![]() banking system ‘remains sound’ despite bank failures,” by FT’s James Politi and Lauren Fedor: Treasury Secretary JANET “ YELLEN was grilled by lawmakers on the Senate finance committee regarding the aggressive intervention by US regulators and officials … ‘Inflation played a key role in the recent bank failures, as rising interest rates and mismanaged interest rate risk led to a liquidity crisis,’ said MIKE CRAPO, the Idaho senator and top Republican on the panel.” It’s part of TikTok’s commitment to securing personal data while still giving the global TikTok experience people know and love. user data and securing the TikTok platform. ![]() What’s more, these systems will be managed by a U.S.-based team specifically tasked with managing all access to U.S. TikTok is building systems tailor-made to address concerns around data security. It’s also his stubborn insistence that he wasn’t going to allow allegations levied against him in the thick of an inflammatory political season define him.” That’s partly because of the perverse credibility his association with former President Donald Trump and the scandalous 2020 headlines give him with Republicans. … DeJOY may be the only person on earth who could have delivered these wins for America’s beloved, beleaguered. The Eastern Shore gathering shows how Trump-aligned right-wing advocates are helping to shape the next generation of conservative Hill staffers, with “tutorials on obtaining records and deposing and interviewing witnesses.” Ethics experts say the retreat is legal but ethically dubious by casting the specter of external partisan activism over official congressional investigations.įASCINATING READ - “Louis DeJoy’s Surprising Second Act,” by Time’s Eric Cortellessa: “o the astonishment of many in Washington, the man Democrats once denounced as a threat to American democracy has become one of their most important allies in government. MAGA IN THE HOUSE - The Conservative Partnership Institute led a “bootcamp” for House Republican staffers last month to train them on how to investigate the Biden administration, Heidi Przybyla reveals. But in this case, it’s these guys ( GAETZ, ROY, etc) who actually back AUMF repeal!” BUT thanks to Dem votes, breaking Hastert rule. Sarah Ferris notes the unusual dynamic: “If McCarthy brings to floor, it would prob pass. troops in Iraq and Syria to combat Islamic State fighters,” as well as ethnic strife in the region.ĭomestically, a bipartisan backlash to the Iraq War laid the groundwork for a growing isolationist-populist streak in the GOP and, on the left, broad mistrust of the political establishment.īut, but, but: The repeal still faces one big outstanding question mark: Whither the House GOP? It’s not clear whether Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY’s chamber would take up the resolution, as divides over foreign policy and defense spending have grown in his conference. ![]() They range from “an empowered Iran and eroded U.S. BUSH invaded Iraq, Reuters’ Arshad Mohammed and Jonathan Landay examine the reverberations still being felt today. It would also formally close a chapter on a military era that has transformed the Middle East and U.S. But the ramifications are striking nonetheless: Clawing back the AUMFs would mark a reassertion by Congress of its constitutional role in declaring war, as critics have accused Democratic and Republican administrations of abusing the authorizations to take wide-ranging military actions abroad. has said it has no ongoing military operations that would be affected. The repeal would be symbolic, as the U.S. (Katherine Tully-McManus has a good breakdown in today’s Huddle of what those amendments might look like.) The White House this morning indicated that President JOE BIDEN would sign the repeal into law if it passes, arguing that “outdated authorizations” should be “replaced with a narrow and specific framework more appropriate to protecting Americans from modern terrorist threats.” Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER said he expects a number of amendments to be offered on the floor before then. With bipartisan backing in the upper chamber, the procedural motion passed 68-27, likely teeing up a final vote in the Senate next week. wars in Iraq that dominated much of the last quarter-century’s geopolitics. | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoĪUMF OOMPH - The Senate just voted to advance a repeal of the 19 authorizations for use of military force in Iraq, which paved the way for U.S. The White House this morning indicated that President Joe Biden would sign the AUMFs repeal into law if it passes.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |