The influential Senate HELP Committee is planning a hearing next Thursday with Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s latest pick for surgeon general, considered “America’s Top Doc,” Means is pregnant and is expected to attend virtually, the sources added. She will meet later Tuesday with the staff of Republican HELP Committee members to discuss the timing … Read more
Trump says the redrawn maps could help elect another “MAGA Republican.” The North Carolina House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a new congressional map into law, two days after the state Senate approved it, giving the Republican Party the chance to net a new seat in the 2026 midterms. Republican legislators said they … Read more
A chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport has died at age 29 Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday. He was … Read more
Myles Connor stole a Rembrandt painting from a Boston museum in the 1980s. The theft that occurred at the Louvre Museum in Paris over the weekend is “damn close” to the most expensive museum theft in history, according to one of the most famous art thieves in the world. Myles Connor walked into the Museum … Read more
The thieves got away with eight priceless pieces of jewelry, police said. A crown made of gold, diamonds and emeralds that once belonged to Empress Eugenie of France was damaged by thieves during Sunday’s heist at the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris, according to the French Culture Minister. In an interview with ABC News on … Read more
Trump is seeking a settlement for two Justice Department probes that he faced. President Donald Trump is pressing for his Justice Department to pay roughly $230 million as a settlement for investigations he faced during the Biden administration and his first term in office, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News Tuesday. The … Read more
Turkey scores ‘Asia Anew’ policy win as SIPER missile system export set to reshape and tilt South Asia’s air power balance One of South Asia’s most significant strategic recalibrations is quietly unfolding in Bangladesh. A landmark defense deal with Turkey is in its final stages, an agreement that will see Dhaka acquire the SIPER long-range … Read more
Takaichi-led Japan will be less inclined to confront historical issues, putting a potential brake on improving relations with S Korea The upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was intended to showcase South Korea’s claim to leadership on a range of issues from free trade, digital and artificial intelligence, and democracy. Instead, the Lee Jae Myung … Read more
Chinese commentators outdo themselves blasting the US-coordinated move in which the firm’s CEO has been suspended Chinese state media and pundits have called the Dutch government a “pirate” and even threatened it with a ban on rare earths, following its seizure of control of the Chinese-owned semiconductor maker Nexperia in late September. On September 29, … Read more
Singapore wealth fund suing Chinese EV maker for faulty disclosure, raising wider concerns about China’s corporate accounting It was a blow to an industry whose rise had seemed inexorable. On October 16, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, announced that it would sue China’s NIO, an electric vehicle (EV) maker, over allegedly fraudulent accounting practices. That … Read more