Fed wary of economic clouds, but leaves interest rates unchanged for now
The Federal Reserve is holding its benchmark interest rate steady, although policymakers indicate a willingness to loosen the monetary reins if U.S. economic growth sags.
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U.S. Senate To Vote On Bill To Block Trump’s Sale of Weapons To Saudi Arabia, Others
The U.S. Senate will vote on June 20 on legislation seeking to block $8 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, as lawmakers’ anger with Riyadh increases.
Senators reach $4.5B deal on Trump’s emergency border request
The top members of the Senate Appropriations Committee have struck a deal on President Trump’s request for more funding tied to the U.S.-Mexico border after weeks of stalemate, two aides confirmed to The Hill.
Trump launches re-election bid before jam-packed arena, vows to ‘Keep America Great’
President Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign Tuesday night before a jam-packed crowd in Orlando’s Amway Center arena, and quickly unloaded on the media organizations and government actors he said tried their hardest with ‘everything they had’ to bring down both his candidacy and presidency.
Trump: ICE to begin removing ‘millions of illegal aliens’ next week
President Trump said Monday on Twitter that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin deporting ‘millions’ of illegal migrants next week.
It’s Not Just Corn, U.S. Farmers May Forgo Near-Record Soy Acres
American farmers, already set to leave a record number of acres without corn, now face the prospect of also failing to plant soybeans because of rampant rainfall.
Federal Spending Tops $3 Trillion Through May for First Time; Deficit Hits $738 Billion
For the first time in the history of the United States, the federal government has spent more than $3 trillion in the first eight months of the fiscal year, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today.
Senate will try to advance Trump’s border funding request next week
The Senate next week will try to advance President Trump’s emergency spending request to deal with the massive surge in illegal immigration on the Texas border.
House passes bill to increase security for churches, synagogues, and mosques
The House passed a bill Monday that increases security for churches, synagogues, and mosques amid an increase in the number of targeted attacks on places of worship globally.
DOJ reveals scope of Trump campaign surveillance probe
The Justice Department on Monday gave more details about the review Attorney General William P. Barr has ordered into the government’s surveillance of President Trump’s 2016 campaign, saying there are still too many ‘open questions’ about why it was done.
Supreme Court Declines Challenge to ‘In God We Trust’ Motto
The Supreme Court declined to take up a legal challenge to the inscription of ‘In God We Trust’ on coins and currency.
House launches pre-impeachment agenda this week
House Democrats this week plan to begin making the case for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Border arrests skyrocket in May, as officials declare ‘full-blown emergency’
The number of migrants apprehended at America’s southern border skyrocketed last month to levels not seen in over a decade, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection reporting nearly 133,000 arrests in May.
Republican, Democratic Senators Seek to Block Trump Saudi Arms Sales
Republican and Democratic US senators said on Wednesday they would try to pass 22 separate joint resolutions that, if passed, would block President Donald Trump’s plan to complete $8 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates without congressional review.
House Democrats pass ‘Dream Act’ despite likely Senate block
The House passed the ‘Dream and Promise Act,’ which provides a pathway to citizenship for 2.5 million people who came to the United States illegally as children as well as foreigners living here under temporary protected status.
On fourth try, House passes $19.1B disaster aid package
House lawmakers cleared a critical disaster aid package Monday, overruling a group of conservatives who had blocked unanimous consent of the measure after three attempts at passing it last week.
Judge Says Missouri Clinic Can Keep Providing Abortions
A judge issued an order Friday to keep Missouri’s only abortion clinic operating over the objections of state health officials, delivering abortion-rights advocates a courtroom victory after a string of setbacks in legislatures around the U.S.
Stocks plunge as China trade war and Mexico tariffs fuel a ‘triple hit of bad news’
US stocks fell sharply on Friday after the Trump administration threatened tariffs on all imports from Mexico if the country did not do more to reduce illegal crossings at the southern US border. China’s confirmation that it has planned out how to restrict America’s supply of critical rare-earth metals, and a decline in Chinese manufacturing in May, also weighed on markets.
Obama Florida Campaign Chair Appointed to Helm Super PAC’s 2020 Efforts Against Trump
For Our Future, a liberal super PAC run by hedge-fund billionaire Tom Steyer, announced Friday that it would roll out its largest budget to-date in an effort to combat President Trump in seven swings states he won in 2016.
House Democrats Vote to Lift Ban on Embryonic Gene-Editing Research
Scientists and ethicists worldwide are calling for a global moratorium on editing the DNA in human embryos, but a Democratic-led committee in the U.S. House of Representatives wants to leave the door wide open to the controversial research. On May 23, the House Appropriations subcommittee that focuses on funding related to the Food and Drug Administration drafted a bill that would drop the ban prohibiting the FDA from considering such research.