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Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill

The Senate on Saturday blocked an amendment that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women's sports, rejecting one of President Donald Trump's priorities as he pressures Congress to act on a broad voting bill.

Trump threatens to send ICE to airports if DHS isn’t funded

President Trump has a solution to Congress' failure to pay TSA officers: sending ICE agents in their place.

Trump cheers Mueller’s death, says former special counsel ‘can no longer hurt innocent people’

Robert Mueller, the former FBI director and special counsel who led the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, died Friday at age 81 -- and the news drew a swift, celebratory reaction from President Trump, who called the investigation a "witch hunt" throughout much of his political career.

For airline passengers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers

Regardless of politics or destination, passengers at Atlanta's airport were unified by one desire Saturday - it's time to pay Transportation Security Administration employees.

Tens of thousands of protesters rally in Prague against new government of Czech prime minister Babis

Tens of thousands of people protested in Prague on Saturday against the policies and plans of the new Czech government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

DOJ denies outside influence from Trump ally in antitrust reviews

Trump ally and lawyer Mike Davis allegedly pushed antitrust officials at the Justice Department to approve his deals, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.

As Netanyahu prepares for elections, his foes in Iran and Lebanon could get a vote

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon have to decide when to hold Israel's next elections. But with war raging on multiple fronts and no end in sight, Israel's enemies in Iran and Lebanon may help make that decision for him.

Surprise, embarrassment, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war

Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to shy away from anything but very careful public comments about Japan's 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. So there was embarrassment, confusion and unease on Saturday in Japan after President Donald Trump casually used the World War II attack to justify his secrecy before launching the war against Iran.

With midterm elections on way, Vance touts economy and assures voters war won’t last long

WITH MIDTERM ELECTIONS ON WAY AND TRUMP AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, VANCE TOUTS ECONOMY AND ASSURES VOTERS WAR WON’T LAST LONG. According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls, President Donald Trump’s overall job approval rating is 41.8% approve and 55.7% disapprove. That is known in the politics business as being 13.9 points underwater. That gap — a disapproval […]

States need data tools and incentives to stop improper federal payments

Congress and the administration must prioritize rooting out federal waste by leveraging federal data to prevent benefit fraud and mandating the use of three key databases to ensure that only eligible individuals receive benefits.

Democrats block SAVE America Act amendment to bar transgender athletes in women’s sports

Senate Democrats voted Saturday to defeat a Republican-sponsored amendment to the SAVE America Act that would prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' or women’s sports, an issue that Republicans plan to play up in this year’s midterm elections. The Senate voted 49-41 along party lines to block the amendment sponsored by Sens. Tommy Tuberville...

Mueller, who led 2016 election interference probe tied to Russia, dies at 81

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, who led the Russian interference probe tied to the 2016 presidential election and President Trump's campaign, has died at the age of 81, according to a statement from his family. “With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away” on Friday night, his family said in a...

Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid DHS funding standoff

President Trump on Saturday threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to conduct airport security if Democrats do not agree to a funding bill to reopen the partially shuttered Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be...

Before looters move in, strengthen Iran sanctions on antiquities trafficking

The White House should quickly shut down financial and trade channels that antiquities traffickers could exploit to protect Iran's ancient cultural heritage.

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