What Would It Mean for Taiwan's President To Visit the White House? It may be a good idea in theory, but it's probably an impractical pipe dream. Reason · Jul 18, 2023
US and China seek climate reset with Kerry’s visit to Beijing WASHINGTON — U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry arrives in China on Sunday for three full days of talks that will test the ability of the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters to collaborate in the fight against global warming despite deep discord over other issues. Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2023
Chicago man who stole prized photo from Nancy Pelosi’s office during Capitol riot gets more than four years in prison Federal prosecutors say Kevin Lyons drove through the night to arrive in Washington, D.C., on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021. He’d posted his driving route from Chicago on Instagram with the comment, “I refuse to tell my children that I sat back and did nothing. I’m heading to DC… Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 14, 2023
US Supreme court continues conservative lurch in recent decisions Analysts say trust in the US’s highest court is wavering as a conservative supermajority reshapes constitutional law. Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2023
Supreme Court to Biden: You Can't Just Forgive $400 Billion in Student Loan Debt Without Asking Congress Nancy Pelosi agrees. Reason · Jun 30, 2023
AOC slams 'ludicrous' SCOTUS decision on affirmative action and other public figures chime in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Obama, Mike Pence, Donald Trump and more react to the major affirmative action announcement made today in the US Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023
At the Races: Redistricting redux - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Jun 29, 2023
Dianne Feinstein, still recovering, is skipping a California visit during Senate break WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is recovering from a serious shingles infection, is spending the Senate's two-week Fourth of July recess in Washington. Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023
Carl P. Leubsdorf: House Republicans seem uninterested in governing It should surprise no one that, in today’s Washington, a deal sometimes is not a deal. Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023
Impeachment? Censure? Stigma is falling away from Congress' most severe punishments Republicans in the House are increasingly threatening impeachment against President Joe Biden and his top Cabinet officials The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023
Who’s visiting the White House? The logs include 300,000 names and are still incomplete President Joe Biden promised greater transparency about who was visiting his White House, yet a review of visitor logs from his first two years in office reveals notable gaps in disclosure. Tribune News Service · Jun 26, 2023
MTG wants to erase Trump impeachments It's unclear if MTG's "shameless" idea is "even legally possible" Salon · Jun 23, 2023
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson to step down June 30 - Roll Call House Clerk Cheryl Johnson announced on Thursday that she plans to step down from the role at the end of the month. Roll Call · Jun 22, 2023
Why haven't China and the U.S. agreed to restore military contacts? U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up a closely watched visit to Beijing during which he and President Xi Jinping pledged to stabilize plunging U The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Bangkok Post · Jun 19, 2023 Blinken meets with Xi to pave way for US-China summit US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday amid heightened tensions, with the talks expected to pave the way for a summit between Xi and his American counterpart Joe Biden later this year.
Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023 GOP blocked from punishing Schiff for going after Trump WASHINGTON — A group of 20 House Republicans voted with Democrats on Wednesday to table a resolution that would have censured California Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff for his criticism of then-President Donald Trump.
Axios · Jun 14, 2023 GOP effort to censure Adam Schiff defeated in House vote Schiff used the effort to fundraise for his Senate campaign.
Roll Call · Jun 14, 2023 GOP blocked from punishing Schiff for going after Trump - Roll Call Democrats and 20 Republicans voted to table a House resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff over his efforts to oust Donald Trump.
Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2023 China’s Qin Gang airs concerns in call with US’s Antony Blinken The foreign minister says the US must ‘stop interfering’ if it wants to restore strained ties between the two countries.
WEKU · Jun 7, 2023 6 months in, Hakeem Jeffries reflects on the debt ceiling drama and replacing Pelosi House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sat down with All Things Considered's Juana Summers to talk about the recent debt ceiling negotiations and what this says about the direction Congress is headed.
Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2023 Nancy Pelosi, 83, shows Rishi Sunak how it’s done as he wimps out of baseball throw The former speaker of the US House of Representatives was cheered as she threw the first pitch at a baseball game after Rishi Sunak turned down the invitation during his trip to the US
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023 Former Speaker Pelosi throws out first pitch at Nationals' Pride night Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw out the first pitch Tuesday before the Washington Nationals’ annual Night Out game celebrating the LGBTQ+ community
Reuters · Jun 1, 2023 China urges U.S. to stop official exchanges with Taiwan under guise of trade (Corrects date to Thursday, not Monday)
Bangkok Post · Jun 1, 2023 Taiwan, US to sign trade deal TAIPEI: The United States and Taiwan will sign a trade deal on Thursday, Taipei said, in a move likely to stoke tensions between Beijing and Washington over the island.
The Independent UK · May 31, 2023 Capitol rioter who threatened to hang Nancy Pelosi in Jan 6 mob is jailed for over two years Pauline Bauer screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the US Capitol on January 6 2021