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Month: May 2022

New York Times: Esper in new book says Trump floated launching missiles at Mexico to ‘destroy the drug labs’

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says in his new book that then-President Donald Trump asked him in 2020 about launching missiles into Mexico to “destroy the drug labs” and kill cartels, The New York Times reported Thursday. “We could just shoot some Patriot missiles and take out the labs, quietly,” Trump

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Karine Jean-Pierre to become White House press secretary, the first Black and out LGBTQ person in the role

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Karine Jean-Pierre will become the new White House press secretary when Jen Psaki departs her role next week, President Joe Biden announced in a statement Thursday, becoming the first Black and out LGBTQ person to hold the position. Jean-Pierre currently serves as the White House’s principal deputy press secretary. “Karine

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DOJ unwinds complex web in hunt for Russian wealth belonging to Putin and influential players

By Kara Scannell and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Department of Justice is quietly unraveling a complex web of shell companies and middlemen used by Russian oligarchs, and President Vladimir Putin himself, as it accelerates efforts to seize assets belonging to the Kremlin’s most wealthy and influential players, the Justice official charged with leading the team

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Karine Jean-Pierre se convertirá en la secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, la primera persona negra y LGBTQ en el cargo

Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Karine Jean-Pierre se convertirá en la nueva secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca cuando Jen Psaki deje su cargo la próxima semana, anunció el presidente Joe Biden en un comunicado el jueves, convirtiéndose en la primera persona negra y LGBTQ en ocupar el cargo. Jean-Pierre actualmente se desempeña como subsecretaria

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