David Perdue, former senator and longtime Trump ally, passes key hurdle to Chinese ambassadorship
Former Sen. David Perdue, who has a history working in supply chains that deal with China, faced a cloture vote Monday.
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In First 100 Days, Trump Reorganizes the Chess Board Against China
President Donald Trump has adopted a hardline approach to China policy in the first three months of his second term, diverging from his predecessor’s and even his own first-term policies. Trump’s first term marked a significant shift from the decades-long U.S.–China policy, which had sought economic cooperation with Beijing in the hope of creating conditions
Trump’s surgeon general nominee faces scrutiny over credentials
President Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. surgeon general, the Fox News contributor and family medicine physician Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, has described herself as a double board-certified physician with a degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine — credentials the president touted in his announcement. But those claims about her certification and schooling appear
House Ed Committee Demands Interview With Northwestern President Over Campus Anti-Semitism
‘The Committee has not seen your commitments to discipline, enforcement, and security come to satisfactory fruition,’ Chairman Tim Walberg wrote Northwestern University president Michael Schill appears at a congressional hearing (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images) The House Committee on Education and Workforce is turning up the heat on Northwestern University president Michael Schill, demanding he sit
Former federal D.C. prosecutors sign memo opposing Martin as D.C. U.S. attorney
Nearly 100 former employees and prosecutors for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., have signed a memo opposing President Trump’s nominee to lead the office. The memo is the latest effort by critics of acting D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to stop his Senate confirmation for the permanent role, which is among the
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: CNN’s Brian Stelter Spotted Shoeless and Disheveled on Amtrak Train Leaving DC After ‘Nerd Prom’
Amtrak’s rules are clear: ‘Passengers are required to wear shoes at all times’ CNN’s top media blogger, Brian Stelter, waddled shoeless on an Amtrak train leaving Washington, D.C., on Sunday after a weekend of heavy partying to celebrate the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, aka “nerd prom,” the Washington Free Beacon has learned. A series
House Panels to Hold Markups That Unveil Details of GOP Bill to Advance Trump’s Agenda
Four committees are permitted to increase spending, while all others must suggest deep cuts in their areas of jurisdiction. WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives, after returning from its spring recess, is set to begin drafting bills that will authorize funds for President Donald Trump’s policy objectives. The “markups”—long sessions in which bills are considered, amended,