A government contractor has been arrested on espionage charges for allegedly spying on the U.S. for a foreign government. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, is a naturalized citizen of Ethiopian descent and worked as an IT Help Desk technician for the State Department. He was charged with aiding a foreign government by conspiring to deliver and...
The Senate wrapped up work Thursday on three top military nominations as lawmakers look to work around the holds put in place by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on hundreds of promotions for officers. Senators confirmed Gen. Eric Smith to become the next commandant of the Marine Corps Thursday afternoon in a 96-0 vote. That followed...
President Biden’s reelection campaign called out former President Trump for rooting for a government shutdown, saying that he doesn’t care about the ramifications for families. Trump on Wednesday called on Republican lawmakers to use the looming government funding deadline as an opportunity to withhold funds from the Justice Department (DOJ). “Donald Trump is rooting for a government...
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) declined a request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to address Congress Thursday, saying there was not enough time. "Zelensky asked us for a joint session; we just didn't have time," McCarthy told reporters on Capitol Hill, according to videos of the exchange. The comments come as the House is struggling to...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who once championed the state's sanctuary status, told migrants to "go somewhere else," as she reconsiders right to shelter.
President Biden was criticized on social media Thursday after a pool reporter stated that he repeated the same story twice within the span of just a few minutes.