Chinese President Xi Jinping privately acknowledged the civil unrest over the country's stringent "zero COVID" policy in conversations with a European official, according to multiple reports.
Twitter chief Elon Musk made good on his pledge to drop new information about the company's behind-the-scenes machinations about the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story in October 2020.
The chief of staff to New York Attorney General Letitia James resigned on Friday following a private investigation into sexual harassment allegations, James's office said in a statement.
House Majority Whip-elect Tom Emmer (R-MN) announced on Friday that he has tapped Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) to serve as his chief deputy whip in the next Congress.
Tensions within the House GOP are rising as uncertainty surrounds House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) ability to secure the support needed to obtain the speaker’s gavel during the floor vote on Jan. 3.
Republicans seem likely to go with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for House Speaker in January, but other names are still being thrown around if he cannot get enough votes from the Republican conference.
The Group of Seven nations' much-anticipated price cap on Russian oil will be set at $60 per barrel, the Treasury Department announced Friday, days before the ambitious and novel strategy to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine takes effect.
