House Republicans — especially in districts with a large share of foreign-born constituents —face a tough choice on two immigration reform bills expected to come to a vote later this week.
To see how foreign-born voters might influence that vote, CNBC compared the latest census data with a recent petition signed by House members to try to force a vote on the issue.
House Republicans who fail to support some form of immigration reform face the prospect of a heavy assault on the issue from Democrats hoping to unseat them.
A report from House Democrats says Trump appointees promoted a plan to sell nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia despite national security officials' concerns.
In a historic first from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Justices ruled unanimously on Wednesday that the Eighth Amendment ban on excessive fines does apply to state and local governments, ruling in favor of an Indiana man who had his expensive car seized by police after he was arrested for a small amount illegal drugs.
Writing for the High Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said "the protection against excessive fines guards against abuses of government’s punitive or criminal law-enforcement authority" found in the Eighth Amendment.
I asked Cohen’s attny what he’ll say? @LannyDavis responded while my cell was off: “He will pull the curtain back and we will hear true stories of Trump’s complicity in crimes, and his immoral, bigoted, and morally vacant character in specific, detailed personal anecdotes.” https://t.co/VUfJrpva8L
A top model who showed her freckles in a promotional image for Zara has drawn insults in China, with some calling her bare face offensive https://t.co/1WDKwP5Yyi
Donald Trump has derided CNN as a leading purveyor of “fake news,” and now, a recently departed administration official is joining the network in a senior rolehttps://t.co/li0XxO9rRE
I think it's a smart hire as she will have the knowledge to decode a lot of the spin, dirty tricks, and /or incompetence as the case may be. Including that of Fox news.
11/2018 - ...How could it be that a government employee had 60 horses?” said Franklin Hoet-Linares, a Venezuelan lawyer who lives a short distance from Mr. Andrade’s house in Wellington, Fla., near West Palm Beach. Mr. Andrade’s plea agreement, and an indictment outlining the bribes he received, were unsealed this week in Federal District Court in Florida. They offer a window into how fortunes were amassed by Venezuela’s elite before they decamped to South Florida. With his powerful position in Venezuela, Mr. Andrade collected a stunning array of bribes, the documents assert, including three private jets, a yacht, horses and “numerous high-end watches.” In his guilty plea, Mr. Andrade admitted to receiving more than $1 billion in bribes...
NEW: Inside look at the 2020 GOP playbook: Paint Democrats as socialists, baby-killers and anti-Semites. “Socialism is the greatest vulnerability by far that the House Democrats have,” the NRCC chairman told me. https://t.co/KAtd9G5D5p
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by artappraiser on Mon, 06/18/2018 - 4:12pm