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CPAC chief confirms Cornyn invited to speak at conservative event
American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp confirmed that Sen. John Cornyn of Texas has been invited to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Source link
Read MoreMomentum builds behind Sammy's Law to protect kids online
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to make it harder for drug dealers and predators to reach kids on social media — and they’re making the case with the story of a 16-year-old boy who died after a dealer slid into his Snapchat messages. Source link
Read MoreWhite House pushes ahead with ICE airport deployment as DHS shutdown talks stall
President Trump is sending ICE agents to airports starting Monday to help relieve security lines at the nation’s airports, even as the move drew sharp criticism from Democrats and the union representing TSA workers. Source link
Read MoreAs 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. Source link
Read MoreClergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility
Protestant and Catholic clergy are asking a federal judge to order that they be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in Minnesota. Source link
Read MoreIran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil
When President Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance. Source link
Read MoreIllinois Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, edging out two sitting members of the U.S. House to advance to a November general election against Republican nominee Don Tracy, former state party chair. Source link
Read MoreThune ready to move SAVE Act forward in Senate
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is expected Tuesday to take steps to move forward for the long haul to attempt to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. Source link
Read MoreCEOs 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
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