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
EPA, other US agencies expand urban waters effort The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced Friday that they are expanding a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide. 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
GOP chair reprimands Greene for refusing to call Fauci ‘doctor’ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was reprimanded by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), the chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, for ... 06/3/2024 - 6:26 am | View Link
NIH record-keeping scandal emboldens GOP attacks A brewing controversy involving top officials at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seemingly trying to hide public records could give Republicans an opening to overhaul the agency and ... 06/2/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Link
Mark Cuban defends Biden, bashes Trump on economy Imagine looking at this graphic and not realizing that your guy underperformed the Obama economy he inherited and gave away all the wage growth trends in place when he took office,” Cuban said of ... 05/24/2024 - 8:59 am | View Link
W. Va. AG known for opposing Obama and Biden policies wins GOP primary for governor After a campaign focused on national culture war issues, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won the state's Republican nomination for governor, according to a race call by The ... 05/14/2024 - 4:45 pm | View Link
Wife of ex-top Biden DOJ official now prosecuting Trump has donated thousands to Biden, Obama The wife of an ex-Biden Department of Justice official, who is currently serving as a top prosecutor with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office targeting former President Trump, donated ... 05/8/2024 - 10:36 am | View Link
“Former President Donald Trump says he is prepared to prosecute his political enemies if he is elected this fall. Simply making those threats, legal experts said, does real damage to the rule of law,” the New York Times reports.
“But if he is already challenging bedrock norms about the justice system as a candidate, Mr.
“As the first-ever former or sitting U. S. president to be a convicted felon, former President Trump faces many unprecedented questions — including whether he is barred from traveling,” Axios reports.
“Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, and the result may determine if he’s allowed to leave the U.
As part of an investment deal with the Serbian government, Jared Kushner’s fund pledged to construct a “memorial dedicated to all the victims of NATO aggression,” Spy Talk reports.
Donald Trump had his New York City concealed carry license quietly suspended last year, and following his felony conviction last week, the NYPD is preparing to revoke it entirely, CNN reports.