House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) opened an inquiry into Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday over his failure to properly disclose his hospitalization and cancer diagnosis. Rogers sent three separate letters on Tuesday. They went to Austin, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, and Austin’s chief of staff, Kelly Magsamen, and were […]
A handful of House Republicans are conceding they’ll need to pass another short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open while they finalize a budget proposal despite outrage from some of their conservative colleagues. The disagreement within the party comes as some members are concerned they won’t have enough time before the Jan. 19 deadline […]
The World Bank is predicting a bleak economic future for the 2020s. A new report published Tuesday predicts the world economy will continue to underperform for the rest of the decade without some unforeseen change. “Without a major course correction, the 2020s will go down as a decade of wasted opportunity,” Indermit Gill, the World […]
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) took aim at former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley during a protested televised town hall, one of his last platforms to speak directly to likely Iowa caucusgoers before next week’s opening 2024 Republican primary nominating contest. Using a question about Trump’s appearance […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli leaders to work with moderate Palestinians for a prosperous and safe long-term resolution to the war in Gaza. Blinken, who was in Israel to meet with leaders on Tuesday, reiterated many of the Biden administration’s stances, including that U.S. officials would like to see the Israeli military […]
Senate conservatives unsuccessfully attempted to pass a resolution expressing a lack of confidence in Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who is likely to be impeached by the Republican-led House. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), joined by several of his Senate colleagues, requested that the measure be adopted without a formal vote on Tuesday, but Sen. […]
The super PAC backing former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s 2024 presidential bid hit former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday for his choice to remain in the race. Christie has staked his campaign on New Hampshire, where he’s running in third behind former President Donald Trump and Haley, according to RealClearPolitics average of polls. Christie […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin may face a Senate Armed Services Committee investigation over his unexplained health emergency and hospital stay as news of his prostate cancer diagnosis sparks more questions than answers. Austin’s doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center revealed in a statement on Tuesday that the defense secretary was diagnosed late last […]
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been subpoenaed to testify in a fellow prosecutor’s divorce proceedings, according to a court filing, in a move that could reveal more information about claims that Willis and the colleague engaged in an improper affair as they prosecute former President Donald Trump. A process server said he arrived […]
Hunter Biden’s art dealer, Georges Berges, confirmed during a transcribed interview with congressional investigators that Democratic donors have purchased the majority of the president’s son’s art. Berges’s testimony with the House Oversight Committee staff, which is conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, comes after reports that a major democratic donor purchased artwork from Hunter Biden both […]
