Month: July 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered 755 U.S. diplomatic mission staff to leave the country in a Sunday interview with a Russian television station. The diplomats must leave the country by September 1, The New York […]

Democrats to Offer ObamaCare Improvements

House Democrats are poised to advance a flood of proposals designed to address the problems dogging former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, a move that puts pressure on Republican and Democratic leaders alike, The […]

U.S. Vows ‘Strong and Swift’ Response to Venezuelan Election

The United States vowed “strong and swift actions against the architects of authoritarianism” on Sunday in response to what it called a flawed election in Venezuela of a constitutional super-body under leftist President Nicolas Maduro, […]

Trump Disappointed with China over North Korea

President Donald Trump slammed China Saturday for doing “nothing for us with North Korea in light of Pyongyang’s latest missile test, vowing that “we will no longer allow this to continue”, Newsmax reported. North Korea […]

Trump Nominee Hoekstra Gets Rare Bipartisan Support

President Donald Trump’s nomination of former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Pete Hoekstra to be U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands is unique among many recent Trump appointees: the Michigan Republican is quickly drawing bipartisan support, Newsmax […]

Kelly Starts New White House Post amid High Hopes from Republicans

President Trump’s friends and foes seemed to welcome his appointment of new White House chief of staff John Kelly on Sunday, as many predicted that Kelly would bring “discipline” and “order” to his new post, […]

GOP to Begin Campaigning on Tax Reforms

Republicans will be vigorously selling tax reform over the August recess, following the release of shared tax-reform principles and the Senate’s failure to pass even a scaled-down ObamaCare repeal bill, The Hill reports. Now that […]

DHS Cyber Reorganization Faces New Obstacles

An effort in Congress to reorganize the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber-security efforts is finally gaining steam, but faces an uncertain fate as lawmakers leave for the August recess, The Hill reports. The prospect for […]

Feds Eye Crackdown on Digital Coin Investments

A new approach to fundraising by startups that uses digital currencies like bitcoin is sparking concern among lawmakers and regulators, and calls for stricter rules. Initial coin offerings are at issue, whereas new companies or […]

Hackers Accidentally Create Network Busting Malware

Newly detailed malware can knock networks offline with devastating efficiency, although the effected networks might not be the ones intended by the malware creators. The malware was presented by the security firm Arbor Networks on […]

Priebus Calls Russia Collaboration Story a ‘Joke’

Reince Priebus on Friday called the idea that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the election a “joke” during an interview leaving his post as White House chief of staff. “The collusion story is […]

Duke to Temporarily Lead Homeland Security

Washington veteran Elaine Duke is set to temporarily take the helm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following a dramatic shakeup up at the White House this week. A DHS spokesperson confirmed Friday evening […]

Trump to Sign Russia Sanctions Bill

President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation slapping new sanctions on Moscow, the White House announced late Friday, The Hill reports. “President Donald J. Trump read early drafts of the bill and negotiated regarding critical […]

Democrats Open Door to Working with GOP on Healthcare

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi extended an offer to work with Republicans on healthcare Friday, less than one day after GOP efforts to repeal and replace ObamaCare failed in the Senate, The Hill reports. “Democrats […]

Trump Ousts Priebus, Kelly to Become New Chief of Staff

President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed Reince Priebus as his chief of staff and replaced him with retired four-star Marine Corps General and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, The Hill reports. Priebus has borne the […]

Scalise Commends Officers Who Took Down Ballfield Gunman

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was seriously wounded in a shooting at a Republican baseball practice last month, said five law enforcement officers who helped take down the shooter exhibited “selfless and brave actions”, […]

Jeff Bezos Briefly Becomes World’s Richest Person

Jeff Bezos briefly overtook Microsoft CEO Bill Gates to become the richest person in the world Thursday morning with a net worth of $90.6 billion after Amazon stock rose 1.6 percent and added $1.4 billion […]

U.S. Orders Venezuela Embassy Families Out, Crisis Worsens

The U.S. government ordered family members of employees at its embassy in Venezuela to leave on Thursday as a political crisis deepened ahead of a controversial vote critics contend will end democracy in the oil-rich […]

House Approves Funds for Trump’s Border Wall

The House approved a national security-themed spending package on Thursday that includes $1.6 billion to start building President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, The Hill reports. The $827 billion package passed largely along party lines, […]

Intelligence Chairman Accuses Obama Aides of Hundreds of Unmasking Requests

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing top political aides of former President Barack Obama of making hundreds of requests during the 2016 presidential race to unmask the names of Americans in intelligence […]

Scaramucci Says Priebus `Will be Asked` to Resign

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci criticized chief of staff Reince Priebus, accusing him of leaking details of a private dinner with President Donald Trump and claiming he will be asked to resign, The Hill […]

Sessions: Officials to Hold Intel Leaks Briefing Next Week

The Trump administration plans to hold a press conference next week in efforts to combat intelligence leaks, Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated Thursday. “I have not been happy with the past prosecutions and investigations of […]

McCain Kills GOP’s ObamaCare Repeal Plan

Senator John McCain killed the last-resort Senate Republican healthcare bill in a surprise vote early Friday morning, voting against a pared-down proposal that Republican leaders released only hours earlier, The Hill reports. Voting shortly after […]

Trump Slams Lawmakers for Voting Down ‘Skinny’ ObamaCare Repeal

President Donald Trump early Friday morning blasted lawmakers for failing to pass the Senate GOP’s “skinny” ObamaCare repeal bill, doubling down on his past call to “let ObamaCare implode”, The Hill reports. “Three Republicans and […]

Senate Votes Against ObamaCare Repeal Bill

The Senate voted down a scaled-back ObamaCare repeal bill on Friday in a shocking vote that marks a major defeat for Republican leaders and the seven-year effort to repeal the health law. The Senate voted […]

Republicans Agree on Russia, North Korea Sanctions

Lawmakers appear to have clinched a deal on slapping new penalties on Russia after a push to add in North Korea sanctions threatened to complicate the legislation’s path forward, The Hill reports. “The Senate will […]

Trump Vows to Ban Transgender People from Military

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that “transgender individuals” will not be allowed to serve in the military “in any capacity” blaming “disruption” and “tremendous medical costs”, The Hill reports. Trump made the announcement after House […]

Scaramucci to Contact FBI, Justice Department over Leaked Financial Disclosure

White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci said Wednesday night that he plans to contact the FBI and Justice Department regarding a leak of his financial disclosure, The Hill reports. “In light of the leak of […]

Sanders Says Democrats Won’t Vote on ‘Sham’ Single Payer Amendment

Senate Democrats are not going to play into Senator Steve Daines’s effort to divide the party on the issue of single-payer healthcare, a spokesman for Senator Bernie Sanders, told Vox Wednesday. “The Democratic caucus will […]

CBO Survives Two House Amendments Targeting Funding

The House rejected two amendments to a spending bill late Wednesday night that would have cut funds to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the non-partisan office in charge of estimating the budgetary effects of legislation, […]