‘We Can’t Afford’ $2,000 Tariff Rebates, GOP Senator Says

Blank U.S. Treasury checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia on July 18, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images At least one Republican senator has said that the U.S. government cannot afford a Trump administration proposal to send out $2,000 tariff-derived rebate payments. “If we’re bringing in revenue through

Civil rights groups sue to stop DOJ from closing office that aims to curb unrest

A group of civil rights organizations is seeking an order to prevent the closure of a Justice Department office dedicated to preventing unrest and violence in U.S. cities. The groups are suing for a preliminary injunction to avert the closure of the Community Relations Service, which was launched in 1964 to avert rioting and racial

FBI opens inquiry into Democrats over “illegal orders,” lawmakers say

Washington — The FBI has opened an inquiry into six Democratic members of Congress whom President Trump accused of “seditious behavior,” according to several lawmakers.  The group appeared in a video last week that called on service members and members of the intelligence community to “refuse illegal orders.”  In a statement Tuesday, four House members