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Washington Post
3 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
What we can learn from the senator who nearly died for democracy
Zaakir Tameez is the author of 'Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation,' to be released on June 3. On May 13, a man who made death threats against Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) for her foreign policy views was sentenced to nearly four years in prison. Last month, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she was 'afraid' of using her voice to speak about political controversies. A month before that, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) released audio recordings of death threats he received while he was considering how to vote on Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary.
Iraqi News
4 days ago
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Al-Sudani to Senator Rosen: Iraq Needs a Comprehensive Vision Given Scale of Economic Transformation
Baghdad – INA Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed to Senator Jacky Rosen, a member of the Armed Services Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee in the US Congress, on Saturday the necessity of building a comprehensive vision for Iraq in light of the scale of the economic and development transformation taking place in Iraq. The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received Senator Jacky Rosen, a member of the Armed Services Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee in the US Congress, and her accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Iraq. The statement added that "the meeting discussed overall Iraqi-American relations and ways to strengthen them, serving common interests, Iraq's progress in economic recovery, and ensuring regional stability." According to the statement, al-Sudani highlighted "the importance of deepening relations with the United States in various fields, continuing bilateral dialogue based on mutual respect, affirming Iraq's sovereignty and shared values, within the framework of the agreements and strategic partnership between the two friendly countries." He also highlighted "the need to build a comprehensive vision for Iraq in light of the scale of the economic and development transformation taking place in Iraq." For her part, Senator Rosen affirmed "her country's keenness to build sustainable relations with Iraq," praising "the progress witnessed in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi government's ability to avoid regional conflicts, which confirms the pivotal role that Iraq is undertaking, and its increasing importance in the region.
Iraqi News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Iraqi News
The Secretary of State and the US Senator affirm the importance of continuing bilateral cooperation in the field of counterterrorism
Baghdad - INA Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein stressed, on Friday, with US Senator Jacky Rosen, the importance of continuing bilateral cooperation in the field of counterterrorism. A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein met with Senator Jacky Rosen, in the presence of Consul General Stephen Bittner, Liz Leibowitz, Senior Foreign Policy and National Security Advisor to Senator Rosen, and Robert Wisanen, Senior Defense and National Security Advisor to Senator Rosen." The statement added that "the meeting discussed Iraqi-US relations in various fields, particularly military and security aspects, with emphasis on the importance of continuing bilateral cooperation in the field of counterterrorism, particularly in confronting the remnants of the terrorist organization ISIS." He explained that "the meeting also addressed developments in the electoral process in Iraq, the importance of deepening the democratic experience there, and enhancing interaction between Iraqi democratic values and their counterparts in democratic countries." He continued, "The two sides discussed security challenges in the region and crisis management mechanisms," stressing "the importance of continued US support for Iraq in this context." He noted that "the meeting touched on the course of the ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington, with the two sides exchanging views on points of disagreement and agreement, and the importance of reaching understandings that ensure security and stability in the region."
