House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has vowed to open an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s office after it was reported a grand jury was preparing to indict former President Donald Trump sometime next week.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said fighting climate change has been one of his biggest priorities since taking office, despite a growing naval threat from China as the country grows its fleet.
President Joe Biden denied reports that some of his family members received more than $1 million in payments linked to Hunter Biden’s business associate Rob Walker originating from a Chinese company.
Several items gifted to former President Donald Trump from foreign governments while he was in office remain unaccounted for, raising concerns about why the gifts were not disclosed to the State Department as required by federal law.
President Joe Biden expressed support for the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling the move “justified.”
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to combine two defamation lawsuits filed against him by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of raping her in the 1990s and later sued after he claimed she lied about the allegations.
The House is set to hold its first hearing on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, marking a significant step toward addressing the financial crisis while lawmakers remain split on how to avoid similar incidents in the future.