Hong Kong proposes new security bill with life imprisonment for ‘treason’ and ‘insurrection’
Hong Kong on Friday unveiled a new draft security bill proposing up to life imprisonment for offences such as insurrection…
Biden electrifies Democrats, spars with Republicans in fiery State of the Union address
A spirited President Joe Biden delivered a fiery, partisan State of the Union address on Thursday, fit for an election…
Kari Lake woos D.C. lobbyists at fundraiser, private meetings as Arizona Senate race heats up
Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake has been quietly meeting with lobbyists and raising money in Washington in recent weeks,…
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorses Trump for president
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, putting aside years of hostilities between the two top…
Congress unveils first six budget bills as government shutdown clock ticks
Congressional lawmakers on Sunday released the details of the first six budget bills needed to keep government agencies funded before…
Mayorkas fires at Capitol Hill as Biden privately weighs new border action: ‘Congress needs to get a spine’
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday rebuked Republican claims that the border can be managed solely through President Joe…
Iran holds first elections since Mahsa Amini protests, with low turnout and boycott expected
Iran holds its parliamentary elections on Friday, in the first vote for Iranians since a nationwide protest movement for women’s…
Donald Trump wins South Carolina Republican primary, NBC News projects
Former President Donald Trump has won the South Carolina Republican primary, defeating the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, NBC News…
Billionaire-backed Koch network halts Nikki Haley campaign funding after South Carolina loss
Americans for Prosperity Action, the network backed by billionaire Charles Koch, is pausing its financial support of Republican presidential candidate Nikki…
Prison inmate led scheme swindling U.S. out of $550 million in Covid tax credits, feds say
A California prison inmate locked up on a gang-related murder conviction led a scheme that defrauded the U.S. government out…
