Republican Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday criticized senior White House adviser Stephen Miller’s comments that Greenland rightfully belongs to the United States and that nothing could stop the Trump administration from seizing it. Tillis described Miller’s comments as “amateurish” and suggested that White House advisers trying to get hold of Greenland should lose their…
Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Wednesday that “ideally” the United States would buy Greenland to acquire the Arctic region. Fetterman social platform Source link
Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) got into a heated argument Wednesday during a Capitol Hill hearing on Minnesota’s sweeping fraud scandal. Lee accused Republicans of “cherry picking a blue state and an immigrant population” to “demonize” it, casting doubt on the motivations behind the House… Source link
The determined conservative backlash to the Somali-led organization in Representative Ilhan Omar’s district is hindering momentum for a package of three funding bills, delaying progress on the package. Included in the “minibus” that funds multiple departments and agencies, the requested community project funds will provide $1,031,000 to the Somali-led organization Generation Hope’s “Justice…”. Source link
Community members learned that a large portion of the money raised was not given to the victims. Instead, it went to 29 different nonprofits. Source link
Aldrich Ames, the CIA agent who sold American secrets to the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 84. The former case officer died in custody on Monday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ prisoner database. He was serving a life sentence without parole in a Maryland prison since 1994. Source link
Center-left think tank Third Way is urging Democrats to prioritize data privacy amid a separate effort by Republicans to develop legislation focused on the issue. In a memo released Wednesday, the nonprofit organization argued that creating a federal privacy standard should be a top priority for both parties, warning Democrats that they “risk missing an…
Just days after a daring military operation to capture its leader, President Trump’s bet for Venezuela’s vast oil reserves is coming into focus. That, and Venezuela’s future, are being questioned on Capitol Hill. A senior White House official confirmed to NewsNation that Trump plans to meet with US oil executives this weekend as he… Source…
Officials from Denmark and Greenland are requesting a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after President Trump refocused his attention on the acquisition of the Arctic island just days after ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The White House on Tuesday reiterated Trump’s call for the US to annex Danish territory for national security reasons…
Trump’s calls are taking on a new level of seriousness after the Venezuela operation. Source link
