House Lawmakers Introduce 3 Bills Targeting China’s Role in US Fentanyl Crisis

‘China has profited from the destruction of American lives,’ said Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.). WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced three bills to tackle China’s export of fentanyl precursors that are fueling American overdose deaths, an issue that President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to address after taking office. The House Select Committee on

Dow Jones Seeks to End 9-Day Skid Ahead of Key Fed Meeting

‘We will know if we ate all the Christmas cookies before Christmas Eve,’ said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is seeking to end its nine-day skid, the longest losing streak in more than 40 years, as investors await a key Federal Reserve policy meeting. The blue-chip average

Trump’s Border Czar Anticipates ‘Collateral Arrests’ in Mass Deportation Plan

‘We’re starting across the country on the same day’ that Trump is sworn in, Homan said. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar said that the forthcoming administration’s deportation efforts will lead to “collateral arrests.” Tom Homan, former acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said in a new interview that illegal immigrants

LIVE NOW: Senate Budget Committee Hearing: ‘The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis Is Here–And Getting Worse’

The Senate Committee on the Budget holds a full committee hearing titled “Next to Fall: The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis is Here—And Getting Worse” at 10:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 18. Witnesses: Benjamin Keys, professor of real estate and finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Ernest Shaghalian Jr., … Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning

Senate Budget Committee Hearing: ‘The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis Is Here–And Getting Worse’

The Senate Committee on the Budget holds a full committee hearing titled “Next to Fall: The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis is Here—And Getting Worse” at 10:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 18. Witnesses: Benjamin Keys, professor of real estate and finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Ernest Shaghalian Jr., … Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning

Trump Names Art Collector Nicole McGraw as US Ambassador to Croatia

President-elect Donald Trump said Nicole is a ‘philanthropist, businesswoman, and world renowned art collector.’ President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 17 that he has nominated Florida-based art collector Nicole McGraw to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Croatia. “Nicole is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and World renowned art collector,” Trump wrote in a statement posted

Trump Taps Former Senate Candidate Herschel Walker for Ambassador to the Bahamas

Trump said Walker has ’spent decades serving as an ambassador to our nation’s youth.’ President-elect Donald Trump said on Dec. 17 that he has nominated former NFL player and Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. In a statement on Truth Social, the incoming president said he believes