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Biden Says He Awarded Uncle A Purple Heart—But His Story Isn’t Possible
Topline President Joe Biden appeared to make a major gaffe Friday when he claimed that after being elected vice president in 2008, he awarded his uncle, Frank Biden, a Purple Heart for his service in ...
Senate Passes Defense Bill That Will Lift Military Vaccine Mandate—Sending It To Biden’s Desk
Topline The Senate on Thursday approved a $858 billion military spending bill that passed the House last week and would revoke the military’s Covid-19 vaccine requirement, sending the legislation to t...
With GPS-Guided Munitions, Ukraine’s Pilots Could Hit The Russians Almost 100-Percent Of The Time
A U.S. Air Force airman loads JDAMs on a Boeing B-52 bomber. U.S. Air Force photo The U.S. Defense Department reportedly plans to equip the Ukrainian air force with satellite-guided bombs. The Pentago...
Paul Pelosi Attack Suspect Also Wanted To Target Hunter Biden And Gavin Newsom, Police Say
Topline The man charged with assaulting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi told police he also intended to target a litany of other high-profile figures, including President Joe Biden’s ...
Rivian pauses plans to make electric vans in Europe with Mercedes-Benz
An Amazon Rivian electric delivery van at the company’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, US., on Monday, April 11, 2022. Jamie Kelter Davis | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rivian said Mond...
Goldman Sachs Cutting Hundreds More Jobs, Report Says
Investment firm Goldman Sachs is now the latest U.S. company to plan for a large round of layoffs, Bloomberg reported Monday—as employers fear high inflation could slide the economy into recession. De...
One Of These Seven People Is Likely To Win Taiwan’s High-Stakes Presidential Vote In 2024, Gallup Pollster Says
Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te waves upon arriving in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2022, en route to … [+] Honduras. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) Associated Press Gallup Market Research Ta...
ExxonMobil Strives To Please Everyone In New Strategic Plan
Indianapolis – Circa October 2021: Exxon Retail Gas station. getty ExxonMobilXOM announced Thursday that it will be raising its investments in pretty much all areas of its business, perhaps most...
Adobe Reportedly Cutting 100 Employees While Plaid Axes 260
Plaid became the latest U.S. tech startup to conduct a massive round of layoffs on Wednesday, just as Adobe reportedly started laying off its staff—as employers fear high inflation could slide the eco...
Founder Jack Dorsey Urges Musk To Release ‘Everything Without Filter’
Topline Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey urged Elon Musk to release “without filter” Twitter’s internal communications about moderation decisions relating to a r...
Energy partnership between U.S., Britain aims to ramp up LNG supplies
Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden photographed on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Indonesia on Nov. 16, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. and U.S. are forming a new energy partnership ...
Inflation Fears Did Not Increase In November—First Time In More Than A Year
Topline For the first time in more than a year, Americans’ inflation fears have not increased, according to a new Gallup poll, as high prices, led by the cost of gas, continue to fall heading into the...
European Leaders Are Right To Worry About America Sucking Up The World’s Clean-Energy Capital Investment
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 16: U.S. President Joe Biden (C) signs The Inflation Reduction Act with … [+] (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), House Ma...
Joint Fight Against Cancer Can Help Re-Energize U.S.-China Ties, Kevin Rudd Says
Asia Society CEO Kevin Rudd. Photographer: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Collaboration in the fight against cancer represents an important opening for the U.S. and China to re-ene...
Taiwan’s GlobalWafers Breaks Ground On First U.S. Silicon Wafer Plant In More Than Two Decades
GlobalWafers’ logo is seen on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA … [+] Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images I wrote las...
Biden administration will end monkeypox public health emergency
People line up to get a monkeypox vaccination at a new walk-up monkeypox vaccination site at Barnsdall Art Park on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 in Hollywood, CA. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Get...
Biden condemns antisemitism after Ye praises Hitler post-Trump dinner
President Joe Biden denounced antisemitism and took a veiled jab at Donald Trump days after the former president dined with rapper Ye, who has made a string of recent antisemitic comments, and white n...
Biden’s First State Dinner Serves Up Lobster—And Controversy
Topline President Joe Biden’s first state dinner Thursday night features French President Emmanuel Macron, dozens of high-profile U.S. political figures and A-list names in entertainment and med...
Senate passes rail labor pact before strike deadline, sends to Biden
The Senate passed legislation that would force a tentative rail labor agreement and thwart a national strike. A separate vote on adding seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement failed. The appro...
House approves tentative labor deal, sends to Senate
A rail employee works a Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal rail yard on November 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The House passed legislation Wednesday that would force a...
Appeals Court Rules Against Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan—Likely Sending Second Case To Supreme Court
Topline A federal appeals court ruled against the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan Wednesday, siding with a lower court that struck down the policy, ensuring the program will remai...
Biden Urges Congress To Pass Bill To Avert Railroad Strike
Topline President Joe Biden pressed Congress Monday to implement a labor deal between the largest U.S. rail operators and a group of large unions, as a months-long impasse between the two sides threat...
U.S. criticizes Beijing, supports right to protest
People hold white sheets of paper and flowers in a row as police check their IDs during a protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the vict...
Suspected Virginia Walmart Shooter Bought Pistol Hours Before Killing 6 Employees—Here’s What We Know About The Gunman
Topline The Walmart manager accused of killing six co-workers at a breakroom in Chesapeake, Virginia, Tuesday night purchased the pistol he used just hours before he opened fire and targeted specific ...
Omicron BQ variants dominant, XBB circulating at low level
A person receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 22, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The omicron ...
Amid persistent inflation, cash-strapped consumers are tipping less
The Sweetly Bakery & Cafe in Battleground, Washington Source: Irina Sirotkina It’s the holiday season, yet Americans are feeling a little less generous. With inflation near record highs, cas...
Ads Attacking Same-Sex Marriage Bill Will Air During Thanksgiving NFL Games–But Here’s What They Get Wrong
Topline The conservative Heritage Foundation think tank will reportedly air ads during NFL and college football games on Thanksgiving Day and through the weekend that attack the same-sex marriage bill...