The House approved a bill Wednesday that calls for China tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or the popular social video app will effectively be banned in the U.S. The measure passed with a resounding 352-65 vote and with one member voting present. The legislation, dubbed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, … Read more
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during the weekly Democratic Caucus lunch press conference at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2024. Amanda Andrade-rhoades | Reuters Senators on Thursday advanced a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, garnering momentum for a funding package that has been a persistent … Read more
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker, the first time in history that the chamber has dethroned its leader … Read more
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks with reporters as he departs after a series of failed votes on spending packages at the U.S. Capitol in Washington ahead of a looming government shutdown, Sept. 29, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters WASHINGTON — Congress and the rest of Washington buzzed Monday over the question of whether President … Read more
Speaker of the Home Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a information convention with home and senate Republicans on the “debt disaster,” on the west plaza of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Might 17, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Name, Inc. | Getty Photographs WASHINGTON — Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy mentioned Thursday he’s optimistic that congressional negotiators … Read more