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TweetPinShareGila Herald Staff Reports WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a push aimed at restoring public trust in federal institutions, U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ06) joined a bipartisan majority in the House …
Rep. Ciscomani Votes to Ban Stock Trading by Members of Congress Read More
TweetPinShareBy Katie O’Shaughnessy/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The H1-B visa program that supplies high-skilled workers to the tech industry and many others is under siege. The president’s $100,000 surcharge remains in place, …
H-1B visa fraud probe intensifies debate over foreign skilled workers Read More
TweetPinShareBy Katie O’Shaughnessy, Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Sen. Mark Kelly confronted would-be spy chief Jay Clayton at his confirmation hearing Wednesday over his refusal to directly state that President Donald …
Sen. Kelly questions spy chief pick’s willingness to stand up to Trump Read More
TweetPinShareStar striker Folarin Balogun was born in New York to Nigerian parents visiting the U.S. It’s the type of citizenship Trump has sought to restrict. By Candice Norwood/ The 19th This …
Editorial: Trump supports birthright citizenship — when the recipient is on the U.S. men’s soccer team Read More
TweetPinShareBy Katie O’Shaughnessy and Kyle Sekenski, Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to end automatic citizenship to children born in the United …
Born in the USA? Supreme Court says you’re a citizen, rejecting Trump’s effort to rewrite the 14th Amendment Read More
TweetPinShareBy Carsten Oyer/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has offered Iran hundreds of billions of dollars more than it received under President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement – the one Trump condemned …
Trump deal gives Iran $100s of billions more than Obama nuclear pact he slammed, in return for far less Read More
TweetPinShareBy Kyle Sekenski/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Although the Trump administration says it will scrap a $1.8 billion fund for targets of Biden-era prosecutions, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and other Democrats say …
Democrats push ahead with ban on DOJ ‘weaponization’ payouts, in case Trump tries again Read More
TweetPinShareEditor’s Note: On Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the administration would withdraw its compensation plan after severe backlash. Staff Reports WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), …
Senators Kelly, Schiff, and Slotkin Introduce ‘Drain the Slush Fund Act’ to Restrict DOJ Settlement Payments Read More
TweetPinShareBy Katie O’Shaughnessy, Hayli Griffin, and Marcus Reichley/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The Arizona man known as the “QAnon Shaman” said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s new Anti-Weaponization Fund is an abuse of power by …
Arizona’s ‘QAnon Shaman’ denounces ‘slush fund’ for Jan. 6 rioters, calls deal to shield Trump from IRS corrupt Read More
TweetPinShareBy Natalie Ogami/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Phoenix, plans to file articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, accusing him of violating U.S. law and the Geneva …
Arizona Rep. Ansari targets Hegseth for impeachment over Iran war Read More