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Pentagon carrying out an urgent review to determine which bases are ‘high-risk’ for sexual assault

The Pentagon is carrying out an urgent review to determine which US military installations and units are “high-risk” for service members becoming victims of sexual harassment and assault. The review was ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who issued a memo in late February and follows the unveiling of a wider inquiry into sexual assault

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Biden to announce plans to purchase 100 million more Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses, sources tell CNN

President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday that he is directing the US Department of Health and Human Services to purchase an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, a White House official confirms to CNN. The administration and the pharmaceutical giant still need to negotiate when these 100 million doses will

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Trump’s clash with GOP over using his name in fundraising ignites midterm worries

Donald Trump’s push to route his supporters’ money through his own political apparatus, rather than traditional Republican campaign committees, has ignited fears among GOP donors and operatives that the former president could hamstring the party’s efforts to win House and Senate majorities in next year’s midterm elections. Letters in recent days from Trump’s lawyers to

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Secretary of Defense to contact Manchin after Republicans raise concerns about Pentagon nominee’s tweets

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plans to speak with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin after Colin Kahl, the Biden administration’s nominee for the top policy job at the Pentagon, came under fire from Republicans for tweets criticizing several Trump administration defense policy decisions. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Austin plans on calling Manchin, a

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Texts show county commissioner, wealthy developer said vaccination drive for wealthy ZIP codes would give Florida governor exposure for potential 2022 reelection

Text messages show that Manatee County, Florida, Commissioner Vanessa Baugh and developer Rex Jensen said a planned vaccination drive largely serving a wealthy, gated community may give Gov. Ron DeSantis “exposure here” ahead of a potential 2022 reelection campaign. “Gov said he might show up,” Jensen, the real estate developer of Lakewood Ranch, said in

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