Biden says he'll sign proposed legislation to ban TikTok if Congress passes it
President Joe Biden has endorsed legislation that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being banned in the United States, a move that comes amid growing concern in Washington about keeping Americans' private data out of Chinaโs hands.
Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?
Donald Trumpโs decision to insert himself into the chaotic race to replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker will serve as a test of the former presidentโs sway with lawmakers as he works to win a second term.
Rising political threats take US into uncharted territory as 2024 election looms
This weekโs confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man who threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden was just the latest example of how violent rhetoric has created a more perilous political environment across the U.S. Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent years, creating new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and the health of American democracy.
Harris planning first trip abroad to Mexico, Guatemala
Vice President Kamala Harris has announced plans to visit Mexico and Guatemala on what would be her first official trip abroad, as she pushes ahead on leading the White Houseโs diplomatic efforts on the migration challenge at the southern border.
Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to 'win the future'
Biden hopes to pass an infrastructure plan by summer, which could mean relying solely on the slim Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate. โNinety-one Fortune 500 Companies, including Amazon, pay not a single solitary penny in income tax,โ Biden said. โWall Street didnโt build this country," Biden said. The new construction could keep the economy running hot, coming on the heels of Bidenโs $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. But we have to get it done.โAdDemocratic leaders embraced Bidenโs plan Wednesday.
The Latest: Twitter grilled about blocking a NY Post article
Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON โ The latest news from a House committee questioning the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter. ___2:30 p.m.Rep. Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, raised the long-running conservative talking point that Twitter, Facebook and Google are biased against conservative viewpoints and censor material based on political or religious viewpoints. Scalise highlighted Twitterโs blocking of a New York Post article on Hunter Biden, which CEO Jack Dorsey said was a mistake that the company corrected within 24 hours. AdThis would include product vice presidents of integrity, trust and safety and vice presidents of platform policy โ at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube (rather than Google, which owns YouTube) and perhaps an upstart like TikTok. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai, CEO of YouTube parent Google, are facing questioning at a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
House OKs Dems' immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
They then voted 247-174 for a second measure creating similar protections for 1 million farm workers who have worked in the U.S. illegally. While Dreamers win wide public support and migrant farm workers are a backbone of the agriculture industry, both House bills face gloomy prospects in the evenly split Senate. Nine House Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for the Dreamers measure but 30 GOP lawmakers backed the farm workers bill, giving it a more bipartisan hue. AdMaine Rep. Jared Golden's vote against the farm workers measure made him the only Democrat to oppose either bill. The other bill would let immigrant farm workers who've worked in the country illegally over the past two years get certified agriculture worker status.