‘Significant’ expansion of nuclear waste compensation now in Trump’s megabill

by admin | Jun 13, 2025 | Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — For years, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been the face of a fight in Congress to reauthorize and expand access to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which provides compensation to individuals exposed to...

Trump tells ABC Israel strikes on Iran ‘excellent’ and warns ‘more to come’

by admin | Jun 13, 2025 | Politics

Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of a series of strikes by Israel on Iran’s nuclear sites, potentially pushing the Middle East to the brink of an all-out conflict, President Donald Trump told ABC News he thought the...

Democrats condemn Sen. Alex Padilla’s treatment at Noem news conference

by admin | Jun 12, 2025 | Politics

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Democrats expressed outrage after Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference on Thursday in Los Angeles, taken to the ground and handcuffed by law...

Democratic governors Pritzker, Walz, Hochul face contentious House hearing over ‘sanctuary states’ policies

by admin | Jun 12, 2025 | Politics

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Disney/Randy Holmes(WASHINGTON) — The high-profile Democratic governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York are defending their states’ immigration policies in a Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Thursday —...

Supreme Court says family can sue over wrong-house raid by FBI

by admin | Jun 12, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a unanimous decision in favor of a Georgia family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI and was unable to sue for damages because of law enforcement immunity.The court said their...

Senate Democrats demand probe of Ed Martin’s pledge to ‘shame’ Trump’s opponents, other actions at DOJ

by admin | Jun 12, 2025 | Politics

Craig Hudson For The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pushing for an investigation into top Justice Department official Ed Martin over his stated plans to “shame” political opponents of...