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Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The last time Joe Biden and Donald Trump shared a debate stage, the Democratic presidential nominee repeatedly attacked his opponent over his administration’s immigration policies. “This is the first president in the history of the United States of America that anybody seeking asylum has to do […]
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Friday faced new legal hurdles to its plans to manage a migration crisis as Title 42 pandemic-era border restrictions came to an end Thursday night. A federal judge in Florida late Thursday temporarily blocked U.S. Customs and Border Protection from releasing migrants without a formal […]
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, aiding in advancing President Joe Biden’s stalled judicial nominees as questions swirl about her health. Feinstein was met with applause as she entered the hearing room after being welcomed back by Chairman Dick […]
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — According to Honduras’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Enrique Reina, 17-year-old Honduran minor Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoz died in a shelter located in Safety Harbor, Florida. “The Government of Honduras, through the Embassy in Washington, is in contact with the family and has requested that [Office of […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Friday added more urgency to the fight over the debt limit, now saying there is a “significant risk” the U.S. will default on its debt “at some point in the first two weeks of June.” In a new report, the agency […]
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the clock ticking for lawmakers to reach a debt ceiling deal or risk an unprecedented default, several emergency scenarios and short-term fixes are being debated. A White House meeting between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders on Tuesday, which was the first major discussion between the parties in months, […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. George Santos co-sponsored a bill to crack down on a crime he is accused of. The House voted on H.R. 1163, known as the “Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act,” on Thursday. The bill, which passed by a vote of 230-200, would provide incentives to help states recover […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Embattled Congressman George Santos, R-N.Y., was indicted on 13 criminal counts, including seven counts of wire fraud Wednesday and has defied calls to resign from office. Federal prosecutors have accused him of defrauding donors and illegally receiving unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Defense attorney and former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Jeremy Saland […]
CNN (MERRIMACK, N.H.) — As New Hampshire Republican voters cheered on former President Donald Trump at CNN’s town hall Wednesday night, there was one questioner who stood out. Julie Miles, a registered nurse for more than 20 years, living in Merrimack, New Hampshire, wanted to know how Trump felt about abortion rights after the Supreme Court […]
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (GOFFSTOWN, N.H.) — Former President Donald Trump’s town hall on CNN Wednesday featured no shortage of theatrics, from calling moderator Kaitlin Collins “nasty” to sparking laughs from a supportive audience with a jab against E. Jean Carroll, the author who accused him of rape and won a civil case […]
