‘Just absolutely remarkable report,’ Jake Tapper said after Clarissa Ward helped free a prisoner who killed and tortured actual civilians CNN hosts spent days praising their colleague Clarissa Ward for helping free a Syrian man from a notorious prison before learning the “civilian” was really a Bashar al-Assad lieutenant who tortured and killed actual civilians.
‘The [continuing resolution] is coming together. Bipartisan work is ongoing,’ the House speaker told reporters during a Dec. 17 press conference. WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that lawmakers are nearly done finalizing a plan to keep the government funded through March 2025. “The CR is coming together. Bipartisan work is ongoing. We’re almost there,”
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the departure of Chrystia Freeland from the Liberal cabinet will help Canada strike better deals. Trump commented on Freeland’s resignation from the role of deputy prime minister and finance minister on Dec. 16, saying in a Truth Social post the “Great State of Canada is stunned” after she resigned or
The Maryland Republican was initially elected to lead the caucus in September, succeeding Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), who lost his primary. WASHINGTON—Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) was reelected chairman of the influential conservative House Freedom Caucus on Dec. 16. “This coming year will be pivotal as we work to deliver on President [Donald] Trump’s agenda, continue
Instead, the Indiana Republican will spend her time assisting the Department of Government Efficiency to rein in federal bureaucracy, she said. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) announced on Dec. 16 that she will not join any committees and not participate in the House Republican caucus and instead will be helping a Trump initiative aimed at rooting
Homeland Security officials said the H-1B visa program needed modernizing. The Biden administration announced a rule change on who can apply for a H-1B work visa, a key U.S. visa program that employs foreign workers in specialty occupations generally requiring a college degree. A number of major U.S. technology companies use H-1B visas to find
Ben Wikler, a top candidate for DNC chairman, told the Jewish Insider a pro-Hamas activist should have been allowed to speak at the Democratic National Convention in August. Wikler said that “featuring a voice like” Palestinian Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman, who was championed by the anti-Israel “Uncommitted” movement and has a record of pro-Hamas