During 17 extraordinary minutes of raised voices, pointed fingers and boorish interruptions, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer gave the president a taste of Washington’s new dynamic.
The Debrief
President Trump has wielded calls for a wall along the southern border as a political cudgel, a bargaining chip and a rallying cry. Now, it is threatening to be a drag on his presidency.
BREAKING NEWS
The challenge to May comes after she failed to whip up enough support for her compromise Brexit proposal within her own Conservative Party. May could survive the vote, but a loss could lead to a leadership challenge.
A man uses his phone as he sits in front of a Huawei shop in Beijing, China on Tuesday. (Reuters)
Lisa Duan, visiting from Beijing, holds a pro-Huawei sign Monday outside a Canadian courthouse in Vancouver. (AFP/Getty Images)
Meng Wanzhou attends a session of the VTB Capital Investment Forum in Moscow in 2014. (Reuters)
The U.S.-ordered arrest of Meng Wanzhou is widely viewed in China as part of Washington’s attempts to thwart the country’s race toward next-generation technologies.
Preliminary indications are the breach was conducted by hackers affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security, according to two people briefed on the U.S. government’s investigation.
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William P. Barr would be the most prolific political donor to step into the country’s top law enforcement post in at least a quarter-century, according to a Washington Post analysis.
Senators should be prepared to work between Christmas and New Year’s, the majority leader said.
The hearing was designed as a scene of performative political outrage at Big Tech with appearances by Roger Stone, Alex Jones and a man dressed as Rich Uncle Pennybags from the game Monopoly.
Her “Diplomacy Project” was aimed at subtly swaying U.S. foreign policy to Russia’s interests. New details are included in documents that will be filed in court Thursday.
The lawsuit alleged that Rose had made physical contact with the women. The portion of the lawsuit that names Rose is still active.
Her recent curt greeting of President Trump said it all: She’s done being polite.
If Virgin Galactic flies to an altitude of more than 50 miles on Thursday, it would proclaim that it has reached the edge of space. But other groups use a different measuring stick.
