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Senate blocks war powers resolution on Iran for fourth time
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted for a fourth time to block a war powers resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from taking unilateral military action in Iran, leaving his authority over the conflict largely unchecked. The measure failed on a 47-52 vote, largely along party lines. All Republicans except Sen. Rand Paul voted against it, while all Democrats except Sen. John Fetterman supported it. RELATED STORY | US ramps up pressure on Iran with blockade, sanctions to force nuclear deal Some Republicans indicated they could reconsider their position if the president takes a more aggressive posture, including prolonging the conflict or deploying U.S. ground troops steps he has not taken but has not ruled out. Democrats, meanwhile, said they plan to continue forcing votes on the resolution weekly until the conflict ends or the Trump administration provides clearer direction on its strategy. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Trump warns Iranian ships will be eliminated if they approach US blockade The U.S. and Iran are currently adhering to a two-week ceasefire, which is set to expire April 22. Trump has said the U.S. is keeping all options on the table including potential military force if Iran does not agree to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Scripps News has learned discussions are underway about a possible second round of talks after an initial round over the weekend failed to produce a deal to end the war.
Senate blocks war powers resolution on Iran for fourth time
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted for a fourth time to block a war powers resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from taking unilateral military action in Iran, leaving his authority over the conflict largely unchecked. The measure failed on a 47-52 vote, largely along party lines. All Republicans except Sen. Rand Paul voted against it, while all Democrats except Sen. John Fetterman supported it. RELATED STORY | US ramps up pressure on Iran with blockade, sanctions to force nuclear deal Some Republicans indicated they could reconsider their position if the president takes a more aggressive posture, including prolonging the conflict or deploying U.S. ground troops steps he has not taken but has not ruled out. Democrats, meanwhile, said they plan to continue forcing votes on the resolution weekly until the conflict ends or the Trump administration provides clearer direction on its strategy. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Trump warns Iranian ships will be eliminated if they approach US blockade The U.S. and Iran are currently adhering to a two-week ceasefire, which is set to expire April 22. Trump has said the U.S. is keeping all options on the table including potential military force if Iran does not agree to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Scripps News has learned discussions are underway about a possible second round of talks after an initial round over the weekend failed to produce a deal to end the war.
Prosecutors visit Fed HQ site; Trump threatens to fire Powell over renovation probe
Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters that is the focus of an investigation into a $2.5 billion renovation project, according to two people familiar with the visit. Two prosecutors and an investigator from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirros office were turned away on Tuesday by a building contractor and referred to Fed attorneys, one of the people said. The two people familiar with the visit spoke on condition of anonymity because they werent authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation. RELATED STORY | Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript shows Last month, during a closed-door hearing before a federal judge, a top deputy from Pirros office conceded that they hadnt found any evidence of a crime in their investigation of the headquarters project. The investigation has faced bipartisan opposition in Congress. It also has delayed Senate consideration of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trumps pick to replace Fed chairman Jerome Powell when his term ends May 15. Trump has again threatened to fire Jerome Powell if the Federal Reserve Chair decides to stay on the central bank's governing board after his term as chair expires next month. Well then Ill have to fire him, OK? Trump told Fox Business in an interview that aired Wednesday when reminded that Powell has said he wont leave the Fed while the Justice Department investigates a $2.5 billion renovation project at the bank. Trump has for months wanted to remove Powell as chair of the Fed, saying he has been too slow in orchestrating interest rate cuts that would give the U.S. economy a quick boost. Powell has said the investigation is a pretext to undermine the Fed's independence to set rates. A federal prosecutor last month admitted that the investigation into the renovations had turned up no evidence of a crime. Powell's term as Fed governor expires May 15, but his term as a Fed board member lasts until January 2028. RELATED STORY | President Trump names Kevin Warsh as his pick to replace Powell as Fed chair Trump has nominated former Fed official Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell. Yet Warshs confirmation has been delayed. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, has said he wont vote to confirm any Fed nominees until the investigation is dropped.
