Politics/International Relations

Debt-Ceiling Fight Weighs on Defense Industry

HS 13/05/2023

Investors fear the fight could delay the passage of next year’s national-security budget—and hurt military contractors. Source link

WSJ News Exclusive | Automation Giant Faces U.S. Government Probe Over China Operations

HS 11/05/2023

The investigation of Rockwell focuses on whether its software might allow access to critical U.S. government and industrial infrastructure. Source...

House Democrats Try to Force Vote on Debt Ceiling

HS 02/05/2023

House Democrats took the next step in starting a discharge petition for a debt-ceiling increase, a move that could allow...

Treasury Chief Janet Yellen Says U.S. Risks Default as Soon as June 1 Without Debt Ceiling Increase

HS 02/05/2023

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Ron DeSantis’s Oversight Board Sues Disney

HS 02/05/2023

The lawsuit marks the latest salvo in the escalating battle between the company and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Source link

Supreme Court to Reconsider Precedent Giving Federal Agencies Benefit of Doubt

HS 01/05/2023

The 1984 ruling, known as the “Chevron deference,” directs courts to defer to a federal agency’s legal approach when Congress...

Republicans, Democrats Clash Over Linking Aid for Poor Americans to Work

HS 01/05/2023

Proposed restrictions on federal aid are among several demands Republicans are making in exchange for raising the nation’s borrowing limit....

Republicans Effectively Voted to Raise Taxes. They’re Fine With That.

HS 29/04/2023

House Republicans advanced a repeal of clean-energy tax credits without offsetting tax cuts—even though most have signed a no-tax-hike pledge....

In China, a Detention and a New Espionage Law Have Businesses Worried

HS 28/04/2023

Foreign companies are growing more concerned about the safety of their staffs and the reliability of Beijing’s pledges that China...

Republicans Advance Debt-Ceiling Bill Aiming to Spark Talks With Biden

HS 26/04/2023

Party leaders say a final vote could come later Wednesday on legislation making deep spending cuts. Source link

Fox Has Settled One Voting Machine Company’s Defamation Case. Another Looms.

HS 20/04/2023

Fox’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems gives Smartmatic leverage, legal experts say. Source link

Apple CEO Tim Cook Meets Prime Minister Modi, as Tech Giant Looks to Expand in India

HS 19/04/2023

The visit comes as the iPhone maker wants India to become a center of manufacturing and sales. Source link

Fox to Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Dominion’s Defamation Lawsuit

HS 19/04/2023

The settlement averts a trial on the voting-machine company’s allegations that it was defamed by network broadcasts after the 2020...

Canada Public Broadcaster Joins NPR in Quitting Twitter Over Label Uproar

HS 18/04/2023

TechCBC says label ‘government-funded media’ in which officials determine editorial content is ‘untrue and deceptive’ Source link

Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. Scoop Up Russian Oil Products at Steep Discounts

HS 17/04/2023

Despite U.S. objections, the Gulf countries are using the Russian products internally, including for consumption and refining purposes, and exporting...

Fox News, Dominion Prepare for Battle in $1.6 Billion Defamation Trial

HS 17/04/2023

A Delaware jury is slated to consider whether the network acted with “actual malice” in broadcasting false election-fraud claims. Source...

LVMH’s Paris Headquarters Stormed by Protesters

HS 13/04/2023

The nationwide protest movement against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension overhaul morphed into a populist rebuke of France’s establishment. Source link