GOP airs concerns — but treads lightly — over war plans Signal chat: 'It's just wrong'
Congressional Republicans aired concerns on Monday about the Trump administration's handling of classified materials. The report shows that senior officials discussed planned attacks against Yemen's Houthi rebels, calling the episode “embarrassing” and “inconvenient.” However, even if some people asked to investigate the incident, leaders have stopped calling for action to be taken against those involved. […]
Drug industry treads carefully after stunning RFK Jr. nomination
The selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shocked the pharmaceutical industry. But many industry insiders and outside lobbyists who spoke to The Hill said they were not prepared to oppose Kennedy outright, at least not yet. Lobbyists said they had expected Mr. Kennedy to have […]
Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy – CNBC
The Japanese flag flies above the Bank of Japan's headquarters building (below) in Tokyo on April 27, 2022. Nogi Kazuhiro | AFP | Getty Images The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged at about 0.25% – the highest since 2008 – at the end of a two-day meeting on Friday. This decision: Reuters […]
As Netanyahu arrives in Washington, Kamala Harris treads a careful path on Israel and Gaza | Kamala Harris
One of the main concerns surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial visit to Washington this week is what kind of reception he will get from the White House and how he will be received by Joe Biden and his vice-presidential and presumptive Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris. The Israeli prime minister has already departed for the […]
Sen. Cotton says banning bump stocks ‘treads close to the line’ of being unconstitutional
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, said Sunday that a Trump-era bill banning bump stocks “is on the verge of violating the Second Amendment” after the Supreme Court overturned the bump stock ban on Friday. “On the legislative issue, I would suggest that we crack down on violent crime and gun crime before we infringe on the […]