White House physician Kevin O’Connor released an update on Joe Biden‘s condition Thursday, showing little change in the president’s symptoms following Wednesday’s COVID-19 diagnosis. The president was forced to cut a campaign trip to Nevada short Wednesday afternoon after testing positive for the coronavirus. “The president is still experiencing mild upper respiratory symptoms associated with […]
EXCLUSIVE — A top medical internship program designed to offer career opportunities in the regenerative medicine sector is facing criticism for “racially discriminatory” preferences favoring only black students, according to a new complaint. The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine was accused of unlawful racial discrimination in a complaint filed Thursday with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]
The House Judiciary Committee asked the FBI on Thursday to provide details about the planning that went into securing a rally site in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump occurred. Citing unnamed whistleblowers, Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote in a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray that he had […]
EXCLUSIVE — Republican leaders on the House and Senate Small Business committees are threatening to subpoena the Small Business Administration for information on its voter registration program with Michigan. Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), chairman of the House committee, and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) called the agreement “politically motivated” in a letter sent to SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman on Monday. In the letter, exclusively […]
House and Senate staffers signed an anonymous letter calling on Congress to protest or boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on Capitol Hill, citing concerns about the war in Gaza. Organized by the Congressional Progressive Staff Association, the letter was signed by 230 employees from 122 Democratic and Republican congressional offices. They emphasize that […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested in a CNN interview Thursday that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was “on something” when the Florida politician interrupted his interview on Wednesday. McCarthy also called Gaetz “unhinged” but hopes he “gets the help that he needs.” “He looks very unhinged,” McCarthy said. “I mean, a lot of people have […]
Amazon Prime’s The Boys has added a disclaimer to its season four finale, which had originally been titled “Assassination Run.” The show, based on the comic book line of the same name, is a satire of the political climate within the United States, and released its season finale Thursday, five days after the attempted assassination […]
While Republicans descend on Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention this week, one Wisconsin lawmaker expressed his discontent with the mayor of the city. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson is doing “a horrible job running this place,” claiming his statement was “factual.” Johnson was elected mayor of Wisconsin’s largest city […]
China has launched yet another corruption investigation into a senior general who oversaw its nuclear arsenal, the latest crackdown sweeping the world’s largest military. Sun Jinming, chief of staff of the Chinese military’s Rocket Force, has been kicked out of the Chinese Communist Party, according to a statement released Thursday, the final day of the party’s […]
The new chairwoman of the Illinois Republican Party has big plans for the heavily Democratic state: “Make Illinois red again.” Incoming Chairwoman Kathy Salvi outlined her plan for the party, which includes calls for unity, while speaking to Illinois delegates this week over breakfast at the Republican National Convention. The former state GOP chairman, Don […]
