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March 24, 2023

Biden's trade rep snaps at GOP lawmaker who said she was 'too nice' for the job: 'I don't need your pity'

Friday morning's Ways and Means Committee hearing on White House trade policy grew tense as Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., said Katherine Tai was "too nice" to be U.S. trade representative.

March 24, 2023

Hakeem Jeffries says Trump social media comments are going to 'get someone killed'

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday that he believes former President Trump’s “rhetoric” on social media platform Truth Social is “going to get someone killed.”

March 24, 2023

AOC roasted over calling Republican parents' rights bill 'fascism:' 'Clown show every time she talks'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was criticized by conservative commentators on social media Thursday after she alleged that a GOP Parents Rights Bill was "fascist".

March 23, 2023

Top 4 moments from the TikTok hearing on Capitol Hill

The House hearing focused on the security issues surrounding TikTok saw a number of viral clashes between lawmakers and company CEO Shou Zi Chew.

March 23, 2023

Pentagon official forced to read anti-White statements from its diversity chief in congressional hearing

The Pentagon's Gil Cisneros testified at the House Armed Services Committee about the government probe into DEI chief Kelisa Wing after he decided to bring no disciplinary action.

March 23, 2023

TikTok business owner voices concern over possible ban: It would hurt thousands of businesses

TikTok business owner Callie Goodwin explains why she is against a total ban of the tech giant in the United States on 'Your World.'

March 23, 2023

Blinken suggests TikTok 'should be ended one way or another'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes the Chinese Communist Party-linked social media platform TikTok "should be ended one way or another."

March 23, 2023

TikTok chief 'evasive' on 'pretty easy question' about China's Uyghur abuses

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faces criticism for "dancing" around questions and providing "nebulous" answers during the roughly four-hour-long congressional hearing.

March 23, 2023

Oil, gas industry comes out in support of new GOP energy bill, hits Biden for 'decimating' production

Leaders of the U.S. oil and gas industry endorsed a new Republican energy bill as a "welcome answer" to Biden administration policies and recent Democrat-backed legislation.

March 23, 2023

Energy group asks Republicans to investigate Biden's interior secretary over ethics violations

A leading oil and gas industry group is raising the alarm on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's potential conflicts of interest, asking Republicans to open an investigation.