Bill Gates è comparso a Capitol Hill per un'audizione a porte chiuse riguardante Jeffrey Epstein, esprimendo la speranza che la sua testimonianza aiuti la commissione a rendere giustizia alle vittime.
A small but significant number of Republican lawmakers are voting against Donald Trump's priorities, showing rare signs of independent thought. Recent actions include a House vote to limit war powers against Iran and Senate efforts to block a controversial fund, highlighting growing unease about executive power.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on department priorities amid questions about Trump's IRS audit immunity. Ex-adviser John Bolton agrees to plead guilty to retaining classified info. American Airlines suspends summer routes due to fuel costs. Supreme Court sides with Trump admin on telecom regulation.
Sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. was shot and killed in Seattle's CHOP protest zone in the summer of 2020, less than a week after traveling to join the racial justice movement. The case remains unsolved.
Un ex partecipante all'assalto al Campidoglio del 6 gennaio 2021, condannato per attacco alla democrazia americana, è stato nominato dal Pentagono in una sezione antiterrorismo. La nomina ha suscitato allarme tra il personale.
The Trump administration has paused plans for a nearly $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" following Republican backlash and legal challenges. The fund, intended to compensate those who believe they were unjustly investigated, faced outrage over potential payouts to Jan. 6 Capitol rioters.
A Guardian analysis reveals dozens of US Congress members and staffers took lavish, Aipac-funded trips to Israel since Oct 7, 2023, despite declining US public support for Israel's policies. The trips, costing over $4.2m, featured one-sided briefings and visits to settlements.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will face congressional scrutiny over the Trump administration's foreign policy, particularly the ongoing Iran war and escalating tensions with Cuba, during multiple hearings on Capitol Hill.
Jewish leaders are urging Congress to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) to enhance security at houses of worship nationwide. The lobbying effort follows recent attacks on religious sites and highlights concerns about the program's administrative hurdles and equal access for all communities.
Senate Republicans are likely to abandon a $1 billion security funding proposal for President Trump's ballroom and White House complex amid internal party backlash over its cost and timing. The funds were intended for the Secret Service and were part of a larger bill to restore funding for immigration enforcement.
California's Attorney General is considering a more extensive breakup of Live Nation, indicating a significant antitrust push against the concert giant.
The Senate Banking Committee is set to markup the Clarity Act, a comprehensive crypto market structure bill, amidst intense lobbying from both the crypto industry and traditional financial institutions, particularly over stablecoin regulations.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday regarding the Iran war and the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion 2027 military budget proposal. The hearing follows a nearly six-hour House committee session where Hegseth faced sharp questioning over the war's $25 billion cost, the deaths of six U.S. soldiers in Kuwait, and his firing of top military officers including Gen. Randy George. Senators are also expected to probe troop levels in Europe after Trump threatened to reduce U.S. military presence in Germany amid a feud with Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces Senate testimony Thursday after a nearly six-hour House hearing where he defended the Iran war that began Feb. 28, has cost $25 billion, and included a deadly strike on an Iranian elementary school killing over 165 people. Democrats pressed for answers on strategy and his firing of top military leaders, while Republicans focused on military budgeting. The $1.5 trillion 2027 defense budget and U.S. troop levels in Europe, particularly Germany, are expected to be major topics.
There are 38,000 U.S. troops and personnel stationed in Germany, and cutting forces there would face opposition on Capitol Hill.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended her efforts to dismantle the Education Department in a heated Senate hearing Tuesday, facing criticism from Democrats over proposed cuts to special education, TRIO programs for low-income students, and the Office for Civil Rights funding. Republicans were divided on some cuts, with some supporting school choice expansion while others expressed concern about TRIO program reductions.
At a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, lawmakers and experts accused China of buying “what they can” and stealing “what they cannot” in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race, while warning the United States’ immigration and research policies could be hindering innovation necessary to stay ahead. “The pattern is clear. China is dependent on our tech stack to continue their AI development. China is willing to buy what they can, and steal what they cannot, to advance their...
