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Treasury chief Yellen defends Biden budget against Republican senators’ fears of tax increases

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s 2025 fiscal budget proposal as Republican senators said they…

Treasury chief Yellen defends Biden budget against Republican senators’ fears of tax increases

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s 2025 fiscal budget proposal as Republican senators said they…

U.S. spy chief ‘cannot rule out’ that China would use TikTok to influence U.S. elections

China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee…

Trump and his allies want Elon Musk to speak at Republican National Convention

Former President Donald Trump and his allies on the Republican National Committee want to convince Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon…

Hike tariffs on Chinese EVs, Senate Democrats urge Biden administration

Three Senate Democrats from auto manufacturing states on Thursday urged the Biden administration to hike import tariffs on Chinese electric…

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…

U.S. lawmakers push for ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to give China’s ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban, seeking to tackle national…

House Republicans subpoena Attorney General Garland for records from Biden classified documents probe

House Republicans on Tuesday subpoenaed Attorney General Merrick Garland for records related to a special counsel’s investigation of how President…

Senators demand Mark Zuckerberg produce details on Instagram’s ‘warning screens’ that allowed users to see potential child sex abuse material

WASHINGTON — The Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and one of its most senior Republicans escalated their demands Monday for information from…

House Republican vote to impeach Mayorkas fails, a major defeat for Johnson

A Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed Tuesday, after four members of the caucus bucked party…