Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bill to prevent military action against NATO members

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation to prevent President Donald Trump from taking action to invade a NATO country or territory, like Greenland. “This is about our fundamental shared goals and our fundamental security, not just not just in Europe, but in the United States itself,” said Rep. Bill Keating (D-Mass.), who’s leading […]

Boozman delays Senate Ag crypto markup

Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman is delaying a markup on major cryptocurrency legislation in order to allow bipartisan talks to continue, punting a committee vote until the last week of January. The Arkansas Republican, who was initially preparing to hold a markup on Thursday, said in a statement that he remains “committed to advancing bipartisan […]

GOP inaction stymies Trump’s bid to reshape Civil Rights Commission

Inaction by Republican lawmakers has stymied the Trump administration’s efforts to wrest control of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, allowing the panel to slip back into Democratic hands for the time being. That could have significant implications for the commission’s ongoing investigation into antisemitism on college campuses — making it more likely that the […]

Trump phones Warren on affordability

President Donald Trump on Monday called Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) after she slammed him in a speech criticizing his efforts to address rising costs. “After my speech, the President called me, and I delivered this same message on affordability to him directly,” Warren said in a statement. “I told him that Congress can pass legislation […]

GOP angst grows over Powell investigation

A growing number of Republicans on Capitol Hill are expressing unease with the Justice Department’s move to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a sign that the probe could become a major inflection point over GOP lawmakers’ concerns about central bank independence. Powell announced Sunday that the DOJ is investigating him over statements to Congress […]