Contributor: Why is the GOP resisting Chinese investment in the U.S.?
The United States and China are locked in a standoff with no resolution in sight. The U.S. wants to reshore manufacturing, and China wants to…
House GOP grinds ahead with Trump’s tax-cut bill
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pushing to vote on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package as soon as Wednesday, grinding out last-minute deal-making to shore up wavering GOP…
Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax-cut bill
WASHINGTON — President Trump implored House Republicans at the Capitol to drop their fights over his big tax-cut bill and get it done, using encouraging words but…
Rubio, at Senate hearing, defends Trump foreign policy
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, including on Ukraine and Russia, the Middle East and…
Trump administration agrees to pay nearly $5 million to settle suit over Ashli Babbitt shooting in Capitol
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has agreed to pay just under $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that Ashli Babbitt’s family filed over her shooting…
Contributor: Californians insist — immigrants deserve a path to citizenship
News and social media feeds inundate us with dramatic scenes of immigration policing. Viral videos of immigrant mothers picked up on sidewalks near their homes,…
Jake Tapper says the media didn’t cover up Biden’s decline
On the Shelf Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again By Jake Tapper and Alex ThompsonPenguin Press: 352…
Trump slams Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen for Kamala Harris gigs
President Trump is very much still hung up on the star power that boosted former Vice President Kamala Harris’ ultimately unsuccessful campaign. In a pair…
Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts
WASHINGTON — A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump advisor Elon Musk’s Department…
Trump administration officials say Secret Service probing Comey’s ’86 47′ social media post
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that…
Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship and judges who blocked it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked his plan to deny citizenship…
New U.S. ambassador, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrives in China
BEIJING — The new U.S. ambassador to China, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrived in Beijing on Thursday, just days after China and the U.S.…
L.A. council backs $30 minimum wage for tourism workers, despite industry warnings
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to approve a sweeping package of minimum wage increases for workers in the tourism industry, despite objections from…
California faces an additional $12-billion budget deficit, Newsom says
California is facing an additional $12-billion state budget shortfall next year, a deficit largely caused by overspending and that Gov. Gavin Newsom said was made…
Democratic congressman pushes articles of impeachment against Trump
WASHINGTON — A Democratic lawmaker is launching a renegade effort to impeach President Trump, pushing past party leaders on Wednesday with an attempt to force a procedural…
Newsom claims Trump’s tariffs will reduce California revenues by $16 billion
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office said Tuesday that President Trump’s tariff policies will reduce state revenues in California by $16 billion through next year. Despite personal…
Nodule found in former President Biden’s prostate during routine physical exam
WASHINGTON — A small nodule was found in the prostate of former President Biden during a routine physical exam, a spokesperson said Tuesday.A short statement said the…
International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani and her fiance, Alireza Doroudi, had just spent an evening celebrating the Persian new year at the University of Alabama when…
As tariffs stoke economic fear around the world, Puerto Rico sees opportunity
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As a trade war sparked by President Trump’s tariffs stokes worry and uncertainty in the global economy, Puerto Rico sees an opportunity.…
Trump administration fires top copyright official, days after ousting Librarian of Congress
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees…