Politics

(WASHINGTON) — When Donald Trump meets with Republican senators Thursday in Washington, he will come face-to-face with Mitch McConnell for the first time in three-and-a-half years. In fact, the former president and Senate Minority Leader have not spoken to each other since Dec. 15, 2020. That was the day that McConnell gave a speech on […]

(WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump is set to make a rare appearance in Washington on Thursday to lay out his second-term agenda to Republican lawmakers as he continues to stress party unity in the wake of his historic felony conviction and a month from becoming the party’s official nominee. The former president will be just blocks […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Wednesday declined to rule out a presidential commutation for Hunter Biden following his conviction earlier this week on federal gun charges. When asked specifically by a reporter on Air Force One as President Joe Biden traveled to the G7 summit in Italy — about whether a […]

(WASHINGTON) — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Texas Civil Rights Project and other civil rights organizations have filed a federal complaint challenging a recent executive order from President Joe Biden, which limits access to asylum. On Tuesday, June 4, Biden issued a proclamation that restricts access to asylum for migrants who cross into […]

(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Wednesday afternoon passed a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur on his handling of classified documents. The final vote was 216 to 207. Rep. David Joyce of Ohio was […]

(WASHINGTON) — Marianne Williamson, an author and speaker who was President Joe Biden’s final Democratic opponent, said earlier this week that she is no longer a candidate for the party’s nomination now that 2024 presidential primaries have ended. The presidential primary cycle concluded on Saturday with voters from Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands casting […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a bilateral security agreement at the G7 summit Thursday that will pledge long-term defense and security cooperation. “We want to demonstrate that the U.S. supports the people of Ukraine, that we stand with them, and that we’ll continue to help […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s key priority at the G7 summit in Italy this week is to solidify an agreement that could provide some $50 billion to Ukraine using profits from frozen Russian assets, according to a source familiar with the matter. The U.S. argues this is a solution to relieve Ukraine’s desperate battlefield situation […]

(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Wednesday plan to hold a full chamber vote on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur on his handling of classified documents. The Rules Committee met Tuesday afternoon to mark up the […]

(WASHINGTON) — For years, Hala Rharrit was a career veteran diplomat who took pride talking about American values such as human rights and freedom of the press. Now, she’s the first U.S. diplomat to resign her post in protest of Biden administration policies toward Israel and the war in Gaza. In an interview with ABC […]