Today, former president Donald Trump returned to Washington to deliver a keynote address at a gathering hosted by a think tank launched by his allies to advance his policies. It was Trump’s first appearance in Washington since leaving the capital ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Trump focused heavily on crime and support for police but did not mention the violence law enforcement endured from a pro-Trump mob at the Capitol.
Meanwhile, the Senate advanced legislation Tuesday that seeks to bolster the U.S. semiconductor industry. If the bill makes it to President Biden’s desk, it could be the first of several wins for him in quick succession, including a health-care package and legislation protecting same-sex marriage. Biden hailed Tuesday’s vote as a “very important bipartisan step.”
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A new Senate report released Tuesday found that the Chinese government waged a decade-long campaign to undermine the Federal Reserve and cajole its employees into revealing sensitive information about economic policymaking through recruitment and intimidation, Aaron Gregg reports:
The findings by Republican staff members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee allege that Chinese officials exploited Fed employees’ openness to academic collaboration to establish long-standing...
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