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Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding

A federal judge in Texas granted Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) standing to sue the Biden administration for reinstating funding to a United Nations-affiliated organization whose members have been accused of helping Hamas. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss Jackson’s lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision to reinstate […]

McCarthy doubts Biden will step down: ‘You can’t negotiate with him’

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy stepped into the debate about the debate on Friday, saying he does not believe President Joe Biden will step down as Democratic candidate. “Joe Biden is going to be the nominee. Joe Biden is not going to give it up,” McCarthy said on Fox Business. “Why? Because Jill […]

New York Times editorial board urges Biden to step aside after debate fallout

The New York Times’s editorial board published an article urging President Joe Biden to step out of the race following his disastrous performance at Thursday night’s debate against former President Donald Trump. The authors said the debate ruled out “sufficient rationale for why Mr. Biden should be the Democratic nominee this year.” “At Thursday’s debate, the president needed to […]

Barrett and Jackson trade partisan positions in Jan. 6 case

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson split from their respective conservative and liberal alignments Friday in a case that narrowed an obstruction charge used to prosecute defendants from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The Supreme Court split 6-3 in a ruling that sided with Joseph Fischer, a former police officer who was […]

Day after debate: Biden and Trump border claims called into question

The claims of President Joe Biden and his 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump, have been called into question following a presidential debate on Thursday in which the two candidates returned repeatedly to immigration. Biden falsely told viewers he lowered illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border to levels below those experienced when Trump left office […]

Pennsylvania Democrat slams CNN for not fact-checking Trump

Democrats are slamming CNN for not fact-checking former President Donald Trump during Thursday’s first presidential debate, with Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) adding fuel to the fire on Friday.  “Frankly, I think CNN could have a done a better job in calling [Trump’s] lies out,” the Pennsylvania governor told CNN on Friday.  Following the first presidential […]

Trump takes post-debate victory lap at Virginia rally

Former President Donald Trump traveled to Virginia for a celebratory rally Friday afternoon, taking what amounted to a victory lap following the first debate of the 2024 presidential election. Trump won Thursday night’s debate with President Joe Biden, according to flash polls, largely by not losing it. On the debate stage, Trump delivered his answers […]

Biden campaign says no talk of president stepping aside ‘whatsoever’

President Joe Biden‘s reelection campaign forcefully pushed back against speculation Friday that Democratic operatives and power brokers might urge the president to bow out of the 2024 election. Biden delivered a debate performance against former President Donald Trump on Thursday night that prompted panic within the party and could solidify voters’ concerns about his age. Biden, who […]

Prosecution rests in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial, defense starts Monday

Prosecutors on Friday rested their case against Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey senator accused of trading his political influence for gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz, and cash. They spent the past six weeks painting the longtime Democratic senator as a greedy politician who held court in his New Jersey home, rang a tiny silver bell to […]

Biden debate performance renews spotlight on Hur tapes

President Joe Biden’s struggling debate performance Thursday night sent shock waves of anxiety across the Democratic Party, but it also served as a vindicating moment for former special counsel Robert Hur. As Biden, 81, stumbled over his words, speaking incoherently at times or staring blankly as his opponent spoke, viewers pointed out that his mental […]
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