Month: June 2017

The federal government is expected to run out of money to pay its debts in “early to mid-October,” the Congressional Budget Office announced Thursday. The deadline for Congress to lift the nation’s debt limit is […]

House Intel Panel Threatens White House with Subpoena on Comey Recordings

Leading members of the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, Republican Representative Mike Conaway and Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, said Thursday that the committee is not satisfied with the White House response to whether there are […]

Kay Bailey Hutchison to be Next NATO Ambassador

The White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump has chosen former Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas to be the next NATO ambassador. Hutchison, 73, served in the Senate for 20 years until […]

Trump and Putin Will Meet at G-20 Summit

The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump will meet with him Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit next week in Germany. National security adviser H.R. McMaster said Thursday the high-stakes meeting with […]

Senate Sends Russia Sanctions Bill to House

The Senate approved Thursday the updates of the sanctions package on Moscow, overcoming obstacles that stalled the bill for weeks in the House. Senators sent the House a technical fix to the sanctions bill by […]

Hawaii Challenges Travel Ban Criteria

The state of Hawaii on Thursday filed a court challenge to the Trump administration’s limitations on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, asking a federal judge to clarify that the administration cannot enforce a temporary ban […]

Ethics Office Asked to Investigate Top Trump Ethics Aide

The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on Thursday raised concerns about a possible ethics violation by top White House aide Stefan Passantino, The Hill reports. Five Senate Democrats wrote to the top ethics watchdog group […]

White House Makes Last-Minute Changes to Travel Ban Criteria

The White House reversed course over what counts as a close family member under President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Thursday, the same day the policy was taking effect, The Hill reports. The Trump administration […]

Trump Names Former FEC Member to Investigate Electoral Fraud

President Donald Trump on Thursday named a former member of the Federal Election Commission to his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, The Hill reports. Hans von Spakovsky, a member of the FEC nominated by […]

Sanders Says GOP Healthcare Bill is ‘Beyond Obscene’

Senator Bernie Sanders criticized Republicans on Thursday for not holding public hearings regarding their efforts to repeal and replace ObamaCare, saying that they need to find the “courage” to listen to Americans, The Hill reports. […]

Tillerson Reportedly Furious over Staffing Woes, Information Leaks

A frustrated Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly blew his cool over staffing and information leaks, unloading on the head of the presidential personnel office in front of top White House aides including Reince Priebus […]

Federal Appeals Court Clears Way for Ohio to Resume Lethal Injections

A federal appeals court paved the way on Wednesday for Ohio to resume executions by lifting a lower court’s decision to halt the state’s lethal injection process, NPR reports. It was a contentious decision that […]

North Korea Warns That it Will Keep Building Nuclear Arsenal

North Korea’s U.N. ambassador is warning the United States and the rest of the world that his country will keep building up its nuclear arsenal regardless of sanctions, pressure or military attack, Newsmax reports. Kim […]

Travel Ban Could Take Effect on Thursday

The Trump administration will put its new travel restrictions on refugees and migrants from six countries into effect at 8 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter, Newsmax reports. […]

DHS to Announce New Security Measures for U.S.-bound Foreign Flights

The Department of Homeland Security is set to announce new security measures for international flights bound to the United States, which could lead to a lifting of a ban on laptops and other electronics from […]

Democrats Demand Info from NSA about Massive Ransomware Attack

Democratic Representative Ted Lieu is calling on the National Security Agency to release what it knows about a massive ransomware attack that surged across the globe this week, The Hill reports. Lieu urged the agency […]

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Cheers Cuts to Peacekeeping Budget

The United Nations has tentatively agreed to cut nearly $600 million from the organization’s peacekeeping budget after pressure from President Donald Trump’s White House to reduce funding. Under the agreement, the UN will spend $7.3 […]

Schumer Urges Trump to Meet with Democrats on Healthcare

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is asking President Donald Trump to meet with Democrats to discuss a bipartisan deal on healthcare, The Hill reports. “President Trump, I challenge you to invite us, all 100 of […]

GOP Representative Says Russia Will Interfere in U.S. Elections if Not Held Accountable

Republican Representative Michael McCaul said Wednesday that if Russia is not punished for its actions in the 2016 presidential elections, it will continue to interfere in other U.S. elections, The Hill reports. “I think Russia […]

House Panel Passes $696.5bn Defense Policy Bill

The House Armed Services Committee easily passed its $696.5 billion defense policy late Wednesday night. The committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed 60-1 and now moves to the full House for […]

White House Turns Attention to Energy Policy as Healthcare Bill is Delayed

Energy Secretary Rick Perry held court in the White House briefing room for nearly 40 minutes on Tuesday, delivering an extended riff on energy policy as Senate Republican leaders announced they were delaying a vote […]

Labor Department to Reconsider Obama-Era Overtime Pay Rule

The Department of Labor on Tuesday got closer to dismantling an Obama-era overtime regulation that has been in limbo for months and would make millions of Americans eligible for additional pay, as the department sent […]

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Accused of Violating a Federal Law

A watchdog group contends that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley violated the Hatch Act for retweeting a political message from President Donald Trump, NPR reports. In a letter sent Tuesday to the […]

Sanders Slams FBI Investigation of Wife’s $10mn Loan to College

Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday slammed a federal investigation into his wife regarding a $10 million loan to a defunct in Vermont, blaming it on a surrogate of President Donald Trump, Newsmax reports. “My wife […]

Department of Homeland Security to Build Border Wall Prototypes

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin building prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border this summer, authorities said on Tuesday, The Hill reports. Officials said at a news briefing […]

House Intelligence Committee Interviews Podesta in Russia Probe

The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday interviewed former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta in its investigation into Russian meddling in the election, The Hill reports. While the lawmakers didn’t comment when exiting the committee’s […]

Reporter Accuses White House Spokeswomen of ‘Inflaming Media Tensions’

A White House reporter confronted White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the top of her Tuesday press briefing, accusing her of “inflaming tensions with the media”, The Hill reports. Sanders was asked about whether […]

Abuse Victim Support Groups Oppose ObamaCare Repeal Bill

Over 300 non-profit organizations supporting victims of abuse have signed a letter to Senate leadership decrying the “devastating” effects the proposed Republican ObamaCare repeal and replace bill would have on domestic abuse and rape victims, […]

Trump Says Senate Republicans Are ‘Very Close’ to Passing ObamaCare Repeal Bill

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Senate Republicans are “very close” to passing their plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, but added that if it fails, “that’s OK”, The Hill reports. “I think the Senate […]

Senate Republicans Delay ObamaCare Repeal Vote after July 4 Recess

Senate Republicans will head into the July 4 recess without having replaced ObamaCare after deciding on Tuesday to delay the legislation when it became clear it lacked the votes for passage, The Hill reports. Senate […]