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Sen. Bill Cassidy WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today formally introduced the “Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act” to authorize the continued construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline following President Biden’s decision to revoke the cross-border operation permit. Cassidy introduced the legislation with Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James Risch (R-ID), John Barrasso (R-WY), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Je...

Biden Administration has attempted to roll back protections for landowners through executive order WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and a number of their colleagues to introduce a resolution that expresses the need for the U.S. Senate to stand with workers, farmers, ranchers, landowners, manufacturers and businesses by upholding the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection ru...

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, is leading a Senate resolution that expresses the need for the U.S. Senate to stand with workers, farmers, manufacturers, and businesses by upholding the Trump Administratio

Sen. Rand Paul, 24 GOP Colleagues Seek to REIN on Biden’s Regulatory Parade Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and 24 of his Republican colleagues in the Senate on Jan. 28 introduced a proposal that could become a huge obstacle for President Joe Biden’s ambitious re-regulatory plans. The “Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021” (REINS) would require that any new regulation proposed by an executive branch department or agency must be approved by Congress if it’s projected t...

Exclusive: Iran diplomat says window is closing for Biden to rejoin nuclear deal Kim Hjelmgaard and Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Blinken on dealings with Iran, Middle East Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – Irans highest-ranking diplomat in the USA warned the Biden administration it "must act quickly" to return to the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by President Donald Trump "because the window is closing" for Washington to lift economic sanctions before Tehrans deadline. Irans h...

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English By Margaret Besheer Share on Facebook Print this page U.S. lawmakers Wednesday expressed concern about Chinas growing influence at the United Nations during their questioning of President Joe Bidens intended U.N. ambassador, seeking assurances that she would vigorously push back against Beijings "malign influence."   "Despite the fact that the United States is by far the largest donor to the United Nations, the Chinese Communist Party...

“I am proud to once again introduce the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,”  Graham said. “There are only seven countries that allow wholesale abortions at the 20-week period, including China and North Korea. The United States should not be in that club.” “I don’t believe abortion, five months into pregnancy, makes us a better nation,”  said Graham. “America is at her best when she’s standing up for the least among us, and the sooner we pass this legislation into la...

USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Irans highest-ranking diplomat in the USA warned the Biden administration it "must act quickly" to return to the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by President Donald Trump "because the window is closing" for Washington to lift economic sanctions before Tehrans deadline. Irans hard-line-dominated parliament set a deadline of Feb. 21 for Biden to lift U.S. sanctions as part of a move back into the now-breached agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPO...

Alex Edelman / AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images Originally published on January 26, 2021 11:42 am With bipartisan support, the Senate confirmed Antony Blinken as the new secretary of state on Tuesday. The final vote was 78-22. Blinken, 58, was earlier approved overwhelmingly by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As the top U.S. diplomat, Blinken will face a number of national security challenges, including how to deal with China, Russia and Iran. Blinken has vowed to restore American l...