Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Republicans block expanded in vitro fertilization coverage for feds in House and Senate Republicans in both the House and Senate on Thursday blocked measures aimed at expanding federal employees and their families ... they ban IVF by making them ineligible to receive Medicaid funding. 06/13/2024 - 11:53 am | View Link
Senate Republicans block bill on women's right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. 06/13/2024 - 9:18 am | View Link
IVF Vote in Senate Raises Heat on Republicans The Democratic bill, set for an initial vote later Thursday, would protect in vitro fertilization and ensure it is covered under health insurance for federal employees. 06/13/2024 - 7:43 am | View Link
House GOP votes to hold AG Garland in contempt of Congress U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is in contempt of Congress, following a House vote Wednesday, for refusing to provide audio recordings of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel ... 06/12/2024 - 1:38 pm | View Link
House votes to hold Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio The Republican-controlled House narrowly voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over his failure to hand over audio of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview with ... 06/12/2024 - 12:55 pm | View Link
“Families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims moved to take over Alex Jones’ social media accounts on Thursday as a bankruptcy lawsuit over his estate moves into liquidation proceedings,” The Hill reports.
“President Biden emphatically defended his son at a summit of world leaders here, commenting directly for the first time since Hunter Biden was convicted this week on federal gun charges, while also reiterating that he would not use his presidential powers to soften whatever penalty his son faces,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Biden: “I’m extremely proud of my son, Hunter.
“Billionaire political donor Harlan Crow provided at least three previously undisclosed private jet trips to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in recent years, an investigation by Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats has found,” ProPublica reports.
CNBC: “Campaign finance experts say a unique combination of fundraising tactics and legal maneuvers have helped the Trump campaign climb out of a financial sinkhole that raised questions about his ability to compete in the race.”
“Since he left the White House in 2020, Trump has taken advantage of a little-known loophole in campaign finance law to pay for his mounting legal costs, which Federal Election Commission filings show amount to around $90,000 per day over the past three years.”
“Campaign disclosures show Trump has used a web of political action committees, or PACs, to funnel donor money to a leadership PAC he founded called Save America, which is primarily paying his legal bills.
TPM: “Through a series of prosecutions, federal law enforcement effectively decapitated the Proud Boys’ leadership. It’s left an organization that is vulnerable, unclear in its organization, more prone acting at the local level, far weaker than it was at the end of the Trump administration, but still resilient and capable of inflicting harm.”