Before leaving office, U.S. President Biden on Jan. 15 extended the “Deferred Enforcement Departure Program” (DED) for some Hong Kong residents in the United States for two more years, allowing them to remain in the country after their visas expire. Biden said the extension was in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) continued erosion
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has called for passing the GOP’s agenda through one big reconciliation bill as President-elect Donald Trump prefers. WASHINGTON—The House Freedom Caucus has called for a two-step approach to pass President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda through reconciliation, setting up a possible fight with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Johnson has called for
‘No child should be denied medical care simply because they are ‘unwanted,’’ Sen. John Lankford (R-Okla.) said. Republican lawmakers are reviving efforts to establish federal standards of care for babies born alive after failed abortions. For years, Republicans have tried to pass legislation requiring medical professionals to provide equal care to abortion survivors as that
LA GUINERA, Cuba—Cuba on Wednesday began releasing prisoners jailed following anti-government protests in 2021, making good on a deal agreed with the Biden administration this week. Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday removed Cuba from a blacklist of nations that sponsor terrorism and rolled back a raft of sanctions implemented by Donald Trump during
The norms, he said, include guaranteeing the independence of the DOJ’s investigations and prosecutions from both the White House and Congress. Attorney General Merrick Garland advised his colleagues to “follow our norms” and pursue justice, not politics, in his final address at the Department of Justice on Jan. 16. “Our norms are a promise to
‘CNN is so arrogant, they are so used to getting whatever they want,’ plaintiff’s attorney says A clip of Jake Tapper plays during CNN’s defamation trial in Panama City, Fla. (Free Beacon) PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Jurors in the $1 billion defamation suit against CNN ended deliberations Thursday evening without handing down a decision. They will resume
President Biden on Thursday thanked U.S. service members and defended his military policies during his commander in chief farewell address.