Prosecutors visit Fed HQ site; Trump threatens to fire Powell over renovation probe
Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters that is the focus of an investigation into a $2.5 billion renovation project, according to two people familiar with the visit. Two prosecutors and an investigator from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirros office were turned away on Tuesday by a building contractor and referred to Fed attorneys, one of the people said. The two people familiar with the visit spoke on condition of anonymity because they werent authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation. RELATED STORY | Prosecutor conceded lack of criminal evidence in Federal Reserve investigation, transcript shows Last month, during a closed-door hearing before a federal judge, a top deputy from Pirros office conceded that they hadnt found any evidence of a crime in their investigation of the headquarters project. The investigation has faced bipartisan opposition in Congress. It also has delayed Senate consideration of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trumps pick to replace Fed chairman Jerome Powell when his term ends May 15. Trump has again threatened to fire Jerome Powell if the Federal Reserve Chair decides to stay on the central bank's governing board after his term as chair expires next month. Well then Ill have to fire him, OK? Trump told Fox Business in an interview that aired Wednesday when reminded that Powell has said he wont leave the Fed while the Justice Department investigates a $2.5 billion renovation project at the bank. Trump has for months wanted to remove Powell as chair of the Fed, saying he has been too slow in orchestrating interest rate cuts that would give the U.S. economy a quick boost. Powell has said the investigation is a pretext to undermine the Fed's independence to set rates. A federal prosecutor last month admitted that the investigation into the renovations had turned up no evidence of a crime. Powell's term as Fed governor expires May 15, but his term as a Fed board member lasts until January 2028. RELATED STORY | President Trump names Kevin Warsh as his pick to replace Powell as Fed chair Trump has nominated former Fed official Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell. Yet Warshs confirmation has been delayed. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, has said he wont vote to confirm any Fed nominees until the investigation is dropped.
A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis
It has a catchy name Build America, Buy America and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the law has spurred a bottleneck for affordable housing. Nearly everything from HVACs and lighting to sink hooks and ceiling fans in affordable housing projects that get federal dollars must be produced in the United States. But, developers say, numerous products do not, as they have long been imported from overseas markets with cheaper labor costs. Although builders can apply for waivers, the process has been at a near standstill as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has had its staff slashed by the Trump administration, has only greenlit a handful of projects. The waiver process has caused construction delays and hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra costs as the country faces an affordable housing crisis. They need to be treating this like the fire that it is, said Tyler Norod, president of Westbrook Development Corporation, which builds affordable housing in Maine. Weve sort of resigned ourselves that were just gonna build less units across the entire country during a housing crisis. Facing a standstill Diana Lene has been on affordable housing waitlists for the past five years. The 75-year-old loves living close to her daughter and grandchildren in Fargo, North Dakota, but her apartment is too expensive on her Social Security income. It's just maxing my budget down to pennies, she said. To save money, she avoids driving often and buys food on sale. Im just trying to keep a roof over my head, but its getting more and more difficult, Lene said. I dont like to live in fear, and yet sometimes it jumps in there. Lene is on a waitlist for one of nonprofit developer Beyond Shelters apartments. CEO Dan Madler is building a 36-unit building for people like Lene, but he had to postpone lumber orders to verify they comply with the law and cant find ceiling fans made in America. He doesnt know when HUD will approve a waiver. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Build America, Buy America Act as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, building on longstanding efforts to boost American manufacturing at a time when the U.S. economy was emerging from a pandemic-era recession. Known as BABA, it applies to infrastructure projects funded by federal agencies, not just affordable housing. Denver developer Julie Hoebel says she has spent over $60,000 just on a consultant to comb through websites and call suppliers to try to find American-made materials, not to mention the additional labor costs involved. But the waivers she submitted to HUD in November for around 125 materials in an 85-unit building haven't been approved. If they take much longer then well come to a standstill, she said. A cumbersome process HUD is taking at least six months to approve many waivers. Even BABA advocates agree HUD must grant waivers more quickly and give the industry clearer instructions on how to prepare them, which they note other federal agencies are doing. HUD did not address questions from The Associated Press about waiver approval delays developers say increase costs, as well as concerns about making the process more transparent. In a statement it said it's committed to ensuring that federal spending supports Americas industrial base while closely monitoring how compliance with these policies impact costs for builders. Asked in