports From Mexico Over Screwworm Concerns: USDA

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‘We are now at a critical inflection point in our shared campaign against this pest, and I am very concerned about our collaboration,’ the secretary said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on April 27 that it will restrict livestock imports from Mexico if it does not ramp up its fight against a threatening

Jeffries, Booker warn of “moment of moral urgency” at Capitol sit-in

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Washington — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Cory Booker voiced their opposition to the Republican budget plan key to enacting President Trump’s agenda as the sun rose on Sunday, holding a sit-in protest on the steps of the Capitol into the morning.  Shortly after 6 a.m., the pair began livestreaming their conversation, while

Transcript: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 27, 2025

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The following is the full transcript of an interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on April 27, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. Good morning, Minister Lavrov, I want to ask you about what happened in

Trump Wants US Ships to Travel Through Panama, Suez Canals for Free

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‘Those Canals would not exist without the United States of America,’ the president said. President Donald Trump said on April 26 that America’s military and commercial ships should be allowed to pass through the Panama and Suez canals “free of charge.” “Those Canals would not exist without the United States of America,” Trump wrote on