U.S. Lawmakers Visit Taiwan
A group of lawmakers from both parties went to Taiwan on Thursday, one day after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went against Beijing and met with the island’s president.
A group of lawmakers from both parties went to Taiwan on Thursday, one day after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went against Beijing and met with the island’s president.
Stormy Daniels, the adult film star, made headlines this week, particularly on Tuesday, when former President Donald Trump was formally processed and arraigned in a Manhattan courthouse on 34 charges stemming from allegedly improper hush money payments to Daniels and another woman during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The U.S. government has concluded its investigation into the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina on February 4. NBC reported on Monday that Beijing had obtained intelligence despite Beijing’s long-held assertion that the unmanned balloon was a benign civilian airship that accidentally veered off course and flew over sensitive American military installations. During this time, the “benign” airship was observed flying over sensitive American military installations, doing a figure eight over certain areas.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stated Thursday evening that his chamber would hold Alvin Bragg accountable for an “extraordinary misuse of authority.” As a result of the Manhattan district attorney’s unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump, he has “irreparably hurt our nation.”
Sen. Jim Risch and other Republicans in the Senate are pressing the Department of Health and Human Services to disclose the data they use to advocate for “gender-affirming care” such as hormone therapy and sex-change procedures for transgender youngsters.
The Judge ordered that the former vice president must testify before the grand jury investigating President Trump on January 6. According to persons familiar with the order, a federal court decided that former Vice President Mike Pence must appear before a grand jury by January 6, 2021, about his discussions with former President Donald Trump. The Judge rejected Mr. Trump’s claims of executive privilege.
Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leads a group of Republican senators who are proposing a constitutional amendment to prevent future presidents and legislatures from stacking the Supreme Court.
On Monday, Joe Biden vetoed legislation overturning a labor department rule Republicans have called ‘woke capitalism.’ According to Biden’s video release, Congress’s legislation would jeopardize Americans’ retirement savings. Biden said they failed to consider investments that would be impacted by climate and impacted by overpaying executives. Because of this, he decided to veto it.
President Trump slammed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of wrongdoing related to his office’s probe into an alleged bribe money payment and requested an inquiry into whether Bragg is interfering in the 2024 race.
As rumors of an impending indictment swirl, Trump responds to the Manhattan district attorney’s accusations. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of conducting a political “witch hunt” against him. Trump has stated that Bragg is “racist” who only cares about “getting Trump.”