The leaders of the United States, Qatar, and Egypt, the three countries that have acted as mediators for ongoing negotiations between Israel and Hamas, have urged both sides to return to the negotiating table. President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi, and Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani released a joint […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s attorneys and special counsel Jack Smith requested a three-week delay to proceedings in the federal 2020 election subversion case, citing a need to further evaluate the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling. “The Government continues to assess the new precedent set forth last month in the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump […]
EXCLUSIVE — An outside political group that supports former President Donald Trump is releasing a new ad across multiple battleground states admonishing Vice President Kamala Harris over her work leading the Biden administration’s response to the southern border crisis. Preserve America, a pro-Trump super PAC, is releasing a new TV and digital spot in the battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, […]
Former President Donald Trump expressed an openness to decriminalizing marijuana during a press conference Thursday, marking a shift in his stance on the matter. When asked by a reporter about whether he supports legalizing cannabis, Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, observed that many states have already made non-medicinal marijuana legal. “As we legalize it, I […]
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had a less-than-complimentary assessment of President Joe Biden’s political acumen as the Democratic Party moves on from his struggling reelection bid. Pelosi was widely rumored to have encouraged Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Although the California Democrat has demurred over whether she directly talked to […]
The two candidates vying to replace outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) have made approaches to environmental issues major focuses of their Utah Senate battle. Ahead of November’s general election, Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) and leftist activist Caroline Gleich are forcing climate groups to take sides on a traditionally Democratic issue. Curtis is the founder and […]
A 22-year-old man who brought a firearm near the Capitol has been sentenced to two years in prison. Ahmir Lavon Merrell brought the AR-style rifle and 73 rounds of ammunition to the Capitol grounds last fall. Earlier this year, Merrel pleaded guilty to one count of illegal receipt of a firearm. In addition to two […]
A new statewide poll is showing Vice President Kamala Harris with a slight lead over former President Donald Trump in Arizona as she prepares to campaign in the Grand Canyon state with her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), on Friday. The HighGround Public Affairs survey, which came out Thursday, found that Harris holds 44.4% […]
President Joe Biden held his first public event Thursday since last week, when he celebrated the successful prisoner swap with Russia. The president welcomed the 2023 World Series champion Texas Rangers to the White House East Room, where he celebrated the team’s historic playoff run after failing to win the division last summer. “As you […]
Vice President Kamala Harris sharpened her pitch to labor unions in a Thursday speech at the United Auto Workers headquarters. “It’s good to be in the house of labor!” Harris said before a backdrop of the UAW logo superimposed on a cinderblock wall. Unions are traditionally strong financial and organizing backers of Democrats, and most […]
