Posts by De maron
CEOs of top airlines demand Congress restore funding to Homeland Security and pay airport workers
The CEOs of the nation’s top airline companies, including American, Delta, Southwest and JetBlue, are imploring Congress to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security and embrace a bipartisan solution to pay federal aviation workers including airport security officers during the partial government shutdown. Source link
Read MoreU.S. energy secretary directs oil company to restore operations off California
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act. Source link
Read MoreWhite House teases solutions to fertilizer crisis sparked by Iran war
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday that a bailout and other fixes under consideration for farmers struggling because of the fertilizer shortage sparked by the joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran. Source link
Read MoreU.N. commission scolds Trump over 'racist' immigration enforcement surge
A U.N. human rights commission has issued an “urgent action” alert to the Trump administration warning that it has deported too many people, and citing it for “racial profiling and racist hate speech” against refugees and illegal immigrants. Source link
Read MoreVirginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district
There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Source link
Read MoreDemocrats threaten to derail Senate business until Republicans hold public hearings on Iran war
At least a half-dozen Senate Democrats are threatening to force repetitive votes on war powers resolutions and use other tools of the minority party to gum up the works in the chamber until Republicans schedule public hearings on the Iran war. Source link
Read MoreSen. Thom Tillis wants White House adviser Stephen Miller gone
Sen. Thom Tillis says it’s time for White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to go. Source link
Read MoreJan. 6 memorial plaque placed at Capitol, three years after intended
A plaque recognizing the service of law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was inconspicuously installed in Congress early Saturday, four years after lawmakers voted to furnish Capitol Hill with a memorial. Source link
Read MoreTrump calls on Congress to pass bill aimed at bolstering college sports
President Trump on Friday called on Congress to establish a national framework to stabilize college sports amid court rulings, image and likeness deals and recruiting changes have put the multibillion-dollar collegiate NCAA system under siege. Source link
Read MorePrison abolitionist wins judge primary in North Carolina
A prison abolitionist beat out the incumbent judge in a Democratic primary in North Carolina, according to unofficial election results posted by the state’s Board of Elections. Source link
Read MoreBattle for Texas Senate seat hinges on Republican runoff and a Trump endorsement
The fate of a U.S. Senate seat in Texas likely rests on a May 26 GOP runoff between four-term Republican incumbent John Cornyn and the state’s ultra-conservative attorney general, Ken Paxton. Source link
Read MoreNoem says Trump personally approved her deportation ads
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told senators on Tuesday that she personally ran her plans by President Trump to spend more than $200 million on pro-deportation ads that have boosted her own profile. Source link
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