In an incredibly unusual show of disapproval of one of its members, the House of Representatives on Thursday voted to strip freshman Georgia lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene of all her committee assignments in the wake of escalating controversy of her past support of conspiracy theories, violent rhetoric and other behavior. The House voted 230 to 199 to remove Greene, 46, […]

The US military is getting more active in the Arctic, working with allies amid tensions with Russia. US Air Force bombers and Navy surface ships have been an increasingly visible presence there. The region remains one of low tension, but Russia and NATO are both wary of the other’s activity. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. The […]

AOC’s story of Capitol riot experience questioned by GOP lawmakers FOX News contributor Miranda Devine and OutKick founder Clay Travis weigh in on ‘Fox News @ Night.’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday doubled down on her “terrifying” experience during the deadly Capitol riot after detractors accused her of exaggerating the level of danger she felt on Jan. 6.  The New York Democrat has […]

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Netflix has amassed some 200 million subscribers and cemented its status as the king of streaming video. Now it’s looking to run up the score with a big push into Asia, its fastest-growing region. The entertainment giant added 9.3 million paid subscribers in Asia Pacific last year, a 65% jump compared to 2019. Revenue in the region […]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has admitted a country on its own – such as the UK – can act as a “speedboat” compared to the EU’s “tanker” in the delivery of COVID vaccines. EU countries, who have decided to co-ordinate their vaccine efforts, have been markedly slower in their roll-out of coronavirus jabs compared to the UK, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced an agreement Wednesday with Republicans to organize the evenly split chamber, ending a weekslong standoff that prevented the new Democratic majority from setting up some operations and soured relations at the start of the congressional session. Schumer, D-N.Y., said that he and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky had agreed […]

EU ‘in absolute panic’ over their vaccine rollout says Adler It is a welcome shot in the arm for beleaguered shops and businesses who have endured a catastrophic 12 months since the pandemic first struck. And Mr Bailey predicted sunnier times ahead as he said the economy will “recover rapidly” from the end of March with even more growth than […]

PMQs: Johnson says Starmer wanted to stay in EU drugs agency The survey revealed just 16 percent thought the Labour leader would have done a better job in leading Britain through the coronavirus pandemic. The results from the poll, conducted by Redfield and Wilton Strategies for MailOnline, came after a separate survey suggested that Mr Johnson’s Tories were benefiting from […]