Former White House national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday called on President Trump to end the US ceasefire with Iran. “Well, I think negotiating with the Iranians is a waste of oxygen,” Bolton told Bloomberg’s Tyler Kendall. “I don’t think they’ll ever come up with something that will be satisfactory to us.”… Source link
President Trump on Thursday urged South Carolina Republicans to vote against David Pasco in the upcoming GOP primary for state attorney general, criticizing the longtime prosecutor who switched parties last year as a “complete fraud.” “This RINO candidate in the Palmetto State is named David Pascoe, a lifelong Democrat who previously supported Crooked Joe Biden……
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted Thursday that the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season could be shorter than normal as El Nino intensifies amid its development. NOAA’s outlook predicts a 55 percent chance of a below-normal season, with eight to 14 named storms likely to develop. Between those three to six storms… Source link
House Republicans are fuming over the Senate’s decision to postpone a vote on the immigration funding package until next month, pushing to meet President Trump’s self-imposed deadline of June 1 to get the bill to his desk. The decision to halt action on the package, which Republicans are hoping to pass without Democratic votes… Source…
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Kao said Thursday that the United States is blocking $14 billion in arms sales to Taiwan because of the Trump administration’s war with Iran. Speaking during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing, Cao stressed that the US still has “plenty” of missiles and interceptors, even as scrutiny over America’s dwindling munitions…
Hundreds of Greenlanders took to the streets on Thursday to protest the opening of the US Consulate and chanted that Americans should “go home.” The protesters waved Greenlandic flags and held signs reading “USA Asu,” or Stop USA,” The Guardian reported. Source link
Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Wednesday that he will not vote for a war powers resolution to withdraw U.S. armed forces deployed against Iran. Tillis declined to join the four Republican senators who had said they would support the resolution in voting on the war powers resolution. “They’re sending a vote message,” Tillis told Spectrum…
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday added Trump’s proposed rail safety bill to a major transportation package, a move that has divided Republicans and created ideological tensions on the right. The Railway Safety Act amendment, introduced by Representative Troy Nehls (R-Texas), was approved by a 54-11 vote with 10 Republicans and one independent……
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday set up a nearly $2 billion “anti-weapons fund” through the settlement of President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The $1.776 billion fund is set to provide payments and issue a “formal apology” to people who seek compensation because they feel they have been…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday doubled down on his defense of the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s new “anti-weapons” fund. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized the controversial $1.776 billion fund, which was created to help people who believe they were unfairly targeted by the government to settle their claims. Democrat……
