Appeals Court Upholds Order for Meadows’ January 6 Testimony
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld an order compelling former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and other former White House officials to testify before the grand jury investigating the deadly January 6, 2021 insurrection. In siding with the Department of Justice, the sealed order denies an emergency motion from former members of […]
White House Offers $450 Million for Clean Energy Projects at Coal Mines
The Biden Administration on Tuesday made $450 million available for clean energy projects at the site of current or former coal mines. Up to five brand new projects, at least two of which will be solar farms, will be funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Biden signed in 2021. The aim of the new […]
Finland Officially Joins NATO as 31st Member
Finland officially gave up more than 100 years of military neutrality to become a member of NATO on Tuesday. Finland signed on as the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is the largest military alliance in the world. The Nordic nation, which shares a border with Russia, had applied to join NATO […]
Tennessee House Moves to Expel 3 Lawmakers After Calls for Gun Reform
The Republican-led Tennessee House voted Monday to expel three Democratic lawmakers accused of breaking House rules while calling for gun reform Thursday. The vote passed along party lines 72-33 against Democratic state Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) called the lawmakers’ floor protest on Thursday an “insurrection.” On […]
Former President Trump to be Arraigned on Criminal Charges
Former President Trump arrived in New York City Monday afternoon to face arraignment Tuesday afternoon on criminal charges related to a hush money payment during the 2016 campaign season. Trump arrived back in his hometown from Florida amid ramped up security. Mayor Eric Adams (D) warned potential “rabble-rousers” to behave, and called out Rep. Marjorie […]
Blinken Spoke with Russian Counterpart about Arrested U.S. Journalist
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that he had spoken with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about arrested U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich. On Thursday Russia’s FSB security services said Gershkovich, who reports for the Wall Street Journal, “was collecting classified information about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military industrial […]
McCarthy Confirms Meeting with Taiwan’s President Wednesday
The office of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) confirmed Monday that he will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen this week. “On Wednesday, April 5th, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be hosting a bipartisan meeting with the President of Taiwan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library,” McCarthy’s office said in a statement. Last week, China threatened […]
Finland to Join NATO on Tuesday
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Finland would join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday. Finland would become the 31st member of NATO, which is the largest military alliance in the world. Despite having asserted military neutrality for more than 100 years, Finland applied to join NATO last spring in response to Russia’s […]
Report: Chinese Spy Balloon Gathered Intel on U.S. Military Sites
A Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S. in February gathered intelligence from several sensitive U.S. military sites, NBC News reported Monday. That intel was gathered in spite of efforts by the Biden Administration to block it from doing so, sources told NBC. Before the Pentagon shot it down off in waters off the […]
Biden to Tout Clean Energy Plan in Minnesota
President Biden on Monday took off for suburban Minneapolis as part of his effort to highlight his clean energy and economic agenda. During an afternoon speech in Fridley, Minnesota, the White House said Biden would discuss “how his economic agenda has led to the strongest job growth in history, over $435 billion in major private sector investments […]
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