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Reporter’s Notebook: Republicans seek exit from Venezuela war powers debate after recently voting for it

Senate Republicans may reverse course on Venezuela war powers debate despite voting to proceed with discussion. Bipartisan coalition faces potential GOP effort.

Conservative justice swipes at DOJ in trans sports case: ‘I don’t think you’re a PhD in this stuff’

Justice Neil Gorsuch confronted lawyers over Title IX implications of West Virginia's transgender athlete ban during Supreme Court hearing on sex discrimination in sports.

‘Golden Dome’ missile shield to be tested by Trump in key American territory

The Golden Dome missile defense system, a scaled-up version of Israel's Iron Dome, will be tested in Guam, according to Del. James Moylan, as tensions rise in the Pacific region.

JD Vance, ICE flip script on sanctuary city leaders as ‘chaos’ erupts across Minnesota: ‘This is dangerous’

JD Vance and ICE are flipping the script on sanctuary politicians who accuse the agency of unleashing chaos, saying it is their rhetoric that is creating dangerous conditions.

Trump rips into GOP defectors as ‘real losers’ as Senate readies for final vote

Senate prepares for a Wednesday vote on a Venezuela war powers resolution as White House and Republican leadership pressures GOP senators to change their positions.

Pelosi predicts first female president ‘within this next generation’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) predicted in a recent interview that the United States will have its first female president “within this next generation.” “Democrats have nominated two women for president, and they both lost to Donald Trump. What's the lesson of that experience? And do you think a woman will be elected president...

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado: ‘I absolutely support President Trump’s strategy’ in Venezuela

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado said she supports President Trump’s aggressive approach in dealing with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and said she thinks the government’s days are “numbered.” In an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the Venezuelan opposition leader was asked if she supports the U.S. increasing sanctions...

Indiana senator laments failed redistricting push as a ‘missed opportunity’

Indiana Sen. Jim Banks (R) expressed disappointment in his state’s Senate after it rejected a new House map that would favor the GOP. “This was a missed opportunity,” Banks told host Jacqui Heinrich on “Fox News Sunday.” “I supported the president. I thought that midcycle redistricting in Indiana made sense.” The Indiana Senate rejected the...

Decoupling without a plan: The policy hurting US innovation and helping China

The U.S. policy of strategic decoupling from China is failing to achieve its objectives, resulting in financial losses for American businesses, confusion among allies, and accelerated technological independence for China.

Looters are stealing our historical treasures

Once a site is looted, context — and the knowledge it carries — is lost forever.

Sen. Murphy: Trump on ‘dizzying campaign to increase violence’ in US

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a leading gun reform advocate, on Sunday accused President Trump of engaging in a campaign to increase violence in the country since taking office. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” — conducted a day after a shooting at Brown University — Murphy defended his efforts to pass gun...

Top Armed Services Democrat: US must work ‘aggressively’ with new Syrian government to fight ISIS

After two American service members and one civilian were killed in Syria by a gunman allegedly tied to ISIS, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said Sunday that the U.S. should work with the Syrian government to combat the terror group.  “We have to be very aggressive and work with the new government in Syria. We have...

Trump gets reality check in bid to retain loyalist U.S. attorneys

President Trump’s efforts to keep his loyalist U.S. attorneys in their roles hit a dead end this week, as two top federal prosecutors stepped down over piling complications from their leadership. Julianne Murray, Delaware’s GOP chair-turned-top federal prosecutor, announced her resignation Friday, just days after Alina Habba said she was leaving her position atop New Jersey’s federal prosecuting office.   They both pinned the blame on a long-standing...

I experienced West Bank settler violence. The US turned a blind eye.

With only the rarest of exceptions, our attackers go unpunished.

Rhode Island senator: Brown University shooting ‘shook the entire state’

Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed (D) said Sunday that the deadly shooting at Brown University “shook” his state.  At least two students died and nine were injured in the Saturday shooting at the Providence, R.I., university, according to authorities. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said at a press conference early Sunday that a person of...

Connecticut senator says Providence community ‘won’t recover’ after Brown shooting

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said the community of Providence, R.I., will never recover after the shooting at Brown University on Saturday. Murphy — who emerged as a leading gun reform advocate in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in his state in 2012 — drew on his own experience to describe what...

Which is cheaper, Uber or Lyft? What researchers found after 2,200 rides

Researchers with Harvard and Johns Hopkins' business schools compared prices on 2,238 ride requests in New York City to find out if Uber or Lyft was cheaper.

Cassidy: ‘There is a deal that could be made’ on ACA subsidies by end of year

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday expressed cautious optimism about a bipartisan compromise on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for a select group of Americans before the tax credits expire at the end of the year. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor...

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