The White House on Friday touted a Republican-backed tax bill as delivering “PERMANENT tax cuts and bigger paychecks.” Yet experts say the legislation would disproportionately benefit the highest income earners, while offering far more modest gains to Americans lower down the ladder. If the bill is passed, households with more than $1 million in annual
A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her family says a hospital told them was required under the state’s strict anti-abortion law. With her due date still more than
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes it’s his destiny to recreate the Russian empire and won’t back down in Ukraine, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” Gates said Putin’s aims can be unclear, even in one-on-one meetings. “I’m not sure even in a face to face
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on May 15 raised concerns that the United States’ new chip deals in the Middle East may allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its military to gain access to the very technology the United States has tried to restrict. President Donald Trump announced several multibillion-dollar deals during his
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told business leaders from G7 countries there should be no question about whether his country is open for business. Hoesktra made the comments during his first official address since arriving to his diplomatic post in Ottawa, during the Business 7 (B7) Summit on May 16 in the Canadian capital.
Washington — Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said the U.S. government halted cyber operations against Russia for one day in February as President Trump was trying to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, confirming CBS News reporting at the time and undercutting statements of denial from the Defense Department. “I actually dug into
New Jersey Transit engineers are walking off the job. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the union is walking away from a fair deal. The House Budget Committee voted down Congress’s bill to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda and threatened to derail the Republican leadership’s Memorial Day deadline. The first direct peace tal… Original News