U.S. Politics
U.S. Politics
Trump to create panel to study voter fraud, suppression: official
May 11th, 20170 WASHINGTON-President Donald Trump plans to create a commission on Thursday to investigate voter fraud and voter suppression, a White House official said, a move that...
House passed bill to fund government, avoid shutdown
May 5th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and avoid a shutdown of...
All Republican Michigan US representatives voted to repeal Obamacare
May 5th, 20170 WASHINGTON — All nine Republican U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, in favor of the American......
Trump signs order allowing tax-exempt churches to be involved in politics
May 4th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that allows tax-exempt centers of worship to participate actively in politics, freeing...
U.S House passes healthcare bill in big win for Trump
May 4th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan,......
Trump to visit Israel and Saudi Arabia in first foreign trip
May 4th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― President Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month as part of his first foreign trip, wading directly into the tangled diplomacy of Middle...
Anti-immigration group leader named Citizenship and Immigration Services Official
May 3rd, 20170 WAHINGTON, D.C.-Before Julie Kirchner was appointed by President Donald Trump to Citizenship and Immigration Services Investigator, she served as the executive director......
Trump: Saudis not paying fair share for U.S. defense
April 29th, 20170 WASHINGTON — President Trump complained on Thursday that U.S. ally Saudi Arabia was not treating the United States fairly and Washington was losing a “tremendous...
Federal judge blocks Trump order to restrict funding for ‘sanctuary cities’
April 25th, 20170 SAN FRANCISCO ― A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump's executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing......
U.S. sanctions hundreds of Syrian research center employees
April 24th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― The Treasury Department sanctioned 271 employees of Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), an agency that Washington says develops...
Trump signs executive order scrutinizing skilled immigrant visas
April 19th, 20170 President Donald Trump will be ordering a thorough review of the country's high-skilled immigration visa program Thursday after having signed an executive order Tuesday......
NAACP issues statement against discriminatory Texas voter ID law
April 13th, 20170 Baltimore– In response to a controversial voter ID law struck down by a Texas judge for being discriminatory, NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued...
U.S. warships strike Syrian airfield in response to Idlib ‘chemical attack’
April 7th, 20170 President Trump ordered missile strikes against a Syrian airfield from which a deadly chemical weapons attack was allegedly launched, declaring he acted in America's......
Yemeni Americans stage New York protest, urge U.S. to rethink Saudi alliance
April 2nd, 20170 NEW YORK CITY — On a cold, snowy Sunday morning, more than 100 Arab Americans gathered outside the United Nations headquarters to protest the United States' support...
Israel Lobby and American Policy conference offers counterpoint to national AIPAC conference
March 31st, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C.— Days before AIPAC’s national policy conference, a wide coalition of groups assembled for a counter-conference in Washington to address Israel’s......
Seattle sues Trump over threat to sanctuary cities
March 29th, 20170 SEATTLE ― The city of Seattle sued President Trump's administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from "sanctuary cities,"...
AIPAC leads attack dogs on Capitol Hill
March 29th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C.-The move to levy sanctions against Iran in the House and Senate is hastened by this week's AIPAC conference held March 26-27 in Washington......
Community meeting with DHS Secretary Kelly turns sour
March 28th, 20170 DEARBORN – A meeting on Monday, March 27 with community activists and Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly turned antagonistic, when a local attorney...
Hawaii judge halts Trump’s new travel ban before it can go into effect
March 15th, 20170 HONOLULU ― A U.S. federal judge in Hawaii dealt another legal blow to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, issuing an emergency halt to his revised travel ban just......
U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade quitting at Trump’s request
March 10th, 20170 DETROIT — Barbara McQuade says she's stepping down as U.S. attorney for eastern Michigan at the request of President Donald Trump. McQuade has been head of the U.S....
Call from Trump interrupts Israeli police questioning Netanyahu
March 9th, 20170 JERUSALEM ― A phone call from President Trump interrupted a police inquiry into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was on Monday being questioned for a......
Trump signs new travel ban order, Iraq left off
March 6th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order for a U.S. travel ban on Monday, leaving Iraq off the list of targeted countries, after his...
Palestine, campaign finance reform still deal breakers for DNC
March 3rd, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a turn of events paralleling the contentious rivalry between Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during......
