President Biden has joked about Donald Trump going broke and needing to beg for money. He’s made fun of the plummeting stock of Trump’s Truth Social company, poked fun at his mental health and taken a shot at his hair color. Biden even workshopped a line about Trump struggling to carry his own golf clubs. This post appeared first on ...
As might have been predicted, Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday eagerly seized on a “report” from the Republican majority on the House Judiciary Committee asserting that Donald Trump’s prosecution is inescapably political. But committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was perhaps not prepared for where Bartiromo took the conversation. This post appeared first on The Washington Post ...
A new assessment from Amnesty International asserts that Israel has used U.S.-supplied weapons against Palestinian civilians in alleged violations of international law, a finding certain to inflame the heated debate about whether the United States should curtail support to its closest Middle Eastern ally. The advocacy group’s findings, following similar conclusions from an independent panel of experts and recent analysis ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to press ahead Monday with plans for securing and rebuilding Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war ends, but reticence among the Arab nations that U.S. officials envision will help oversee the devastated territory underscored the difficulty Washington faces in forging a “day after” blueprint. This post appeared first on The Washington ...
Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) staunchly supported challenging the 2020 election results in the run-up to Jan. 6, 2021. “Running fair and transparent elections is something America must live up to,” he said that day. On Friday, Posey became the latest member of Congress to announce his retirement plans unexpectedly in a way that benefited an ally and prevented voters from ...
There’s something unquestionably evocative about the idea of treasure hunters — perhaps scruffy Indiana Jones types, breath still tainted by whiskey — carrying torches into an ancient tomb and discovering inscribed wisdom that is itself eternal. Our hero lifts a stone tablet from its dusty resting place and gently brushes it clean. There, in ancient Assyrian (his second language, happily), ...
The Supreme Court on Monday added cases to its calendar for the term beginning in October that deal with veterans’ benefits, civil liability, immigration visas and pet food consumed by a dog named Clinton and a cat named Sassie. In a case that could have significant implications for those who serve in the military, the Supreme Court will weigh a ...
Employers who repeatedly misgender their employees or deny them access to a bathroom consistent with their gender identity are committing workplace harassment under federal anti-discrimination laws, according to a new guidance released Monday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The changes released Monday mark the first update to the guidelines in 25 years by the federal agency. They are based ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson followed his first major legislative victories with a private plea to the billionaire donors who fund Republican House campaigns: Give us more money. The Louisiana Republican jumped on a call on Wednesday — as President Biden was signing into law a package of bills on Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and TikTok that Johnson muscled through the House ...
“In Michigan, radical, left Democrat governor Gretchen Whitmer is handing out $500 a month in cash to anyone who accepts illegal aliens into your homes. Isn’t that nice? She’s calling the scam the Newcomer Rental Subsidy. In other words, she’s calling illegal immigrants — many coming from jails, many coming from mental institutions, many are terrorists — she’s calling them ...