Beijing announced the move on April 21 in response to Washington’s sanctioning six Chinese and Hong Kong officials last month. China is sanctioning several U.S. Congress members, other government officials, and heads of nongovernmental organizations for what the regime has called “egregious behavior on Hong Kong-related issues,” its foreign ministry said on April 20. The
Given Republicans’ narrow majority in the lower chamber, passing this package will be a herculean task for leadership. WASHINGTON—As Republicans barrel full steam ahead with President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” several divisions over components of the package linger. Earlier this month, both chambers approved a budget blueprint that resulted from weeks of negotiations between
Given Republicans’ narrow majority in the lower chamber, passing this package will be a herculean task for leadership. WASHINGTON—Republicans are barreling full steam ahead with a package to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda, what he has called his “big, beautiful bill.” Yet several divisions over components of the package linger. Earlier this month, both the
Cornell’s slippery Slope Day: At the end of each school year, thousands of Cornell undergraduates flock to Ho Plaza to enjoy a concert that has featured A-list headliners. This year’s featured entertainment, the singer Kehlani, isn’t bringing the fun. Pro-Israel students and parents are outraged over the selection of the R&B artist, who has called
The State Department said the illegal immigrant was given a bed and furniture of his own in the lower security detention facility in El Salvador. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant who was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, has been transferred from the country’s maximum-security prison to a detention facility, where he
Several bills to ban stock trading by members of Congress have been introduced previously, though none has ever received a final vote in either chamber. WASHINGTON—An issue in Congress is once again bringing together progressive House Democrats and Freedom Caucus-aligned House Republicans in support of new legislation. The issue? The trading of stocks by members
‘Something potentially very wrong is afoot,’ ethics watchdog says Raphael Warnock at the U.S. Capitol (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) When it comes to the lavish $1 million Atlanta home where Sen. Raphael Warnock has lived rent-free since 2023, the Georgia Democrat can’t expect to have his cake and eat it too, an ethics watchdog alleged in