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Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interestPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest. Named after late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought to clamp down more quickly on the flow of financial resources fueling the war against…
Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interestPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest. Named after late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought to clamp down more quickly on the flow of financial resources fueling the war against…
Supreme Court recusals in spotlight as Alito drops from oil caseJustice Samuel Alito’s decision not to take part in a major climate change case because of his wife’s stock holdings is putting renewed focus on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recusal practices as it kicks off its new nine-month term. The justice said in a Sept. 30 interview that Martha-Ann Alito didn’t want to sell the oil-company stocks that led him to step…
Threat of abrupt Alito and Thomas retirements has conservatives panicked over backlashRepublicans are weighing whether elderly Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito could announce their retirements right after next month’s midterm election, according to Politico, and whether that would help or hurt the party.On one hand, a departure could let President Donald Trump ...
Republicans to spend $5 million in South Carolina Senate race as Trump plans trip thereThe primary Senate Republican super PAC is sending reinforcements to South Carolina as President Donald Trump prepares to visit and boost Sen. Darline Graham. The Senate Leadership Fund is putting $5 million in the state to support Graham, who was appointed this summer as an interim replacement for her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Trump’s…