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Trump cancels meeting with top Democrats as federal shutdown looms | US Congress
Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not meet with top congressional Democrats to discuss their demands for keeping the federal government open, prompting Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer to accuse the president of “running away from the negotiating table before he even gets there”. Congress is up against a 30 September deadline to authorize […]
Ted Cruz urges Trump to back older retirement age for pilots | Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who heads the US Senate’s commerce committee, has urged Donald Trump to support international efforts by an airline trade group to raise the mandatory pilot retirement age to 67 – despite opposition from a pilots association, which says such a move could increase travel risks. In a letter first reported […]
Republicans try to gut protections against US military’s Pfas pollution | US military
Republicans in Congress are attempting to gut hard-won health protections for service members against the US military’s toxic PFAS “forever chemical” pollution that has poisoned drinking water and likely sickened people around hundreds of bases. The repeals are included in the US House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If approved […]