Politics

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden touted his achievements during his second State of the Union address on Tuesday and seems to be gearing up for an expected 2024 presidential run — but polling shows many Democratic voters aren’t thrilled about this. Nearly six in 10 Democratic-aligned adults don’t want to see Biden renominated, a new […]

(BOSTON) — A Massachusetts legislator said he’s going to change a proposed bill that would have given state inmates reduced sentences if they signed up to donate an organ, following an outcry from several groups. Last month, Democratic Rep. Carlos Gonzalez co-introduced a bill that would establish an individual bone marrow and organ donation program […]

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is sanctioning what is says are seven members of a Russian hacker group who have targeted the hospitals, companies and the U.S. government, the Treasury Department announced Thursday. “Cyber criminals, particularly those based in Russia, seek to attack critical infrastructure, target U.S. businesses, and exploit the international financial system,” Treasury Under […]

(WASHINGTON) — The FBI’s evidence response team has retrieved only a small amount of the Chinese spy balloon shot down Saturday — and doesn’t yet have enough evidence to conclude what China’s intent was. Only an “extremely limited” amount of the Chinese spy balloon was recovered and brought to the FBI’s evidence collection lab at […]

(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., was attacked in her Washington, D.C., apartment building on Thursday morning, her office said later that day. “This morning around 7:15 a.m., Rep. Craig was assaulted in the elevator of her apartment building,” Nick Coe, Craig’s chief of staff, said in a statement. “Rep. Craig defended herself from the […]

(WASHINGTON) — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee and the legal team representing President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, have exchanged their first direct communications in the opening salvo of what is expected to be a heated back-and-forth over congressional oversight of the president and his family. Rep. James Comer, the panel’s chairman, confirmed in a […]

Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A State Department official said Thursday that the U.S. is looking into taking action against China for the surveillance balloons sent into American skies. The official said Washington is considering “taking action against PRC (People’s Republic of China) entities linked to the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) that supported the […]

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. John Fetterman, D.-Pa., was taken to a Washington hospital on Wednesday “for observation” after feeling lightheaded at a Democratic retreat, his staff said. “He left and called his staff, who picked him up and drove him to The George Washington University Hospital,” Communications Director Joe Calvello said […]

Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will tout the work his administration is doing to bolster Medicare and Social Security, while warning that Republican members of Congress will “continue to push plans that would undermine these programs,” according to the White House. Biden will travel to Tampa, […]

(FAIRFAX, Va.) — Getting to America was supposed to be the hard part. Now, for thousands of Afghan allies who evacuated alongside U.S. troops, staying in the country is proving to be just as harrowing. More than 18 months after nearly 76,000 Afghan refugees arrived on military planes, Congress has failed to create a path […]