Biden says any potential Saudi trip would not relate to energy
President Biden said Saturday he has not yet decided about making a possible trip to Saudi Arabia but said any potential visit to the kingdom would not relate to energy. But in answering a follow-up question, Biden appeared to suggest he was going – and that he wasn't waiting for any specific commitments from officials in Riyadh. “No. Not yet,” Biden replied in response to a question about whether he had decided to go to Saudi Arabia. But when asked what was holding up the decision and whether it had to do with waiting for commitments from the Saudis or negotia
Read MoreFormer Trump campaign manager to testify before Jan. 6 committee on Monday
Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien will testify Monday before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Stepien will be joined by other witnesses for the week's first hearing that include former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia BJay Pak, conservative election attorney Benjamin Ginsberg and Al Schmidt, the former city commissioner of Philadelphia, according to an announcement by the committee. The Jan. 6 committee, which held its first public hearing on the C
Read MoreBernanke sees decent chance for Fed to pull off a 'soft-ish landing'
Former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke said in an interview on Sunday that he thought the Fed could address inflation with a “soft-ish landing,” to avoid a recession. When asked by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria if he agreed with former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers's assessment that the Fed could induce a recession to tackle inflation, Bernanke disagreed. “I think a recession is possible. Economists are very bad at predicting recessions, but I think the Fed has a decent chance, a reasonable chance a
Read MoreBrookings president resigns amid investigation into foreign lobbying
Retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen resigned as president of the Brookings Institution on Sunday as federal authorities investigate his lobbying on behalf of Qatar. Glenn Hutchins and Suzanne Nora Johnson, the co-chairs of the think tank’s board, announced Allen’s departure in an email to Brookings staff after he submitted a resignation letter dated Sunday. “We want to thank John for his contributions to Brookings, including his leadership in successfully guiding the institution during the pandemic, as well as his many years of service and sacrifice for our country,
Read MoreJan. 6 committee promises to zero in on Trump's 'dereliction of duty'
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