Former Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo said in a new interview that there was a “peaceful transition of power” on Jan. 6, 2021, despite the attack on the Capitol. “There was a bad day at the Capitol,” Pompeo told Sky News’ Beth Rigby in an interview released on Friday. “The security team...
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Friday afternoon that the “Chinese spy balloon” that has been drifting over the continental United States has been seen over northeast Kansas. Marshall tweeted that his staff is in contact with law enforcement officials about the balloon. “I condemn any attempts the Chinese make to spy on Americans,” he said....
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is accusing Republicans of fueling a frenzy over unfounded rumors that the Biden administration is getting ready to ban popular gas stoves because they don’t want to explain what spending cuts they want in exchange for raising the debt limit. “At first you have to laugh at the...
The chief operating officer of Southwest Airlines is scheduled to testify next week before the Senate Commerce, Transportation and Space Committee after the airline struggled with technical problems that caused it to delay and cancel thousands of flights in December. Southwest COO Andrew Watterson will appear on Thursday for the hearing titled “Strengthening Airline Operations...
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, blasted President Biden for a high-altitude balloon from China that is traveling over the continental United States not being shot down before it reached U.S. territory, speculating that it could have “bioweapons.” Comer told Fox News’ Harris Faulkner in an interview on Friday that...
The Biden administration will expand eligibility for an Inflation Reduction Act-enabled tax cut for electric vehicles, the Treasury Department announced Friday. The department has updated the classification standards used to determine eligibility, expanding the definition of an SUV. The $7,500 tax credit applies to SUVs costing up to $80,000, but there is no such benefit...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is slated to participate in a signing ceremony on Friday afternoon. Following the ceremony, Blinken will speak with reporters during a joint press availability with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin at the State Department. The event is scheduled to begin at 2:45 p.m. ET. Watch the vide above.
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China’s command economy has the capability to manipulate global reserve currencies and completely upend global trade through the dictates of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With over 20 percent of all global manufacturing supply chains, the CCP has a stranglehold on the West and our allies. If we are to maintain a robust economy and...
“My son is no safer today than he would have been 30 years ago,” the writer and political commentator Goldie Taylor told The Hill in a video interview this week. Taylor, like so many Black Americans, is grappling with the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police — and with what...
President Biden and Vice President Harris will travel to Philadelphia on Friday to highlight the progress made toward improving water infrastructure and replacing lead pipes in states across the country. Their remarks will also touch on their work implementing their administration’s economic agenda. The bipartisan infrastructure law allocates more than $50 billion to the Environmental...
Frighteningly, we are in an era that presents a perfect storm for lone wolf actors to mobilize for violence, regardless of the ideology.
The U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs in January, more than doubling Wall Street expectations and turning up its nose at prognosticators of an imminent recession. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent, the lowest level since 1969. Analysts were expecting it to move in the opposite direction, ticking up to 3.6 percent. The monthly jobs...
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A stronger-than-expected jobs report has put the wind at President Biden’s back ahead of his State of the Union address next week, and it could provide additional momentum as he prepares a reelection announcement in the coming weeks. Biden on Friday hailed new data from the Labor Department that showed the economy added 517,000 jobs...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a trip to Beijing after a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was detected in U.S. airspace, a senior State Department official said Friday. Officials said the U.S. noted that China had issued a statement of regret, but described the balloon's presence as a grievous violation that required a strong...
Last week, the U.S. announced that it will appeal all five of the “national security” disputes it lost at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The irony is thick. The WTO’s Appellate Body (AB) is defunct, thanks to the U.S. blocking the appointment of new jurists. Moreover, the Biden administration has already declared that it has...
New England is bracing for “generational” cold weather over the weekend as an intense Arctic front is expected to bring “bitter wind chills” to the region through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). “This is an epic, generational Arctic outbreak,” a branch of the NWS in Caribou, Maine, said, according to CNN. “The air...
Republicans have seized on the news that a Chinese surveillance balloon is flying over the northern U.S. to cast President Biden and the Defense Department as failing to protect national security. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) quickly called for a briefing for the Gang of Eight, the top members of Congress who receive classified intelligence from...
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) on Thursday said Congress needs to decouple the issues of immigration and border security to make any progress legislatively. Speaking on “What America's Thinking,” the moderate Democrat representing a swing district recognized the challenges of pursuing legislative solutions for polarizing issues. “My job is to try and pull something together and...
Americans’ confidence in the police has hit a new low in the wake of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by police in Memphis, Tenn., according to an ABC News-Washington Post poll released on Friday. Just 41 percent of respondents in the poll said that they are confident that U.S. police treat white and Black people equally,...
Beijing confirmed on Friday that a high-altitude balloon traveling over the northern U.S. is Chinese and said its entry into American airspace was unintentional. A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the balloon is a civilian airship used primarily for meteorological research. “Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering...
If Roseanne’s re-entry into the public eye is successful, it could be a turning point.
The U.S. added 517,000 jobs in January, according to the Labor Department’s jobs report released Friday, way ahead of the consensus forecast of 187,000 jobs gained. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4 percent, despite a wave of recent layoffs announced by major companies and concerns that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes would spark a...
