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Inside China’s spy war on American corporations

Top intelligence and law enforcement officials in Washington are issuing a stark warning to American companies: The Chinese government wants…

Bipartisan bill to claw back executives’ pay when banks fail passes out of Senate Banking Committee

WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday voted to send to the full Senate a bill that aims to…

‘We do not want only a cease-fire’: EU chief calls for lasting peace in Ukraine

LONDON — A cease-fire in Ukraine is not enough for European officials, who want lasting peace in the region, European…

House GOP retirement fund bill takes aim at ESG investing

House Republicans are continuing their attempt to pump the brakes on so-called “woke” investing with new legislation that could place…

Biden labels Chinese President Xi a dictator

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dictator, drawing a harsh response from China and…

George Santos bail backers will be revealed Thursday, judge orders

The identities of the people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case will be revealed…

Chris Christie lures big donors as he takes on Trump, while billionaire ally Cohen sits out

As New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie prepared to run for president earlier this year, he canvassed some of Wall Street’s…

Missing Titanic submersible posed risk of ‘extreme danger’ to passengers, OceanGate exec warned in 2018

The OceanGate Expeditions submersible that went missing with five people aboard while trying to visit the site of the Titanic…

Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax crimes, take deal on gun charge

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor crimes of willfully…

Chris Christie floats Social Security cuts, slams Trump over ‘crazy stuff’ in documents case

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that U.S. leaders “need to deal with Social Security” and vowed not…