- 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 ...
Bradley Richards recalls how he woke up with blood pouring from his head - SWNS/ that led to the death of a British man believes he will have to change careers after suffering life-changing injuries. Bradley Richards, 29, was left with six fractures in his spine and neck and internal bleeding ...
Israeli forces have continued striking targets in Gaza even as the US and its allies push for both sides to accept a ceasefire proposal/ The US government has "every expectation" that Israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a six-week cessation of hostilities in Gaza if ...
The two women and man, all aged in their 20s were caught in floods in the northern Friuli region/ Three young friends, including a couple, were filmed in a heartbreaking final embrace before they were swept away by flash floods in northern Italy. Patrizia Cormos, 20, her friend Bianca Doros, 23, ...
Google Finance. *Market caps as of May 30, 2024. Microsoft surged past Apple earlier this year to take the No. 1 spot based on market cap. The company's partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI has unquestionably been the primary factor behind Microsoft's remarkable rise. The tech giant has ...
Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich reject the US-backed ceasefire deal/ Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to quit and collapse the governing coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a Gaza ceasefire proposal unveiled by US President Joe Biden on Friday. Finance ...
A Nexstar video breaking down fast food chains that have seen the fastest-rising prices. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — More than a dozen Rubio’s Coastal Grill locations across San Diego County abruptly closed this week, surprising both workers and customers./ In a statement sent to FOX 5/KUSI on ...
GARDI SUGDUB, Panama (AP) — On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the sea and tourism will trade that next week for the ...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas’s military and governing capabilities are destroyed and all hostages are released. His statement comes after US President Joe Biden announced Israel had proposed a three-stage plan to ...
US President Joe Biden said that 'it's time for this war to end'/ US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that "it's time for this war to end". The three-part proposal would begin with a six-week ceasefire in which the Israel ...
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