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House Intelligence memo released: What it says
Posted on Friday, February 2, 2018
The House Intelligence Committee has released its controversial memo outlining alleged abuses of secret surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here are some key points:
Trump will clear way for publication of explosive memo
Posted on Thursday, February 1, 2018
Over the strong objections of his own Justice Department, President Donald Trump will clear the way for the publication of a classified memo on the Russia investigation that Republicans say shows improper use of surveillance by the FBI,…
President Trump Opens Door for US to Re-Enter TPP
Posted on Friday, January 26, 2018
President Donald Trump told CNBC on Thursday that he would reconsider the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal if the United States could strike a 'substantially better' agreement. But it's almost certainly too late for the U.S. to negotiate…
Trump wades into currency uproar, favours ‘strong dollar’
Posted on Friday, January 26, 2018
President Donald Trump waded into the uproar over the US currency on Thursday (Jan 25), saying he wants to see 'a strong dollar,' countering comments by his treasury secretary that appeared to signal the opposite and sent the…
Satanist group challenges Missouri law on abortions
Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2018
A group of Satanists is challenging a Missouri law that requires women seeking an abortion to receive a booklet that says life begins at conception, arguing before the state Supreme Court that the measure violated a member’s religious…
High noon vote on McConnell spending deal to reopen government
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has set a Monday noon vote on a federal spending bill that would reopen the partially shuttered government until Feb. 8 in exchange for a promise for a vote on immigration reform legislation next…
No Deal Reached, as Moderates Search for Shutdown Solution
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018
Restive Senate moderates in both parties searched for a solution to a partisan stalemate as they raced toward a late-night showdown vote and their last chance to reopen the federal government before hundreds of thousands of federal workers…
Trump addresses March for Life via satellite feed
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018
President Trump may be an unlikely pro-life champion, but activists at the March for Life say he’s given them hope that legal abortion will one day be a thing of the past.
