Mikie’s Millions: How Mikie Sherrill Got Rich Since Joining Congress
Key Points MORRISTOWN, NJ – Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s wealth has surged in recent years, with new financial disclosures showing the Democratic lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate now reporting a net worth of more…
Biden’s Army Chief Can’t Explain Why Race Should Be A Factor In Recruiting
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth could not explain in a hearing Tuesday why race should be a factor in recruiting when GOP Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana pointed out that race-based…
Thomas Massie Predicts Mike Johnson Would ‘Lose More Votes Than McCarthy’ On Motion To Vacate
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky predicted Tuesday that a motion to vacate targeting House Speaker Mike Johnson would succeed with a higher number of defections than one that toppled then-House Speaker…
‘What Were You Hiding?’: Josh Hawley Confronts Biden Energy Sec Over ‘False Testimony’ On Stock Trades
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Tuesday confronted Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm over previous testimony about her stock trades that was allegedly misleading. Granholm told Hawley in April 2023 that…
Mike Lee Leaves Biden’s Energy Sec Flummoxed With Simple Question About Climate Agenda
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm struggled to answer a basic question from Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee about the effects of the Biden administration’s massive climate agenda on Tuesday. The Biden administration has…
Pro-Israel Dem Challengers Rake In More Cash Than ‘Squad’ Members In First Fundraising Quarter Of 2024
Two pro-Israel Democratic challengers to left-wing “squad” members Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri raised more cash than the incumbents in 2024’s first quarter, according to the latest…
US Supreme Court leans toward Jan. 6 rioter in obstruction case, with Trump implications
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward an obstruction charge brought by the Justice Department against a Pennsylvania man in…
China sends fighter jets to shadow US Navy plane over Taiwan Strait
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s military said on Wednesday it sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission…
US House sends impeachment of Biden border official to Senate
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday delivered two articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden’s top border security official to the Democratic-majority Senate, which is…
Missiles, drones and warships the priority as Australia plans $32 billion defence boost
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will boost defence spending by A$50.3 billion ($32 billion) over the next decade and reshuffle its weapons programs to emphasise missiles, drones and warships as…
US and Asia allies push for new panel to monitor North Korea sanctions
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S., South Korea and Japan are pushing for a new multi-national panel of experts, possibly outside the U.N., to ensure sanctions enforcement against North Korea…
US to hit Iran with new sanctions in “coming days”, Yellen says
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that the U.S. intends to hit Iran with new sanctions in coming days over its unprecedented…
Israeli tanks push back into northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah, say residents
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli tanks pushed back into parts of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes conducted air strikes on Rafah, the…
US envoy says full UN membership won’t help Palestinians with statehood
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Wednesday she did not see a U.N. resolution recommending the Palestinian Authority become a full U.N. member helping lead…
Haiti names members of transitional council set to take power
By Harold Isaac and Sarah Morland PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti’s government on Tuesday named the members of a transitional council set to take power when Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down – inching…
Taiwan submarine project chief quits, ministry says plans to proceed
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s homegrown submarine programme will remain on track, the defence minister said on Wednesday, after the head of the programme resigned due to what he said were unfair attacks…
US defense chief speaks with Chinese counterpart, Pentagon says
By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China’s defense minister on Tuesday, the first engagement the two have had in more than a year as the two…
US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports
(Reuters) – The Biden administration is set to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern Alaska, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing two people with knowledge…
China, US should find ways for pragmatic military relations, Chinese defence minister says
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States should explore ways for a pragmatic and cooperative relationship between their militaries, and “gradually accumulate mutual trust”, the Chinese defence minister was cited as…
UN committee unable to agree on Palestinian bid for full membership
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -A United Nations Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full U.N. member “was unable to make a unanimous recommendation”…
Explainer-China, health system top issues as Solomon Islands holds national election
(Reuters) -The Solomon Islands holds a national election on Wednesday, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with China that prompted concern from the United States and South…
Judge temporarily blocks Ohio gender-affirming care ban
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – An Ohio judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Republican-backed state law banning gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender minors from taking effect later…
Trump’s criminal hush money trial has its first seven jurors
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) – The first seven jurors were selected on Tuesday to serve on Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial, as the selection process…
US Republican Kari Lake tells supporters: ‘Strap on a Glock’ as election nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, an ardent supporter of former president Donald Trump, urged supporters in Arizona to “strap on a Glock” pistol as they prepare for what…
Two US lawmakers raise concerns over Disney, Fox, Warner sports streaming venture
(Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro on Tuesday raised competition concerns over the sports streaming joint venture planned by Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery. The congressmen questioned…
U.S. court sides with transgender school athlete against West Virginia ban
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a transgender middle-school girl in West Virginia can compete in her school’s girls’ track and cross-country teams, blocking enforcement…
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