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June 28, 2025
Democrat Wyden presses Bessent to commit to US sanctions on Russia
June 27, 2025 7:30 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The top Senate Finance Committee Democrat pressed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday to commit to enforcing Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia and to clarify comments about Russia rejoining an international bank payments network. In a letter to Bessent, Senator Ron Wyden also sought answers on how the U.S.-Ukraine critical minerals deal and investment agreement would help improve Ukraine's post-w ...
Go to discussionJustice Department Abruptly Fires 3 Prosecutors Who Worked On Jan. 6 Cases: AP
Jun 27, 2025, 10:42 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, according to two people familiar with the matter. Those dismissed include two attorneys who worked as supervisors overseeing the Jan. 6 prosecutions in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington as well as a lin ...
Go to discussion'Invasive': ACLU attacks Supreme Court for full-on free speech attack
June 27, 2025 3:42PM ET Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law requiring users to share personal identification to view adult material online. The law, which mandates websites that host sexual content to require users to provide photo IDs or biometric scans to verify that they are over 18, was challenged by several adult websites and free speech organizations. They argued that it violated adult users' First Amendment rights. I ...
Go to discussionRepublican Says 'Most' of Iran's Uranium is Still There
Published Jun 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM EDT | Updated Jun 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM EDT Republican Representative Michael McCaul of Texas told CNN on Friday that "most" of Iran's enriched uranium is intact after U.S. airstrikes hit the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. Why It Matters McCaul's comments came after lawmakers were given classified briefings on the strikes, which were carried out last weekend and which President Donald Trump said "completely and totally obliterated&quo ...
Go to discussionCongress set to hand Trump billions to recruit more ICE agents
June 27, 2025, 5:16 PM EDT / Updated June 27, 2025, 5:53 PM EDT President Donald Trump is on the verge of getting billions of dollars from Congress to recruit and retain agents to carry out the mass deportation campaign that was one of the central promises of his campaign. Trump has been on a roll in his efforts to combat illegal immigration and remove undocumented immigrants from the country, and both advocates and critics of his plans say that bolstering border security and interior enforce ...
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