TikTok’s CEO endured a half-day of non-stop hammering from Republicans and Democrats on Thursday, and the Washington consensus was pretty clear: as one Congressional reporter put it, “an abject disaster… Read More »Congress is kinda lame, TikTok-verse decides
By Nathan Layne LACONIA, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Longtime Donald Trump supporter Doug Lambert agrees with the former president that the potential criminal charges he faces in New York are… Read More »No bump for Trump in New Hampshire as possible criminal charges loom
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has a loaded schedule for his first trip to Canada as president: a gathering at the prime minister’s residence, a gala and plenty of opportunities… Read More »In first trip to Canada as president, Biden to talk Ukraine, immigration and Haiti
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will press forward Friday with a midterm campaign promise by voting on legislation to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools,… Read More »GOP sets vote on parents' rights in clash over schools
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – An attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump voluntarily testified before a Washington, D.C., federal grand jury in December 2022 on efforts to find any… Read More »Trump lawyer testified to grand jury in December in classified documents probe
The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Congress to repeal a provision in federal law that has prevented the agency from rapidly warning the public about dangerous and… Read More »Federal officials want to repeal a law that delayed warnings about dangerous products
WASHINGTON – The clock is ticking for House Republicans to present a rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s budget proposal with one of their own. With a scheduled two-week recess next month, Congress… Read More »Where is the GOP budget proposal? House Republicans face time crunch with looming deadline
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump argued in a federal appeals court filing Thursday he deserves immunity from three civil lawsuits that seek to blame him for the Capitol attack on… Read More »Donald Trump argues he deserves immunity from 3 lawsuits over Jan. 6 Capitol attack
NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for a one-time supporter of former President Donald Trump who has been caught up in a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory demanded Thursday that Fox… Read More »Lawyer demands Fox apologize for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
WASHINGTON — House Republicans failed to override President Joe Biden’s first veto that blocked a GOP-backed bill overturning a Labor Department rule on investing strategies for retirement savings. It was a longshot from the… Read More »House Republicans fail to override Biden's first veto on retirement plan investing rule
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Florida’s move to expand its prohibition on teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom comes as Republican lawmakers in other states are pursuing… Read More »Other states are copying Florida's "Don't Say Gay" efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a Nov. 2022 Fox News interview in… Read More »Senate Ethics admonishes Graham for campaign solicitations
The CEO of social media giant TikTok came in for a bipartisan bashing during a congressional hearing Thursday, as both Republicans and Democrats denounced the company as an arm of… Read More »Republicans and Democrats team up to grill TikTok CEO
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at his office in New York City on Thursday. (Amanda Perobelli/Reuters) New York prosecutors appear poised to indict former President Donald Trump as they… Read More »Trump hush money case: Legal experts break down our FAQs
“How’s the knee?” one bowler asked another across the lanes. Their conversation in a Super Bowl ad focused on a Biden administration proposal that one bowler warned another would “cut… Read More »Medicare Tries to Combat Fraud. Now Insurers Are Fighting Back.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A first-in-the-nation bill to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes at the pump breezed through the California Senate on Thursday at the urging of… Read More »California may punish oil companies for high gas prices
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature voted Thursday to advance a contentious bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors, despite threats from some lawmakers that they would filibuster… Read More »Nebraska trans health bill advances, despite filibuster vow
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday said Donald Trump will get an anonymous jury in rape accuser E. Jean Carroll’s upcoming defamation trial, citing… Read More »Trump to face anonymous jury in high-profile New York defamation trial
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is testifying before Congress in defense of the popular social media app as momentum grows on Capitol Hill to outright ban the app over national… Read More »TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before Congress as it floats a ban: Live updates
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman’s office said Thursday that he is expected to return soon to the chamber, although Democratic leaders are giving no timeline five weeks… Read More »Fetterman expected back 'soon,' but no certain timeline yet
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., joined by supporters of the popular app, holds a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday to defend TikTok. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) WASHINGTON — Flanked by… Read More »Rep. Jamaal Bowman launches defense of TikTok as calls to ban app grow
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in Doral, Fla., March 1, 2023. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times) When Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida made headlines recently by undercutting… Read More »The DeSantis Foreign Policy: Hard Power, but With a High Bar
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is moving closer to a presidential bid in 2024, scheduling his latest swing through early-voting states before returning home to give donors a… Read More »Sen. Tim Scott, a possible GOP presidential candidate, is set to give 2024 ‘political update’ to donors
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok’s chief executive faced tough questions on Thursday from lawmakers who are convinced the Chinese-owned short video app should be barred for being a potential… Read More »TikTok CEO to face tough questions amid calls for U.S. ban
Ever since Senator Kyrsten Sinema became an independent in December, her Democratic colleagues have been restrained about the shift, careful not to alienate the Arizona lawmaker when they only have… Read More »Sinema Trashes Dems: ‘Old Dudes Eating Jell-O’
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. congressional committee on China will hold its second hearing on Thursday, seeking to highlight what Washington says is an ongoing genocide… Read More »U.S. House panel on China to highlight abuse of Uyghurs in second hearing
WASHINGTON — Congress is making no progress on how to avert a debt ceiling crisis, and the recent collapses of some banks are deepening the stalemate. President Joe Biden and… Read More »Bank failures deepen debt ceiling stalemate on Capitol Hill as the clock ticks
AUSTIN, Texas — Glennda Hardin awoke before sunrise and drove an hour from Temple to the state Capitol, her prepared speech folded neatly in her handbag. Hardin, a 73-year-old retired… Read More »GOP lawmakers aim to reshape education with Texas Parental Bill of Rights
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith’s office presented sufficient evidence to establish that former President Donald Trump committed a crime through his attorneys, a U.S. district judge ruled Friday night,… Read More »Judge approves ‘crime fraud exception’ in special counsel probe of Trump classified documents
Former President Donald Trump doesn’t want to be indicted, but he believes Republicans will rally around him if a grand jury in New York City charges him in the case… Read More »‘War room’ mentality pervades Mar-a-Lago with possible Trump indictment looming