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aces Protests Over Pandemic Response. • State Department Approves Sale Of Weapons Systems To Taiwan. • Grenell Engaged In Talks Aimed At Persuading Maduro To Step Down. • Armenian, Azerbaijani Leaders Suggest Fighting Is Likely To Persist. • Dozens Of Nigerian Protesters Hit By Security Forces' Gunfir

r Venezuelan vice president and close ally of Mr. Maduro, to facilitate a peaceful transition of power, a White House official said." The Times says Maduro's agreement to step down "could have been a major foreign policy victory for Mr. Trump in the weeks before the election," but "there is no evidence

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-senate-elections-boycotts-amy-coney-barrett- 50ef41e49c7cdabae80fc0ed1821dc79> (10/21, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats say they will boycott the committee vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett on Thur

ey meant to feed the country's starving population." The allegations "appeared Thursday in a new round of sanctions targeting three stepsons of Mr. Maduro and a Colombian business partner of theirs named Alex Saab, among others." US officials said that "for years the men had used shell companies and no

program, for their own profit." Reuters (7/25, Chiacu, Wroughton) reports in a statement, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said, "Alex Saab engaged with Maduro insiders to run a wide-scale corruption network they callously used to exploit Venezuela's starving population." The AP (7/25, Goodman, Lugo) repor

rests. A third Democratic proposal, aimed at thwarting hacking attacks against senators and their staffs, also bit the dust." The AP (7/25, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Senate Minority Leader Schumer "called inaction by Congress a `disgrace' and pledged to keep pushing for votes. Mueller's testimony `shoul

19, promoting a secretive solution with no published scientific evidence he claims will conquer the new coronavirus." On Sunday in a TV appearance, Maduro touted "a powerful antiviral, very powerful, that neutralizes EFTA00148113 the coronavirus." The AP adds, "The local National Academy of Medicine

izes EFTA00148113 the coronavirus." The AP adds, "The local National Academy of Medicine said it appeared be derived from the common herb thyme." Maduro called the treatment "carvativir" and said that it "has been under testing for nine months among Venezuelans ill with the coronavirus." NYTimes Ana

s, including Mitch McConnell, moving to dismiss the trial, it makes it pretty clear Mr. Trump will be acquitted next month." The AP (1/26, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports that "while the Republicans did not succeed in ending the trial before it began, the test vote made clear that Trump still has enormous swa

aces Protests Over Pandemic Response. • State Department Approves Sale Of Weapons Systems To Taiwan. • Grenell Engaged In Talks Aimed At Persuading Maduro To Step Down. • Armenian, Azerbaijani Leaders Suggest Fighting Is Likely To Persist. • Dozens Of Nigerian Protesters Hit By Security Forces' Gunfir

r Venezuelan vice president and close ally of Mr. Maduro, to facilitate a peaceful transition of power, a White House official said." The Times says Maduro's agreement to step down "could have been a major foreign policy victory for Mr. Trump in the weeks before the election," but "there is no evidence

influence and improperly failed to charge him." OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS Senate Judiciary Democrats To Boycott Barrett Vote. The AP (10/21, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats say they will boycott the committee vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett on Thur

Rm G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC; 9:00 AM * Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Venezuela — Hearing on `Venezuela in Maduro's Grasp: Assessing the Deteriorating Security and Humanitarian Situation', with testimony from U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Amb. Ellio

their sexual orientation."' House Panel Subpoenas Pompeo Aides Over IG's Firing. The AP <https://apnews.com/20a37c2e36edd7a9bf4490df9b6eac19> (8/3, Jalonick) reports that on Monday, House Democrats "subpoenaed four top aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying that the Trump administration is ston

y the country's military, has begun retail operations in Venezuela, according to officials and records detailing the move. Ekta is working with the Maduro government's emergency food program. Pearl's Killers Could Soon Be Free. The CBS Weekend NewsVi (7/5, story 6, 1:50, Garrett, 2.32M) reported that

litical divisions within the country." COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE Intelligence Chiefs Brief "Gang Of Eight" On Russia Bounty Intelligence. The AP (7/2, Jalonick, Daly) reports that CIA Director Haspel and DNI Ratcliffe gave classified briefings Thursday to "congressional leaders who have demanded more answer

"vowed to 'exorcise' from the legislative palace all vestiges of its previous occupants, who he accused of plotting from its neo-classical chamber Maduro's violent overthrow with the help of foreign mercenaries and the Trump administration." Vietnam Sentences Three Journalists To Prison. In what the

attention on himself and give his supporters what they want, according to the people who have spoken with him." According to the AP (1/5, Mascaro, Jalonick, Freking), Republicans "who are orchestrating a last-gasp attempt to overturn" Biden's victory "have not settled on a full strategy ahead of Wednes

G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC; 9:00 AM • Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Venezuela - Hearing on 'Venezuela in Maduro's Grasp: Assessing the Deteriorating Security and Humanitarian Situation', with testimony from U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Amb. Elliot

imprison, or even execute individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation." House Panel Subpoenas Pompeo Aides Over IG's Firing. The AP (8/3, Jalonick) reports that on Monday, House Democrats "subpoenaed four top aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying that the Trump administration is stone

Republican Congressman David Rivera and an associate, charged with money laundering and acting as unregistered foreign agents for President Nicolas Maduro's government, had multiple properties frozen by prosecutors, including those unrelated to the charges. According to the article, prosecutors later c

Writer), and The Daily Beast (07/30, Uebelacker). Russia Says Two Drones Hit Buildings in Moscow in Latest Wave of Attacks Reuters (07/30, Groves, Jalonick) and the New York Times (07/30, Martinez, Troianovski) reported that on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian forces had fired at

G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC; 9:00 AM • Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Venezuela - Hearing on 'Venezuela in Maduro's Grasp: Assessing the Deteriorating Security and Humanitarian Situation', with testimony from U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Amb. Elliot

imprison, or even execute individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation." House Panel Subpoenas Pompeo Aides Over IG's Firing. The AP (8/3, Jalonick) reports that on Monday, House Democrats "subpoenaed four top aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying that the Trump administration is stone