Politics
Politics
Virginia Dem lawmaker’s staff injured in baseball bat attack
“Right now, our focus is on ensuring they are receiving the care they need. … The thought that someone would take advantage of my staff’s accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating,” Connolly added. A motive for the assault wasn’t immediately clear, and Capitol Police said the assailant wasn’t known to… […]
Politics
Intensifying debt talks threaten rare GOP unity
“I give them a lot of credit for putting the ball in Biden’s court. But the next step is: Will they support the compromise?” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), an adviser to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “The Senate will support whatever McCarthy and Biden will agree to. We’ll just back up the House.” That leaves… […]
Politics
Supreme Court wades into Trump hotel records fight
That power has rarely been used but, on paper, appears to permit members of the minority — typically largely shut out of decision-making power — to demand significant information from federal agencies and the White House. The rule, which was passed into law in 1928, also applies to the Senate’s government affairs committee, where it… […]
Economy
Economy
The BRICS bloc is growing — and Trump’s tariff threat isn’t expected to put off aspiring members
Family photo of leaders taken at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia on Oct. 24, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump has pledged a 100% tariff against BRICS nations if they continue to undermine the U.S. dollar — but the threat won’t rein in the group’s expansion, analysts tell CNBC. […]
Economy
Top EU official denies softer approach to Big Tech, cites ‘very clear legal basis’ for regulation
A leading EU official has denied taking a softer approach to Big Tech, citing a “very clear legal basis” for regulators and pointing to several ongoing investigations into the likes of social media platform X and Meta . The FT reported earlier this week that the EU was reassessing investigations into Apple , Google and […]
Economy
Greenland’s melting ice is clearing the way for a mineral ‘gold rush’
In this aerial view melting icebergs crowd the Ilulissat Icefjord on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Major ice loss from Greenland is exposing the island’s natural resources, inadvertently making some of the world’s largest untapped critical mineral reserves more accessible. Greenland, a vast but sparsely […]
