The first thing apparent about Ruslan Stefanchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Parliament, is his imposing size. Dressed in all-black, military-style fatigues, Stefanchuk was a towering figure this week standing next to American officials and lawmakers who barely reached his shoulders. In his first trip to Washington this past week, Stefanchuk held meetings with the...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) got into a heated exchange over border policy with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) Thursday night. The spat comes as House Republicans have recently made demands to link aid to Ukraine to changes to border policy. “Why won't Republicans simply come to the table with an actual plan to negotiate on the...
Presented by Wells Fargo — The U.S. added nearly 200K jobs last month as the unemployment rate dropped slightly. {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story US adds nearly 200K jobs as labor market plows ahead The U.S. economy gained 199,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent,...
Seventy-four House members signed a letter to the governing boards of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Pennsylvania, calling on them to remove the president of each institution.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., criticized Harvard University President Claudine Gay on X after the Ivy League leader apologized for remarks made on antisemitism during Tuesday's congressional hearing.