Tag: Executive Branch

Hiroshima to Host G7 Summit to Address Growing Russia, China Threats

TOKYO, Japan—The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) will meet this week in Hiroshima, Japan, in a show of strength and unity to promote “the rule-based international order” in the face of escalating Russian and Chinese aggression. The summit, which will take place May 19–21, will be the 49th annual summit of the largest…


Biden NIH Pick Under Scrutiny for Funding From Pfizer

President Joe Biden’s choice to head the U.S. National Institutes of Health has hauled in hundreds of millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in recent years, raising concerns about whether she’d serve the public independently. Dr. Monica Bertagnolli received $247 million in research funding from Pfizer from 2016 to 2021, according to disclosures…


LIVE 4:30 PM ET: Speaker McCarthy Remarks After White House Meeting on Debt Limit

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) remarks at 4:30 p.m. ET on May 16 after his White House meeting with President Joe Biden on the debt limit. …


LIVE NOW: Speaker McCarthy Remarks After White House Meeting on Debt Limit

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) remarks at 4:30 p.m. ET on May 16 after his White House meeting with President Joe Biden on the debt limit. …


Speaker McCarthy Remarks After White House Meeting on Debt Limit

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) remarks at 4:30 p.m. ET on May 16 after his White House meeting with President Joe Biden on the debt limit. …


Biden Family Business Transactions Made Intentionally ‘Difficult to Understand’ Where Money Came From: Legal Scholar

President Joe Biden’s family members moved around money from their international business transactions in a way that, according to legal scholar Horace Cooper, was meant to obscure what they were really doing. On May 10, House Republicans shared preliminary findings from an ongoing investigation of business transactions by members of Biden’s family. At a press…


Biden Vetoes Bill Restoring Tariffs on Some Chinese Solar Panels

President Joe Biden kept his promise to veto legislation reversing his temporary suspension of tariffs on some solar panels from China. “Passage of this resolution bets against American innovation. It would undermine these efforts and create deep uncertainty for American businesses and workers in the solar industry,” Biden wrote in a May 16 message to…


LIVE NOW: House GOP, Democrat Leaders Speak After Debt Limit Talks With Biden

House GOP and Democrat leaders speak at 3:45 p.m. ET on May 16 after the debt limit talks with President Joe Biden. …


House GOP, Democrat Leaders Speak After Debt Limit Talks With Biden

House GOP and Democrat leaders speak at 3:45 p.m. ET on May 16 after the debt limit talks with President Joe Biden. …


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: House GOP, Democrat Leaders Speak After Debt Limit Talks With Biden

House GOP and Democrat leaders speak at 3:45 p.m. ET on May 16 after the debt limit talks with President Joe Biden. …