news2shortsDemocrat Ro Khanna and Republican Thomas Massie reveal names they say DoJ redacted ‘for no apparent reason’. Plus, at least 10 dead, including suspect, after school shooting in Canada Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The Democratic congressman Ro Khanna said on Tuesday that he and his Republican … Read more
North Carolina Republican state Rep. Allen Chesser said he was taken by surprise when a Democratic sheriff who has long opposed cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could not answer a basic question about how the government works. A North Carolina House Oversight Committee hearing spurred on by the recent killing of a … Read more
Members of Congress reviewing the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files plan to press Attorney General Pam Bondi over what was redacted and why. It comes as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a Senate hearing on Tuesday said he had no personal relationship with Epstein but admitted visiting the convicted sex offender’s island. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports … Read more
Israeli PM is expected to press the president to take a harder line over Iran’s nuclear program As Donald Trump redoubled his war of words on the European Union and Nato in recent weeks, a senior state department official, Sarah B Rogers, was publicly attacking policies on hate speech and immigration by ostensible US allies, … Read more
US state department’s Sarah B Rogers publicly attacks policies on hate speech and immigration in other countries As Donald Trump redoubled his war of words on the European Union and Nato in recent weeks, a senior state department official, Sarah B Rogers, was publicly attacking policies on hate speech and immigration by ostensible US allies, … Read more
A chorus of Democratic governors are rallying behind their fellow Democratic Governors Jared Polis, from Colorado, and Wes Moore, from Maryland, after they did not receive invites for a traditionally bipartisan White House dinner. Illinois Democrat Governor J.B. Pritzker was among those who decided they would be boycotting the slate of events hosted at the … Read more
Beef prices are soaring — and economists warn Americans shouldn’t expect relief anytime soon, as the U.S. cattle herd shrinks to its smallest size in 75 years. The massive decrease in cattle numbers has been caused by years of drought, soaring costs and an aging ranching workforce. Agricultural economists and ranchers alike say rebuilding herds … Read more
As House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith dropped the gavel at 10:05 a.m. on Tuesday opening a hearing on “malign foreign influence,” the groups under scrutiny did not retreat, apologize or go silent. They escalated. Inside Room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building, Smith warned that the U.S. nonprofit sector had become … Read more
Drop comes as AI firm Altruist launches service that helps advisers create personalised tax strategies Business live – latest updates Wealth managers and price comparison sites have become the latest companies to be hit by fears that their businesses will be disrupted by new artificial intelligence innovations. Shares in UK wealth management firms tumbled on … Read more
U.S. jobs data is set to offer the clearest picture yet of hiring in the first year of Trump’s term, as it appeared to slow down.
