With 420-0 vote, House calls for release of Mueller report
The House voted unanimously Thursday on a resolution that urges special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report to be made public.
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Boeing 737 Max grounded after investigators find similarities between crashes
Boeing on Wednesday said it was grounding the 737 MAX aircraft after US President Donald Trump joined Canada and other countries in banning the aircraft amid mounting global fears for the jets’ airworthiness.
‘Epic’ storm brings blizzard, rain, tornado threat to mid-US
A window-rattling late winter storm brought blizzards, high winds, rain or floods to more than 25 states Wednesday, stretching from the northern Rocky Mountains to Texas and beyond.
Trump flips 3rd Circuit federal appeals court with ‘Bridgegate’ attorney
With the confirmation of a nominee to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, President Trump has for the first time in his presidency flipped an appeals court to have a majority of Republican-appointed judges.
Planned Parenthood has ‘no right to perform abortions,’ Ohio can defund: 6th Circuit
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned an earlier ruling against an Ohio law that strips Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics public health funding.
GOP senators eye ‘nuclear’ move to change rules on Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are preparing to change the rules to cut down on the time it takes to confirm hundreds of President Trump’s nominees later this month.
Trump’s 2020 budget calls for $2.7T in spending cuts, promises to erase deficit in 15 years
President Trump will unveil his fiscal 2020 budget request to Congress on Monday which calls for $2.7 trillion in spending cuts and balances in 15 years, according to the White House budget office.
US adds only 20,000 workers in February; jobless rate at 3.8 percent
U.S. payrolls added just 20,000 workers in February, slowing sharply after outsize gains in January despite a government shutdown.
US House passes resolution against anti-Semitism, bigotry after Omar remarks
Divided in debate but mostly united in a final vote, the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry Thursday, with Democrats trying to push past a dispute that has overwhelmed their agenda and exposed fault lines that could dog them through elections next year.
‘At the Breaking Point’: Huge Spike of 76,000 Illegal Entries Overwhelms US Border System
A new report from the border indicates a crisis many politicians refuse to believe. According to Customs and Border Protection, more than 76,000 migrants were able to cross the US-Mexico border illegally in February. The number is more than double the same period last year according to the Associated Press.
Federal deficit balloons 77 percent in first third of the fiscal year
The federal deficit for fiscal year 2019 ballooned 77 percent in the first four months, compared to the previous year.
Trump administration warns of record illegal border crossings ahead of vote by Congress
The Trump administration warned Republican lawmakers Tuesday about record numbers of illegal crossings at the southern border with Mexico as Congress appeared to be on the verge of terminating President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency there.
House Democrats launch aggressive new Trump probe
US Democrats launched a sweeping new probe of President Donald Trump on Monday, an aggressive investigation that threatens to shadow the president through the 2020 election season with potentially damaging inquiries into his White House, campaign and family businesses.
21 states, DC sue Trump administration over rules cutting Planned Parenthood funding
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over new rules that would cut federal funding from Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide or discuss abortions.
U.S. House panel launches probe into possible obstruction by Trump
The House Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 people and organizations as it begins investigations into possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by President Donald Trump, the panel’s chairman said on Sunday.
Trump to sign executive order requiring colleges, universities to support free speech on campus
President Trump intends to sign an executive order that would put at risk federal research funding to colleges and universities that fail to protect free speech on campus, he announced Saturday.
House passes resolution overturning Trump border emergency
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution terminating President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to secure funding for a border wall.
Dems block ‘born alive’ bill to provide medical care to infants who survive failed abortions
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican bill that would have threatened prison time for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during failed abortions, leading conservatives to wonder openly whether Democrats were embracing ‘infanticide’ to appeal to left-wing voters.
New Republican bill would retain and retool Obamacare
A Republican congressman is taking another swing at overhauling Obamacare even as most members of the party have set their sights on reforming other areas of healthcare.
Pentagon chief floats ‘wholesale redesign’ of U.S. border security
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border that the government needs a broader, more effective approach to border control. He suggested the Pentagon might contribute with its expertise in surveillance and monitoring.