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Foreign Affairs Is the U.S. Involved in Israel’s War on Lebanon? The public deserves clarity and accountability on the use of American assets. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images) The Trump administration’s interventions in both Iran and Venezuela have centered war powers at the heart of congressional and public scrutiny. For Venezuela, war powers resolutions narrowly failed in both chambers. Repeated congressional efforts to rein in the war in Iran fell short until just last night, when the House narrowly passed a resolution limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military action without…Open
Democrats have been caught in the bind Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sought to avoid when he backed Gov. Janet Mills over Graham Platner in the Maine Senate race. Why it matters: Democrats must now support an untested and largely unvetted outsider as he faces intense media scrutiny over his relationship with women in a must-win race. - Maine's Democratic primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R) in November is in eight days. Zoom in: Practically, it might be feasible to swap out candidates. Politically, it will be close to impossible. - "I've heard some of my colleagues' concerns about what we've read in the papers," Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), who backed Mills, told Axios. "But at the end of the day, we've…
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said Wednesday he'd back President Trump's push to pursue a "most-favored nation " drug policy at Wednesday's Axios Future of Health summit. Why it matters: Bipartisan support will be necessary for Congress to codify Trump's plan into law at a time when a majority of Americans are at least somewhat worried about being able to afford prescription drugs. - Trump's proposal would bring America's drug prices more in line with what other developed nations pay. What they're saying: Asked by Axios' Peter Sullivan if he'd vote for Trump's plan, Welch said he would "not only vote for it, I would work actively and aggressively to make it happen." - He noted that Trump hasn't introduced any legislation yet and he'd like…
On Wednesday, May 13 at 2:10pm ET, Axios Live will host our second annual Future of Health Summit convening conversations unpacking how our changing landscape is redefining the high-stakes world of health care. Featured speakers include Cynthia Bailey, model and Bravo personality; Caryn Seidman Becker, chairman and CEO of CLEAR; Chris Boerner, board chair and CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb and board chair-elect of PhRMA; Emily Capodilupo, senior vice president of data science and research at WHOOP; Felicia DellaFortuna, chief financial officer of Weight Watchers; Tom Engels, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration; David Goldhill, co-founder and CEO of Sesame; Johanna Hellrigl, chef and owner of Ama and board member…
The Trump-aligned company tasked with creating the $220 million ad featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got a $60,000 signing bonus for making the commercial, during which time it spent $20,000 on horse rentals, lawmakers revealed Monday. The breakdown, secured as part of an investigation from Sens. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), offers new details about the expenses behind the no-bid contract that showed Noem riding horses in front of Mount Rushmore while urging migrants to leave the U.S. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5796885-kristi-noem-homeland-security-ad-democrats-investigation/ #noem #trump #dhs #immigration
President Trump claimed that the State of the Union is strong, but some might disagree. From the president's polling on immigration to the economy, many Americans are feeling pessimistic about the direction of the country. Vermont Senator Peter Welch joined Sunrise on The Hill to share his thoughts.
