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US Senate Judiciary Committee to consider Blanche nomination for attorney general on Tuesday

Friday, July 31 by SRN News

July 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled an executive business meeting for Tuesday to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. attorney general, according to the committee's website. Blanche's nomination has been stalled after a standoff with fellow Republicans... Read More.

Exclusive-Trump’s powerful but unofficial Venezuela adviser leaves his role

Friday, July 31 by SRN News

By Sarah Kinosian, Gram Slattery and Matt Spetalnick July 31 - An unofficial adviser to the Trump administration who has played a leading role in shaping U.S. Venezuela policy and multimillion-dollar deals to exploit the OPEC state's vast oil resources has told Reuters he is... Read More.

Trump defends ‘anti-weaponization’ fund as Blanche nomination stalls

Friday, July 31 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday defended his proposed "anti-weaponization" fund amid a standoff with fellow Republicans in the Senate that has stalled his bid to get acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche in the role permanently. "Todd Blanche, a... Read More.

Trump is taking his Cabinet meeting on the road to Camp David

Friday, July 31 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is taking Friday's Cabinet meeting on the road - to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, a rustic backdrop for sessions that have come to be known for being overly long and consumed by administration officials' endless... Read More.

As progressives seek to take on inequality, some cite religion as a motivating factor

Friday, July 31 by SRN News

DETROIT (AP) - The jokes practically wrote themselves as an eclectic group of progressive pastors, imams and a rabbi walked into a room, finding their seats around a table to talk about religion and politics. Though there was no shortage of levity, a sense of... Read More.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has thoughts about toning down political fights. Here’s what he says

Friday, July 31 by SRN News

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The last time Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma hosted the nation's governors, it didn't go so well. The annual gathering of state leaders in Washington in February was overshadowed by a fight with President Donald Trump, who refused to allow two... Read More.

Missouri proposal would create nation’s toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments

Friday, July 31 by SRN News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Over the past several years, Missouri voters have amended the state constitution to create abortion rights, legalize marijuana and sports betting and expand Medicaid healthcare coverage for low-income adults. None of those initiatives would have passed under a ballot measure... Read More.

Trump convenes Cabinet at Camp David amid simmering Iran war

Friday, July 31 by SRN News

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump convenes a Cabinet meeting on Friday at his Camp David retreat as he grapples with how to resolve his war against Iran and bring down gasoline prices that are threatening Republicans in November midterm... Read More.

Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza

Thursday, July 30 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says a new breakthrough in Gaza could end the cycle of war. In a post on Truth Social, Trump hailed what he calls the "historic" agreement reached by the Board of Peace for the complete disarmament of Hamas and... Read More.

US and Iran trade missile barrages

Thursday, July 30 by SRN News

CAIRO (AP) The United States and Iran traded missile barrages Thursday, snapping an uneasy rhythm of restraint back into open hostilities and dimming any hope for a quick end to the five-month conflict. The political lesson is clear: when Tehran refuses to stop threatening its... Read More.

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US Senate Judiciary Committee to consider Blanche nomination for attorney general on Tuesday

Exclusive-Trump’s powerful but unofficial Venezuela adviser leaves his role

Trump defends ‘anti-weaponization’ fund as Blanche nomination stalls

Trump is taking his Cabinet meeting on the road to Camp David

As progressives seek to take on inequality, some cite religion as a motivating factor

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has thoughts about toning down political fights. Here’s what he says

Missouri proposal would create nation’s toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments

Trump convenes Cabinet at Camp David amid simmering Iran war

Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza

US and Iran trade missile barrages

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