Nearly a dozen Republicans in Oregon’s Democratically-controlled state Senate walked out during a floor vote on an environmental bill on Monday, the latest skirmish in a long-running inter-party fight that’s roiled the statehouse. At issue are disagreements on HB 1530, a cap and trade climate bill that had been approved by a Senate committee earlier…… MORE
Leading Democratic presidential candidates will take the debate stage Tuesday night in South Carolina, days before the state’s primary. The 10th Democratic National Committee-sanctioned debate will be hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute in Charleston. What time is the debate? The debate will start at 8 p.m. ET. How can I…… MORE
A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in “planning and directing terrorist operations,” including a January attack on Manda Bay, Kenya, that killed three Americans, the US military said Tuesday. “Post-strike assessments confirm the two terrorists killed in the Feb. 22 precision airstrikes were an individual associated with the…… MORE
President Donald Trump has lots and lots of thoughts about the novel coronavirus that has crippled China and has been spreading worldwide. Unfortunately, most of those thoughts are either wrong or factually questionable. At a press conference during his visit to India on Tuesday, Trump made a number of claims about the virus, which has…… MORE
President Donald Trump is revisiting the idea of nominating Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National Intelligence, two sources told CNN. Ratcliffe withdrew his name from consideration for the same job last year amid bipartisan concerns about his qualifications but the President now appears open to the idea of tapping him…… MORE
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the parents of a Mexican youth who was shot to death in Mexico by a US Border Patrol agent standing on American soil cannot try to sue the agent in US courts for damages. The ruling is a win for the agent and the United States government, who argued…… MORE
To listen to some Democrats over the past few days, you’d think that the rise of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has suddenly put the House majority in deep peril heading into the 2020 election. Sanders will “create a real challenge for down-ballot candidates” New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez told CNN’s Manu Raju and Ted…… MORE
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for two liberal Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases involving him following a scathing dissent issued by one of them, blasting the justices as the court considers a number of cases critical to his presidency. “I just don’t know how they can’t recuse themselves for anything having…… MORE
President Donald Trump has privately expressed frustration in recent days about some of the ways his administration is confronting a spreading coronavirus outbreak, according to people familiar with the conversations. Publicly, he has expressed optimism that the virus is “going to go away.” Trump was initially upset that some Americans who tested positive for coronavirus…… MORE
A combat veteran running for US Congress in Arizona suspended his campaign on Monday after a relapse and drug overdose. “Today, I have suspended my campaign for the US House of Representatives and am seeking treatment for substance abuse disorder. I will fully cooperate with local authorities on any matters arising from my recent relapse…… MORE