Fox News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
WATCH: Rubio on Dems saying they regret voting for him: 'Confirmation I'm doing a good job'
Print Close By Alec Schemmel Published May 21, 2025 Marco Rubio told Fox News that far-left Democrats espousing regret over voting to confirm him as secretary of state is likely just "confirmation" that he is doing a good job. Democrat Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing yesterday that he "regret[ted] voting" to confirm him as secretary of state after indicating as much on "Fox News Sunday" in March. Rubio shot back at the hearing that Van Hollen's regret just proves he is doing a good job, and he subsequently told Fox News that the same goes for other Democrats who are expressing regret over their nod of approval to him earlier this year when he was confirmed by the Senate 99-0. "In some cases, depending on … whoever you're talking about and what they stand for, the fact that they don't like what I'm doing is a confirmation I'm doing a good job," Rubio said. "That's how I feel about it." ADAM SCHIFF TELLS EPA'S LEE ZELDIN HE'LL CAUSE CANCER AFTER SHOUTFEST: 'COULD GIVE A RAT'S A--' A growing number of Democrats are coming out against Rubio despite voting to confirm him, with the bulk of the criticism describing him as a sell-out to the Trump administration. "I don't recognize Secretary Rubio," Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., added during the Tuesday Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Van Hollen, noting that in the past she had viewed him as "a bipartisan" and "pragmatic" person. "I'm not even mad anymore about your complicity in this administration's destruction of U.S. global leadership. I'm simply disappointed," Rosen said. DEMS WARN HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL PAY PRICE AT BALLOT BOX FOR PASSING TRUMP'S 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL' Last week, Democrat Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz lamented that Rubio has aligned himself "so closely" with President Donald Trump. "President Trump's narrow and transactional view of the world is not news to anybody. But what is genuinely surprising to me is that Secretary Rubio is aligning himself so closely with it," Schatz said during a live event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations last week. "This is someone who, up until four months ago, was an internationalist. Someone who believed in America flexing its powers in all manners, but especially through foreign assistance," Schatz continued. "And yet, he is now responsible for the evisceration of the whole enterprise. He's a colleague. I voted for him. We talk all the time. But what I'm trying to understand is: What happened?" Schatz noted that he hopes to see Rubio "reemerge, reassert himself and save the enterprise." Rubio's supportive stance on Trump's foreign aid cuts, his defense of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his alleged lack of action to help get him back to the U.S., his approach to the Russia-Ukraine war, and Rubio's decision to pull visas from foreign college students in the U.S. for stoking anti-Israel sentiment on university campuses are all issues Democrats have pointed to for why they regret voting to confirm Rubio. The secretary's alleged role in bringing white South African refugees to the U.S. was also something for which Rubio was chastised by Democrats during his Tuesday testimony on Capitol Hill. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "I think a lot of us thought that Marco Rubio was going to stand up to Donald Trump," Democrat Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said in March during an interview on CNN. "Marco Rubio has not, and that's been a great disappointment to many of his former colleagues in the Senate." Print Close URL
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US Senate passes ‘no tax on tips' bill in unanimous vote
The US Senate passed the No Tax on Tips Act on Tuesday after the Nevada senator Jacky Rosen brought the bill up for a unanimous consent request. 'This bipartisan bill is a good idea. It has support from Democrats and Republicans, so we should pass it, well, as soon as possible, without any poison pills,' said Rosen, a Democrat, on the Senate floor. The bill was introduced in the Senate in January 2025 by Senator Ted Cruz and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors which included Rosen and the Nevada senator Catherine Cortez Masto. No objections were made by Rosen's request, resulting in the passage of the bill, which now goes to the House. The bipartisan bill will create a tax deduction of up to $25,000 for cash tips reported to employers by workers for withholding purposes on payroll taxes, with a cap on the salary for eligible workers at $160,000 annually. The bill calls for the US Department of Treasury to issue a list of occupations that traditionally receive tips within 90 days of the bill's enactment. Ending taxes on tips gained traction during the 2024 presidential election, with Donald Trump touting the plan on the campaign trail in Nevada, and Kamala Harris later endorsing the idea. Related: No tax on tips fires up Nevada hospitality workers: 'I want that!' Economists and labor advocates have criticized the legislation, with concerns it will incentivize the expansion of tipped work, undermine pay increases and would affect only a small segment of about 5% of low-paid workers who receive tips. According to Brookings Institute researchers, 37% of all tipped workers already pay no federal income tax because their earnings are so little, and eliminating sub-minimum wages for tipped workers would be more impactful. 'Without having these earnings floors in place, the minimum wage floor and calling for an increase, workers are vulnerable to exploitation and inequality in the labor market which is harmful overall for the economy,' Lena Simet, a senior researcher Human Rights Watch, told the Guardian in August 2024 on the push to end taxes on tips. 'It doesn't mean that workers can no longer be tipped. It just means a tip comes on top of a wage floor that would guarantee them a minimum.'
