Graham Platner rejected new allegations about his past treatment of women as politically motivated, days before Maine Democrats choose a Senate nominee. The controversy has intensified Democratic concerns about the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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The House approved new Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions after Democrats and a small group of Republicans used a discharge petition to bypass GOP leaders. The measure now faces an uncertain path in the Senate and would need President Donald Trump’s signature to become law.
Senate Republicans defeated a Democratic amendment to permanently bar President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” settlement fund. The vote came during debate over a $70 billion immigration-enforcement funding bill.
Trump said Bill Pulte will serve only temporarily as acting director of national intelligence after the appointment drew Republican criticism over his lack of intelligence experience. The president defended Pulte as smart and said the administration is interviewing other candidates.
The House voted 215-208 to approve a war powers resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran unless Congress authorizes the conflict. Trump denounced the four Republicans who joined Democrats as “GRANDSTANDERS” and called the vote “unpatriotic.”
The Senate rejected a Democratic bid to block the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund as Republicans push a $70 billion ICE and Border Patrol funding bill. The vote exposed GOP divisions over the fund, which Trump has praised despite administration testimony that it is not moving forward.
Senate Republicans removed $1 billion for Secret Service security upgrades tied to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, allowing an immigration enforcement funding bill to move forward. The bill also had been slowed by objections to a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.