Joseph Clark

Europe presses forward as U.S. aviation and telecom behemoths brawl over 5G

Europeans are scratching their heads as aviation heavyweights duke it out with U.S. cellular providers over possible 5G interference with vital flight-safety systems.

January 1, 2022

Biden-Putin phone call doesn’t cool tensions over Ukraine; leaders trade threats of retaliation

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for nearly an hour Thursday but neither backed down from an escalating standoff over Ukraine, where Moscow is massing troops along the border and demanding major concessions from the West to avoid a war.

December 30, 2021

Turner to replace Nunes as top Republican on House Intelligence Committee

Rep. Michael Turner will take over as the ranking Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence next month, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Thursday.

December 30, 2021

Portland Antifa rioter’s charges for assaulting police dropped, court says community service will do

A federal court has dropped its case against a Portland Antifa rioter accused of assaulting police officers, letting the defendant go in exchange for doing 30 hours of community service.

December 30, 2021

Trump legal team says Thompson’s comments reveal real reason behind Jan. 6 committee

Former President Donald Trump is banking on a Washington Post interview with the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to back a key claim in his case before the Supreme Court.

December 30, 2021

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani breaks silence, defends decision to flee

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Thursday he was left with few options before fleeing the country in mid-August as Taliban fighters closed in on Kabul and denied allegations that he absconded with millions of dollars belonging to the people of Afghanistan.

December 30, 2021

Bank with ties to Obama administration turns over Trump ally’s records to Jan. 6 committee

Former Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich learned Wednesday that his bank, JPMorgan Chase, and its legal counsel with ties to the Obama administration, had turned over his financial records to the House Jan. 6 committee without giving him a chance to challenge the subpoena.

December 29, 2021

China berates U.S., SpaceX for alleged near-miss of space station, breaking space treaty

China is accusing the U.S. of violating its obligation under a 1967 treaty on the peaceful use of space after two 'close encounters' between SpaceX satellites and a Chinese Space Station.

December 29, 2021

Russian court shutters second human rights group as crackdown expands

A Moscow court closed down another prominent Russian human rights organization on Wednesday -- the second such shuttering in as many days -- amid growing concern over a widening Kremlin crackdown on rights groups, media, and opposition supporters.

December 29, 2021

Hong Kong pro-democracy news site shutters after police raid

Hong Kong's pro-democracy news site Stand News ceased operations Wednesday after hundreds of police raided its headquarters and arrested senior staff and board members over an alleged conspiracy to publish a 'seditious publication,' as Chinese authorities continue to crack down on independent press in the city.

December 28, 2021

Biden blocks House Jan. 6 committee request for some Trump-era documents

President Biden has agreed to shield some of the Trump White House documents requested by the House Jan. 6 committee.

December 28, 2021

Afghanistan anti-Taliban resistance begs for U.S. support, gets nothing from Biden

Pro-democracy fighters in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley may be bloodied but are not bowed in opposing the Taliban, who have claimed victory over the entire country, a resistance leader told The Washington Times.

December 28, 2021

U.S. airstrikes decrease by 54% under Biden; majority were in Afghanistan before the withdrawal

U.S. military airstrikes have fallen by 54% under President Biden compared to the previous administration, according to a new report.

December 28, 2021

Mitch McConnell scores the lowest approval rating among top federal officials in Gallup poll

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is losing support among Republicans, according to a new poll.

December 28, 2021

Apparent post-Confederate time capsule recovered from Lee statue in Richmond

Historians believe a box recovered during the removal of the pedestal for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond on Monday is a long-sought time capsule, according to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.

December 28, 2021

Biden signs annual defense policy bill into law

President Biden on Monday signed into law the annual defense-policy bill, capping months of partisan back-and-forth over a litany of hot-button issues as the legislation made its way through Congress.

December 27, 2021

Trump spokesman sues Jan. 6 committee over subpoena of his bank records

A spokesperson for former President Donald Trump has sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an effort to block the release of his bank records.

December 27, 2021

Dick Marcinko, founding commander of SEAL Team 6, dies at 81

The founding commander of the Navy's elite SEAL Team 6, Richard "Dick" Marcinko, died Saturday at his home in Virginia. He was 81.

December 27, 2021

Holiday sales grew despite omicron, inflation

Holiday shoppers remained undeterred by the uptick in COVID-19 cases, supply chain snags and rising inflation.

December 27, 2021

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s holiday gathering suspected link to COVID-19 cases

A holiday party at the home of Connecticut's Democratic governor is the suspected source of several COVID-19 cases, according to reports.

December 27, 2021