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Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington on March 9, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) By Melanie Sun Twitter’s…
By Zachary Stieber The Senate voted on Nov. 15 to terminate the COVID-19 national emergency that was first declared during the Trump administration and has been extended repeatedly during the Biden…
By Zachary Stieber Senate Republicans on Nov. 16 reelected Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as the top GOP senator, rejecting a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). McConnell easily swatted back…
By Jack Phillips Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was again asked about a possible rivalry between himself and President Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential race. “We just finished this election, people…
By Ivan Pentchoukov PALM BEACH, Fla.—Former President Donald Trump commenced his third campaign for the White House on Nov. 15. Trump, 76, who had hinted at a 2024 run for…
By Zachary Stieber A new study estimated that hundreds of cases of heart inflammation occur in every million second doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in the highest-risk group. Some 269.5…
By Joseph Lord House Republicans on Nov. 15 nominated House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker of the House. The vote happened during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill in…
By Andrew Thornebrooke Social media giant TikTok presents a unique threat to U.S. national security because of its ties to communist China, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Speaking during…
By Zachary Stieber and Caden Pearson Republicans are one seat shy of flipping the U.S. House of Representatives, according to projections late Nov. 14, with 13 uncalled races left. Republicans…
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissent, would have blocked congressional subpoena By Matthew Vadum The Supreme Court gave a green light on Nov. 14 to the congressional committee investigating…