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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Ken Buck, who had already announced he would not be seeking reelection, announced Tuesday he will leave Congress at the end of next week. “It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years,” Buck said in a […]
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the Senate’s recent passage of the National Security Supplemental Bill, which provides military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, in the State Dining Room of the White House on Feb. 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A transcript of President Joe Biden’s interview with the […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (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 […]
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (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 […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Monday asked the judge overseeing his hush money case in New York to delay the trial, currently scheduled to begin March 25, while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs Trump’s argument that he is immune from prosecution for conduct that occurred while he was in office. […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and his reelection campaign have seized on former President Donald Trump, in an interview Monday on CNBC, appearing to float “cutting” entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare in a potential second term in order to curb the tens of trillions of dollars in national debt. Responding to his […]
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (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 […]
Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she is stepping down from her cabinet position later this month — marking only the second cabinet secretary to do so during the Biden administration. “It has always been my belief that government can and should work […]
Sophie Park/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden “absolutely did not apologize” for his use of the term “an illegal” during last week’s State of the Union address, principal deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton told reporters Monday. “I want to be really clear about something: the president absolutely did not apologize. There was no apology […]
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Monday to obstruction charges contained in a new federal indictment filed in Manhattan that added to the bribery and corruption charges he already faced. “Once again not guilty your honor,” Menendez said. Menendez came to court alongside his wife, Nadine, who also pleaded […]