Special counsel describes Biden as ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ in...
Special counsel Robert Hur on Thursday released a 388-page report on President Biden’s retention of classified material, finding the president frequently showed limitations with his memory and recall....
View ArticleTempers flare after Graham accuses Sinema of 'half-ass' border effort
Tempers flared on the Senate floor Thursday when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to explain why he voted against advancing the border security deal she negotiated and...
View Article5 takeaways from Supreme Court arguments in Trump’s ballot case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday about whether former President Trump could be banned from the ballot this year. The case stems from a December ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court,...
View ArticleHouse could weigh reauthorization of surveillance powers as soon as next week
The House could take up a bill to extend the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers as soon as next week, a move that would represent a quick turnaround after Republicans were unable to coalesce...
View Article5 takeaways from special counsel report on Biden's classified documents
A special counsel investigating President Biden’s handling of classified materials released his findings Thursday after a roughly yearlong investigation. Robert Hur’s 388-page report detailed how...
View ArticleTrump wins Virgin Islands GOP caucus
Former President Trump won the Virgin Islands’s GOP caucus Thursday, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ using results provided by the territory's Republican Party. Though the Virgin...
View ArticlePotential for 2 Black VPs is a moment for celebration — and reflection —...
The 2024 election holds up a historic possibility: Two Black vice presidential candidates facing off on opposing tickets. While Vice President Harris remains on the Democratic ticket with President...
View ArticleBiden angrily defends memory, age in contentious press conference
President Biden on Thursday fiercely defended his cognitive abilities and memory in the wake of a special counsel report that offered a scathing assessment of the president's recollection of key...
View ArticleBiden mistakenly calls Egyptian leader ‘president of Mexico’
President Biden on Thursday confused the leaders of Mexico and Egypt during a press conference in which he forcefully rebutted a special counsel report that offered a harsh assessment of his memory...
View ArticleTrump wins Nevada GOP caucus
Former President Trump is projected to win the Nevada GOP’s caucus, according to Decision Desk HQ, two days after fellow presidential candidate Nikki Haley lost in a primary there that didn't count...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson in increasingly tough spot on Ukraine
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is in an increasingly tough spot on Ukraine, wedged between a Senate moving toward approving aid for Kyiv and House conservatives warning that any support for the U.S....
View ArticleMcConnell pushes back on GOP critics: 'They’ve had their shot'
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is pushing back on his critics in the Senate GOP conference, declaring they had their chance to replace him as leader after the 2022 midterm election....
View Article5 takeaways from the Nevada, Virgin Islands caucuses
Former President Trump scored wins in Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands this week, dealing simultaneous blows to fellow Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley as the race heads to her home...
View ArticleLarry Hogan launches surprise Maryland Senate bid
Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced on Friday that he's launching a surprise bid for the open Maryland Senate seat, despite speculation that he was considering a third-party presidential bid. "We...
View ArticleMcConnell worked quietly to persuade Hogan into Senate race
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) worked hard behind the scenes to recruit popular former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) to run for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-Md.) seat and hailed his...
View ArticleFAA says 737 Max operator discovered loose bolts in rudder control system on...
(The Hill) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said an operator of a 737 Max plane discovered loose bolts in a rudder control system for the plane. The FAA said it received a report about...
View ArticleAdam Smith predicts Democrats would rescue Johnson from revolt over Ukraine
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is predicting that members of his party would swoop in to rescue Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if he faces an internal GOP revolt over Ukraine...
View ArticleBlack women 6 times more likely to be killed than white women: Report
(The Hill) — Black women are six times more likely to be killed than white women, a new report has found. The study, published in The Lancet medical journal Thursday, analyzed homicide rates of women...
View ArticleUkraine funding package moves closer to Senate passage
The Senate voted Friday evening to push a $95.3 billion package funding Ukraine, Israel and other national security priorities closer to passing the upper chamber, even though many Republican senators...
View ArticleFetterman calls Rand Paul “peckerhead” over Friday night, Super Bowl votes
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) a “peckerhead” for forcing colleagues to grind through procedural votes Friday night and Super Bowl Sunday in order to pass a funding package...
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