President Joe Biden speaks to children at the White House for “Take Your Child to Work Day,” on April 27, 2023.Evan Vucci/AP Hunter Biden had a daughter named Navy with Lunden Roberts, a former stripper, in 2018. For years, President Joe Biden never acknowledged Navy, who is his seventh grandchild. “Jill and I only want … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa — A dozen of the Republican White House contenders who want to keep former President Donald Trump from winning the 2024 nomination joined him here Friday for a dinner with hundreds of influential activists in the state that will hold the first caucuses. But — as has been the case for months … Read more
Former GOP Rep. and presidential candidate Will Hurd navigated boos and jeers in Iowa on Friday after declaring that former President Donald Trump was running for president “to stay out of prison.” Hurd’s speech at the Iowa GOP’s Lincoln Dinner was part of an event featuring a majority of the 2024 Republican field including Trump, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be able to avoid a partial government shutdown this fall. Congress has until Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year, to act on government funding. They could pass … Read more
WASHINGTON − Cruel. Unjust. Inhumane. Those are the strong words White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre used to condemn Texas border control actions that include coils of lacerating wire placed at the American shoreline and reports of migrants being denied water in the extreme heat. And on Monday, the Justice Department sued Texas over the governor’s … Read more
By Tim Reid and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis appeared at the same event in the 2024 White House race for the first time on Friday, but even a day after Trump faced fresh criminal charges, it was the former president talking down DeSantis rather than the other … Read more
Nearly every major Republican presidential candidate shared the stage in the early voting state of Iowa on Friday night, as Donald Trump continues to dominate in the polls despite his numerous legal liabilities. Thirteen candidates appeared at the Iowa Republican party’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner fundraiser, taking the opportunity to address donors and local party leaders … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, making him the first member of the court to take a public stand against proposals in Congress to toughen ethics rules for justices in response to increased scrutiny of their activities beyond the bench. … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, center, is helped by, from left, Sens. John Barrasso, John Thune and Joni Ernst, after he froze at a news conference Wednesday. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) This week should settle the question of whether California Sen. Dianne Feinstein gets so much attention for her age and mental acuity, … Read more
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who has been at the center of a number of ethics controversies at the court recently, told the Wall Street Journal lawmakers need to give up on the idea of imposing new rules on the justices. “No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court … Read more