Politics

(WASHINGTON) — As the relationship between President Joe Biden and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has grown increasingly fraught and tense, a looming ground incursion into Gaza’s southernmost city has emerged as a new flashpoint — threatening to turn the allies even further against each other. Biden said Monday he has not had what he […]

(WASHINGTON) — A transcript of President Joe Biden’s interview with the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified information contradicts the president’s characterization of an exchange about the death of his son, Beau Biden, from brain cancer. “There’s even a reference that I don’t remember when my son died,” a visibly irate Biden told […]

(WASHINGTON) — Robert Hur, who as special counsel conducted the yearlong probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents that ultimately absolved the president of legal culpability, will face questions on Tuesday from members of the House Judiciary Committee. Hur, who was previously nominated by then-President Donald Trump as U.S. attorney for the District […]

(WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is accusing the Biden administration of improperly attempting to silence immigration judges who frequently highlight shortcomings in the immigration court system, calling a recent Justice Department decree a “blatant attempt” to “discourage and obstruct” federal workers from exercising legally protected speech. The Justice Department last month informed the National […]

(WASHINGTON) — Robert Hur on Tuesday will face lawmakers eager to question the findings of his yearlong probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, an investigation that ultimately absolved the president of legal culpability but left him with a trail of political liabilities. Hur wrote in a 388-page report published last month that […]

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former US President Donald Trump, speaks at the Republican National Committee (RNC) Spring meeting on March 8, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (CECILE CLOCHERET/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A new Donald Trump-backed Republican National Committee leadership team has started the process of cleaning house among national party personnel. Staff is being […]

“Once again not guilty your honor,” Menendez said.  Menendez came to court alongside his wife, Nadine, who also pleaded not guilty to the new charges.  Federal prosecutors said the couple allegedly tried to make bribes — that took the form of a new Mercedes-Benz and a mortgage payment — look like loans. The pair allegedly […]

Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawyers for former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll have requested that the judge in her defamation case against Donald Trump approve the $91,630,000 bond secured by the former president, subject to a small change in one of the terms.  The change reduces the amount of time between the resolution of […]

(WASHINGTON) — Special counsel David Weiss has filed his rebuttal to efforts by President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden to have his nine tax-related charges in California dismissed, slamming his arguments in court filings as a “conspiracy theory,” a “house of cards,” and “shapeshifting claims.”  In response to Hunter Biden’s claim of selective prosecution, Weiss’ office used […]

(WASHINGTON) — As Donald Trump reverses his position on potentially banning TikTok ahead of an expected House vote this week on legislation that could lead to it being blocked in the U.S., the former president has been rebuilding his relationship with a GOP megadonor who reportedly has a major financial stake in the popular social […]