The first jarring line offered by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) during his conversation with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business on Thursday morning was his declaration that he believed that the impeachment inquiry he’s helping to lead into President Biden was “hopefully in the final stages.” That inquiry, initiated in September, has been reportedly in its final stages since January. Or, ...
NEW YORK — The central witness against Donald Trump withstood a withering cross-examination Thursday from the former president’s defense lawyer, who accused Michael Cohen of lying as recently as two days ago to realize his dreams of revenge against his ex-boss. The confrontation between Cohen and Trump lawyer Todd Blanche was the most anticipated moment in the month-long trial, which ...
The Republican chairs of the powerful House Judiciary and Oversight committees slammed the Biden administration this week, accusing the president and Attorney General Merrick Garland of politicizing the justice system. But as Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and James Comer (R-Ky.) pilloried the White House and the Justice Department, their committees were hobbled by attendance problems: At least five members were ...
The U.S. military said Thursday that its floating pier had been anchored to the Gaza shoreline with humanitarian deliveries to the war-ravaged territory to begin “within days,” but it remained unclear whether the United States or Israel has solidified an agreement to distribute the incoming food and other supplies for starving Palestinians. This post appeared first on The Washington Post ...
As he nears the end of his first term, President Biden, a long-standing institutionalist, is growing more comfortable using the full powers of the presidency — and in an election year, his latest actions have the added benefit of potentially shaping the political landscape in his favor. On Thursday morning, Biden asserted executive privilege over audio recordings from the special ...
Do you have a very wealthy friend who is considering spending gobs of money trying to get elected to political office? You might want to show them the results of the Maryland Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday — and, of course, this post. Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) spent $62 million of his own money on the race, only to lose ...
When Donald Trump first ran for president in 2015, he promised that he would implement a process for deporting the 11 million residents of the United States who are here without authorization. There would be a “deportation force,” he said, one that leveraged local law enforcement to identify and expel undocumented immigrants. He offered words of praise for the deportation ...
A Jewish American Biden political appointee resigned from her post at the Interior Department on Wednesday, saying she could no longer work for the administration because of President Biden’s continued support of Israel’s war in Gaza. Lily Greenberg Call, special assistant to the chief of staff in the Interior Department, cited her Jewish upbringing and ties to Israel in her ...
Beyoncé gave tickets to Vice President Harris for the superstar’s concert last year as a gift, according to a new financial disclosure by Harris. The tickets were valued at $1,655.92, according to the disclosure, which the White House released Wednesday. Harris also disclosed that ESPN gifted her tickets to a college-football game last year. Harris, a Howard University graduate, attended ...
The Supreme Court restored a congressional voting map in Louisiana on Wednesday that includes an additional majority-Black district, handing a victory to African American voters and Democrats less than six months before the November election. The order was in response to emergency appeals filed after a federal three-judge panel in the state threw out the recently redrawn map last month, ...