EXCLUSIVE — A group of 12 prominent conservatives, including a former governor, media executives, and a former U.S. attorney general, have issued a letter calling for Nikki Haley to drop out of the race for president. The former U.N. ambassador is the last remaining GOP opponent in former President Donald Trump‘s quest to win a nonconsecutive […]
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis downplayed the alleged “self-dealing” by her and special prosecutor Nathan Wade, according to a court filing Friday by a lawyer for a defendant in former President Donald Trump‘s Georgia election interference case. Last week, Willis responded for the first time in a motion acknowledging that she and Wade had […]
The White House is defending its media strategy of scheduling President Joe Biden for a prime-time address to dispute mental acuity allegations in special counsel Robert Hur‘s report. But instead of putting the public’s mind at ease with his four-minute remarks and the eight minutes he spent answering questions from reporters, Biden provided more examples […]
LAS VEGAS — Former House Speaker and California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is equipped to continue leading the party. “Very much so,” McCarthy replied when asked by the Washington Examiner on Thursday whether he had confidence in McDaniel’s ability in her role. He also told reporters at former […]
The Senate voted on Friday evening to start work on the defense supplemental spending package, teeing up a marathon of amendment votes in the coming days. The upper chamber voted 64-19 on a motion to proceed to the $95 billion package, which includes aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Senators are facing a partial cancellation […]
Instagram announced Friday it won’t recommend political content on its platform or on its Threads platform. The app is following in the footsteps of its parent company, Meta, which has similarly responded to political posts across its other platform, Facebook. Meta claimed to have received feedback from users requesting to see less political content. It […]
Biden administration officials did damage control against a special counsel report questioning the president’s memory and handling of classified documents while promising to make changes going forward. The White House rolled out General Counsel’s Office spokesman Ian Sams for a rare briefing room appearance Friday, during which he said a new “task force” would be […]
The Georgetown University College Democrats have been lobbying the D.C. Council to end legacy admissions at public and private schools in the city. The group’s Furthering Admissions Inclusion and Representation proposal would ban admissions preferences for applicants who are related to former students as well as those related to major donors. Historically black colleges and […]
As Democrats defend President Joe Biden against accusations of memory loss, transcripts are likely to be one of the next battle lines. White House spokesman Ian Sams, many prominent Democrats, and President Joe Biden himself have said the special counsel report’s accusations that he could not remember when he became vice president and the year […]
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), an influential member of the Senate Committee on Finance, trashed the bipartisan child tax credit and business tax bill on Friday and said he hopes it never comes to a vote. The bill in question passed the House in a 357-70 vote but is facing an uphill battle in the Senate, […]
