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Trump threatens lawsuit over ‘blue slips’ as top GOP senator bucks demand to bend Senate rules for nominees

President Donald Trump vowed to sue over a Senate practice that allows a lawmaker to block his U.S. attorney and district court nominees, as the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee stood firm against doing away with the tradition.  Trump homed in on the ‘blue slip’ tradition in the Senate, which effectively gives Senate

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Trump threatens lawsuit over century-old Senate tradition delaying his nominees

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a lawsuit over the Senate’s century-old ‘blue slip’ tradition that he says makes it ‘impossible’ for him to appoint a judge or U.S. attorney. Trump made the comments to reporters in the Oval Office while signing executive orders regarding the elimination of cashless bail policies. ‘We’re also going to

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Top GOP senator defies Trump demand to bend Senate rules for his court picks

The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is again standing firm against President Donald Trump’s demand that Senate tradition be changed to ram through his district court and U.S. attorney nominees. Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, came under fire from Trump again late Sunday night over the Senate’s ‘blue slips,’ a longstanding practice

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Trump battles John Bolton, Chris Christie and threatens to pull funds from Wes Moore’s Maryland

I asked Donald Trump the question. Everyone asked Donald Trump the question. Would he engage in retribution in a second term? And we all got the same answer: He’d be too busy for that. His only retribution would be success. Well, if Trump is not engaged in turning government against his political enemies, he’s doing

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Trump opens door to 600,000 Chinese students amid Beijing trade talks

Donald Trump said 600,000 Chinese students would be allowed into the U.S. to study at colleges amid ongoing trade talks with China. Speaking at the White House Monday, the president’s announcement signals a potential thaw in U.S.-China relations after escalating tariffs and restrictions on Chinese students. ‘I hear so many stories that we’re not going

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Epstein estate hit with new House subpoena for ‘client list,’ call logs

The House Oversight Committee took significant steps to widen its probe into Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, including subpoenaing the late pedophile’s estate. Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter to attorneys representing Epstein’s estate, requesting a slew of documents by Sept. 8. ‘The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing the possible mismanagement

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Israel set to launch Gaza City offensive: High stakes, high costs ahead

On Saturday, Israeli tanks and troops began maneuvering ever closer to Gaza City’s outskirts in preparation for a full-scale offensive. Eyewitness accounts reported intensified shelling as Israel is moving toward what could be the defining battle of its war against Hamas terrorists: the capture of Gaza City. Israel’s security cabinet approved the operation, known as Gideon’s

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Russia looks to update nuclear program amid ‘colossal threats’ from West

Russia’s top nuclear official this week said Moscow is facing ‘colossal threats’ and needs to update its nuclear capabilities. Without directly naming where Russia’s chief nuclear threat is coming from, Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev said, ‘the current geopolitical situation, is a time of colossal threats to the existence

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New RNC chair Joe Gruters vows to ‘ride the president all the way to victory’ in midterms

EXCLUSIVE – New Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Joe Gruters outlined his mission as he took over steering the GOP’s national party committee. ‘The midterms are ahead, where we must expand our major majority in the House, in the Senate, and continue electing Republicans nationwide,’ Gruters said as he addressed committee members moments after being

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Trump gave the Oval Office a gilded makeover – and covered the cost himself

President Donald Trump has the golden touch — and nowhere is that more evident than in the Oval Office, where gilded accents now adorn the nation’s most famous workspace, reflecting his signature style. The gold additions throughout the Oval Office were on full display last week as global leaders met with Trump to discuss a

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