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Democratic senators call for 2020 election denier Kurt Olsen’s removal from post

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

By Erin Banco WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the removal of Kurt Olsen, the White House's election security czar, claiming his time working as a special government employee had surpassed the legal limit. The group, led by Senator... Read More.

Defense secretary steps into key Kentucky election to attack Trump critic

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday railed against one of President Donald Trump's chief Republican critics in Congress, stepping away from the Iran war and into a Kentucky congressional election that's testing the president's political clout. Hegseth traveled to Kentucky to deliver his remarks, which... Read More.

Warsh to be sworn in as Fed chair at White House on Friday, official says

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will swear in Kevin Warsh as the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, a White House official said on Monday. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal... Read More.

President Trump warns Iran “the clock is ticking”

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

(WASHINGTON) With President Trump back in Washington following his trip to Beijing, attention now turns to Iran, where tensions appear to be escalating. In an interview with Axios, the president warned that, quote, "the clock is ticking" for Tehran. He added that unless the Iranian... Read More.

Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - An effort to reshape South Carolina's congressional districts will get its first full airing Monday in the state House, as lawmakers launch a lengthy and potentially testy discussion on whether to accede to President Donald Trump's desires for a U.S.... Read More.

The latest developments in the fight against global terrorism.

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

(WASHINGTON) - Israeli officials say a key figure behind the October seventh attacks has been killed. The Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency report Izz al-Din al-Haddad was eliminated in a targeted strike in Gaza City on Friday. According to the IDF, Haddad served... Read More.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oregon’s primaries

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Oregon's Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and the nearly two dozen challengers hoping to defeat her are among the candidates who will seek their parties' nominations for state and federal offices in Tuesday's primary. Voters will also decide a statewide ballot measure... Read More.

Civil rights veterans see history repeating after high court guts Voting Rights Act

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

By Donna Bryson SELMA, Alabama, May 18 (Reuters) - Betty Strong Boynton marched into history as a teenager in the 1960s, when she was among the hundreds of peaceful protesters attacked by club-wielding Alabama state troopers on Bloody Sunday - a day that marked a... Read More.

US states reject anti-vaccine bills as public health groups fight MAHA

Monday, May 18 by SRN News

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Dozens of state anti-vaccine bills backed by "Make America Healthy Again" supporters have failed after public health groups won over Republican state lawmakers, marking a series of defeats for the backers of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy... Read More.

Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When Charles Wandfluh voted in Louisiana's Republican primary over the weekend, he could only conjure the unflattering image of a panicked rodent when talking about Bill Cassidy's desperate attemp t to cling to his U.S. Senate seat despite opposition from... Read More.

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Democratic senators call for 2020 election denier Kurt Olsen’s removal from post

Defense secretary steps into key Kentucky election to attack Trump critic

Warsh to be sworn in as Fed chair at White House on Friday, official says

President Trump warns Iran “the clock is ticking”

Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina

The latest developments in the fight against global terrorism.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oregon’s primaries

Civil rights veterans see history repeating after high court guts Voting Rights Act

US states reject anti-vaccine bills as public health groups fight MAHA

Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway

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