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Joseph Clark

jclark@washingtontimes.com

Joseph Clark covered Congress and national security for The Washington Times.

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President Joe Biden speaks during a reception for Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden announces sweeping policy changes toward Cuba

The White House on Monday announced sweeping changes to U.S. policy toward Cuba, easing several longstanding restrictions on travel, reinstating a dormant family reunification visa program, and removing restrictions on U.S. money entering the country.

May 16, 2022
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., updates reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats scoff at Republican post-midterm revenge over Jan. 6 subpoenas

House Democrats are belittling the prospect of post-midterm retribution should Republicans take control of the chamber, despite the fact that Democratic-dominated panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has kicked over a political hornet's nest by formally subpoenaing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers to testify.

May 13, 2022
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as they testify before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Sept. 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP File)

Sen. Rand Paul delays $40B Ukraine aid

Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday blocked the Senate's attempt to fast-track President Biden's $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine over concerns there is insufficient oversight and transparency into how the money is being spent.

May 12, 2022
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, April 6, 2022. House investigators said May 12 that they have issued subpoenas to McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is certain to further inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol formally subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers on Thursday in a significant escalation ahead of the panel's public hearings slated to begin next month.

May 12, 2022