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U.S., India Hold Talks Next Week on Outer Space Defense Cooperation, Despite Differences on Weaponization

The US and India are set to hold discussions in New Delhi next week about deepened cooperation on outer space defense issues, despite differences in opinion between the two countries on weaponization. Frank Rose, assistant secretary of arms control, verification and compliance was in the Indian capital on Thursday, where he recognized daylight between the two countries in the policy arena, but called on the US and India “to identify areas of concrete collaboration” during talks. In citing the need to work together, Rose singled… Keep Reading

Congresswoman Who Called Wikileaks A “Terrorist Website” Set to Retire

A US Representative who in 2010 called Wikileaks a “terrorist website” is stepping down next year. Candice Miller (R-Mich.), the chair of the House Committee on Administration and the only Republican woman to lead a House committee, announced Thursday that she will not be seeking re-election at the end of the 114th Congress. “None of us know what the future will bring, but I hope God grants me grace to continue to give back to this magnificent place we call Michigan,” she said in a… Keep Reading

Key TPP Bill Faces Uncertain Future Next Month, as Progressive Opponents Pivot from Net Neutrality Win

Legislation needed to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership is expected to be introduced in Congress as early as next month, as Republicans and the administration strain to get House and Senate Democrats on board. Many progressive legislators and their allies are confident that after a big victory on Net Neutrality they can marshal their network of supporters to resist the secretive corporate-backed trade deal. It would have to be effective in a matter of weeks, however. The Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said this… Keep Reading

Administration Says Nuclear Talks Won’t Lead to Iran Normalization, In Debate Over French Word

The Obama administration on Wednesday put a damper on hopes that the thaw in relations between Iran and the United States will lead to a normalization of ties between the two countries. State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said that the the multilateral talks are aimed only at international oversight of Iran’s nuclear program, in a back-and-forth with reporters that started with an exchange between Harf and a French journalist. “No one’s talking about a rapprochement with Iran,” Harf said. “Even as we negotiate, this does… Keep Reading

House Committee Advances Bill That Would Give Big Business “Still More Influence”

A House committee advanced legislation that critics say will make the American political system even more vulnerable to the sway of big business. The House Committee on Administration voted on Wednesday to mark-up a bill that would withhold public financing from presidential election campaigns. The measure was passed without either a roll call vote or debate. The Washington-based nonprofit watchdog Public Citizen called the move a “sneak attack” and said in a press release that it would “give corporations and the wealthy still more influence… Keep Reading

Score One for Workers: Congressional GOP Bid to Help Union Busters’ Labor Intimidation Looks Doomed

A fight in Congress is this week reaching a fever pitch over a change in rules that could make it easier to stop bosses who intimidate workers seeking to organize unions. The resolution of disapproval, which on Tuesday passed a motion to proceed 53-45 along strict party lines, is likely to pass the Senate on Wednesday. Because it is being brought up under the Congressional Review Act, it is not subject to filibuster. But whether or not the House takes up the measure appears of… Keep Reading

Pelosi “Near Tears” During Netanyahu Speech; Calls It An “Insult to the Intelligence of the United States”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday address to Congress, accusing the right-wing Israeli Prime Minister of delivering an “insult to the intelligence of the United States.” Pelosi, in particular, took visceral exception to the way Netanyahu said that the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Tehran “paves Iran’s path to the bomb.” “That is why, as one who values the US–Israel relationship, and loves Israel, I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister’s speech,” she said.… Keep Reading

Joe “You Lie” Wilson Fends off Racism Charge By Praising His and Michelle Obama’s “Shared Heritage of South Carolina”

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) wants the public to know that he has bonded with the Obama family. The Congressman who gained infamy for shouting “you lie” at Barack Obama during a 2009 presidential address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, defended himself from accusations thrown at him by multiple CSPAN callers on “Washington Journal.” Many brought up the incident. Joe, from Abbeville, S.C., described it as “very disrespectful” and accused him of harboring a dislike for Obama “because this is a black president.”… Keep Reading

As Netanyahu Set Piece Approaches, Sabre-Rattling Senate Inches Closer to Overriding Iran Diplomacy

While the world waits to see how much of Congress actually shows up Tuesday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address on the Iranian nuclear program, support is reaching critical mass for legislation that could change the dynamics of the ongoing multilateral negotiations between Tehran and Washington and the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council. Freshman Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced Monday that he is co-sponsoring a bill that would either trigger sanctions against Iran if talks collapse, or mandate intense… Keep Reading

State Dept. Rules Out Iran “Secret Nuclear Facility” Lavizan-3 Allegations Pushed By Congressmen–Claims Appear Fabricated By M.E.K.

The State Department said Friday that controversial claims made earlier this week by a often-criticized dissident group about a “secret nuclear facility” in Iran will not affect ongoing multilateral negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program. The allegations–established about a facility called “Lavizan-3” by a group tied to the Mujahhedin-e-Khalq (MEK), an organization that used to be considered terrorists by the US government–were definitively called baseless by the State Department, days after Congressmen grilled Secretary of State John Kerry about the accusations. “We have seen these claims… Keep Reading

Pelosi: GOP Only Seeking Three-Weeks of DHS Funding to Avoid Netanyahu Embarrassment

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) claimed Friday that House Republicans are only seeking temporary funding for the Department of Homeland Security to avoid embarrassment during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the US. The House Minority Leader said at a press briefing, in response to a reporter’s question, that the only possible political benefit to Republicans she can see of quickly passing a continuing resolution on keeping DHS running for three weeks is to ensure that “government is open, and not closed” during Netanyahu’s visit. Funding… Keep Reading

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