The Senate on Thursday passed a 45-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, rejecting a longer House-backed proposal and teeing up continued debate over how to reform the program. In turning to a 45-day extension, the Senate rebuffed a House package passed Wednesday that included modest reforms but failed to include the warrant requirement…
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CNBC host Jim Cramer on Thursday slammed the newest inflation report signaling financial gloom for the coming months. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index, which reflects changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the U.S., rose by 0.7 percent from February to March. The index is compiled by the Commerce Department’s……
Centrist Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Thursday broke ranks with Republican leaders and most GOP colleagues by voting for a war powers resolution sponsored by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to halt military actions against Iran, the first Republican senator to change her position on curtailing President Trump’s military authority. Collins joined Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)……
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) of making fun of President Trump, adding that the New York Republican “hated” the president. “He hated Donald Trump, made fun of him constantly, mimicked him, making fun of his voice,” Greene told conservative media personality Tucker Carlson in an interview released Wednesday, in……
The Senate unanimously agreed to a resolution Thursday barring its members from trading on prediction markets in the face of growing concerns about insider trading on the platforms. The resolution, which was introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) last week, amends the chamber’s rules to prohibit senators from entering into “an agreement, contract, or transaction……
A sanctioned mining concern that was formerly owned by the holding company of a Ukrainian tycoon suspected of treason and remains in his family’s hands continues to operate and pays millions in taxes to Moscow, an RFE/RL investigation has determined. Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, also found that billionaire former lawmaker Vadym…
The US president said he would lift restrictions on Scotland’s ability to work with the state of Kentucky on whisky and bourbon. Source link
The prime minister said the use of the chant on marches had left Jews feeling scared and intimidated. Source link
President Trump tapped Dr. Nicole B. Saphier on Thursday to be the next U.S. surgeon general. The president called Saphier a “STAR physician” in a Truth Social post, specifically commending her work on breast cancer treatment. “She is also an INCREDIBLE COMMUNICATOR, who makes complicated health issues more easily understood by all Americans,” Trump wrote……