House Oversight chair expands inquiry into Biden’s fitness while in office

A Republican congressman is broadening an investigation into the extent of former President Joe Biden’s physical and mental decline while in office, seeking testimony from some of Biden’s closest advisers, including his first chief of staff.  GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight committee, sent letters to five of the former

Trump budget bill would increase deficit by $2.4 trillion, CBO says

Could Trump relationship with Musk sour? Could Trump’s relationship with Musk sour after his budget bill criticism? 02:35 Washington — Republicans’ sweeping policy bill aimed at advancing President Trump’s second-term agenda would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to a new estimate prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.  The

China calls Rubio remarks about Tiananmen Square an “attack”

Beijing hit back Wednesday at Secretary of State Marco Rubio for saying the world will “never forget” the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, describing his remarks as an “attack” on China. Chinese troops and tanks forcibly cleared peaceful protesters from the square in the capital on June 4, 1989 after weeks-long demonstrations demanding greater

Millions of kids could lose the Child Tax Credit under GOP budget bill

A Republican-backed budget package includes a new restriction for the federal Child Tax Credit that could strip the benefit from millions of children who are U.S. citizens or legal residents, according to policy experts.  The proposed tax and spending legislation — which proponents have dubbed the “one big, beautiful bill” — includes a requirement that both

U.S. doubles tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50%

The United States doubled its steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% Wednesday, casting a pall on a gathering of OECD ministers as President Trump’s intensifying trade war weighs on the world economy. The boosted levies went into effect at midnight EDT. Mr. Trump’s sweeping tariffs on allies and adversaries alike — including ones on imported