White House blames GOP after Fitch downgrades U.S. credit rating

WASHINGTON — The White House and Biden campaign are pointing fingers at the GOP over Tuesday’s Fitch credit downgrade, the first time in over a decade that the U.S. has faced a downgrade. Fitch Ratings Agency downgraded the U.S. debt rating from AAA to AA+ after a congressional standoff earlier this المزيد

Senate passes defense bill with bipartisan support, but clash looms with House over social issues

WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a massive annual defense bill that would deliver a 5.2% pay raise for service members and keep the nation’s military operating, avoiding partisan policy battles to move the bill forward with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. Senate passage, 86-11, sets up a clash with the المزيد

Bill to ban solitary confinement in federal prisons introduced by House lawmakers

A bill that would broadly ban the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, jails and detention centers will be introduced by a coalition of House Democrats on Thursday, a measure that seeks to codify into law the limitations on when and how long someone can be left isolated in المزيد

House Oversight Committee to hold hearing on UFOs

The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena, often called “UAPs” or “UFOs,” on Wednesday. The panel is expected to hear testimony from at least three witnesses: David Grusch, a former U.S. intelligence official; David Fravor, a former Navy commander; and Ryan Graves, a former Navy pilot. المزيد

House Judiciary plans contempt proceedings for Mark Zuckerberg

The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that it plans to take up a resolution that would recommend a contempt of Congress citation for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over what Republicans insist is a refusal by the social media company to comply with a wide-ranging investigation into alleged censorship. The panel المزيد

“المخبر” في GOP House متهم بمزاعم بأنه عميل للصين

وجه المدعون الفيدراليون في مانهاتن لائحة اتهام ضد المدير المشارك لمركز أبحاث مقره ولاية ماريلاند بشأن مجموعة من التهم الناشئة عن ما زعموا أنه دفاع غير مسجل عن قضايا صينية أثناء محاولته بيع أسلحة نيابة عن شركة صينية لعدد من الأجانب. بلدان. تم اتهام غال لوفت ، وهو مواطن إسرائيلي المزيد

يقاضي الآباء Penguin Random House ، فلوريدا ، المنطقة التعليمية بسبب حظر الكتب

قام Penguin Random House والمؤلفون والآباء ومجموعة من المناصرة برفع دعوى قضائية يوم الأربعاء ضد إحدى مدارس فلوريدا لحذف 10 كتب تتعلق بالعرق ومجتمع LGBTQ بعد أن اشتكى مدرس في مدرسة ثانوية. بالإضافة إلى دار النشر ، PEN America ، وهي مجموعة غير ربحية تدافع عن حرية التعبير في الأدب المزيد