May asks MPs for ‘honourable compromises’ to back Brexit deal
Prime Minister Theresa May today asked Britain’s MPs to ‘stand together as democrats and patriots’ to back her Brexit deal.
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Hundreds Of IS Members, Families Surrender In Final Syrian Enclave
Hundreds of Islamic State (IS) militants and family members surrendered as U.S.-backed Syrian rebel forces moved closer to crushing the militants in their final sliver of territory in the eastern part of the country.
12 GOP senators rebuke Trump, vote with Dems to block border emergency
A dozen Republican senators on Thursday voted with Democrats to block President Trump’s declaration of an emergency at the southern border, a politically embarrassing rebuke to Trump that will set up the first veto of his presidency.
Trump declares he will veto Senate resolution nixing his emergency declaration
President Trump said Thursday he will veto a measure passed with bipartisan support in the Senate that terminates his emergency declaration at the southern border, setting up the first veto of his presidency.
Defying Trump, Senate votes to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war
The US Senate on Wednesday dealt a stinging bipartisan rebuke to Donald Trump’s foreign policy and his alliance with Riyadh, voting to end support for the bloody Saudi-led war effort in Yemen.
European Parliament votes to suspend Turkey’s EU membership bid
The European Parliament has voted to formally suspend EU accession talks with Turkey, citing severe political and democratic backsliding under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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.
Trump budget calls for adding almost as much to the debt as Obama did
President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget projects that he would add nearly as much to the national debt in eight years as former President Barack Obama did during his tenure.
Last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria pounded in U.S.-backed assault
Islamic State’s final enclave in eastern Syria was pounded with air strikes and artillery on Monday in a U.S.-backed assault aimed at wiping out the last shred of its territorial rule that once spanned a third of Syria and Iraq.
Republicans brush off Trump budget request
Congress loves to ignore presidential budget requests, and this year, lawmakers are even more eager to dismiss President Trump’s spending blueprint.
Pelosi, Schumer warn of another government shutdown over Trump’s $8.6B wall proposal
President Trump’s pursuit of additional border wall funding in his fiscal 2020 budget proposal will only lead to another government shut down, warned Democratic leaders on Sunday.
House Democrats push to make Mueller report public
Six U.S. House committee leaders introduced a nonbinding resolution on Friday expressing their desire to see the report from special counsel Robert Mueller to be released to the public once it is complete.
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.
Impeachment drumbeat builds on left, as House shifts probes into high gear
House Democrats’ rapidly expanding probes of President Trump and his associates have coincided with renewed calls on the left for an impeachment fight, with high-profile testimony against the president and plans for more explosive hearings only fueling a frenzy sure to reverberate into 2020.
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.
Dems won’t let Fox News host primary debate
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) said Wednesday it would not permit Fox News to host a presidential primary debate, citing an explosive story this week alleging deep ties between the conservative network and President Trump’s inner circle.
Final IS defeat looms as thousands leave last area in Syria
A spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group says thousands of people, including militants, have left the last area held by the extremists in Syria.
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.
CA Democrat Pushes Plan that Could Put Planned Parenthood’s Number on Every Student ID
A California state lawmaker is reportedly attempting to push legislation that could put Planned Parenthood’s phone number on every California student ID from ages 12-24, including students at Christian schools.