Vice President Harris on Friday flew to South Carolina to file paperwork to put herself and President Biden on the state’s 2024 primary ballot, a nod to both its importance in putting Biden in the White House and its newfound role as the first state on the Democratic primary calendar. “To be here today and...
In August, Japan released treated radioactive water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. China responded immediately with a blanket ban on all imports of Japanese seafood. The reverberations from this ban will likely be felt later this month, when the foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan, and China are expected to...
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized President Biden on Thursday for having "begged" to get a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Biden is set to meet with Xi on Nov. 15 in San Francisco for a meeting that the White House views as the most important and consequential bilateral meeting of Biden’s term. The two leaders...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced Friday that he released a 13-minute documentary titled “Gaveled Out” that shows the events leading to the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Gaetz filed the motion to oust McCarthy in early October, successfully booting the California Republican from his leadership position in a historic vote that shook the House....
A federal judge in Florida, for now, declined to delay the start of former President Trump's criminal case over his handling of classified documents, though she did push back several pretrial deadlines in the case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled Friday that she would dismiss the motion from Trump's legal team "without prejudice" against...
Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims that it discriminated against U.S. citizens and permanent residents in hiring for certain positions, the Justice Department announced Thursday. The tech giant allegedly engaged in “a pattern or practice of citizenship status discrimination” in recruiting for positions through the permanent labor certification (PERM) program, which...
The White House on Friday announced the expansion of health care coverage for the nation's veterans, creating a no-cost system for World War II veterans seeking care and accelerating enrollment for all veterans applying for benefits after exposure to toxins. Starting this month, all living World War II veterans can access health care services from...
Senate Republicans are demanding answers from the Justice Department amid revelations that the agency “engaged in a campaign of covert surveillance" of congressional staffers, calling the move “a true attack on our democracy."
Former Republican Arizona Sen. Martha McSally said she was sexually assaulted Wednesday while running along the Missouri River on the Iowa-Nebraska border.