Washington — The Senate kicked off what’s expected to be another lengthy vote series Wednesday afternoon as Congress works to deliver on President Trump’s request to rescind $9 billion in spending by Friday. The Senate narrowly advanced the request late Tuesday. Three Republicans opposed the package and Vice President JD Vance had to cast the
President Donald Trump greets Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa as he arrives outside the West Wing of the White House on July 16, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain at the White House on Wednesday for a bilateral meeting in
The Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP (Tuidang Center), a group to help Chinese people quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) globally, holds a forum on Capitol Hill at 4 p.m. ET on July 17 to discuss how to safeguard freedom and protect U.S. national security by countering the CCP’s transnational repression, ending the…
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington on April 8, 2025. Kevin Mohatt/File Photo/ Reuters U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the opening of an investigation into Brazil’s “unfair” trading practices on July 15. The commencement of the probe comes a week after President Donald Trump announced 50 percent tariffs on imports from the country. Original
Then-first lady Jill Biden and her senior adviser Anthony Bernal arrive at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Del., on June 7, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Anthony Bernal, who was chief of staff to former first lady Jill Biden, declined to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee on July 16 regarding former
Washington — The Senate will kick off what’s expected to be another lengthy vote series Wednesday afternoon as Congress works to deliver on President Trump’s request to rescind $9 billion in spending by Friday. The Senate narrowly advanced the request late Tuesday. Three Republicans opposed the package and Vice President JD Vance had to cast
Washington — President Trump on Tuesday asked a group of House Republicans if he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — and people in the room voiced approval. Several sources said Mr. Trump indicated he will do it. Mr. Trump on Wednesday confirmed to reporters in the Oval Office that he spoke to lawmakers