Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to serve his full term at the helm of the Republican conference, a spokesperson for the Kentucky senator said, dispelling questions about McConell’s future after he froze mid-sentence for several seconds during a press conference earlier this week. The spokesperson told CBS News that McConnell, 81, “appreciates … Read more
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will allow some migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who are already in Mexico to apply to enter the United States as refugees, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday. The move could offer a way for those migrants to avoid making … Read more
Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP A former Trump White House lawyer said the evidence against the former president over his handling of classified documents was now “overwhelming” and would “last an antiquity”, after new charges were filed in the case on Thursday. Related: Trump faces more charges in classified documents case as second aide named “I think … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Friday denied wrongdoing in his handling of security tapes sought by federal investigators, a day after prosecutors added new charges alleging the former president ordered employees at his Florida resort to delete the videos. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said in an interview with conservative radio … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell plans to remain in his leadership post through the 2024 elections, CNN reported on Friday, two days after the minority leader froze up for about 21 seconds while speaking to reporters. CNN, citing a statement from the Republican leader’s office, said the statement was silent on McConnell’s … Read more
Sarah Galloway supports former President Donald Trump, but questions his approach to COVID-19 vaccines. “I didn’t take it, I don’t want my family to take it,” Galloway, who is married with three children, said of the COVID shot. Galloway wants Trump to emulate Gov. Ron DeSantis, who initially promoted the vaccines before voicing increasing skepticism … Read more
A former Trump administration official stressed the critical importance of protecting classified documents amid new charges against former President Donald Trump alleging he mishandled secret material after leaving office. Trump was charged Thursday with three additional felony counts in the Justice Department’s probe, adding to the 37 he was already facing. Two new charges stem from … Read more
The list of U.S. big-city police departments under federal scrutiny seems to keep growing: Chicago. Minneapolis. Louisville. Seattle and Phoenix. Now comes Memphis, where the Department of Justice announced Thursday a civil rights investigation into the city and its police force over alleged systemic use of excessive force and discrimination. The probe comes seven months … Read more
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will visit Maine on Friday in his first trip to the state since winning the White House to lay out the economic case for a second term and underscore domestic manufacturing. Biden will visit and make remarks at Auburn Manufacturing Inc, a company that produces heat- and … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes, including sexual assault, to independent military attorneys, taking that power away from victims’ commanders. The order formally implements legislation passed by Congress in 2022 aimed at strengthening protections for service members, who were … Read more