Posts by Swedan margen
U.S. Senate seeks to add expanded compensation for nuclear radiation victims to tax bill
A program to compensate people exposed to radiation from past nuclear weapons testing and manufacturing could be restarted and expanded under a provision added by U.S. senators to the major tax and budget policy bill. Source link
Read MoreCountry gets first up-close look at the case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The “Maryland man” finally got his first day in court, with Kilmar Abrego Garcia appearing in an orange jailhouse jumpsuit before a federal magistrate judge in Tennessee to plead not guilty to a charge of human smuggling. Source link
Read MoreMinnesota Sen. Tina Smith contemplates increased security after shooting of Democratic lawmakers
Lawmakers on Sunday continued to reel from the shooting of two Democratic Minnesota state legislators in their homes that led to the death of one and her husband, contemplating a previously unthinkable world where democratically-elected representatives need full-time security details to protect them from the public. Source link
Read MoreSen. Tom Cotton: New security considerations needed for Americans targeted by Iran
Sen. Tom Cotton said Sunday it’s time to take a new look at providing additional protection to Americans targeted by Iran. Source link
Read MoreSen. Alex Padilla questions Trump administration's treatment of law-abiding illegal immigrants
Sen. Alex Padilla says the way he was removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles raises concerns about how the Trump administration is treating people who do not serve in elected office. Source link
Read MoreSen. Amy Klobuchar calls on lawmakers to 'tone down' rhetoric after Minnesota slayings
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday that the fatal shooting of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of a second lawmaker “was clearly politically motivated.” Source link
Read MoreThe Politicization of Everything Didn’t Start with Trump’s Kennedy Center Visit
Why is the New York Times, of all places, surprised? Source link
Read MoreWashington State’s Attack on the Confessional Is a Threat to All of Us
Religious groups must be free to practice their faith without fear of government intrusion. Source link
Read MoreWhat Fathers Could Learn from Papa Bear
The patriarch of the Berenstain Bears’ family is not a wimp. He is an unconventional, if unkempt, knight. Source link
Read MoreIn Obama They Trusted — Too Much
The ‘Lightworker’ president’s most important legacy ought to be to make us skeptical of political movements based on cults of personality. Source link
Read MoreAnti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came
Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the United States on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Source link
Read MoreMilitary parade celebrates Army's 250th with tanks, troops and aircraft gracing nation's capital
Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers manned modern and historic tanks and aircraft for the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration in the District. Source link
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