Guest Opinion. On April 10th, I was ratified by the House Republican Conference as the new Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee – but not only did I just become the new Chairman, I also became the first Native American to ever Chair this Committee. As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, my […]
A House hearing on Joe Biden’s potential impeachment descended into chaos after Republican chairman James Comer and Democratic congressman Jamie Raskin clashed repeatedly, each claiming the other ‘needed therapy’ Wednesday’s hearing formed part of the ongoing Republican inquiry into Mr Biden, which accuses the president of “corruption” through alleged family business dealings with foreign powers, […]
A former chairman of the UK Post Office said he “didn’t do anything” to check the organisation’s employees were being properly prosecuted. Sir Michael Hodgkinson told the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry he is “very, very sorry for the misery” that was caused to subpostmasters during the Horizon scandal, but claimed he had tried to […]
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight panel on Thursday formally invited President Joe Biden to testify before his committee as a part of its impeachment probe. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who leads the committee, proposed in a letter Thursday that Biden appear on April 16, and cited testimony at a public hearing […]
WASHINGTON (KFOR) — On Friday, U.S. Representative Tom Cole (R-OK) announced his candidacy for Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. “I have served on the Appropriations Committee for quite some time, beginning in January of 2009,” Cole said. “During that time, I chaired the largest domestic spending Subcommittee, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and […]
A former deputy chairman of the British Conservative Party has defected to Reform UK, declaring: “I want my country back.” Lee Anderson was kicked out of the Tory party last month in an Islamophobia row. He announced his switch to the Nigel Farage-linked right-wing populist party at a press conference alongside party leader Richard Tice […]
The state attorney’s office investigating allegations against Christian Ziegler said on Wednesday that it would not bring charges against the former Republican Party of Florida chairman. Sarasota police began investigating Ziegler over a rape allegation in October, but dropped that case in January after determining that a sexual encounter between Ziegler and his accuser was […]
A video showing the chairman of Indonesia’s National Democratic Party (NasDem) Surya Paloh shaking hands with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at an event in November 2019 has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claim it was filmed after the 2024 presidential election. The posts claim it showed Surya “admitted his mistake” in backing the […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after announcing he would not seek reelection, Tennessee Congressman Mark Green reversed course Thursday and announced he will pursue a fourth term after all. The Republican said he has received “countless calls” from constituents and colleagues asking him to reconsider, including from former President Donald Trump. “I was […]
FILE – The then-Bank of China chairman, Liu Liange, arrives on the occasion of the Italy-China Financial forum, at Palazzo Marino town hall, in Milan, Italy, on July 10, 2019. The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors said Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, adding to a long list […]
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday he does not expect the Republican-led chamber will consider President Joe Biden‘s request for billions of dollars more aid for Ukraine before mid-March, after it passes broader spending bills. “I don’t want to speak for […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green on Wednesday announced that he won’t run for a fourth term, pointing to the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas just the day before as among the reasons it is “time for me to return home.” “Our country – and our Congress – is […]