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Posts tagged as “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington”

Judge orders Kennedy Center update on tarp and renovation plans

A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to explain the tarp and scaffolding covering its facade after President Donald Trump’s name was removed under a court order. The center must also update the court on renovation, programming and public access plans by late July.

IAEA chief says Iran nuclear inspections will proceed

IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said U.N. inspectors will visit Iranian enrichment sites under the interim U.S.-Iran agreement, though he said the precise timing is “not essential.” The comments came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio toured Gulf states and the Senate approved a symbolic Iran war powers resolution.

Senate passes symbolic Iran war powers rebuke to Trump

The Senate voted 50-48 to approve a House-passed war powers resolution directing President Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran. The measure is a bipartisan rebuke but is largely symbolic because it will not be sent to the president for his signature.

Texas protesters receive decadeslong terrorism sentences

Eight people tied to a July 2025 protest outside a Texas ICE detention center received sentences ranging from 50 to 100 years, while a ninth defendant was sentenced to 30 years. Prosecutors framed the case as a terrorism conspiracy involving a “North Texas Antifa Cell.”