Republican senators want budget cuts in exchange for lifting the nation's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, but they say the onus is on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to use his leverage to pass a budget with GOP priorities and negotiate a deal with Democrats to avoid a U.S. default on its debt.
Homeland Security said Wednesday that illegal border crossings of key nationalities have plummeted after the department began a new program that converts would-be illegal immigrants into legal arrivals.
Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) made a pilgrimage to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with senators as he continues to weigh whether to take the plunge into the Indiana Senate race and resume a role in political life he has largely eschewed in recent years. Daniels, the former two-term governor who recently wrapped...
The National Archives may ask living former presidents and vice presidents to search personal records to make sure there are no classified materials in their possession, according to the Washington Post. The National Archives is weighing the move, which was reported to the Post by two people familiar with the discussions who spoke on the...
Former Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) of leaking classified information from his former seat on the House Intelligence Committee, from which Schiff has been blocked by new Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “Adam Schiff lied to the American people, and during my time as CIA...
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday to designate Russian mercenary company Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act, sponsored by nine members of the lower chamber, would require the State Department to designate the Wagner Group an FTO within 90 days of becoming...
Meta released its long-awaited announcement Wednesday, saying it will in fact let former President Trump back onto Facebook after his two-year ban. Meanwhile, Republicans introduced a proposal to ban TikTok nationwide following a successful push to ban the Chinese-owned app on government devices. This is Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to know about...
South Africa and the United States will collaborate to track and cut off the financial flows that connect organized crime to wildlife trafficking, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday. "To help save wildlife populations from further approaching and disrupt the associated illicit trade, we must 'follow the money' in the same way we do other serious crimes,”...
President Biden undoes a Trump-era rollback of protections for the Tongass National Forest. Meanwhile, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduces a bill to eliminate a delay on restrictions on EV tax credits in the IRA, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) hits another snag in his plans to remove the state from a carbon-trading partnership. This...