Joe Biden
‘Stop smearing’ China: Chinese defense minister accuses U.S. of creating ‘conflict and confrontation’
An F-16V jet fighter taxies on the runway in January for an emergency takeoff as part of a Taiwanese military drill in Chiayi, Taiwan, as China increased overflights by PLA fighter jets over the self-governed island in 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — China’s defense minister accused the U.S. of “smearing” Beijing […]
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Jan. 6 probe’s first hearing accused Trump of fueling election conspiracy. Here’s what’s coming next
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th hearing listen to a video of President Donald Trump in the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday, June 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images In its first public hearing, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol […]
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Watch live: Biden speaks about the highest inflation since 1981
[The stream is slated to start at 1:45 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is set to speak about the latest inflation report, which showed that prices in the U.S. rose at their fastest annual pace since the early 1980s. Government […]
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Peter Thiel bitcoin fellow Erik Finman tries to sway 2022 midterms with up to $20 million for GOP campaigns
Erik Finman, who became a bitcoin millionaire by the time he was 18, is spending up to $20 million on Republican candidates running for Congress in the 2022 midterm elections. Finman, 23, said he wants to donate $10 million toward GOP candidates and political action committees, including Saving Arizona, a super PAC backing Trump-endorsed Arizona […]
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Inflation rose 8.6% in May, highest since 1981
Inflation accelerated further in May, with prices rising 8.6% from a year ago for the fastest increase since December 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The consumer price index, a wide-ranging measure of goods and services prices, increased even more than the 8.3% Dow Jones estimate. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called […]
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Fired Fox News editor Chris Stirewalt says he will testify before Jan. 6 riot committee
Former U.S President Donald Trump is seen on video during the hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A former Fox News political editor who was fired by the cable network […]
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Watch live: Jan. 6 committee to release new findings about Trump’s role in Capitol riot
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is set to begin laying out its initial findings in the first in a series of public hearings beginning Thursday night. The hearing will feature new information that the committee says will show former President Donald Trump “at the center” of a coordinated effort to reverse President Joe […]
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Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee to reveal new details showing Trump ‘at the center’ of effort to overturn Biden win
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is set to begin the first in a series of public hearings Thursday night, releasing new information it says shows former President Donald Trump “at the center” of a coordinated effort to reverse President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. The new details will show how […]
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House passes sweeping gun bill to raise assault rifle purchase age to 21; plan faces long odds in the Senate
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at a rally with gun violence prevention organizations, gun violence survivors and hundreds of gun safety supporters demanding gun legislation, ouside the United States Capitol in Washington, June 8, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping gun bill that would raise the […]
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