TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Joe Biden and Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te have more in common than just being former vice presidents. Biden, 81, could be heading toward the end of his fourth year in office, and Lai, 64, starts his first on Monday. Both men desire de-escalation in cross-strait tensions with China while defending Taiwan’s […]
President Joe Biden‘s assertion of executive privilege over special counsel Robert Hur’s audio recording of their classified documents interview sparked criticism from Republicans and legal experts after the president previously waived his privilege of the interview transcript. A few hours before the House Judiciary Committee‘s hearing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over […]
Early voting has begun for Kentucky residents ahead of the state’s primary election on Tuesday, with a handful of races attracting widespread attention in the Bluegrass State as voters solidify their November ballot. All six House districts are up for grabs in Kentucky, with most of the incumbents not facing tough challenges for their seats. […]
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND — Ben Mason, a freshman studying aerospace engineering at the University of Maryland, admits he was too young to remember former President Donald Trump’s first term in detail. “I guess I wouldn’t say I was old enough or aware enough of the world to actually remember what happened,” said Mason, who is 19 […]
A new political action committee has spent $2.3 million against Oregon congressional candidate Susheela Jayapal, the older sister of Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), in the days leading up to Tuesday’s primary. The Los Angeles-based Voters for Responsive Government, which has not publicly disclosed its donors, registered with the Federal Election Commission on April […]
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels conducted a missile strike on the Greek oil tanker M/T Wind on Saturday in the Red Sea, according to a release from U.S. Central Command. The anti-ship ballistic missile’s impact “caused flooding which resulted in the of loss propulsion and steering,” according to CENTCOM. “A coalition vessel immediately responded to the […]
Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator who also worked on various Republican presidential campaigns, has died at 58, according to the network. Her body was discovered outdoors in Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday, according to law enforcement officials, who believe a medical emergency occurred. Stewart began working in political communications in Little Rock, Arkansas, for then-Gov. […]
COLUMBUS, Georgia — Speakers at the Georgia state GOP convention all agreed that they’re ready to send former President Donald Trump back to the White House. They did not always agree on everything else. Thousands of delegates packed into the Columbus Ironworks for speeches and fanfare Friday and Saturday, cheering for speakers including former Sen. […]
Randy Kozuch, the executive director of the National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm, offered the gun rights advocacy group’s presidential endorsement to presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on Saturday. The move did not come as a surprise, as the NRA previously endorsed Trump in 2016 and 2020. Kozuch made the announcement as he introduced the former […]
Presidential candidate Donald Trump jokingly predicted that his opponent, President Joe Biden, would be so “jacked up” before their anticipated debate that he might request a drug test. Biden announced that he would participate in two debates against Trump hosted by CNN and ABC News. Trump offered some predictions surrounding the debate during the Minnesota […]
