Senators Lee and Moran deliver surprise health care defection
Senators Mike Lee and Jerry Moran announced they would not support the GOP health care bill. They argued the measure did not go far enough to repeal Obamacare and would keep Obama era regulations, prompting a setback for Majority Leader McConnell and leaving several key votes unsettled.
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Trump Keeps Iran Deal Alive While Hinting At Exit
President Trump chose to extend the Iran nuclear deal for now with last minute changes to distance the U S from full compliance. He issued non nuclear sanctions on Iran while signaling the spirit of the pact may be violated and set a new deadline in three months. Critics warn the policy review will shift U S pressure on Tehran across all instruments of power.
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Policy to restore asset seizures with safeguards
The Trump administration will restore police seizure powers with federal help but add safeguards to curb abuse. The plan targets adoptive forfeiture where local authorities use federal law to bypass state limits, sharing proceeds with federal partners. Jeff Sessions will ease limits yet require new federal-use rules, officials say.
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House delays Obama era smog rules with new bill
The House passed the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 by 229 to 199 delaying 2015 ground level ozone rules eight years and shifting review from every five to ten years. The measure, opposed by environmentalists, weakens Clean Air Act protections amid Democratic amendments defeat.
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Russian developers staffer attended Trump Tower meeting with Trump Jr
Revelations that a Russian developer's representative was the eighth attendee at a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr drew fresh Democratic protests. Mueller investigators seek more information from Ike Kaveladze, who represents Emin and Aras Agalarov, organizers of the Moscow Miss Universe pageant.
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