China is lashing out at the Biden administration’s approval of the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan using a program usually saved for sovereign nations. Beijing, which views Taipei as its own territory and has repeatedly threatened to bring it under its control using force, on Thursday claimed the U.S. transfer “severely violates the one-China principle.” “This...
President Biden informed Congress on Thursday of his intention to raise federal civilian workers’ pay by an average of 5.2 percent, taking a required step to advance the proposal outlined in his 2024 budget request earlier this year. In letters addressed to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Vice President Harris in her capacity as...
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) urged Visa and Mastercard on Wednesday to call off their plans to increase credit card swipe fees, arguing that the move would hurt small businesses and consumers. Swipe fees — or the fees that credit card companies charge retailers for credit card transactions —...
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) holds a wide lead over businessman Tim Sheehy in a hypothetical Montana Republican Senate primary match-up, according to a poll released Thursday. Rosendale has not announced a run against Sheehy, establishment Republicans’ candidate of choice for Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-Mont.) seat, but rumors about him launching a campaign have been swirling...
Tennessee Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who were briefly expelled from the state Legislature earlier this year after joining in protests against gun violence, were named to the Harper’s Bazaar Icons list for 2023 on Thursday. The magazine announced its list of 14 people “who are helping to shift narratives, open doors, and reshape...
Proud Boy Zachary Rehl was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after being convicted of leading an inflamed mob toward the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election results. Addressing the court Thursday, the former Philadelphia Proud Boys chapter president said he let politics consume...
Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), said Thursday the “noise” that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is too old to serve “will affect nothing.” Steele said in an interview on MSNBC, “It will not … run Mitch McConnell from his post, nor will it run [Sen.] Dianne Feinstein from hers or...
After the formal end of the COVID-19 public health emergency in May, attention in Congress has largely been focused on priorities other than the pandemic. Thankfully, many Americans have been able to return to their pre-pandemic daily routines. But for some, normality still feels a long way off. According to estimates, 1 in 20 Americans may...
A consultant's Greek-encoded email to a senior adviser for Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aimed to “conceal" information from discovery in public records queries, a lawsuit claims.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday claimed Joe Biden has 'done more' than anybody else to secure the southern border and deal with the immigration crisis.