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House-passed child tax credit and business bill faces obstacles in Senate

The bipartisan $78 billion child tax credit and business tax bill passed by the House now faces hurdles in the Senate. The bill, crafted between Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), cleared the House with major bipartisan support in a 357-70 vote. It also has support from the White House. Still, […]

Former Trump administration official shot during DC carjacking dies

A former Trump administration official who was shot during a carjacking Monday in Washington died of his injuries at 56 on Saturday, his wife said. Mike Gill, who served as chief of staff for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission during the Trump administration, sustained life-threatening injuries, according to the Metropolitan Police Department, and was taken […]

South Carolina primary: Marianne Williamson beating Dean Phillips in fight for second place

Author Marianne Williamson is on track to defeat Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) for second place Saturday in the South Carolina Democratic primary, in which both candidates finished in the low single digits — trailing President Joe Biden by more than 100,000 votes. With 75% of the vote tallied, Williamson secured 2% of the vote to […]

Low turnout in South Carolina primary as some Democratic voters eye GOP contest instead

Despite a major push from the Biden campaign and national Democrats for strong turnout in the South Carolina primary, the vote count was far below what was recorded in the 2020 nominating contest as some registered Democrats eye the GOP primary later this month. The primary election was called for President Joe Biden shortly after […]

Jack Smith’s team disputes Trump’s political bias claim in classified documents case: ‘Inaccurate and distorted’

Federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump said his claim that the charges are politically motivated “paints an inaccurate and distorted picture of events” in a filing to the court Friday. The prosecutors, led by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, responded to Trump’s request seeking evidence of “bias and […]

Biden cheers South Carolina landslide: ‘Making Donald Trump a loser — again’

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — President Joe Biden cheered his cakewalk victory in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary Saturday night, thanking Palmetto State voters for once again setting “us on the path to winning the presidency” and taking a pointed shot at former President Donald Trump, his likely November opponent. The polls closed at 7 p.m. in […]

US and UK forces strike Houthi stockpiles with international cooperation

U.S. and U.K. forces combined to hit 36 Iran-backed Houthi rebel targets across 13 locations in Yemen on Saturday, marking the third joint mission between the two Western allies in the Middle Eastern nation. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the strikes were intended to degrade the Houthis’ capabilities to carry out attacks against […]

Biden waltzes to victory in South Carolina’s first-in-the-nation primary

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — President Joe Biden notched a landslide victory in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary Saturday night, the first step to securing his party’s 2024 nomination ahead of a likely November rematch with former President Donald Trump. The polls closed at 7 p.m. in the first 2024 primary sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee. […]

Manhattan district attorney to charge immigrants who attacked police in Times Square

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg promised Saturday to charge the immigrants who were caught on camera attacking two police officers this week. A New York Police Department officer and lieutenant were attacked by several immigrants just outside a shelter near Times Square. Police are searching for other suspects involved in the attack. All those arrested […]

Reporter’s Notebook: The international reaction to Biden’s LNG pause

Washington Examiner Energy and Environment Reporter Breanne Deppisch joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to discuss the Biden administration‘s pause on liquefied natural gas exports and the concern about it benefitting Russia.
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