Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke briefly with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday during the Group of 20 (G-20) conference about the war in Ukraine and the New START nuclear treaty. U.S. officials said Blinken and Lavrov spoke for about 10 minutes during the G-20 conference in New Delhi, marking the first time in...
The Center for Strategic and International Studies released an alarming report indicating the United States is not ready to fight China in Taiwan. According to the report, in the first week alone, the “U.S. would likely run out of some munitions — such as long-range precision guided munitions.” Now, as the war in Ukraine enters a second...
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People are being told they need to provide their Social Security numbers to online platforms and cash transfer app companies for the sales of things like clothes and concert tickets over $600, even though the IRS says they don’t need to. The prompts from companies like Ebay and Ticketmaster are the result of a change...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he intends to make policy that will give President Biden a “backbone” and “empower” him to tackle the emerging China threat.
A Pennsylvania lobbyist accused state Rep. Mike Zabel of sexually harassing her four years ago. She went public with his name hours after a workplace protections expansion was passed.
Former Vice President Mike Pence disagrees with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley regarding competency tests for politicians over the age of 75.
The Ohio House passed a $12.6 billion state transportation budget in response to a train derailment in East Palestine. The proposal would fund bridges, pavement, and highway projects.