Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) responded to Hunter Biden’s pardon by vowing to call him before the House Judiciary Committee, arguing the pardon included waiving his 5th Amendment protections. “Thanks to his father’s pardon, Hunter Biden has waived his Fifth Amendment protections,” Biggs wrote on X on Tuesday. “I look forward to bringing Hunter back in […]
Maryland’s senators are reportedly looking to barter their approval of the Washington Commanders leaving Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, in exchange for one of D.C.’s Air National Guard squadrons heading back their way. Washington, D.C., leaders want to redevelop the defunct Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, located along the banks of the Anacostia River, so that […]
Democrats are slated to lose their trifecta in Michigan next month, but before they lose control of the state House of Representatives, some bills could get approved during the lame-duck session. Republicans won a majority in the state House in last month’s elections, but victors from the November election will not be sworn in until Jan. […]
The race to replace Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is heating up after Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced he would seek the position Tuesday. In a “Dear Colleague” letter obtained by the Washington Examiner, Connolly said the Oversight Committee has been his “top priority” over his 16 […]
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister has withdrawn from consideration to head President-elect Donald Trump‘s Drug Enforcement Administration. In a statement, Chronister said Tuesday being nominated “the honor of a lifetime” but was stepping down after the “gravity of this very important responsibility set in.” TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO’S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT’S […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) lambasted House Democrats over an X post from Ways and Means Committee Democrats “mocking” economic troubles. A post from the Democratic Ways and Means Committee account boasted about record online Black Friday spending, suggesting it debunked Republican concerns over the rising cost of living. Johnson took offense to the post, […]
Lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump have requested the dismissal of his conviction for falsifying business records, citing President Joe Biden’s recent comments while pardoning his son, Hunter Biden. The 72-page motion to dismiss, filed in New York on Tuesday, argues that Biden’s statements undermine the fairness of Trump’s prosecution, calling it politically motivated. The legal […]
After months of holding off on filing some official transition forms, President-elect Donald Trump‘s team announced Tuesday that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks. “This agreement with the Department of Justice will ensure President Trump and his team are ready on Day […]
The unprecedented pardon of Hunter Biden by his father, President Joe Biden, has ignited a firestorm of criticism from legal and political experts, with some viewing it as a pointed rebuke of the Justice Department and others downplaying it as political theater. In conjunction with the sweeping 11-year pardon, the president announced Sunday that he […]
Former presidential candidate Nikki Haley was among the many users on social media condemning the Biden administration’s decision to give $1 billion to Africa, arguing the United States is continuing to recover from hurricane season. President Joe Biden announced the aid on Tuesday during a visit to Angola, stating that doing so was “the right […]
