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Schumer moves to block Trump DOJ nominees as he seeks answers on Qatari jet to Defense Department

Sen. Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that "I am announcing a hold on all DOJ political nominees, until we get more answers" about a jumbo jet gift from Qatar.

Blue state ICE facility ramps up security with new barricades amid clashes with protesters

Large yellow barricades were at the front of Delaney Hall on Tuesday morning following protests at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Monday and last week.

Trump says he’ll drop sanctions on Syria in move to normalize relations

President Donald Trump announced during a speech in Saudi Arabia that he will lift sanctions on Syria and meet with the country’s new president, Ahmed al-Shaara, on Wednesday.

Trump condemns ‘interventionalists,’ pitches ‘more hopeful future’ in Middle East speech

President Donald Trump kicked off his Middle East tour with a visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, vowing a continued partnership between Washington and Riyadh.

Trump’s $400M Qatar jet gift follows long history of unusual presidential presents

From Lincoln's elephants to Trump's luxury jet, US presidents have a long history of receiving foreign gifts. But it is not without legal and ethical controversy.

Trump gets warm welcome in Saudi Arabia, first stop of Middle East trip

President Trump was given a warm welcome in Saudi Arabia by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as he began his multiday Middle East trip.

Episcopal Church won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in U.S.

The Episcopal Church's migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church's longstanding "commitment to racial justice and reconciliation."

House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers

House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education.

Congress must prioritize struggling families in budget talks

One of the things that drew me to endorse early a young, first-time U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, JD Vance, was a sense of shared understanding and passion for the typical struggling family. Vance, now vice president, told his moving family story in his 2016 bestselling book (also a popular Ron Howard Netflix film) Hillbilly Elegy. To read […]

Deep dish or thin crust: Who am I to judge?

Manna, Scripture tells us, came down from heaven through the hand of God. Pizza, in turn, came to us from Naples, through New York City. Now, God has given us a pope from Chicago who has spent much of his life in Rome. And so the long-burning conflict between different pizza styles threatens to become […]

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