House Committee Examines Nuclear and Atomic Defense Programs
The House Committee holds a hearing on nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities at 3 p.m. ET on May 7. Witnesses include Lieutenant...
Trump Admin’s Proposed Budget Guts Renewable Energy, Trims Nuclear Development Spending
House panels gets first glimpse of Department of Energy’s $45 billion spending request, which is nearly 10-percent less than this year’s enacted budget. The...
Speaker Johnson Rules Out Medicaid Spending Cut Proposal
Republicans have been unable to agree on ways to cut federal spending on the program, and the speaker signaled he was preparing to move...
Trump Establishes Religious Liberty Commission: What to Know
Members include religious leaders, legal experts, and public figures, including Dr. Ben Carson. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing the Religious...
UN experts warn of ‘annihilation’ in Gaza amid Israeli strikes
UN experts demanded action on Wednesday to avert the “annihilation” of Palestinians in Gaza, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed dozens...
Putin’s 3-day ceasefire begins as Ukraine demands longer truce
Published: 7:42am, 8 May 2025Updated: 7:53am, 8 May 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a three-day truce with Ukraine took effect Thursday, a...
House Oversight Committee Holds Hearing on Fairness in Women’s Sports
The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing titled “Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” at 2 p.m. ET on May 7. …
House Panel Questions More University Presidents on Campus Anti-Semitism
The latest to be questioned by the Education and Workforce Committee included the heads of Haverford College, California Polytechnic State, and DePaul. The House...
HKMA keeps base rate steady in lockstep with Fed’s defiance of Trump’s push amid trade war
Published: 7:00am, 8 May 2025Updated: 7:55am, 8 May 2025 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) kept its base rate unchanged in lockstep with the...