Amber Heard rep says 'women's rights are moving backward' after Johnny Depp thanks fans in his first TikTok
A representative for Amber Heard claimed women’s rights were moving backward in response to Johnny Depp’s first TikTok post since a jury ruled in his favor in the actor's defamation trial against his ex-wife. "As Johnny Depp says he's 'moving forward,' women's rights are moving backward. The verdict's message to victims of domestic violence is ... be afraid to stand up and speak out," a representative for Heard said in a statement to People. The statemen
Read MoreBiden increasingly relies on DPA, drawing GOP scorn
President Biden is repeatedly turning to the Defense Production Act (DPA), a decades-old law that gives the president broad authority to increase the manufacturing output of critical items in a national emergency. The DPA has been a prong of the pandemic response since the Trump administration, but Biden has turned to it for other uses. Most recently, Biden invoked it five times to boost domestic production of goods used to make solar panels. The move was hailed by environmental groups and climate-minded lawmakers as the kind of bold action needed to address climat
Read MoreWhite House: Biden will follow Jan. 6 hearing but 'not going to get involved'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that President Biden will likely follow the news from the Jan. 6 select House committee hearing later this week but emphasized he was "not going to get involved" in the proceedings. “Of course, he will be keeping up on the committee’s work as he has been,” Jean-Pierre said, noting that Biden would be on a trip to California for the Summit of Americas when the panel's first public hearing takes place on Thursday. “And I’m sure he’ll be following the news from the hearing as well.” The committee investigating th
Read MoreFive automakers back CA authority to set stricter vehicle emissions standards
A group of five automakers are backing California’s authority to set its own standards for climate-warming emissions for vehicles amid a legal challenge from several Republican-led states. Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, Honda and Volvo on Tuesday backed the Biden administration’s decision to restore this authority to California after the Trump administration revoked it in 2019. California’s emissions standards are often adopted by other, usually Democr
Read MoreFive questions that hang over the Jan. 6 committee’s public hearings
The biggest moment of the Jan. 6 House Select Committee’s existence is about to arrive. On Thursday evening, the panel will hold the first of its televised hearings. The event will take place in prime time and be broadcast by almost every major network and news channel. For some, it will be the most dramatic congressional investigation since the Watergate hearings a half-century ago. Others — committed supporters of former President Trump, in particular — will likely tune out the hearings. Here are five big questions that have
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