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(Worthy News) – House Democrats intend to unleash an avalanche of hearings, subpoenas, and investigations on the Trump Administration if they take control of the House in the November elections.

Some of the investigations will pursue corruption allegations against the President and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and whether they profited from White House policy. There will also be fresh investigations into so-called ‘Russian collusion’ by the Trump campaign, and the administration’s opposition to Obamacare and restrictions on immigration.

Republicans have already denied more than 50 subpoena attempts by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee since President Trump took office. But Democrats intend to make good on those subpoena requests if they are in charge.

“If Democrats win the majority in November, we would finally do what Republicans have refused to do, and that is, conduct independent, fact-based, and credible investigations of the Trump Administration to address issues like the security clearance process, conflicts of interest, the numerous attempts by Republicans to strip away health care from millions of Americans, postal service reforms, prescription drug pricing, and voting rights,” Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement. [ Source: CBN News (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – American manufacturers are on a roll: Business conditions surged in August to a 14-year high, according to a a survey of industry executives.

The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index jumped to a 14-year high of 61.3% last month from 58.1% in July. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had forecast the index to total 57.9%.

Readings over 50% indicate more companies are expanding instead of shrinking. [ Source: Market Watch (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday publicly chose Jon Kyl, once one of the most powerful Republicans in the U.S. Senate, to succeed the late Sen. John McCain.

In a news conference at the Arizona Capitol, the Republican governor said he expected Kyl, 76, to “hit the ground running” when he arrives in Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening.

“It’s not the time for newcomers,” Ducey said. “Now is not the time for on-the-job training.” [ Source: AZ Central (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Israel’s Defense Forces have carried out more than 200 airstrikes in Syria over the last year, many of which Israel claimed were targeting Iranian positions and weapons convoys, the IDF stated on Tuesday.

Israel has fired more than 800 missiles and mortar shells at targets in Syrian territory over the last year and a half, according to the statement.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, while speaking at a press conference on Monday, stated that Israel would “contend with the Iranian threat” wherever it presents itself, likely referring to a recent report from Reuters of suspected Iranian missiles transferred to Iraq. [ Source: i24 (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Senate Democrats repeatedly interrupted the opening of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination hearing Tuesday morning in a failed bid to delay proceedings.

Democrats cited the release of approximately 42,000 pages of documents Monday evening from Kavanaugh’s work in the George W. Bush White House, and a further 100,000 pages that have not been produced because the White House asserted executive privilege.

Before Monday, 415,000 pages from Kavanaugh’s White House service were produced to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The D.C. Circuit Court judge worked in the Bush White House Counsel office from 2001 to 2003, and then as staff secretary from 2003 to 2006. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Israel carried out airstrikes against Iranian military targets in the Syrian provinces of Hama and Tartus on Tuesday, a monitoring group said.

Israel does not regularly comment on alleged strikes in Syria, though the reported attack came hours after the IDF confirmed it had carried out over 200 strikes in the country over the past 18 months.

#Syria: several explosions W. of #Masyaf in #Tartus Mounts, air defenses used. https://t.co/cZHz1ZVOkj pic.twitter.com/WrbC6KkkJJ

— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) September 4, 2018

Last Thursday, satellite photos published by an Israeli intelligence firm purported to show the establishment of an Iranian surface-to-surface missile factory in the area of Wadi al-Uyun. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Israel will combat any Iranian threat in Syria and beyond, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Monday, just one week after Iran was reported to have transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Shi’ite allies in Iraq in recent months.

Tehran and Baghdad formally denied that report.

Israel has spoken repeatedly with major powers, such as Russia and the US, to ensure that Iran cannot entrench itself militarily in Syria or in other parts of the Middle East. It has also launched military strikes against Iranian targets in Syria. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Ten years after the worst financial panic since the 1930s, growing debt burdens in key developing economies are fueling fears of a new crisis that could spread far beyond the disruption sweeping Turkey.

The loss of investor confidence in the Turkish lira, which has surrendered more than 40 percent of its value this year, is only a preview of debt problems that could engulf countries such as Brazil, South Africa, Russia and Indonesia, some economists say.

Total debt is a whopping $169 trillion, up from $97 trillion on the eve of the Great Recession, according to the McKinsey Global Institute. [ Source: Washington Post (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – The Israel Airports Authority on Tuesday warned of likely disruptions in flights to and from the country through the weekend due to a Russian military exercise in the eastern Mediterranean region.

Flight paths in the area of Cyprus will need to be altered, affecting the international lanes to and from Israel, and likely causing delays in takeoffs and landings, the airport authority said.

The Russian naval exercise is set to end on Saturday, according to Hebrew reports. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – U.S. officials say Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will toe a hard line with Pakistan’s new government when he visits Islamabad this week, roughly nine months after President Trump halted security aid to the South Asian nation on grounds it gives “safe haven to terrorists.”

Mr. Pompeo and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are slated Wednesday to hold the first high-level meetings with the newly-elected government of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan before heading Thursday to India, where they’ll be joined by Defense Secretary James Mattis for meetings with Indian leaders.

Analysts say the Pakistan visit presents a chance for Mr. Pompeo and Mr. Dunford to hammer home the message that Mr. Trump has no intention of softening his stance on security assistance for Islamabad. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]

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