The move was expected to come after a federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Mr. Khalil, who became the face of President Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters.
House members in both parties are embracing the discharge petition like never before to sidestep Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and pass bills he refuses to put on the floor. Why it matters: Republican leaders have long discouraged their members from signing onto Democratic-led petitions, but those pleas are increasingly falling on deaf ears. - Johnson briefly floated changes to House rules last year to make it harder for discharge petitions to succeed. - He said at the time the tactic was "too common," with Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) saying he would "like to see a higher threshold for a lot of these motions." Driving the news: A discharge petition introduced by Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) hit 218 signatures on Wednesday.…
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State of the Union: Iran and Oman discussed partnering to charge fees for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The post Ceasefire Day 45: Peace Talks Move ‘A Little Bit’ as Pakistani Mediators Go to Tehran appeared first on The American Conservative .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that indirect talks between Washington and Tehran over a potential deal to resolve the Iran War had seen “a little bit of movement, and that’s good,” as a ceasefire to the conflict entered its 45th day on Friday. Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir departed for Tehran on Friday to discuss the status of peace negotiations. His visit comes as Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi held another meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Friday. Bloomberg reported Thursday that Iran felt the latest U.S. deal proposal has “narrowed the gaps,” citing the Iranian Student News Association. ISNA did not disclose the source for that information. Reuters reported that Iran’s…Open
Preapproved plans trim weeks or months off the process of getting a building permit. “Every month of delay adds costs that ultimately land on the buyer,” one housing expert said.