Trump Official Says Carney Shouldn’t ‘Pick Fight’ With US Going Into Free Trade Negotiations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he encourages Prime Minister Mark Carney not to “pick a fight” with the United States for political advantage...
Minnesota House Returns to 67–67 Tie After Democrats Win Two Special Elections
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) candidates Shelley Buck and Meg Luger-Nikolai won special elections on Jan. 27 for two Twin Cities–area state House seats, restoring...
REPLAY: Senate GOP, Democratic Leaders Speak to Press Respectively on Various Topics
U.S. Senate GOP and Democratic leaders speak to the press respectively on various topics on the afternoon of Jan. 28. …
Lawmakers Probe Ford Over Chinese Battery Partnership
Lawmakers are again scrutinizing Ford’s partnership with battery maker CATL, a designated Chinese military company, according to a Jan. 27 letter. The House Select...
ICE fatal shootings raise fear over Trump’s use of federal authority
America has endured intense political polarisation before. What it has not faced is a presidency that has transformed a federal law-enforcement agency into a...
Ilhan Omar attack suspect Anthony Kazmierczak: a convicted felon who made pro-Trump posts
The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic US congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history...
Zhang Youxia Rescued, Xi Hides in Bunker? Li Xiang Banned Over Fraud?
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
US’ Rubio says China profited from Venezuela’s collapse through cut-price oil
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused China of profiting from Venezuela’s long-running economic collapse by securing discounted oil, telling senators that removing Nicolas...
US agents who shot Minneapolis man Alex Pretti placed on leave
Two immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of a protester in Minneapolis have been placed on leave, a US Customs and Border Protection...