Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson scrapped a last-minute measure to avoid a government shutdown after facing opposition from fellow Republicans — including President-elect Donald Trump — who objected to billions of dollars in spending that had been added to the bill. Lawmakers are facing a Friday deadline to approve new spending. The measure released Tuesday
In the final days of his administration, President Biden has set a new climate goal for slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. However, it comes as his successor, President-elect Donald Trump, has signaled he is not interested in global climate negotiations. The U.S. formally submitted its new goal Thursday to the United Nations. It calls for
File: Former Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD), President Biden’s nominee to be the next Commissioner of Social Security, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on November 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Martin O’Malley has the kind of experience that would typically
Two weeks after President-elect Donald Trump’s November election victory, the Biden-Harris State Department issued an internal diplomatic cable that touted sweeping diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the agency, including dedicated “reflection rooms” and “all-gender restrooms” at American embassies abroad. The Nov. 19 cable, issued by outgoing secretary of state Antony Blinken and reviewed by
Leaders of the Chinese police station have helped Beijing organize counter protests against Falun Gong demonstrations, locate the regime’s targets. A New York man has admitted to acting as an illegal Chinese agent by operating a secret police station for Beijing in Manhattan. Chen Jinping, a 60-year-old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 in
Leaders of the Chinese police station have helped Beijing organize counterprotests against Falun Gong demonstrations and locate the regime’s targets. A New York City man has admitted to acting as an illegal Chinese agent by operating a secret police station for Beijing in Manhattan. Chen Jinping, a 60-year-old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18
As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his second administration, the influence of Silicon Valley is clearer than ever. There’s the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a time-limited commission on government waste and cost led by entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Like many others in the Trump camp in 2024, Musk got his start in