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During an appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation with Democratic Senator Chris Coons, host Margaret Brennan asked Lankford to comment on GOP criticisms of Trump’s morality amid the ongoing impeachment proceedings. “During the Clinton impeachment, we often heard from Republicans the criticism and the call for an American president to be a moral leader, and we heard about moral failings,” she said. “These days you will quietly hear criticism of the president from Republicans, but you don’t hear that loud criticism in the way we did 20 years ago....

But the House and Senate votes to whisk the 5,593-page bill through Congress were not unanimous. A few dissenters on both sides of the aisle took issue with elements of the $900 billion stimulus package, its overall size and the short amount of time that they had to sift through reams of proposals. The House of Representatives voted 359-53 on the bill, with two Democratic lawmakers and 50 Republicans breaking with party leadership on the proposals....

Republican senators are preparing to introduce a number of amendments and objections once the Senate parliamentarian finishes reviewing the Inflation Reduction Act, and are hoping those last-minute changes will slowly turn Democrats, one by one, against the final package. “We’re going to try and walk through the amendment process. Get as many votes on amendments that make it more difficult for Democrats to be for it in the end,” Senate Minority Whip John Thune told The Hill on Tuesday....

Renewing these payments, as Democrats in the House and Senate have proposed, is essential to our economic recovery. The payments have propped up demand and prevented further job loss. But renewal is also good politics: the benefits are extremely popular with the public, including nearly half of Republican voters polled. So why are Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration marching forward with a plan to slash the incomes of 30 million Americans receiving enhanced benefits despite the obvious economic and political benefits of the program?...

UNTIL HE TOOK OVER CHAIRMANSHIP of the Labor Party two years ago, Ehud Barak, 56, had succeeded spectacularly at practically everything he tried. A Stanford-trained engineer and accomplished pianist who crowned a glittering military career with his appointment as chief of staff, Barak retired from the Israel Defense Forces in 1995 as the most highly decorated officer in its 50-year history. But as opposition leader, Barak has been a dud....

Even though the franchise has long since left Raccoon City, the city remains an important part of the canon and has been revisited in recent years with the remakes of the second and third mainline entries. It is still kind of a mysterious place in some ways, and seems to never have a concrete identity. The ten facts below might help explain some of the questions surrounding it. One wonders if players will be exploring the city again in the future....

Dominic Fifield, the Guardian journalist also believes that is the case. He also reports that Antonio Conte is unhappy with the way the club handled the transfer activities, especially by not signing his top 3 targets. Fifield claims that Conte wanted Romelu Lukaku, Virgil van Dijk and Alex Sandro in the squad - none of them were signed by the club this summer. Speaking on Sky Sports’ Sunday Supplement show, he said:...

In case you didn’t know… A product of Stuttgart’s academy, Leno made the switch to Leverkusen in 2011. He has been their no.1 man between the sticks since then and has made a name for himself on the big stage through his brilliant performances. The 26-year-old has made 301 appearances for the club in all competitions and is nearing his 100th clean sheet. He has also earned a call-up to the German national team in the process and was part of the team that won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017....

However, it is believed that the La Liga side are holding out for the full value of Gimenez’s release clause which is placed at €120m. Insiders in the Manchester City camp, nevertheless, claim that the club has only offered €50m plus bonuses for Gimenez. Dependable Jose Gimenez could help strengthen Manchester City defence Heading into this campaign, Pep Guardiola identified strengthening the Manchester City defence as a matter of high priority, and rightly so, as the Etihad outfit have looked out-of-sorts at the back....

ESPN add that despite a verbal agreement with Martinez, a fee has not been agreed with Inter Milan. The 22-year-old striker did have a €111m release clause and that might have been agreed with the San Siro side before it expired. Philippe Coutinho has been at Barcelona since 2018 but has not managed to impress. He was loaned out to Bayern Munich this season and they, too, have opted not to sign him permanently....

In case you didn’t know… The signing of Ousmane Dembele was considered to be a direct replacement for Neymar. However, it hasn’t worked out for Barca as the Frenchman has missed a major part of the season due to injuries. The £120 million signing has been tipped to depart the La Liga leaders in the summer. The situation concerning Andre Gomes and Deulofeu is pretty similar. Both of them haven’t been able to stake their claim to the first team....

Luis Suarez has requested Barcelona to allow him to leave for free and pay his full salary of around €14 million for the 2020-21 season. A similar request was granted to club legends Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernández. Barcelona are willing to allow Suarez to leave on a free transfer, but have not agreed so far to pay the Uruguyuan striker his full annual salary. Luis Suarez was to lead a mass exodus of players from Barcelona this summer....

In case you didn’t know… Coutinho got his dream move to Barcelona in January 2018 and it came at a huge cost. Liverpool pocketed a whopping €160 million for the transfer but Coutinho has not managed to handle the pressure associated with such a huge price tag. The heart of the matter Reports in SPORT now claim that Coutinho is unhappy at Barcelona but is being persuaded by his teammates to try his best every time he gets a chance....

According to AS, Mauro Icardi, Argentina and Inter Milan player, will be the first target that Mourinho target this January and will pay a release clause of €110 million euros if the deals work out. In case you didn’t know Icardi is the best 8th striker in the world according to the British magazine FourFourTwo. He recently returned to the national team under new manager Scaloni, after missing Argentina World Cup squad by the then manager Sampaoli....

Crowder, who is in the final year of his contract, has not played for the Suns this season as the two sides seek a trade. The only way a simple trade can happen is understood to be a scenario in which the Suns take a bad contract from the Heat. The Heat, who are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference, are in need of depth at the forward position after losing P....

The Spanish outlet claims that the board are already considering the likes of Mauricio Pochettino, Massimiliano Allegri and Joachim Löw as their three main candidates to take over the reins should Solari be shown the door. In case you didn’t know… After Julen Lopetegui was given the sack, Santiago Solari was appointed on a permanent basis in November. However, he has found himself in the firing line following Los Blancos dismal showings in the recent El Clasicos....

In spite of the above reports, Bale is said to be happy at Bernabeu and does not want to leave the club to return to England. Nonetheless, it will be difficult for Bale to change the mind of the Madrid hierarchy who are desperately looking to sell him in order to reportedly fund the money for Eden Hazard in the next transfer window. In case you didn’t know… Bale has been a transfer target for many clubs in England like Manchester United and Chelsea....

In case you didn’t know Liverpool bought Sadio Mane from Southampton for a reported fee of €41.2 million back in 2016. Mane has scored 53 goals and assisted another 21 in 111 games for Liverpool. The 26-year-old Senegal international is having a terrific season with Liverpool and has scored 20 goals this season- 17 of which have come in the Premier League. Sadio Mane was Liverpool’s star man against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 as his brace carried Liverpool through to the quarter-finals of the competition....

Why this step? People who want to have a smart home environment could do so using any iPad available on the market. However, they need to pay a premium price for the same. Understandably, Apple recognized the demand for such devices in the last few years and is planning to bring something affordable. Apple would continue to provide its current services whether or not the budget device sees the light of day....

At least nine American citizens, including three women and six children, were massacred on Monday on a highway in Sonora, a Mexican border state. During the apparent ambush on a motorcade, three cars were shot at numerous times and another set on fire, according to local reports. One day later, the Mexican government confirmed that three SUVs were targeted in the assault. Speaking on Fox News with host Neil Cavuto on Tuesday, Cotton, an Arkansas senator who’s on the Senate Armed Services Committee, condemned Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for failing to adequately address the murders....