Tag Archives: Escalation

Jeffries demands 'ironclad' health care deal in latest shutdown escalation – Politico

Jeffries demands ‘ironclad’ health care deal in latest shutdown escalation  Politico Hakeem Jeffries rules out handshake deal with Republicans to avert shutdown  Axios Top House Dem exposes party’s strategy to blame Republicans for looming government shutdown  Fox News Jeffries: Democrats won’t ‘bend the knee to Donald Trump’s will when he’s gutting health care’  The Hill Tonko Statement on GOP Spending Bill that Drives Up …

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McCaul of Texas to retire, GOP hawk worries after Russia escalation

McCaul of Texas to retire, GOP hawk worries after Russia escalation

Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, one of the GOP’s most prominent foreign affairs hawks, announced on Sunday that he’ll retire, while warning that, with Russia’s escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, “we got to be very careful not to be on the precipice of a World War III.” McCaul made his statements to ABC News as he discussed this past …

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House Democrats move to punish GOP Rep. Cory Mills in censure escalation – Politico

House Democrats move to punish GOP Rep. Cory Mills in censure escalation  Politico New Jersey Democrat faces House censure vote and removal from key committee  NPR LaMonica McIver faces forced GOP vote on censure, removal from panel over ICE incident  Axios Rep. LaMonica McIver faces censure in wake of Delaney Hall charges  Asbury Park Press Press Release: McIver Addresses Censure and Committee Removal Threat …

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U.S. Hits Brazil With 50% Tariffs and Sanctions in Sharp Escalation – The New York Times

U.S. Hits Brazil With 50% Tariffs and Sanctions in Sharp Escalation  The New York Times Trump accused of ‘attack on Brazilian democracy’ after sanctioning Bolsonaro trial judge  The Guardian Sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Serious Human Rights Abuse  U.S. Department of State (.gov) U.S. stiffens sanctions against judge at center of U.S.-Brazil feud  The Washington Post U.S. sanctions Brazilian judge …

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