Politics

(WASHINGTON) — It’s the holiday season at the White House and thousands of feet of ribbon, ornaments and bells are helping mark the occasion. First lady Jill Biden unveiled the holiday decor Monday and announced this season’s theme is “Magic, Wonder, and Joy,” which was inspired by how children experience the holidays. “Each room is […]

(WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will meet this week with high-dollar Republicans to try to cement their support for the newest political action committee supporting his presidential bid, his campaign manager, James Uthmeier, wrote in a memo on Monday morning. Fight Right, Inc. was formed this month to supplement the efforts of Never Back […]

(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has made calling out rival Joe Biden’s age and mental fitness a big part of his comeback campaign for the White House. But on Monday, he went on the defensive himself. In a social media post, Trump wrote that despite what critics claim, he hasn’t repeatedly mixed up the […]

(WASHINGTON) — Americans for Prosperity Action, an advocacy organization backed by billionaire Charles Koch and his network of wealthy conservatives, on Tuesday morning endorsed Nikki Haley as the Republican alternative to Donald Trump ahead of the Iowa caucus that begins the 2024 primary in less than 50 days. A memo circulated by the the Americans […]

(WASHINGTON) — Hunter Biden is willing to testify before the House Oversight Committee — but only in public, according to a letter his attorney wrote to Republican lawmakers on Tuesday. Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena earlier this month to depose Hunter Biden on Dec. 13. In his letter, Abbe […]

(WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers returned from their Thanksgiving break Monday with much work to accomplish and relatively little time to accomplish it in. Here are five things to watch for as Congress rolls back to Washington for the end-of-the-year legislative sprint: Ukraine funding faces its toughest test yet Congress has gone nearly a year without rubber-stamping […]

(WASHINGTON) — Speaking with special counsel Jack Smith’s team earlier this year, former Vice President Mike Pence offered harrowing details about how, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump surrounded himself with “crank” attorneys, espoused “un-American” legal theories, and almost pushed the country toward a “constitutional crisis,” according to sources familiar […]

(NEW YORK) — A winnowing field of Republican presidential candidates are working feverishly to close the polling gap between themselves and Donald Trump — among them is former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, whose support has steadily ticked up as an alternative to the former president. Despite an unprecedented number of legal troubles for a presidential […]

(AMERICUS, Ga.) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter will be memorialized over several days this week in Georgia, starting Monday. Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at 96, will be remembered with events and a funeral service after a family motorcade on Monday carries her remains to Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, her alma […]

(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump and his allies are ramping up high-dollar fundraising efforts with less than two months to go until the Iowa caucus begins the 2024 Republican primary, as several major donors show signs of returning to the former president — including those who once called on him to exit the race. Some […]