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Jan. 6 Committee Releases Final Investigative Report on Capitol Attack
WASHINGTON—The House’s Jan. 6 select committee released its final investigative report Thursday, a sprawling capstone of more than 800 pages to the panel’s 18-month probe into the violent attack on the Capitol by a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, the committee—made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans critical … Read more
Tesla, GM Among Car Makers Facing Senate Inquiry Into Possible Links to Uyghur Forced Labor
WASHINGTON—The Senate Finance Committee has opened an inquiry into whether auto makers including Tesla Inc. and General Motors Co. are using parts and materials made with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region. In a letter sent Thursday, the committee asked the chief executives of eight car manufacturers to provide detailed information on their supply chains … Read more
Presidential Vote Counting to Get Revamp After Donald Trump Tried to Reverse 2020 Loss
WASHINGTON—For the first time in more than a century, Congress is poised to pass legislation that would revamp the process of certifying presidential electors, a direct response to efforts by former President Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn the 2020 election results. The Electoral Count Reform Act has been attached to a $1.65 trillion … Read more
Senate Passes $1.65 Trillion Omnibus Bill After Deal on Title 42 Votes
WASHINGTON—Senators passed a $1.65 trillion spending bill just ahead of the Christmas holiday and a gathering winter storm, after breaking an impasse related to immigration policy and racing through more than a dozen amendments. The bipartisan bill passed in a 68-29 vote. It includes $858 billion in military spending, $45 billion more than President Biden … Read more
Putin Describes Situation in Occupied Ukrainian Territories as ‘Extremely Difficult’
Mr. Putin made a rare admission Tuesday that the war in Ukraine—where Russian forces have suffered a number of stinging setbacks since the summer—is facing obstacles. Mr. Putin said that there were difficulties in the Ukrainian territories that the Kremlin has illegally claimed as Russian land. In September, the Kremlin staged referendums in Russian-controlled Luhansk … Read more
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Biden From Ending Trump-Era Border Policy
WASHINGTON—Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily extended a Trump-era policy that bars asylum applicants from entering the U.S. to protect the American population from Covid-19, issuing a brief order on Monday that maintains the status quo while the Supreme Court considers an emergency request from Republican-led states to keep the exclusions in place. In November, a … Read more
Trump’s NFT Digital Trading Cards Bring in Millions of Dollars—and GOP Ridicule
WASHINGTON— Donald Trump ‘s digital trading cards quickly sold out, according to their promotional website, generating more than $4 million. But none of it will go toward his presidential campaign that had a rocky first month, and the idea drew continued ridicule from some fellow Republicans Friday. The cards, unveiled by Mr. Trump on Thursday … Read more
‘Inconvenient Anti-Semites’ in New York’s War on Hate
After a long month of attacks on Jews in New York City, the big guns held a symposium at a Manhattan synagogue Monday. One by one, Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pledged to fight anti-Semitism. After blaming Donald Trump, Ms. Hochul announced a new hate-prevention … Read more
The Chechen Warlord Who Does Putin’s Dirty Work
At the start of the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to occupy Kyiv’s government quarters and assassinate the Ukrainian president, Ukrainian intelligence and security officials allege. When Mr. Putin needed more soldiers on fast-crumbling front lines, the warlord rounded up thousands of men, sometimes forcibly, and sent them in, … Read more