Democrats’ push to limit boat strikes and attacks on Venezuela fails in House

Washington — The latest Democratic-led attempt to limit President Trump’s authority to strike Venezuela and suspected drug-smuggling boats in the region failed Wednesday, as tensions with the South American country continue to escalate.  House Democrats forced votes on two war powers resolutions as Mr. Trump has warned that land strikes against the country could commence

Judge blocks ICE from requiring lawmakers to provide notice before jail visits

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that sought to require members of Congress to submit requests a week before visiting and inspecting Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities.  U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the policy likely violated an appropriations law passed by Congress saying that the Department

DOJ investigating more than a dozen cases of sexual harassment by landlords

In a crowded neighborhood of duplexes, small apartments and one-story bungalows near a liquor store and pizza shop, William Asper serves as a landlord for nearly two dozen properties. The Detroit suburb of Westland, Michigan, 10 minutes north of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, is where Asper helps manage some weathered rental properties, many of which