Giorno: 20 Luglio 2021

Democratic, GOP senators push Congress to retake war powers ‘before it’s too late’

An improbable alliance of Democratic and Republican senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would re-assert Congressional war powers and establish new checks on the president’s ability to take military action without approval from lawmakers.

Pelosi Won’t Commit to McCarthy’s GOP Picks for Jan. 6 Committee

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, R-Calif., was noncommittal in approving of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s Republican picks for her Jan. 6 select committee…

Vaccinated White House Official Was Infected With COVID Has Mild Symptoms

A fully vaccinated White House official tested positive for COVID-19 off site and has mild symptoms but was not found to have had close contacts with White House principals or staff, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. The official remains off White House…

DOJ Charges Former Trump Ally with Acting as UAE Agent

Department of Justice officials on Tuesday charged former President Donald Trump’s friend and ally, Thomas Barrack, 74, with acting as an agent for the United Arab Emirates between 2016-18, using his access to push the interests of the Middle East nation within the White…

Wild Weather in Biggest Coffee Exporter Sparks Price Surge

The world’s biggest coffee exporter is facing some of the coldest weather in more than 25 years, dimming hopes for the harvest and threatening to raise prices for the popular beverage.Temperatures in Brazil’s coffee-growing regions fell below zero Celsius (32 Fahrenheit)…

Texas border town sues Biden’s DHS to stop busloads of illegal immigrants

City officials in Laredo, Texas are suing President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security in order to stop the transfer of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley to their town for processing.

Washington state football coach fired over post-game prayers is taking case to Supreme Court

A former high school football coach challenging a ban on post-game prayers vowed to take his case to the Supreme Court after losing his latest court appeal Monday.

Rep. Babin to Newsmax: Biden Admin Shipping in Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants

The Biden administration is shipping in hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens into the country unbeknownst to the American people, says Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas….

Stone-Manning may have violated ethics rules, federal law with scrutinized 2008 personal loan

President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) appears to have violated Senate ethics rules and federal law during her tenure as a congressional staffer.

George P. Bush warns border crisis is ‘not sustainable’ as he sues Biden over wall, hits Dems for fleeing

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Tuesday warned that the border crisis is “not sustainable” as he explained how his office came to sue the Biden administration over its ending of wall construction, while also tearing into Texas Democrats for fleeing the state.