- Feeling the heat from a Democratic rebellion, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reversing course on a plan to move forward next week with a controversial Iran bill. McConnell spokesman Don Stewart confirmed Thursday that the GOP leader is pulling the bill from next week's ...
Members of Congress pushing for more pressure on Iran say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress Tuesday was helping to win over skeptical Democrats — until GOP leadership sought to approve a bill on the subject without committee participation./ The rancor over the move ...
When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) unexpectedly announced Tuesday that he would bring to the floor next week the Corker-Menendez bill providing Congress the opportunity to weigh in on any final Iran deal, he caught Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) off guard and upset the delicate ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has decided not to fast-track a bill that would allow Congress a chance to review and vote on any deal the president inks with Iran over its nuclear program. McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said Thursday that the majority leader no ...
- In the midst of an increasingly partisan battle over Iran sanctions on Capitol Hill, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) offered her own legislative response to Iran’s nuclear program. On Wednesday, Boxer and six Democratic co-sponsors introduced the Iran Congressional Oversight Act, which would ...
It would be “a disaster” if Iran obtains the capability to use nuclear weapons. - The U.S. has not been aggressive enough in stopping Iran from getting nukes. - U.S. military action is the right thing to do to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. - A deal that just delays Iran’s nuclear ...
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is among a number of Democratic cosponsors of legislation requiring congressional authorization of any U.S-Iran nuclear deal. | Win McNamee via Getty Images/ WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) infuriated Democrats on Tuesday by announcing ...
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talks about his future and the agenda of the Democrats who …/ Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talks about his future and the agenda of the Democrats who …/ WASHINGTON (AP) — The leader of the minority Democrats in the U.S. Senate says Congress ...
WASHINGTON—The two lead Senate Democrats on a measure giving Congress oversight over any nuclear deal with Iran balked Tuesday when Senate Republicans moved to fast-track the bill through the chamber. Sens. Robert Menendez (D., N.J.) and Tim Kaine (D., Va.), who have worked with Republicans on a ...
A bill that would give the Senate sign-off on an international agreement with Iran over its nuclear program will be on the Senate floor next week, despite objections from Democrats who want to wait for an agreement to be reached with Iran before passing the legislation./ "We think the timing is ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber as Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), left, and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), president pro tempore of the Senate, look on, March 3, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) | Tom Williams via Getty ...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that he will bring a bill to the Senate floor next week that requires congressional approval of a U.S.-Iran deal aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear capability. | Win McNamee via Getty Images/ WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch ...
Sets Back Republican Efforts to Ramp Up Pressure on Obama’s Administration Negotiations/ WASHINGTON—Efforts by Republican leaders in Congress to ramp up pressure on the Obama administration’s Iran negotiations showed signs of losing momentum on Wednesday. Nearly a dozen Senate Democrats said ...
WASHINGTON — A Republican effort to quickly pass legislation allowing congressional oversight on any Iran nuclear agreement is angering Democrats. A key Democratic sponsor of the legislation, which would allow a congressional vote on any deal the United States signs with Iran to curb its nuclear ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican effort to move quickly on legislation giving Congress oversight on any Iran nuclear deal has Democrats upset. The legislation would allow a congressional vote on any deal the United States signs with Iran to curb its nuclear program. Hours after Israeli Prime ...
Boeing cargo plane lands in Istanbul without front wheels/ ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 cargo plane landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without its front landing gear, a Turkish Transport Ministry official said, adding there were no casualties and authorities had launched ...
over Rafah concerns/ Israeli artillery units fire at an undisclosed target in the Gaza Strip on 7 May 2024/ The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in Rafah, southern Gaza, a senior administration official says./ The ...
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. But on board, the 12-year-old girl quaked with fear. The captain and crew who she says had tortured her and three other women and girls were not finished. And the ...
Former U.S. President Trump's criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records continues in New York/ 's trial in Florida on charges of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office has been indefinitely postponed, a judge decided on Tuesday, greatly reducing the odds he ...
China widens South America trade highway with Silk Road mega port/ LIMA (Reuters) - The Chinese state-owned company at the center of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru's Pacific coast insisted on Tuesday on terms agreed with the government, as some local officials ...
A restaurant manager was beaten over a glass of lemonade at a chain seafood restaurant in Livonia last month. Because a customer, allegedly, did not want to pay for their drinks – Susan Rains was attacked. "He dumped the drink on me first, and then he smashed it on the side of my head," Rains ...
Scientists have issued a stern warning over the ongoing threat of rising sea levels caused by the ever-changing climate. revealed that coastal communities across eight states in the U.S. are facing "one of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth." Since 2010, satellite data shows that the Gulf ...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A substitute teacher punched and slapped a Las Vegas valley high school student causing him to become unconscious after the student used a racial slur against the teacher, according to the arrest report. While the physical fight was caught on video, what led up to it was not. ...
for 'limited' operation/ Israel's military says it has begun ordering Palestinians to leave parts of eastern Rafah ahead of a "limited" operation in the southern Gaza city./ About 100,000 people are being directed to head for an "expanded humanitarian area" in Khan Younis and al-Mawasi./ After ...
Boston’s home for classic rock announced changes to its popular morning drive show on Monday. Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford have been dropped from 100.7 WZLX’s lineup of on-air personalities, a spokesperson for iHeartMedia confirmed. “First and foremost, we’d like to thank Pete McKenzie and ...