January about whether the delays and cost increases mean affordable housing should be exempt from BABA rules, HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the agency was looking into the issue, but did not provide details. We are looking at this ... with BABA as it pertains to HUD to provide flexibility to certain projects in certain places around our country, Turner said, adding that HUD is committed to assuring developers get the flexibility they need as it pertains to building. The law itself isnt the problem, supporters say. Unions representing the steel and manufacturing industries say taxpayer dollars should fund American-made materials and suppliers will adjust to meet demand for products that arent available. Youve got a system in place that leans heavily on using imported materials to make a better profit, said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. I dont know if that serves the public good. Jennifer Schwartz, director of tax and housing advocacy at the National Council of State Housing Agencies, said there's no national data on how much BABA is increasing costs. But the waiver process is failing, she said, because requirements were put in place before assessment of domestic manufacturing capacity. It won't be as challenging for suppliers to produce more raw materials in the U.S., but it will take time for manufactured products such as appliances and elevators to become available, said Kaitlyn Snyder, managing director of the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association, an affordable housing industry group. I dont know that it economically, financially makes sense for people to be producing door hinges, Snyder said. We are an advanced country and weve outsourced a lot of that stuff. The housing bill that passed the Senate in March did not require HUD to address problems with implementing BABA. The process isnt working for affordable housing, said Jessie Handforth Kome, who spent nearly 40 years working at HUD until 2024. People want to comply, but its unclear how to. Vermont-based Developer Jessica Neubelt estimates she spent an additional $150,000 just to verify iron and steel she used in a project was American-made. Shes just as frustrated over the hundreds of hours that takes, which, she said, could be spent on another project. I would like every member of Congress to sit in on a construction meeting, Neubelt said. The amount of detail that goes into figuring out if a specific thing is compliant or not is enormous. Debates over solutions U.S. Rep. Mike Flood, a Nebraska Republican, has advocated to exempt some HUD funding from BABA. Owning a home is the American dream, but its out of reach in a very big way and anything that adds cost to that isnt allowing hardworking Americans to achieve the dream, Flood told the AP. Roy Houseman, legislative director at United Steelworkers, said complaints about cost increases are overblown. A lot of developers seem to have tried to throw things in and make statutory changes to policies that have been in place for basically five years now instead of making a good-faith effort to really push HUD, Houseman said. Union leaders note the law offers some leeway. Developers can get exemptions for an American-made product if it increases the projects overall cost by more than 25%. A very small percentage of a project's total material cost is also exempt. But most developers say that percentage isnt enough to cover all items not made in the U.S. Some developers are looking for ways to avoid federal funds altogether. But that is challenging. Even though federal dollars often make up a small portion of funding for affordable housing projects, that sliver can make or break whether there's enough money to build them. Kentucky developer Scott McReynolds says that instead of applying for a federal grant to build 20 to 30 affordable homes, he plans to build two four-unit projects, small enough so that they aren't subject to BABA. American-made materials are especially hard to find near the rural areas McReynolds serves. Its a nightmare, he said. ___ Kramon is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. ___ ____ Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching.
A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis
It has a catchy name Build America, Buy America and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the law has spurred a bottleneck for affordable housing. Nearly everything from HVACs and lighting to sink hooks and ceiling fans in affordable housing projects that get federal dollars must be produced in the United States. But, developers say, numerous products do not, as they have long been imported from overseas markets with cheaper labor costs. Although builders can apply for waivers, the process has been at a near standstill as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has had its staff slashed by the Trump administration, has only greenlit a handful of projects. The waiver process has caused construction delays and hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra costs as the country faces an affordable housing crisis. They need to be treating this like the fire that it is, said Tyler Norod, president of Westbrook Development Corporation, which builds affordable housing in Maine. Weve sort of resigned ourselves that were just gonna build less units across the entire country during a housing crisis. Facing a standstill Diana Lene has been on affordable housing waitlists for the past five years. The 75-year-old loves living close to her daughter and grandchildren in Fargo, North Dakota, but her apartment is too expensive on her Social Security income. It's just maxing my budget down to pennies, she said. To save money, she avoids driving often and buys food on sale. Im just trying to keep a roof over my head, but its getting more and more difficult, Lene said. I dont like to live in fear, and yet sometimes it jumps in there. Lene is on a waitlist for one of nonprofit developer Beyond Shelters apartments. CEO Dan Madler is building a 36-unit building for people like Lene, but he had to postpone lumber orders to verify they comply with the law and cant find ceiling fans made in America. He doesnt know when HUD will approve a waiver. