ISIS Remains Potent Threat Despite Setbacks
CIA Director John Brennan warned before the Senate Intelligence Committee that the Islamic State remains a potent force in Iraq and Syria and could intensify global terrorism in the months ahead. He noted battlefield losses but said the group still can strike far from its Middle East base.
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Dem filibuster push to gun control votes in Senate
Senate leaders plan to hold votes on gun safety measures amid Democratic and Republican clashes. The contest centers on proposals to deny guns to terrorism suspects and to expand background checks following the Orlando attack and Omar Mateen’s FBI watch-list history.
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McCain Faults Obama Policies Over ISIS Rise
McCain said Obama bear responsibility for ISIS growth due to Iraq withdrawal, later retracting to say he blamed policies not the president personally. The exchange followed Senate filibuster protests over gun-safety amendments and potential GOP alternatives to Feinstein Cornyn measures.
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Club for Growth backs Blum in competitive Iowa race
The Club for Growth PAC endorsed three incumbents, including Iowa's Rod Blum facing Monica Vernon after Obama carried the district twice. Also backing Scott Garrett, while Tim Huelskamp avoids a general contest but faces an August primary in his solid Republican district.
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Sanders vows to push revolution while staying in race
Bernie Sanders says he will work with Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump but will not withdraw from the Democratic contest or endorse Clinton. He emphasizes transforming America through his ongoing political revolution.
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