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The scheduled testimony, confirmed by the committee Monday, will be the first time the three former executives will appear before Congress to discuss the company’s decision to initially block from Twitter a New York Post article on Hunter Biden’s laptop in the weeks before the 2020 election. Read more
“I know the president said he didn’t want to have any discussion (on cuts), but I think it’s very important that our whole government is designed to find compromise,” McCarthy told CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “I want to sit down together, work out an agreement that we can move forward to put us on a path to balance — and at the same time not put any of our debt in jeopardy at the same time.” Read more
In New Hampshire, Trump promoted his campaign agenda, including immigration and crime, and said his policies would be the opposite of President Joe Biden’s. Read more
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The body-camera footage shows suspect David DePape wrest the tool from Paul Pelosi, 82, and lunge toward him with the hammer over his head. Read more
The only problem? The man Santos supposedly hired said he actually turned the job down. Read more
“Our prayers are with the people of Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, and after yet another spree of gun violence in America,” he said at a Lunar New Year reception at the White House. Read more
As a result, “these two people are now blocked from using the United States financial system,” Marc Ostfield, U.S. ambassador in Paraguay, said in a news conference. Read more
The Archives sent a letter today to representatives of former presidents and vice presidents extending back to Ronald Reagan to ensure compliance with the Presidential Records Act. Read more
The company’s decision to withdraw the suspension means the former president can now reach tens of millions of followers across the two services as he makes another presidential bid. Read more
Freshman state Sen. Brenton Awa — who is embroiled in a stalemate with the Senate’s only other Republican over who will lead their two-member caucus — wants to reinvigorate and rebrand Hawaii’s Republican Party by helping disenfranchised, working-class families in his rural district on the Windward side of Oahu. Read more
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said he would further reflect on the parties’ arguments and would reach out with any questions before making a final decision. Read more
The spike in egg prices has been attributed to the millions of chickens that were slaughtered to limit the spread of bird flu and farmers having to compensate for inflation driving up their costs. Read more
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee also debated possible action, including making tickets non-transferable to cut down on scalping. Read more
The records “appear to be a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported to the personal home of the former vice president at the end of the last administration.” Read more
Gov. Josh Green delivered his first State of the State address today to a joint session of the Hawaii State Legislature in the state House chamber. Read more
Biden’s current top aide, Ron Klain, is preparing to leave the job in the coming weeks. Read more
The apparently classified documents spanned Biden’s time in the Senate and the vice presidency, while the notes dated to his time as vice president. Read more
Klain’s expected departure comes not long after the White House and Democrats had a better-than-expected showing in the November elections. Read more
“Justice,” from filmmaker Doug Liman, debuted Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival to a sold-out theater surrounded by armed guards. Read more
Yellen is in Senegal as part of a 10-day trip aimed at rebuilding economic relationships between the U.S. and Africa. Read more
Congress, movement leaders say, must be warned against making any attempt to curtail the multiple anti-abortion laws imposed last year in a dozen states. Read more
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