Rep. John Larson paused for around 15 seconds during a speech. A congressman said on Feb. 11 that he froze on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives because he suffered a seizure. “After a round of tests, it was determined that the cause of the brief pause in my speech was a complex
Washington — Marc Fogel, an American schoolteacher who had been held in Russia since 2021, arrived back on U.S. soil late Tuesday night after the White House announced earlier in the day it had negotiated his release. The White House released a photo of a jubilant Fogel disembarking a plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. James Baehr, of Louisiana, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. Kirsten Baesler, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Lawmaker decries Chinese lobbying power and says the Chinese Communist Party poses a threat to American way of life. WASHINGTON—The leading congressman of a House panel on China says he will bring back a bill to control U.S. investment in China, adding that he has faith most Americans will “do the right thing” upon realizing
New York — PBS says it is shutting down its office of diversity, equity and inclusion to comply with President Trump’s executive order and firing the two executives brought on when the effort was begun in 2021. The move, eliminating the jobs held by Cecilia Loving and her associate Gina Leow, comes as public television and
Sparks are expected to fly at Congress’ first Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee meeting Wednesday, a House Democrat says.
Beijing — Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier. Stunned, Zhang