Ray Bogan

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House Republicans approved a budget framework allowing Congress to rework both existing and future government spending. The measure, which has already been approved in the Senate, will now head to committee where Republicans will attempt to cut spending, pay for President Trump’s agenda and make his 2017 tax cuts permanent. Sen.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Ray Bogan

The court’s conservatives made up the majority. Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s liberals in the dissent. Rodriguez ruled that those detained would suffer “irreparable injury” if they were deported because they likely could not be returned to the United States if they won their case. Both judges set dates for hearings which will determine whether the accused gang members are truly in a gang and can be deported.

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[Ray Bogan]It’s the moon and mars, not the moon or mars. President Trump’s nominee to lead NASA told Congress he wants humans on the moon before the end of the Trump administration and while prioritizing the Mars mission which has a target date of the 2030s. Isaacman said, We don’t have to make a binary decision of the moon vs. Mars, or moon has to come first verse Mars. I think we can be parallel in these efforts. There’s an ongoing race to the moon between the United States and China.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Ray Bogan

President Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% tariffs on China if the country does not remove its own retaliatory tariffs against the United States. The president said he will impose the new tariffs on Wednesday, April 9, if China does not act by Tuesday, April 8. On Friday, April 4, China imposed an additional 34% tariff on all U.S. goods and placed export controls on several items, including rare earth elements used to make cell phones, medical equipment and electric vehicles.

2 weeks ago | san.com | Ray Bogan

Representatives reached a deal to settle the ongoing dispute over remote voting for young parents in Congress. The deal would allow members to “pair” their vote if they cannot be present. Pairing allows members to have their votes recorded but not counted in the final tally so they can have their support or opposition to legislation on the record. The deal is the culmination of a year-long effort to let new parents vote remotely while they are home taking care of an infant.