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Biden critic who once worked with Hunter tells lawmakers Joe Biden was ‘enabler’ of son’s overseas business
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A onetime business associate of Hunter Biden, who has become a critic of the Biden family, testified before lawmakers Tuesday, reiterating claims he made during the 2020 election that Joe [Read More…]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin leaves hospital for 3rd time in two months
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin left the hospital on Tuesday afternoon after being admitted to the intensive care unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier in the week, the [Read More…]
Senate passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel — with tough path ahead in House
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Tuesday — with more than 20 Republicans defying former President Donald Trump who fervently spoke [Read More…]
Senate passes aid bill for Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has passed a $95 billion foreign aid bill for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, setting up a showdown in the House of Representatives where Republican [Read More…]
House Republicans, with Scalise returning, to try again to impeach Mayorkas
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks about security during a news conference ahead of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb. 7, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
What to know about New York’s closely watched House race
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New York’s 3rd Congressional District is hosting the first closely watched contest of 2024, with political experts saying that the results of Tuesday’s special election could offer some early signs [Read More…]
Trump endorses daughter-in-law Lara Trump for RNC co-chair
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks alongside Eric and Lara Trump during his primary night rally at the Sheraton on Jan. 23, 2024 in Nashua, N.H. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
House Republicans seek testimony as well as transcripts from Biden special counsel: Sources
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON0 — House Republicans will seek testimony from special counsel Robert Hur in addition to requests made Monday for documents, including transcripts and audio recordings, stemming from Hur’s report [Read More…]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancels overseas trip following hospitalization
pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled a trip to Brussels this week following his hospitalization due to “an emergent bladder issue,” a U.S. defense official said Monday. The Pentagon had [Read More…]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancels overseas trip following hospitalization
pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled a trip to Brussels this week following his hospitalization due to “an emergent bladder issue,” a U.S. defense official said Monday. The Pentagon had [Read More…]
Haley launches new ad on Trump’s past comments about veterans after attack on husband
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican candidate Nikki Haley on Monday released a new digital ad attack against rival and former President Donald Trump, reviving his past comments mocking military veterans. The digital spot, [Read More…]
Trump arrives for hearing in classified docs case being held in special secure facility
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has arrived for a hearing Monday in his classified documents case that is being held in a special secure facility due to the sensitive nature [Read More…]
Haley launches new ad on Trump’s past comments about veterans after attack on husband
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican candidate Nikki Haley on Monday released a new digital ad attack against rival and former President Donald Trump, reviving his past comments mocking military veterans. The digital spot, [Read More…]
RFK Jr. super PAC reboots vintage JFK ad for Super Bowl commercial
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American Values 2024, the super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid, aired an ad during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night rebooting a commercial aired [Read More…]
Georgia’s GOP governor says Trump shouldn’t get presidential immunity: ‘No one is above the law’
Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Sunday pushed back on former President Donald Trump’s argument that he should be granted legal immunity for his actions while he was in the [Read More…]
Trump says he’d ‘encourage’ Russia ‘to do whatever the hell they want’ if a NATO country didn’t spend enough on defense
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t protect a NATO nation that didn’t contribute enough defense funds and he’d “encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want.” “You don’t pay [Read More…]
Sen. Coons gets animated arguing that Biden’s apparent memory slips aren’t ‘what matters’ in 2024 race
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, a co-chair of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, grew animated on Sunday as he defended Biden after special counsel Robert [Read More…]
How Biden campaign, allies are doing damage control after special counsel report
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden-Harris campaign, its surrogates and allies were forced to do damage control on Friday after special counsel Robert Hur’s report about President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents painted a [Read More…]
Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration announced Friday that it expects to commit $5 billion in a public-private consortium for research and development of computer chips. The White House said this would advance President [Read More…]
Rep. Elise Stefanik, possible Trump VP contender, signals she wouldn’t have certified 2020 election
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is being floated as a possible running mate to Donald Trump in 2024, signaled if she had been serving as vice president in 2020 she [Read More…]