Senate Republicans blasted through Democratic and internal opposition to pass President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar clawback package early Thursday morning. The final vote tally was 51-48, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski…
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Senate GOP agree to strip cuts to HIV, AIDS prevention program from Trump’s clawback bill
by adminSenate Republicans agreed to make changes to President Donald Trump’s multi-billion-dollar clawback package to help win over holdouts, but by shrinking the overall size of the cuts in the process. Lawmakers left a meeting with…
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Huckabee demands Israel ‘aggressively investigate’ murder of Palestinian-American killed in ‘terrorist act’
by adminThe U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, on Tuesday called on Israeli authorities to ‘aggressively investigate’ the killing of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American who was reportedly beaten to death by a gang of extremist…
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Senate GOP blows through 2nd hurdle of the night, teeing up Trump’s clawback bill for hourslong debate
by adminSenate Republicans again coalesced behind President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar spending clawback package and propelled the legislation through its final procedural hurdle, again with the aid of Vice President JD Vance. Lawmakers will now go back…
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National security experts raise concerns after Microsoft program exposed as possible avenue for Chinese spying
by adminA new ProPublica report accused Microsoft of allowing China-based engineers to assist with Pentagon cloud systems with inadequate guardrails in an effort to scale up its government contracting business, raising espionage concerns from national security…
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President Donald Trump’s clawback of billions in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting narrowly passed through its first hurdle in the Senate, but it still faces a rocky road ahead with dissent among the…
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The Pentagon is reportedly pressuring Indo-Pacific allies Japan and Australia to clarify what roles they would play in the event of a war with China over Taiwan. Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s policy chief, raised the…
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‘Held accountable’: Sen. Rand Paul again vows to issue a criminal referral for Fauci
by adminSen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday announced that he would revive his criminal referral against Dr. Anthony Fauci, adding yet another wrinkle to the ongoing Biden White House autopen saga. ‘Today I will reissue my…
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Iran vows retaliation if UN Security Council issues snapback sanctions on anniversary of nuclear deal
by adminIran on Monday warned that it would retaliate if the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) took steps to impose ‘snapback’ sanctions as nations mull further action to halt Tehran’s nuclear development. ‘The threat to use…
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America has the power to lead the AI revolution – and the leadership to make it happen
by adminAmerica has triumphed in each industrial revolution – whether steel, energy or manufacturing – and has the power to lead the AI revolution, too. This week in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump is bringing together leaders…