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House Republicans cancel immigration votes in embarrassing setback
Posted on:Friday, June 22, 2018

Staring at a certain defeat, House Republicans canceled votes on their immigration compromise Thursday — an embarrassing setback for leaders who thought they had finally been able to wrangle some unanimity on an issue that has bedeviled them for years.

White House to propose merging Labor, Education departments: WSJ
Posted on:Thursday, June 21, 2018

The White House plans to propose on Thursday to merge the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Antifa Shares Names and Photos of 1,600 ICE Employees
Posted on:Thursday, June 21, 2018

A Twitter account linked to the Nebraska branch of Antifa has tweeted out a list of ICE employees compiled from LinkedIn.

Three of the five FBI employees dinged for anti-Trump bias in IG report ended up on Mueller probe
Posted on:Thursday, June 21, 2018

Three of the five FBI employees dinged for anti-Trump bias in the inspector general’s report ended up on the special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, raising still more questions about the team Robert Mueller assembled.

Trump’s tariffs receive bipartisan criticism at Senate hearing
Posted on:Thursday, June 21, 2018

Senators of both parties blasted Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs Wednesday, saying the levies are harming the U.S. economy while doing nothing to stop China’s unfair trade practices.

In reversal, Trump signs order stopping family separation
Posted on:Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the US border illegally.

FBI Agent Strzok, Who Vowed to Stop Trump, Booted Off Mueller Team Escorted From FBI HQ
Posted on:Wednesday, June 20, 2018

An FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team because of anti-Donald Trump text messages has been escorted out of the FBI building ‘as part of the ongoing internal proceedings,’ his attorney said Tuesday.

Senate Democrats reject GOP legislative fix to stop family separations
Posted on:Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Senate Democrats indicated Tuesday they may not agree to narrow legislation that would end the separation of children from parents who cross into the country illegally at the southern border.

Judge temporarily blocks Arkansas’ medical abortion ban
Posted on:Tuesday, June 19, 2018

A federal judge on Monday issued a restraining order that will temporarily stop an Arkansas law that prohibits medical abortions.

Americans’ Satisfaction With Country’s Direction Hits 12-Year High in New Poll
Posted on:Tuesday, June 19, 2018

More Americans are satisfied with the direction of the country than at any point in the past 12 years, according to a new Gallup poll.

Judge: Kansas Cannot Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote
Posted on:Tuesday, June 19, 2018

A federal judge ruled Monday that Kansas cannot require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, finding such laws violate the constitutional right to vote in a ruling with national implications for voting rights.

Republicans abandon Trump, demand end to zero-tolerance border policy
Posted on:Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Congressional Republicans beat a full-scale retreat Monday from the administration’s zero-tolerance border policy, joining Democrats to demand that President Trump stop jailing parents and find ways to keep families together while trying to stop a new surge of illegal immigration.

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President Trump directs Defense Department to ‘immediately begin the process’ of establishing ‘space force’ as sixth military branch
Posted on:Tuesday, June 19, 2018

President Donald Trump declared Monday he will move to make a new branch of the military focused solely on space.

DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow policy that blocks grants to ‘sanctuary cities’
Posted on:Tuesday, June 19, 2018

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court for a stay on a federal judge’s that blocks the law enforcement agency from denying grants to cities based on immigration policy.

Former CIA employee charged with leaking classified info
Posted on:Tuesday, June 19, 2018

A former CIA employee was charged with leaking classified information, the Justice Department announced on Monday.

Trump heading to Capitol Hill Tuesday to sell GOP members on both immigration bills
Posted on:Monday, June 18, 2018

President Trump will reportedly meet with the entire Republican caucus on Capitol Hill Tuesday to push the caucus toward passing two immigration bills in the coming days.

Devin Nunes: ‘Hell to pay’ if Justice Department fails to turn over Russia documents this week
Posted on:Monday, June 18, 2018

The Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said Sunday there will ‘be hell to pay’ if the Justice Department doesn’t comply with outstanding requests this week for information related to the Russian investigation.

House expects to finish work on opioid bills, with eye toward Senate
Posted on:Monday, June 18, 2018

The House expects to finish passage next week on nearly 20 bills aimed at fighting the opioid epidemic, with an eye toward a conference with the Senate over the summer.

Trump and Giuliani go to war against Mueller as White House looks on
Posted on:Monday, June 18, 2018

As President Trump seeks to de-escalate tensions with North Korea, he and his personal legal team are ratcheting up their rhetoric against special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Federal judge halts secret FEC plot to target GOP groups
Posted on:Friday, June 15, 2018

A federal judge has blown the whistle on a secret Federal Election Commission scheme to punish some Republican groups and their donors, the latest sign of an anti-GOP bias at the elections watchdog.

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