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House conservatives skeptical as Senate deal sacrificing DHS spending reached: ‘Non-starter’
House conservatives are expressing skepticism after Senate Democrats and the White House announced a deal had been reached to fund the government without a long-term Department of Homeland Security funding bill. One House member warned that Republicans should not give in to demands to ‘handcuff ICE.’ With any deal reached…
Read More »Watchdog sounds alarm over potential noncitizen voting and foreign influence ahead of midterms
With the future of Congress and President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on the line in this midterm election, the Honest Elections Project is warning of critical loopholes in the voting system, including the expansion of noncitizen voting and foreign influence. With many state legislatures convening their final sessions before the…
Read More »Trump, Schumer reach government funding deal, sacrifice DHS spending bill in the process
Senate Democrats and the White House reached a deal to fund the government, but lawmakers aren’t out of the woods yet in averting a partial shutdown. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and President Donald Trump labored over a deal from late night Wednesday until Thursday evening after the top…
Read More »Trump allies cite surge in appeals court wins, say reversals dwarf Biden era
U.S. appeals courts have overturned or stayed lower court rulings blocking President Donald Trump’s policy priorities at a rate far higher than during the Biden administration, a disparity Trump allies point to as evidence of the president’s strong track record in higher courts. The contrast was highlighted by Chad Mizelle,…
Read More »Tensions boil in House over emerging Senate deal to avert government shutdown
A likely emerging deal in the Senate aimed at averting a prolonged government shutdown could face significant headwinds in the House of Representatives. Senate Democrats are demanding that funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) be removed from a larger package of six spending bills needed to finish funding…
Read More »Senate GOP holdouts refuse to budge as shutdown talks continue
A cohort of Senate Republicans broke ranks with their leadership on Thursday to help Senate Democrats tank a massive funding package, and most aren’t planning on changing their minds. Seven GOP lawmakers joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and all Senate Democrats to torpedo the six-bill funding package geared…
Read More »Trump moves to reopen Venezuelan airspace as US seeks reset with acting government
President Donald Trump announced that the commercial airspace over Venezuela would reopen after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an emergency notice earlier in January to block civil flight operations of U.S. aircraft in Venezuela airspace. The notice came as the U.S. conducted strikes in Venezuela and captured dictator Nicolás…
Read More »Trump says Putin agreed to halt Kyiv strikes for one week amid brutal cold
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to not open fire on Kyiv, Ukraine, for one week due to the freezing weather rocking the region. ‘I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week during this,’ Trump…
Read More »Supreme Court to review Trump petition on E Jean Carroll judgment
Supreme Court justices are set to hold a private conference on Feb. 20 to consider a slate of petitions for review, including one from President Donald Trump. The president is requesting a review of the 2023 verdict against him in a civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. The justices…
Read More »Convicted terrorist who plotted consulate, church bombings to run in UK election
A Muslim activist who served a prison sentence for his role in an overseas terror plot is now seeking elected office in Birmingham, Britain’s second-largest city, as local elections approach amid heightened communal tensions. Shahid Butt was convicted by a Yemeni court in 1999 and sentenced to five years in…
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