Kelly Knight Craft’s nomination has stirred controversy because of her family’s ties to the coal industry and her views on climate change.
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President Trump vetoes bills that would have blocked Saudi weapons deal
The measures would have stopped an imminent shipmentof 124,000 precision-guided missiles and the fuses to detonate them, among other items.
North Korea fires two projectiles into sea, South Korean military says
The launch comes amid new tensions between the U.S. and North Korea and a stalemate in the Trump administration’s push for Kim Jong Un to give up his country’s nuclear arsenal.
House votes to block Trump administration’s weapons deal with Saudi Arabia amid veto threat
The vote highlights backlash against a weapons deal for $8.1 billion in bombs,precision-guided missiles and other weapons to the Saudis and its allies.
House approves measure to block Trump from launching military strike against Iran
The House proposal would bar the Trump administration from using any federal funds for military force “in or against” the Islamic Republic.
House votes to end US role in Yemen, poised to block Trump from launching Iran strike
Next up: a proposal that would bar Trump from launching a military strike against Iran, which supporters predict will pass in a vote set for Friday.
Limos, vodka and nukes: How a sanctions’ sleuth traces North Korea’s illicit transactions
Expert say if North Korea’s Kim Jong Un can get a limo in spite of sanctions, he also has access to items for his ballistic and nuclear programs.
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told House panel he had to condense issues for inattentive Trump
Rex Tillerson said he had to condense complex foreign policy issues for President Donald Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner often interfered.
Donald Trump vowed to raise pressure on Iran and cripple its economy. Did it backfire?
Critics of Donald Trump’s Iran strategy say it has created the current crisis but the administration says Tehran will be forced to negotiate.
Engel blasts Trump’s ‘phony’ emergency, says Democrats will try to block Saudi Arabia weapons deal
Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called the Trump administration’s weapons sale an abuse of the law and vowed to stop it.