NotedDC — Pence's homecoming
REPUBLICANS ARE GREETING former Vice President Mike Pence with open arms in Washington this week, despite his feud with former President Trump heating up. Pence, who served in the House representing Indiana for more than a decade from 2001 to 2013, including a stint as chair of the House Republican Conference, is reuniting with some of his former colleagues at events in D.C. this week. He addressed the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservative members, on Wednesday after appearing at a
Read MoreRepublicans, Hungarians team up to fight Biden on global tax deal
Republicans are getting cozy with a surprising ally in their fight against the Biden administration’s effort to reach a deal on a proposed global minimum tax rate of 15 percent on corporations--the nation of Hungary. Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee issued a statement Wednesday after a meeting with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and the Hungarian ambassador to the U.S. Szabolcs Takác
Read MoreIntel hiked lobbying spending by 65 percent amid chip subsidies push
Intel Corp. spent record sums on lobbying in the second quarter as it pushed lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide the chipmaker with billions of dollars in new subsidies. The lobbying blitz comes as Congress prepares to pass a slimmed-down bill to boost U.S. competitiveness with China by spurring domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The bill would give $54 billion to chipmakers — with Intel being a top beneficiary — to build semiconductor facilities in the U.S. Intel spent nearly $1.8 million to lobby Congress and the White House from April
Read MoreProsecutors rest their case against Bannon after two witnesses testify
Federal prosecutors rested their case against Steve Bannon on Wednesday after calling just two witnesses in the former White House strategist's contempt of Congress trial for defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. The prosecutors took just over a day to lay out their case. Jurors have so far heard testimony from Kristin Amerling, the committee's chief counsel who began testifying Tuesday afternoon, and FBI Special Agent Stephen Hart. Over the objections of the prosecutors, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols allowed Bannon's defense team to show the jury their
Read MoreBiden: Military thinks potential Pelosi trip to Taiwan is 'not a good idea'
The U.S. military has expressed concerns about Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) reported plans to go to Taiwan, President Biden said Wednesday. “I think that the military thinks it’s not a good idea right now. But I don’t know what the status of it is," Biden told reporters after returning from a trip to Massachusetts to announce new climate actions. Pelosi is planning to lead a delegation to Taiwan in August, according to multiple outlets. Her office has not commented on any potential trip, and the White House has said it does not believe it is finalized. But if it wer
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