Taiwan’s President Heads to the U.S., Bracing for China’s Retaliation
President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to meet Speaker Kevin McCarthy next week, risking a show of force from Beijing, which opposes any such exchanges.
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Biden says gun violence is ‘ripping our communities apart’ after Nashville school shooting – live
President repeats call for Congress to pass assault weapons ban after three children and three adults killed at elementary schoolSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailSteven van Zandt, the musician and actor who starred as Silvio …
Republicans accused by New York DA of meddling in Trump hush-money case
Alvin Bragg writes to committee chairs seeking his testimony saying there is ‘no legitimate basis for congressional inquiry’The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, on Thursday accused Republicans in the US Congress of interfering in his investiga…
TikTok hearing: CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before US Congress amid looming ban – as it happened
App’s future in doubt as Biden administration threatens to ban it entirely in the countryTikTok’s CEO eluded the spotlight. Now, he can’t avoid itSix urgent questions Shou Zi Chew needs to answerRepresentative Diana DeGette is bringing up the WSJ repor…
Rubio rejects DeSantis opposition to Ukraine aid as Republican split grows – as it happened
Florida senator disagrees with governor over characterization of Russia’s invasion as ‘territorial dispute’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailFlorida isn’t the only place seeing conservative infighting today.James Comer, the Re…
Sensitive personal data of US House and Senate members hacked, offered for sale
Breach in the systems of DC Health Link, a health insurance company, led to 170,000 records being compromisedMembers of the House and Senate were informed Wednesday that hackers may have gained access to their sensitive personal data in a breach of a W…
Lawmaker who gave tours of Capitol will lead inquiry of January 6 panel
Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk denied giving tours related to the January 6 riots until video was releasedBarry Loudermilk, the Republican representative from Georgia who has been accused of giving tours of the Capitol building days before the Jan…
G.O.P. Inquiry on Afghan Withdrawal Opens With Searing Witness Accounts
The first House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan featured emotional and graphic testimony from two American service members who lived through it.
Veterans give searing testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan at hearing
Witnesses described the chaos and panic of the 2021 US departure during the Republican inquiry, which had people in tears at times Military members and veterans of the Afghanistan war offered harrowing eyewitness testimony of the chaotic and deadly wit…
White House calls Tucker Carlson ‘shameful’ for misrepresenting January 6 footage – as it happened
Press secretary criticizes Fox News host for depicting security footage as what he described as ‘peaceful chaos’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailHouse Republicans convened their first hearing on what the committee chairman ca…