Representative Ed Royce of California, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, announced his retirement on Monday. Royce’s announcement had brought the number of Republicans who are either leaving the House or seeking office elsewhere, to 30.
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Continue ReadingThe US is still unprepared to deal with foreign election meddling, a full year after the US intelligence community found with high confidence that Russia attempted to interfere in US elections in 2016. A new report, put together by Democrats …
Continue ReadingSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in commended President Trump for the beginning of talks between North and South Korea, today. “I think President Trump deserves big credit for bringing about the inter-Korean talks, I want to show my gratitude. It …
Continue ReadingA judge in California has placed a nationwide injunction on the ending of the DACA program, mandating that it stay in place for now. The judge, William Alsup of Federal District Court in San Francisco, wrote that the Trump …
Continue ReadingSteve Bannon, former Trump campaign manager and White House strategist, is leaving Breitbart.com, the conservative news site he helped turn into a news powerhouse. Bannon had taken over as executive chairman of Breitbart News after the founder Andrew Breitbart’s …
Continue ReadingSenator Diane Feinstein has released transcripts of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s interview with Glen Simpson, the co-founder of Fusion GPS. Fusion GPS is the political research firm responsible for the production of the infamous Steele Dossier, the political report …
Continue ReadingDemocrats, Republicans and the White House have agreed to a two-step negotiation process that, they hope, will bring about solutions to the nation’s immigration problems. Congress and the president agreed to come up with a solution to the DACA program …
Continue ReadingThe president suggested bringing back a form of congressional earmarks today during a meeting with congressional leaders today. “Maybe all of you should think about going back to a system of earmarks. This system lends itself to not getting along,” …
Continue ReadingThe White House has announced that President Trump will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland later this month. The forum is an elite meeting of the world’s most powerful political and economic leaders.
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Continue ReadingThe former Sheriff of Maricopa Country, Arizona, Joe Arpaio declared his candidacy for US Senate today. The Sheriff is best known for his hardline stance on immigration and controversial practices employed in correctional facilities in his jurisdiction.
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Continue ReadingThe Congressional Budget Office has drastically lowered the cost estimate for funding the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The revised cost estimate makes it likely that lawmakers will find a solution to keeping the program funded going forward.
The program had …
Continue ReadingNorth Korea has agreed to send a delegation of athletes to the Olympic Winter Games to be held next month in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The decision was announced today after the two countries held their first face-to-face talks in over …
Continue ReadingUS Customs and Border Protection released new guidelines on the searching of electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets and computers last week. The searches, according to the CBP, can help detect evidence relating to terrorism and national security matters, …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump said that challengers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s allies have “scattered” after the defeat of grassroots candidate Roy Moore in Alabama. The comment came in response to a question about whether the president would be …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump told the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention that he has signed two executive orders expanding the reach of broadband internet access and to support broadband tower facilities in rural America on Monday. “Those towers are going to …
Continue ReadingThe US broke a record last year in terms of damage caused by weather related disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that the US had 16 disasters that each exceeded a billion in damage. That tied …
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court has refused to hear two cases challenging a law in Mississippi that allows businesses and government employees to deny service to LGBT persons based on religious beliefs. The refusal of the Court to hear the cases means …
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