A top Pentagon official for China policy refused to answer when asked Tuesday by Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin whether he agreed with President Joe Biden’s assertion that economic woes would discourage a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Biden said on Sept. 10 he did not see an invasion coming soon amid intelligence that Beijing
A video shared on Instagram claims an image titled “Mexico did it” is going around and causing a computer virus, according to alleged reports from CNN and BBC. Verdict: False This claim is baseless. Neither media outlet reported this. CNN confirmed they did not cover this story in email to Check Your Fact. Fact Check:
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Christie slams Trump for skipping second GOP debate: Voters ‘have a right to hear from him’ September 19, 2023 08:06 PM Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed former President Donald Trump for skipping the second Republican presidential primary debate. In an appearance on Fox News, Christie painted the move as being meant to avoid speaking
Sen. Patty Murray confirms Ukraine and disaster aid spending bill in the works September 19, 2023 07:30 PM Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) confirmed on Tuesday that she is working on a continuing resolution to provide additional funds for disaster relief, assistance for Ukraine, and firefighter pay. The supplemental spending bill has broad
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Tuberville plans to force vote on Marine Corps leader caught up in Pentagon blockade September 19, 2023 07:03 PM Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) will attempt to force a vote this week on the Marine Corps commandant ensnared in his blanket hold on Pentagon nominees. The Alabama senator has collected the 16 signatures needed, according to
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Scott touts Reagan philosophy for UAW strike and slams Biden for being ‘leased’ by unions September 19, 2023 05:54 PM Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recalled President Ronald Reagan’s words about federal workers striking when discussing how he’d handle the United Auto Workers strike. “Ronald Reagan gave us a great example when federal boys decided to
Amazon to hire a quarter-million new workers as holiday shopping season nears September 19, 2023 05:19 PM Christmas is coming, and Amazon is prepping for the big shopping rush by offering jobs to 250,000 people, along with an investment of $1.3 billion for increasing its wages. The investment into Amazon’s wages will bring the company’s
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GOP veterans admonish House Republicans who sank defense spending bill September 19, 2023 05:12 PM Military veterans in the House GOP conference criticized a handful of their conservative colleagues who sank the annual defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, accusing the holdout votes of making the country susceptible to Chinese aggression. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) hit
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Tim Scott says loyalty to US allies is message ‘lost’ in Biden administration September 19, 2023 04:41 PM Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) responded to President Joe Biden’s address to the United Nations on Tuesday, claiming the Biden administration has made the country less safe and vowing to stand by the United States’s allies should he
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Vulnerable Democratic House member forced to condemn governor’s gun restriction September 19, 2023 04:14 PM A vulnerable Democrat in the House of Representatives will be forced to vote “yes” to condemn the governor of his state after she moved to outlaw open and concealed carry in a part of New Mexico where there was a
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