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Build America, Buy America Act as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, building on longstanding efforts to boost American manufacturing at a time when the U.S. economy was emerging from a pandemic-era recession. Known as BABA, it applies to infrastructure projects funded by federal agencies, not just affordable housing. Denver developer Julie Hoebel says she has spent over $60,000 just on a consultant to comb through websites and call suppliers to try to find American-made materials, not to mention the additional labor costs involved. But the waivers she submitted to HUD in November for around 125 materials in an 85-unit building haven't been approved. If they take much longer then well come to a standstill, she said. A cumbersome process HUD is taking at least six months to approve many waivers. Even BABA advocates agree HUD must grant waivers more quickly and give the industry clearer instructions on how to prepare them, which they note other federal agencies are doing. HUD did not address questions from The Associated Press about waiver approval delays developers say increase costs, as well as concerns about making the process more transparent. In a statement it said it's committed to ensuring that federal spending supports Americas industrial base while closely monitoring how compliance with these policies impact costs for builders. Asked in January about whether the delays and cost increases mean affordable housing should be exempt from BABA rules, HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the agency was looking into the issue, but did not provide details. We are looking at this ... with BABA as it pertains to HUD to provide flexibility to certain projects in certain places around our country, Turner said, adding that HUD is committed to assuring developers get the flexibility they need as it pertains to building. The law itself isnt the problem, supporters say. Unions representing the steel and manufacturing industries say taxpayer dollars should fund American-made materials and suppliers will adjust to meet demand for products that arent available. Youve got a system in place that leans heavily on using imported materials to make a better profit, said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. I dont know if that serves the public good. Jennifer Schwartz, director of tax and housing advocacy at the National Council of State Housing Agencies, said there's no national data on how much BABA is increasing costs. But the waiver process is failing, she said, because requirements were put in place before assessment of domestic manufacturing capacity. It won't be as challenging for suppliers to produce more raw materials in the U.S., but it will take time for manufactured products such as appliances and elevators to become available, said Kaitlyn Snyder, managing director of the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association, an affordable housing industry group. I dont know that it economically, financially makes sense for people to be producing door hinges, Snyder said. We are an advanced country and weve outsourced a lot of that stuff. The housing bill that passed the Senate in March did not require HUD to address problems with implementing BABA. The process isnt working for affordable housing, said Jessie Handforth Kome, who spent nearly 40 years working at HUD until 2024. People want to comply, but its unclear how to. Vermont-based Developer Jessica Neubelt estimates she spent an additional $150,000 just to verify iron and steel she used in a project was American-made. Shes just as frustrated over the hundreds of hours that takes, which, she said, could be spent on another project. I would like every member of Congress to sit in on a construction meeting, Neubelt said. The amount of detail that goes into figuring out if a specific thing is compliant or not is enormous. Debates over solutions U.S. Rep. Mike Flood, a Nebraska Republican, has advocated to exempt some HUD funding from BABA. Owning a home is the American dream, but its out of reach in a very big way and anything that adds cost to that isnt allowing hardworking Americans to achieve the dream, Flood told the AP. Roy Houseman, legislative director at United Steelworkers, said complaints about cost increases are overblown. A lot of developers seem to have tried to throw things in and make statutory changes to policies that have been in place for basically five years now instead of making a good-faith effort to really push HUD, Houseman said. Union leaders note the law offers some leeway. Developers can get exemptions for an American-made product if it increases the projects overall cost by more than 25%. A very small percentage of a project's total material cost is also exempt. But most developers say that percentage isnt enough to cover all items not made in the U.S. Some developers are looking for ways to avoid federal funds altogether. But that is challenging. Even though federal dollars often make up a small portion of funding for affordable housing projects, that sliver can make or break whether there's enough money to build them. Kentucky developer Scott McReynolds says that instead of applying for a federal grant to build 20 to 30 affordable homes, he plans to build two four-unit projects, small enough so that they aren't subject to BABA. American-made materials are especially hard to find near the rural areas McReynolds serves. Its a nightmare, he said. ___ Kramon is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. ___ ____ Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching.