Mike Johnson faces revolt by hard-right Republicans over Ukraine aid package
House speaker Mike Johnson returns to work on Monday facing mounting pressure to advance a Ukraine aid package as well as the threat of an intra-party revolt if he does so.
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Yellen says she won't rule out possible tariffs on China's green exports
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said she would not rule out any measures, including potential tariffs, on China's green energy exports.
Biden administration announces $6.6 billion to ensure leading-edge microchips are built in the US
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration pledged on Monday to provide up to $6.6 billion so that a Taiwanese semiconductor giant can expand the facilities it is already building in Arizona and better ensure that the most-advanced microchips are produced domestically for the first time.
What’s expected at Japanese PM Kishida’s US visit? A major upgrade in defense ties
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making an official visit to the United States this week. He will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that’s meant to achieve a major upgrading of their defense alliance.
Biden will talk about student debt relief in Wisconsin after primary voting delivered warning signs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is traveling to Wisconsin to announce details of a new plan to ease student loan debt for millions, a trip that comes a week after primary voting in the Midwest battleground highlighted weaknesses for the Democratic president and Donald Trump, his Republican challenger.
US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong’s new national security law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted, disappointing those fighting for the Chinese territory’s democracy and freedoms.
US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong's new national security law
The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted, disappointing those fighting for the Chinese territory's democracy and freedoms.
If You’re Going To Critique Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter,’ At Least Get It Right
Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” isn’t a reclamation album. Instead, it’s a declaration of the place Black folks have always had in country music — and a middle finger to the industry gatekeepers that have tried to keep us out.