Hunter Biden, the president's controversial son who has been a magnet for scandal and GOP scrutiny, says Fox News has taken things too far and tried to "dehumanize" him over his drug addiction. “I’m not saying my addiction is an excuse for my bad behavior. What I’m saying is that my addiction is not an...
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Maryland’s ban on certain assault-style semi-automatic weapons Monday, leaving the law in place for the time being. The court did not elaborate on its decision, but it would have been unusual for justices to agree to take up the case because the 4th Circuit Court of...
Multiple major automakers relied on forced labor in China for some purchased parts, a Senate Finance Committee investigation found Monday. BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen purchased parts that were flagged by the U.S. government for links to forced labor camps in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang, home to the Uighur minority group of...
Less than one week after Red Lobster announced the closure of dozens of restaurants across the nation, the company has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) called on President Biden on Monday to replace the chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the wake of reports of a toxic workplace environment at the agency. Brown is the highest ranking Democratic lawmaker to call for the resignation or replacement of FDIC Chair Martin...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition order to the United States, a London court ruled on Monday. Two judges, Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson, said Assange has grounds to appeal the United Kingdom’s order for his extradition – a decision that was celebrated by his supporters but one that will likely extend the...
Choosing a new president will force a major decision: What will be the future direction of Harvard? Will the university continue to be a vessel for the far left and the most-vile anti-American sentiments?
Rebuilding the Republican Party will be an uphill struggle while Trump has the bulldozer on full blast.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday ripped what he called the “outrageous decision” of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. “This outrageous decision is truly a slap in the face to the...
The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) is closing a loophole in the Hatch Act, which prevents federal employees from political activity on the job, the office announced in a new rule Monday. Hampton Dellinger, who leads OSC, wrote in Politico that he has instructed his office to fully enforce the act against White House...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday urged senators to pass a border security bill expected to come up for a vote this week after Republicans blocked the measure earlier this year. "This bipartisan border legislation would deliver the significant policy changes, resources, and personnel needed to secure our border and make our country...
The Democratic Party has an antisemitism problem on its left flank.
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Katie Britt (Ala.) announced Monday that they are introducing legislation to protect legal access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created by the treatment are children. Cruz and Britt said they will unveil the bill to clear up...
Republicans can no longer afford to kick the can down the road and tinker around the edges of ObamaCare while the whole system falls apart and our fellow citizens suffer. The time for excuses is over. The time for health care freedom is now.
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday blocked a Biden administration rule that expanded the requirements for background checks when selling a firearm. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk granted an injunction against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to prevent the federal government from fully implementing the rule in Texas, though he also .found that the...
Trump’s legal woes have not had the negative impact many had predicted — and Democrats may have hoped.
The Dali ship, which caused the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse two months ago, was successfully refloated Monday morning and was moving toward the Baltimore port. The Dali appeared to begin moving shortly after 6 a.m., the Associated Press reported, after starting and stopping a few times before making its way out of the...
Star witness Michael Cohen is set to get his final shot on the witness stand in Trump’s hush money trial, with cross-examination resuming earlier than usual on Monday. Cohen’s testimony is expected to last through midday before prosecutors could rest their case early this week. It is unclear if the defense plans to put up...
Even though Trump left office, he didn't leave the spotlight.
Biden is eager for more hard-earned money from U.S. taxpayers, and he is willing to drive businesses overseas again by raising corporate tax rates.
A Democratic super PAC is targeting Republicans over the issue of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the battleground state of Arizona as Democrats ramp up their attacks on reproductive access ahead of the 2024 election. Progress Action Fund, which notably aired the ad “Ohio Republicans in Your Bedroom” that targeted Republicans over abortion access ahead...
Congress is setting the stage for another partisan government-funding fight, as conservatives look to chip away at a previous “side deal” struck between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the White House aimed at boosting nondefense dollars. Democrats have been sharply criticizing a recent announcement by House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) previewing cuts the party...
A clash is looming between anti-abortion red states and the blue state telemedicine shield laws trying to preserve abortion access. More than a dozen states have laws shielding medical providers and others from out-of-state investigations and prosecutions regarding abortions and gender affirming care. But six states — Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, California, Vermont and Washington...
Vulnerable Senate Democrats are distancing themselves from President Biden’s ailing brand after polls show him trailing former President Trump in several battleground states. Democrats in tough races are breaking with Biden over border security, liquified natural gas exports, the Israel-Hamas war, and tariffs on Chinese goods. They’re staying competitive in the polls despite Biden’s low approval...
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan reiterated Biden administration pressure on Israel to limit its military operation in Gaza during a visit to the country on Sunday. Sullivan is on a combined trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia as the U.S. leans on its lead Arab ally in the region to calm tempers in...