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U.S. blacklists China’s premier drone maker, seven others over government ties

The Treasury Department on Thursday blacklisted eight Chinese companies, including global drone market leader DJI Technology, as part of a campaign to punish what U.S. officials say is corporate support for Beijing's illicit surveillance of minority Uyghurs and other Chinese ethnic and religious groups.

December 16, 2021

Congress passes ban on imports made with Uyghur forced labor

The Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bipartisan bill to crack down on imports from China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of using forced labor.

December 16, 2021

Pelosi: Lawmakers should be able to own individual stocks

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is singing the praises of America's free market economy -- at least when it comes to lawmakers owning stock despite potential conflicts of interest.

December 16, 2021

White House to unveil plan to put new truck drivers behind the wheel

Key Biden administration officials are expected Thursday to announce a plan to breathe new life into the beleaguered U.S. trucking industry as the White House expands its effort to mend America's supply chain.

December 16, 2021

Senate Democrat derails final passage of ban on China imports made with Uyghur forced labor

A Democratic senator on Wednesday blocked the final passage of a bipartisan bill to crack down on imports from China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of using forced labor.

December 15, 2021

Congress approves $770B defense bill that ups Pentagon funding, keeps women out of the draft

The Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a long-stalled defense policy bill after lawmakers cut out scores of hot-button measures.

December 15, 2021

Texts reveal Fox News hosts, Don Jr. begged Meadows to get Trump to act on Jan. 6 riot

Several Fox News hosts attempted to prod President Trump to intervene when his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to text messages revealed by the House committee investigating the attack.

December 14, 2021

Mark Meadows blasts Jan. 6 committee’s contempt vote, says probe is politically driven

Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the House Jan. 6 select committee's unanimous vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against him for failing to appear for a deposition was "disappointing, but not surprising."

December 14, 2021

Jan. 6 committee votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol voted Monday to hold former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he twice failed to appear for scheduled depositions.

December 13, 2021

Jan. 6 committee targets six rally organizers, casts wide net with new batch of subpoenas

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is demanding documents and testimony from six more rally organizers in a new round of subpoenas issued Friday.

December 10, 2021

Jan. 6 rally organizer denies inciting violence in testimony to special committee

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol heard from two witnesses Thursday in separate closed-door depositions as the panel shows no signs of relenting its pressure on former President Donald Trump's confidants.

December 9, 2021

Trump defense aide Kash Patel meets with representatives from House Jan. 6 panel

Former Trump Department of Defense official Kashyap "Kash" Patel on Thursday met with representatives from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

December 9, 2021

Ali Alexander, Jan. 6 rally organizer, to appear for deposition before House committee

Conservative activist and rally organizer Ali Alexander appeared Thursday morning for a closed-door deposition before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

December 9, 2021

House passes bill banning imports from China’s Xinjiang region

The House passed a bill Wednesday to crack down on imports from China's Xinjiang region following a Senate dustup last week that exposed Biden administration pressure on lawmakers to rein in the bill's language.

December 8, 2021

Mark Meadows sues Nancy Pelosi, Jan. 6 committee

Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday sued House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

December 8, 2021

Hot-button issues pulled from NDAA, big boost in funding left in

The compromise version of the annual defense policy bill that passed the House stripped out scores of hot-button measures from it such as including women in the military draft to revoking the 2002 authorization for the Iraq War.

December 8, 2021

House Jan. 6 panel faces setbacks in tussles with key witnesses, including Mark Meadows

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol encountered dual setbacks on Tuesday in its attempts to corral key witnesses.

December 7, 2021

Judge sets mid-July start date for Bannon’s contempt trial for defying House Jan. 6 committee

A federal judge on Tuesday set a mid-July start date for the trial of former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon for criminal contempt of Congress after he stonewalled the House probe into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

December 7, 2021

Inclusion of women in military draft dropped from defense bill as Congress scrambles to pass NDAA

Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees agreed Tuesday to strike from the annual defense authorization bill language that would require women to register for the draft.

December 7, 2021

Meadows no longer cooperating with Jan. 6 probe, says panel won’t honor boundaries

Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is no longer cooperating with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, his lawyer announced Tuesday.

December 7, 2021