Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s foreign policy fumble over China and Taiwan was roundly criticized as a single bad idea, but in fact, it shows why Ramaswamy will never be ready for prime time. The whole fuss was also an important lesson: Often, it’s an advantage to see the world of politics through the eyes of an actual politician rather than those of a fresh-faced outsider.
North Korea publicly confirmed for the first time Wednesday that Army Pvt. Travis King is in its territory. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the 23-year-old “illegally intruded” into North Korean territory when he sprinted across the guarded border between North and South Korea during a tour of the demilitarized zone in July....
Three Republican congressmen introduced a bill Tuesday to repeal the D.C. Home Rule Act, an effort that would remove the Washington, D.C., mayor and council, granting all governing authority in the District to Congress. The bill, which is not likely to pass, was introduced by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and cosponsored by Reps. Matt Rosendale...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reportedly investigating the handing over of transgender patients’ records by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to the Tennessee attorney general's office. VUMC confirmed in late June to The Hill that it handed over the records because it received requests about “transgender care” from the state...
The FBI agent tasked with leading investigations into Russian oligarchs pleaded guilty to laundering money on behalf of an oligarch in exchange for investigations on rivals, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Charles McGonigal, now a former special agent, was in charge of the New York FBI Counterintelligence Division and led investigations into Russian oligarchs to...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday it will send mortuary response teams to Maui to help identify the victims of the wildfires as the death toll approaches 100. Jonathan Greene, the deputy assistant secretary and director of the Office of Response within HHS’s Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, told reporters...