James McIntyre has been charged with assaulting the Republican congresswoman. WASHINGTON—Police have released their report detailing the incident in which a man allegedly assaulted Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) at the Capitol on Dec. 10. The suspect, who is from Illinois, has been charged with a count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees.
If Xi Jinping were to attend Trump’s inauguration in January, it would be unprecedented. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has extended an invitation to China’s Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration ceremony in Washington next month, a spokesperson of his transition team confirmed on Dec. 12. When asked about the invitation to the head of the
‘It’s a last resort,’ Doug Ford says. ‘I don’t think President-elect Trump wants that to happen.’ The head of Canada’s most populous province on Wednesday warned that he could cut off energy supplies to several northern U.S. states should President-elect Donald Trump go through with his plan to implement a 25 percent tariff over border
The new rule announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is estimated to eliminate $5 billion of such fees annually. Banks will be severely restricted in charging overdraft fees starting October next year, owing to a new ruling announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday. The CFPB said the rule closed what
President Joe Biden on Dec. 12 commuted the sentences of about 1,500 people convicted of crimes and pardoned 39 people. This follows his pardoning of his son, Hunter Biden, earlier this month. The number of people to whom Biden granted clemency was “the most ever in a single day,” according to a White House statement.
The House version of the bill passed in November, with strong bipartisan support. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) said on Dec. 11 that he will bring the Social Security Fairness Act before the Senate for a vote. The bill removes rules that reduce Social Security benefits in certain cases, such as those receiving pensions
The bill allows for the addition of dozens of judgeships over a decade. Biden has pledged to veto the legislation. The Republican-led House of Representatives approved a bill on Dec. 12 to expand the number of seats in the federal judiciary. The bill, known as the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of