Rep. Eric Swalwell’s past outreach to a Chinese diplomat surfaces in a 2013 consulate photo, as Republicans slam him over ties to a Chinese national named Fang Fang accused of being a spy.
About one in three U.S. adults say the United Nations is doing a good job in trying to solve world issues, according to a new Gallup poll. The August survey, released on Sunday, shows 32 percent of Americans say the UN is doing a good job, while 63 percent say the international body is doing...
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area early Monday morning, jolting many nearby residents awake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake struck at 2:56 a.m. PDT, and was centered approximately 1.2 miles east-southeast of Berkeley, Calif. Shaking was also recorded some 4.4 miles away in Oakland, 11.2 miles away...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to oust service members celebrating or mocking the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk online has already seen at least eight people suspended or placed under investigation, with legal experts warning of a chilling effect on free speech. The disciplinary actions — including suspensions of at least five Army officers and...
Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this month spurred rare calls from the right for more for content moderation measures on social media. At least two Republican lawmakers backed calls for social media platforms to remove graphic videos of the shooting, another called for lifetime bans for users who celebrated Kirk’s murder, while a senior Trump administration...
President Trump’s firings at the Federal Reserve and other agencies with traditional independence from the political forces of the White House have presented the Supreme Court with a critical opportunity to settle weighty questions over the bounds of presidential power. Pressure was already building after the administration this month urged the justices to take up...
Congress is cruising at a steady clip toward a government shutdown at the end of the month, with both parties — and both chambers — pointing fingers at the other while refusing to blink. Lawmakers from both chambers are in their home states this week after the House passed a GOP-crafted government funding bill that...
Hundreds took part in a historic swim in the Chicago River on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Guardian reported that the organized swim was the first of its kind in close to 100 years. The number of participants in the event came close to 300, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. “Reclaiming our river not...
The Trump administration has terminated an annual government hunger report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Saturday. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger,” the USDA said Saturday in a press release. “For 30...
