Jun 20 McConnell opposes efforts to revive cost-of-living raise for lawmakers By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Lawmakers are supposed to get an automatic inflationary increase each year but it has been blocked since 2009. Continue reading
Jun 20 High court takes case involving Puerto Rico financial crisis By Associated Press Hedge funds that invested in Puerto Rican bonds won a lower court ruling that board members were appointed in violation of the Constitution because they were not confirmed by the Senate… Continue reading
Jun 20 Auto-racing titan Roger Penske to get Presidential Medal of Freedom By Associated Press Penske, 82, is a fixture in the Detroit automotive scene and one of America's most successful businessmen. Continue reading
Jun 20 Trump offers help for Canadians held in China during Trudeau meeting By Associated Press President Donald Trump is offering to intervene on Canada's behalf to bring up the plight of two Canadians held in China when he meets with China's president Xi Jinping next week. Continue reading
Jun 20 House, Senate leaders to meet with Trump on Iran By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The briefing comes after Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone. Continue reading
Jun 20 WATCH: Trump and Trudeau talk U.S.-Canada trade The two leaders are working to get a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement over the finish line. Continue reading
Jun 20 Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia By Susannah George, Associated Press President Donald Trump has promised to veto the legislation. Continue reading
Jun 20 Joe Biden’s words on segregationist senators draw rivals’ fire By Bill Barrow, Elana Schor, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is dismissing calls to apologize for saying that the Senate "got things done" with "civility" even when the body included segregationists with whom he disagreed. Continue reading
Jun 20 Trump suggests Iran’s shootdown of drone was accidental By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press On Twitter, President Donald Trump responded to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attack on a U.S. drone Thursday morning, declaring that "Iran made a very big mistake."… Continue reading
Jun 20 Supreme Court says cross-shaped memorial can stay on public land in Maryland By Associated Press The justices have ruled that its presence on public land doesn't violate the First Amendment's establishment clause. Continue reading