Dwarfed by China in shipbuilding, US looks to build its defense base to fend off war

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. severely lags behind China in shipbuilding capacity, lawmakers and experts have warned, as the Biden administration tries to build up the country's ability to develop and produce weapons and other defense supplies to fend off war. Speaking at a...

AP Race Call: Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 8th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Krishnamoorthi, first elected to Congress in 2016, is the ranking Democratic member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. A Harvard University-educated lawyer, he held posts for the...

Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 8th Congressional District

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 8th Congressional District.