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
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The Supreme Court decision that could rock Utah Rep. John Curtis is hopeful that overturning Chevron could give Utahns an avenue to deal with ‘bad rules’ federal agencies put into place. 06/12/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
Netanyahu Should Work With Biden, Not Against Him Netanyahu’s courtship of Clinton’s political foes in the 1990s and his altercation ... a member of the war cabinet, to, among other things, adopt concrete goals for ending the war laid the groundwork ... 06/10/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
D-Day anniversary 2024: World leaders, veterans, commemorate Normandy landings Veterans and world leaders meet in Normandy on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers arrived in France by sea and air to ... 06/6/2024 - 6:12 am | View Link
Despite Attempts at Reinvention, Biden Trade Policy Remains Protectionist Various US administrations have sought to get America “back on the bike” with a range of liberal and protectionist trade policies. 06/5/2024 - 2:59 am | View Link
Former President Donald Trump is back in Washington for the first time since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee as well as a convicted felon. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
The Supreme Court has issued a decision on whether the US Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority by expanding access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks with CNN's Lauren Fox about former President Donald Trump's visit to Capitol Hill and shares what Trump said to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
“President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are holding a joint press conference in Italy on Thursday, the same day the two leaders are expected to sign a long-term security agreement,” CBS News reports.
“President Joe Biden’s campaign is intensifying its focus on Donald Trump and his role in the January 6, 2021, riot, seizing on the presumptive Republican nominee’s Capitol Hill appearance Thursday to launch a new attack ad spotlighting the insurrection,” CNN reports.
“The campaign recently announced Biden’s endorsements from several January 6 police officers — who are stumping later this week in battleground Wisconsin — and now is unveiling a 30-second ad accusing Trump of inciting the Capitol attack.”
“Donald Trump is preparing for a scenario in which he will be unable to attend the Republican National Convention, a decision influenced in part by the possibility that he could be sentenced to home confinement after his historic conviction late last month,” NBC News reports.
“Preparations are being made at both Mar-a-Lago, his home in Florida, and in Milwaukee, the host city for the convention next month, should Trump either choose to make appearances from afar or be unable to attend.”
“In case of potential house arrest, the Republican National Committee is already setting up convention-themed staging at Mar-a-Lago, along with a massive screen at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, where most convention activities will take place.”