Senate GOP aims to begin marathon debate on SAVE America Act under pressure from Trump

Washington — The Senate is expected to begin a marathon debate Tuesday on the SAVE America Act, an elections bill that President Trump has been pressing Republicans in Congress to pass, despite its dim prospects in the upper chamber. For months, conservatives have rallied around the legislation, which would require proof of citizenship to register … Read more

Details on ruling blocking the Trump administration’s vaccine policy changes for kids

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from limiting the number of vaccines recommended for children. Medical societies challenged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s order to drop six vaccines from the list of shots that children should have. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains what it means and what could happen next. … Read more

Oil, gas prices jump as Trump flirts with striking Iranian oil infrastructure

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Iranian oil infrastructure could be a U.S. target sent oil and gasoline prices higher on Monday, as traders weighed the risk of a deeper confrontation that could further exacerbate global energy supplies. On Friday, Trump ordered strikes on military assets on Iran’s … Read more

Some U.S. allies decline to help Trump with Strait of Hormuz

Some U.S. allies decline to help Trump with Strait of Hormuz – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Monday pressured allies and China for military assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The European Union and Australia turned down Mr. Trump’s request while China and Japan were noncommittal. Nancy Cordes reports. Source link

Trump having big White House event around EPA’s biofuels mandates decision

President Trump has invited farmers and biofuels producers to the White House for a big event next week as the industry awaits the government’s announcement on mandates for the fuel additives. The “celebration of agriculture” event is scheduled for March 27 on the White House South Lawn, sources familiar with the planning told CBS News.  … Read more

Trump voter ID push faces Senate test as GOP rebels threaten to sink bill

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are gearing up for a floor fight this week over doomed Trump-backed voter ID legislation. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is expected to launch the GOP’s floor strategy for the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act on Tuesday afternoon. It won’t be done … Read more

Trump admin asks Spanberger, Virginia officials not release illegal charged with groping high school girls

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump Department of Homeland Security has requested that Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger and officials in immigrant-friendly Fairfax County not release an adult illegal alien charged with groping several high school girls on school grounds. Illegal alien Israel Flores Ortiz, 19, is facing nine counts of assault … Read more

Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that one of his predecessors told him he wished he had been the one to bomb Iran. It appears he did not speak to any of the four former presidents. An aide for George W. Bush told NBC News that “they haven’t been in touch,” while an … Read more

Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact

WASHINGTON — Twice on Monday, President Donald Trump said he’d wrangled a confession of sorts from an Oval Office predecessor who he said had expressed regret in a private conversation about not attacking Iran the way Trump has been doing for more than two weeks. But there’s just a little problem: Representatives for the four … Read more