Biden to announce regional hydrogen hubs in hopes of sparking a clean-energy revolution
President Joe Biden on Friday will announce the locations of seven regional hubs to manufacture hydrogen -- a fuel cleaner than fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal -- but one which can be derived from renewable energy, nuclear power or planet-warming methane gas.
2023-10-13 17:26
GOP leadership crisis deepens as House remains paralyzed with no end in sight to speaker's race
Republicans are confronting a deepening leadership crisis that has left the House paralyzed with no clear path to elect a new speaker, after an effort to replace Kevin McCarthy following his historic ouster was derailed by entrenched opposition and deep divisions within the party.
2023-10-13 17:21
Trump's turn against Israel offers stark reminder of what his diplomacy looks like
Donald Trump's inflammatory and artless comments about Hamas' horror in Israel emphasize the defining characteristic of his attitude toward foreign policy and his entire political world view: It's all about him.
2023-10-13 12:26
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Matt Gaetz after scrolling TikTok
A New Hampshire college student on Thursday pleaded guilty to federal charges of threatening to kill a member of Congress after he became angry while drunkenly scrolling on TikTok.
2023-10-13 08:56
Steve Scalise drops out of US Speaker race
The Republican lawmaker failed to gain enough votes to secure an overall majority in the chamber.
2023-10-13 08:56
Federal judge addresses web of connections in Trump legal world at hearing in classified documents case
One of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case told a federal judge Thursday that he's not concerned his defense lawyer previously represented three witnesses who could testify against him.
2023-10-13 08:50
US scrambles to get Americans stranded in Israel back home
The Biden administration said they'll begin chartering flights on Friday from Israel to destinations in Europe, as officials scramble to get Americans stranded in the war-ravaged country back home to the US.
2023-10-13 08:19
Three ways Republican House Speaker chaos ends on Capitol Hill
Steve Scalise has seen support for his Speakership erode since being named the party's nominee.
2023-10-13 07:27
Former IRS contractor accused of stealing Trump's tax returns pleads guilty
The former IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump's tax returns and stealing tax information on thousands of the wealthiest people in the US pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday.
2023-10-13 04:22
White House says Biden's remark on photos of children was intended to 'underscore the utter depravity' of Hamas attack
President Joe Biden's graphic description of horrors in Israel was intended to "underscore the utter depravity" of the Hamas attack on civilians, the White House says, even if he hadn't personally viewed or confirmed the imagery he described.
2023-10-13 03:49
US and Qatar reach 'quiet understanding' not to release $6bn sent to Iran for now, Treasury official tells House Democrats
The United States and Qatar have reached a "quiet understanding" not to allow Iran to access any of the $6 billion in Iranian funds that were transferred to Qatari accounts last month as part of a deal to free Americans detained in Iran for the time being, following Hamas' bloody attack on Israel on Saturday, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told House Democrats Thursday, according to a source in the room.
2023-10-13 01:58
Trump sharply criticizes Netanyahu over intelligence failure in latest sign of soured relationship
Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister was caught unprepared by Hamas' attack and praising the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as "very smart."
2023-10-13 01:58