The House of Representatives voted Thursday to find former adviser to President Trump Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was called to appear before the committee last week but failed to appear. …
Read More »COVID and economy take center stage in New Jersey governor’s race
COVID-19 New Jersey’s gubernatorial race is shaping up as a key test of how voters will judge Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of his fellow Democratic and Republican colleagues will face similar tests in 2022. Murphy saw his approval skyrocket early in the pandemic, and …
Read More »Todd Akin, whose “legitimate rape” comment is widely blamed for his losing a U.S. Senate race, has died at 74
Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, a conservative Missouri Republican whose comment that women’s bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” sunk his bid for the U.S. Senate and became a cautionary tale for other GOP candidates, died late Sunday. He was 74. Akin had cancer …
Read More »Biden meets with U.N. Secretary
President Biden is meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in New York Tuesday evening, after Guterres urged the U.S. and China to repair their relationship. Guterres said earlier that the focus of the summit would be the U.S.’ “cold war” with China. Mr. Biden has been critical of China’s …
Read More »“No indication” Moscow has cracked down on criminal ransomware groups, top U.S. official says
There has been “no indication” the Russian government has tried to rein in criminal ransomware groups known to be operating from its soil, a top FBI official said Tuesday, despite the repeated insistence in recent months by the U.S. government that it should do so. “Based on what we’ve seen, …
Read More »Millions of households are behind on rent as federal aid trickles out
Millions of Americans behind on rent are still not getting the assistance they need fast enough, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. Another $1.68 billion in federal rental assistance went out in July, only a small fraction of the funds made available by Congress. Just $5.1 billion of the first $25 …
Read More »U.S. intensifies efforts to address “Havana Syndrome,” but answers remain elusive
Washington — The U.S. government is intensifying its efforts to address the effects of “Havana Syndrome” as reported cases proliferate and worries mount that its cause remains poorly understood and unidentified publicly, current and former U.S. officials say. The steady drumbeat of incidents — dozens of which have been reported …
Read More »Schumer says Senate will act on bipartisan infrastructure bill next week
Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday to finalize their infrastructure proposal, saying that the Senate will begin procedural votes for the bill next week. Schumer announced that he will file cloture on a bill that will serve as a “vehicle” for …
Read More »Biden signs executive order cracking down on anticompetitive economic practices
President Biden signed an executive order on Friday cracking down on what the White House says are anticompetitive practices among technology companies, labor and several other economic sectors. “The heart of American capitalism is a simple idea: open and fair competition,” Mr. Biden said in remarks on Friday afternoon. “Capitalism …
Read More »Alec Baldwin: “Overthrow” government
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Actor Alec Baldwin followed up his latest parody portrayal of President Trump with a serious call Sunday night for voters to use the Nov. 6 midterm elections to peacefully “overthrow” the government. After reprising his role as the president on “Saturday Night Live,” Baldwin flew to New …
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