The Committee on House Administration blocked further distribution of the newspaper after lawmakers raised concerns, the committee said. Beijing-controlled newspaper China Daily will no longer be distributed on Capitol Hill, chairmen of two House committees said on Tuesday. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), chairman of the Committee on House Administration, and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman
House spending bill to avert shutdown faces hurdles in Senate – CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Mike Johnson was able to squeeze a short-term government funding bill through a vote by a slimmest of margins. Attention now turns to the senators across the hall with a government shutdown deadline looming. Nikole Killion has
The president is confident that his actions will result in future prosperity for the nation. President Donald Trump on March 11 rejected the notion that a recession could be on the horizon. “I don’t see it at all,” Trump said outside the South Portico of the White House flanked by new Tesla vehicles and special government
Several anti-Israel agitators were arrested in New York on Tuesday after clashing with police during a protest against the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student activist and foreign national whom the Trump administration moved to deport over his pro-Hamas campus organizing. It was part of a nationwide student and faculty walkout at several
Trump said he is not concerned by Iran, Russia, and China’s Maritime Security Belt-2025 ‘because the U.S. army is stronger than all of them.’ President Donald Trump on March 9 dismissed concerns over Russia, Iran, and China’s “Maritime Security Belt-2025” naval drills in the Gulf of Oman. When pressed about why he was not concerned
Ukraine open to 30-day ceasefire with Russia as U.S. lifts aid freeze – CBS News Watch CBS News After talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the U.S. and Ukraine said Kyiv would accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, with Washington pledging to immediately lift a freeze on intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine. Holly
Both the bill and resolution now head to the Senate. The House passed a bill on March 11 to extend the statute of limitations when it comes to prosecuting unemployment fraud stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote tally was 295–127. Eighty-three Democrats joined all 212 Republicans in voting for the measure. The bill, introduced