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House committee subpoenas Antony Blinken over refusal to testify in Afghanistan withdrawal probe 

The House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for refusing to testify about the Harris-Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. The committee, led by Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), gave Secretary of State Blinken until September 19 to answer the committee's questions or face being held in contempt of Congress. “Withdrawal […]

Blinken subpoenaed by House committee over Afghanistan withdrawal

House lawmakers on Tuesday subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for refusing to testify about the Biden administration's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. The House Foreign Affairs Committee said in a letter written by Republican chairman Michael McCaul of Texas that Blinken could be held in contempt if he does not appear before the committee on […]

Disney Forming Committee to Replace CEO Bob Iger

(AP) — Morgan Stanley Chairman James Gorman will lead the search for a successor to Disney, two years after the company’s longtime leader, Bob Iger, came out of retirement to ease a difficult transition to his hand-picked successor. Iger returned in 2022 after a period of conflict, missteps and declining performance at Disney under his […]

10.1 Million Border Encounters Under Biden-Harris, Says House Committee

A fact sheet report released this week by Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee highlighted more than 170,000 encounters with migrants across the country in July. A fact sheet released by the committee on Wednesday put the total number of encounters nationwide under the Biden-Harris administration at 10.1 million. That total does not […]

House Oversight Committee Launching Investigation into Tim Walz over China Connections

The House Oversight Committee has opened an investigation into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) over his numerous ties to China, including a student exchange program funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a Chinese secret police department operating in the Twin Cities. According to the House Oversight Committee, Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) opened the […]

Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn critics called out by Australian Olympic Committee

The Australian Olympic Committee has criticised an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Olympics footballer Rachel Gunn, describing it as “nuisance, misleading and bullying”. Last weekend, the sport of breaking made its Olympic debut. One of the most memorable images was the performance of Australian B-girl Raegan (36 years old, professor at the University of […]