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Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s dog Commander bit another Secret Service officer on Monday, according to a statement from a Secret Service spokesperson. Commander, a purebred German shepherd, bit the Secret Service officer around 8 p.m. Monday. The officer was treated by medical personnel, according to a Secret Service spokesperson. This […]
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference (WASHINGTON) — The federal investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents prior to becoming president has grown into a sprawling examination of Obama-era security protocols and internal White House processes, with investigators so far interviewing scores of witnesses, including Secretary of State Antony […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At an event Tuesday highlighting her contributions to American diplomacy as the 67th secretary of state, Hillary Clinton barbed her political rivals, issuing thinly veiled criticisms of her one-time presidential opponent Donald Trump and taking direct aim at Russian leader Vladimir Putin. After being introduced by current Secretary of State Antony […]
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump submitted “fraudulent valuations” for assets that were then used by himself, his eldest sons and his business to obtain better loan and insurance terms, a judge in New York decided Tuesday. The judge’s determination came as he granted partial summary judgment in New York Attorney General […]
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for Donald Trump say they oppose a request from special counsel Jack Smith for a gag order in the federal election interference case against the former president. Smith earlier this month asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to impose a “narrowly tailored” order restricting Trump from making public statements […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The leading 2024 Republican presidential candidates will go head-to-head once again at the second GOP primary debate on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. After last month’s debate in Milwaukee, candidates are set to spar again — this time, with […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will join the United Auto Workers picket line Tuesday in his strongest show of support yet for union members striking against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Biden announced Friday on X that he would travel to Wayne County, Michigan, “to join the picket line and stand in […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom — ideological rivals in two of the country’s biggest states — will debate each other on Fox News on Nov. 30 in Georgia, the network announced on Monday. A news release from Fox News describes the 90-minute event as a “red […]
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Much of the government is getting close to shutting down Oct. 1 as Congress struggles to pass a stopgap funding deal — and on Monday, with just five days to go, many federal workers and agencies were bracing for impact. The House and Senate have until the end of the […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (UNION CITY, N.J.) — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., signaled Monday that he will remain in office despite pressure to resign after being indicted on corruption charges. Menendez was defiant as he delivered his first public remarks since the Sept. 22 indictment. He spoke in Union Station, New Jersey, where he started […]