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Virginia Democrats reiterate calls for Northam, Fairfax to resign

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CBS News |  Democratic Virginia Reps. Don Beyer and Jennifer Wexton renewed their calls for Gov. Ralph Northam and Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax to step down over their respective controversies.  "I don't believe he can effectively lead the commonwealth at this time, understanding he's feeling contrition, but we need somebody who can address the wrongs of the past but take…

Sign commemorating death of Bijan Ghaisar stolen from shooting site

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Washington Post |  On a corner at the intersection of Fort Hunt Road and Alexandria Avenue in Fairfax County, Va., where Bijan Ghaisar was fatally shot in November 2017, his family posted a small sign reminding the world that they were still waiting for answers: Who were the two U.S. Park Police officers who killed Ghaisar, why did they do it, and will they be charged? The…

Beyer seeking Congressional hearing on Bijan Ghaisar shooting

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Covering the Corridor |  Rep. Don Beyer said Saturday that his office is looking into a holding a Congressional hearing on the case of Bijan Ghaisar, who was shot by U.S. Park Police officers on Fort Hunt Road in November 2017 and died 10 days later. Speaking at the Mount Vernon Town Hall meeting at Mount Vernon High School, Beyer drew applause from the crowd during his remarks…

Voters in El Salvador, weary of violence and economic hardship, vote for a new president

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Think Progress |  A former mayor of El Salvador’s capital city is favored to win first round voting in presidential elections being held Sunday in the Central American country. Nayib Bukele, a businessman and the 37-year-old former mayor of San Salvador is favored to win according to most polls by over 10 points. His victory could signal an end to nearly 30 years of two-party…

OP-ED: Jared Kushner shouldn't be allowed to play government

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LA Times |  Unless you’re Dudley Do-Right, or maybe special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, the Questionnaire for National Security Positions should terrify you. The SF-86, as it’s called, is the bruising 127-page confessional required of all government employees seeking permanent security clearances. Before you can be trusted with state secrets, you need to be…

Reps. Beyer, Lieu ask Mulvaney to immediately revoke Kushner's security clearance

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Roll Call |  Democratic Reps. Donald S. Beyer of Virginia and Ted Lieu of California sent a letter Thursday to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney asking him to immediately strip senior advisor Jared Kushner of his security clearance.  A recent NBC News report revealed that White House security specialists recommended Kushner, President…

2 House Democrats ask Mulvaney to revoke Kushner's security clearance

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CNN |  Two House Democrats asked acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to immediately revoke senior White House adviser Jared Kushner's security clearance, citing "serious concerns" about the clearance's implications in a letter Thursday. "The White House's pattern of hiding the truth and devious behavior with regard to Mr. Kushner's security clearance suggests…

Democrats Call On Mulvaney To Revoke Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance

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Huff Post |  Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Donald Beyer (D-Va.) have written a letter calling on acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to revoke Jared Kushner’s security clearance in light of reports that a personnel director overrode recommendations that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law not be granted top-secret clearance. Kushner’s clearance was…

Dems call for revoking Kushner's security clearance

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The Hill |  A pair of House Democrats on Thursday called on acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance. The letter to Mulvaney from Democratic Reps. Don Beyer (Va.) and Ted Lieu (Calif.) came after NBC News reported last week that two career White House security specialists rejected Kushner's application for…