Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, makes a statement to the press outside the U.S. Capitol about his public testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hunter Biden on Wednesday declined an invitation to testify publicly next week as…
Facing the prospect that they may never succeed in impeaching President Biden, House Republicans are exploring a pivot to a different strategy: issuing criminal charges against him and those close to him. In recent weeks, a political and factual reality has emerged on Capitol Hill. Despite their subpoenas and testimony, Republicans in the House have…
The House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would require Chinese tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a virtual ban on the popular social video app in the United States The measure passed with an overwhelming majority of 352 votes to 65 and with one voting member present. The legislation, called…
House Democrats passed a bill Wednesday that would force Chinese internet company ByteDance to sell its wildly popular social media app TikTok. The vote was the latest development in a years-long cold war between the United States and China over who controls valuable technologies from computer chips to artificial intelligence. Lawmakers and the White House…
Picture Alliance | Getty Images A bipartisan panel of lawmakers unanimously approved a controversial bill Thursday that could lead to TikTok being blocked in the U.S. if it doesn’t break with Chinese parent company ByteDance. If the bill becomes law, TikTok would have a little less than six months to separate from ByteDance or be…
The first thing Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez told donors gathered at a recent wine and cheese fundraiser was the role she played in securing $600 million in federal funding to rebuild one of the region’s main arteries, the aging Route I-5, played bridge. “Bringing this grant home was a dogfight,” said Ms. Perez, 35, a…
Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen following Navalny’s death as people gather near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, on February 16, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters The White House plans to announce new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny…
The Republican-led House of Representatives impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday. It is only the second time in US history that a Cabinet member has been indicted. The House of Representatives narrowly approved two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, 214 to 213, accusing him of willfully violating federal immigration laws and blocking congressional…
Feb. 13, 2024, 5:34 p.m. ET Feb. 13, 2024, 5:34 p.m. ET News analysis Votes displayed in the House of Representatives during the second impeachment vote against President Donald Trump in January 2021.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times If the House impeaches Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, it would be the first time…
On the day she was named the first black and first openly gay White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre said she hoped her appointment could inspire other people who, like her, never imagined having a prominent role in of political communication. “I think it’s important for them to see that,” she said in May 2022….
