Politics – Freedom 96.9

Republicans appeal to far-right conservatives to avert US government shutdown

Sunday, September 24 by SRN News

By Richard Cowan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With just a week before Washington runs out of money to keep the federal government fully operating, warring factions within the Republican Party in the U.S. Congress on Sunday showed no... Read More.

Biden says Republicans should live up to budget deal

Saturday, September 23 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday rebuked what he called “extreme Republicans”, saying the party’s lawmakers needed to take immediate steps to prevent a government shutdown ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. The deal reached between congressional... Read More.

US House panel approves four funding bills; government shutdown deadline approaches

Saturday, September 23 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Rules Committee on Saturday voted, 9-2, to tee up four appropriations bills for debate on the full House floor, the latest move in Republicans’ last-ditch bid to prevent government shutdowns after a... Read More.

US Senator Menendez charged with bribery, says he will not resign

Friday, September 22 by SRN News

By Luc Cohen, Patricia Zengerle and Andrew Goudsward NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged powerful Senator Bob Menendez and his wife with taking bribes from three New Jersey businessmen, which could complicate Democrats’ efforts to keep their slim majority in the U.S. Senate... Read More.

Trump lawyer says NY attorney general has no fraud case

Friday, September 22 by SRN News

By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A lawyer for Donald Trump on Friday accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of ignoring “everything” as she pursues a civil lawsuit alleging that the former president ran a systematic fraud at his family business. Christopher... Read More.

Menendez charges cost Biden key foreign policy ally

Friday, September 22 by SRN News

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The charges against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez will cost President Joe Biden one of his most effective allies in Congress as he rallies support for aid to Ukraine and works to reclaim U.S. leadership on... Read More.

Ex-FBI agent linked to Russian oligarch admits to concealing payments, foreign trips

Friday, September 22 by SRN News

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former senior FBI agent pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge that he concealed $225,000 in cash payments from a former Albanian intelligence officer and prospective business partner. Charles McGonigal, who led the FBI’s counterintelligence... Read More.

House Republicans try long-shot strategy to avoid gov’t shutdown

Friday, September 22 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday turned to a new strategy in a long-shot bid to prevent the fourth government shutdown in a decade, as time runs short ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. Republicans have so far failed to... Read More.

Democratic Sen. Menendez and wife indicted on bribery charges

Friday, September 22 by SRN News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, and his wife have been charged with bribery offenses in connection with their relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, federal prosecutors said on Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan accused the defendants... Read More.

Biden, with few options on guns, sets up ceremonial office

Friday, September 22 by SRN News

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to fight for gun safety laws in the United States while unveiling a new White House office of gun violence prevention. THE TAKE Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the office,... Read More.

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