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NASA probe attempts historic Christmas Eve approach to the sun

NASA's parker solar probe will make a historic attempt to orbit the sun at 6:53 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, making it the closest attempt in history if successful. The agency plans to lose contact with the spacecraft until Friday, when the spacecraft will send beacon sounds to scientists on Earth to confirm its […]

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe breaks speed record as it flies close to the sun

NASA's spacecraft flew closer to the sun on Christmas Eve than any other spacecraft in history, circling at incredible speeds and becoming the fastest spacecraft in human history. Just before 7 a.m. on Dec. 24, the Parker Solar Probe passed within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface. It got seven times closer to a […]

US Launches Probe Into One Of China’s Most Lucrative Industries

On Monday, with just weeks left in President Joe Biden's term, the United States launched an investigation into China's semiconductor industry. Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced It has begun an investigation into China's “acts, policies, and practices aimed at dominating the semiconductor industry.” China has almost a monopoly on the semiconductor […]

Biden launches new Chinese chips trade probe, will hand off to Trump

The Biden administration on Monday announced a last-minute trade investigation into old Chinese “legacy” semiconductors, further increasing U.S. tariffs on Chinese chips that power everyday products from cars to washing machines to communications equipment. There is a possibility that U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the investigation was aimed at protecting the U.S. and other […]

Fani Willis’ conduct could trigger DOJ probe, says attorney behind recusal

Defense attorney Ashley Merchant predicts Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will continue to face repercussions after she was disqualified from the Georgia lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump. There is. Merchant, who represents Trump co-defendant Mike Roman and filed the original motion to remove Willis, said he expects the next administration's Justice Department to launch […]

Senate Democrats launch probe into Trump IRS nominee

Democratic senators on Wednesday launched an investigation into former Rep. Billy Long (R-Missouri), President-elect Trump's nominee to head the Internal Revenue Service. They want to know how he promoted a pandemic-era tax credit called the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), which is riddled with fraudulent claims and disrupted IRS operations. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron […]