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Key Senate Democrats oppose Trump nominee to head Federal Aviation Administration

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior Democrats on the Senate committee overseeing aviation said Tuesday they will oppose the nomination of Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Commerce Committee, and Senator Tammy Duckworth, ...
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Trump says no vacations until Congress passes his megabill

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Senate Republicans to lock themselves in a room if necessary to work out their differences and pass the megabill that will fund his second-term agenda.“To my friends in the Senate, lock yourself in a room if ...
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Trump narrates dizzying 24 hours from Iranian retaliation to fragile ceasefire: Timeline

(WASHINGTON) -- The past 24 hours in the Israel-Iran war have been been highlighted by President Donald Trump's whirlwind diplomatic efforts, aimed at being seen as a peacemaker amid the conflict.The world seesawed between fears of escalation as Iran retaliated against the United States ...
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Schumer angered over postponement of Senates Iran-Israel conflict briefing

(WASHINGTON) -- A frustrated Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the Trump administration's postponement of Tuesday's scheduled classified briefing on the Iran-Israel conflict "outrageous," "evasive" and "derelict.""There is a legal obligation for the administration to inform Congress of what is happening. What are they afraid ...
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Former US nuclear power regulators blast Trump’s firing of NRC commissioner

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 30 former officials and employees at the U.S. nuclear power regulator on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trump’s firing of a commissioner at the independent agency, saying the action put politics over safety and public health. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The firing this ...
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Trump judicial nominee pressured DOJ to defy court on deportations, whistleblower says

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Justice Department official tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as an appellate judge profanely pressured department attorneys to defy court orders to carry out mass deportations of people living in the U.S. illegally, according to ...
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Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner among scandal-ridden New York City candidates

(NEW YORK) -- New York City's municipal races are bringing disgraced politicians back into the limelight, with multiple candidates seeking a political comeback and raising the question of whether voters will give them a second -- or third -- chance.Among the slate is Anthony ...
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Former aide Tanden appears before House committee investigating Bidens mental acuity

(WASHINGTON) -- The House Oversight Committee’s first closed-door transcribed meeting investigating former President Joe Biden's mental acuity began Tuesday with former White House Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden appearing for questioning on Capitol Hill.Committee Chairman James Comer is investigating Biden’s health and mental ...
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New York City mayoral candidates share closing arguments about taking on Trump

(NEW YORK) -- "We are especially mindful that we are in the middle of a war right now," former Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- the front-runner in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary -- told a crowd at a Juneteenth lunch event in the Bronx on Thursday.Some people ...
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House, Senate briefings on Iran-Israel conflict postponed

(WASHINGTON) -- The House and Senate's classified briefing on the Iran-Israel conflict has been postponed, multiple sources familiar confirmed.The Senate's briefing was delayed from Tuesday until Thursday to allow for additional briefers to attend, sources told ABC News. It's not yet clear who those additional briefers ...
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Trump blurts out expletive as he lashes out at Israel and Iran over ceasefire

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning had strong words for Israel and Iran as he accused both nations of violating a ceasefire agreement he announced just the night prior."We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard, that they ...
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US Senate parliamentarian says oil, gas projects can’t skirt environmental review

By Valerie Volcovici and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The massive U.S. tax and budget bill being finalized by Congress cannot pass a provision that automatically enables offshore oil and gas projects to skip over the federal environmental review process unless it gets at least 60 ...
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