The Hudson River has long been a vital artery for trade, transportation, and tourism in the northeast. Indigenous people relied on the river and lived along its banks. Later in the 17th century, European explorers navigated the river and established settlements and trading posts along its shores. Over time, the Hudson grew to become a...
The Tennessee House of Representatives fell short on Thursday in its vote to expel a second Democratic representative over her participation in a protest against gun violence on the House floor last week. State lawmakers voted 65-30 to expel State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), failing to reach the required two-thirds majority in the Republican-controlled chamber....
As Beijing warned Thursday of “resolute measures” in response to Wednesday's meeting between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, a bipartisan group of lawmakers touched town in Taiwan promising to help harden the island against a potential Chinese invasion. Upon arriving in Taipei, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who is leading...
The Pentagon on Thursday released a 12-page report that offers the administration's examination of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in August 2021. The review comes as House Republicans have pledged to use their new majority to scrutinize the withdrawal, including the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate at the Kabul airport that killed 13...
A Democratic lawmaker in Tennessee claimed she survived a vote to expel her from the state legislature while her colleague didn't because she is White and he is Black.
Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Thursday named former prosecutor Carolyn Bosn to succeed state Sen. Suzanne Geist, who resigned to focus on her Lincoln mayoral bid.