Cornyn presses Biden over timing of PGA investigation during Saudi visit
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has sent a letter to President Biden raising concerns about the timing of a Department of Justice investigation into the PGA ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia. The investigation into whether the PGA is violating antitrust law comes as the professional golfers’ association is in a high-profile battle over top players with LIV, a Saudi-backed golf tour. Cornyn raised concerns that the Biden Justice Department is making its investigation into the PGA public just in time to ingratiate Bi
Read MoreDemocrats pressure Biden to confront Saudi leader on Khashoggi murder
Democratic senators are raising concerns over President Biden’s scheduled meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and urging the president to confront the Saudi leader about his alleged role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The White House wouldn’t say before the meeting whether Biden would bring up Khashoggi with bin Salman. Democratic senators say that he should do so, and also raise the issue of Saudi Arabia’s track record on human rights more generally. Democratic senators are speaking up at a time when Republicans are criticizin
Read MoreBiden and Israel: A mutual love affair
As President Biden often reminds his Israeli interlocutors, he first visited Israel in 1973 when Golda Meir was prime minister. It was the year that Israel fought Egypt in the Yom Kippur War. Yitzhak Rabin, Meir’s successor, was ambassador to the United States during the early months of that year. Israel was a relatively poor country in 1973. It had no relations with any Arab state, nor with India, China, or a hostile Soviet Union. It had few major trading partners. It
Read MoreNew law can fast-track 988 success
Our country is on the verge of transformational change in how we provide care for people dealing with mental health or substance use challenges. Beginning Saturday, July 16, people will be able to connect with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline through an easy-to-remember number: 988. This long overdue upgrade in crisis care will occur three weeks after passage of the Bipartisan Safer Commun
Read MoreNAACP head calls on DOJ to investigate Jayland Walker killing
The head of the NAACP on Thursday urged the Justice Department to launch a probe into the killing of Jayland Walker, a Black man who suffered dozens of gun wounds after being shot by police in Akron, Ohio. “No one is above the law, including law enforcement. Those responsible for hunting him down and firing 90 bullets at him should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. We are urging you and your Department of Justice to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of Jayland Walker, and – if what we all saw with our own eyes is true – federally charge the offic
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