Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday the government has more evidence than an Instagram post supporting charges that former FBI Director James Comey threatened President Trump.
The man accused of trying to kill President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was "very lucid and clear" as he planned and attempted to execute his attack, the case's chief federal prosecutor said Sunday.
Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff (Calif.) said Sunday that both parties are to blame for Congress not asserting its authority to declare war over the last two decades. “Both parties have fallen down on the job in terms of asserting Congress's war power,” Schiff told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The California Democrat...
White House National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday said he was “very involved” in the Trump administration’s potential plan to bailout Spirit from financial despair but said legal teams ruled out the possibility of a lifeline for the company. “It's something that I was very much involved in. We were aware that,...
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Sunday left the door open to not backing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche if he is nominated to the official post over his position on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Blanche filed a motion to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions...
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday said that energy shocks from the Iran war will affect airline profits for at least a quarter. “Certainly, it'll affect profits for the airlines for a quarter or so, but they're very, very healthy right now,” Hassett said following Spirit Airlines’ decision to cease operations....
The real estate market has been stagnant for two consecutive years due to soaring mortgage rates, leading to a decrease in homeownership and a decrease in wealth for middle-class Americans, as well as a decrease in civic engagement and an increase in populism.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said Sunday that she could resume a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell based on the findings of the central bank’s inspector general. Last month, Pirro closed her probe into Powell and his handling of renovations at the Fed and asked the central...
The Supreme Court’s decision to throw out Louisiana’s congressional maps — and weaken the Voting Rights Act in the process — is throwing a wrench into an already-turbulent midterm cycle as more states prepare to hold their primaries in the coming weeks. Louisiana officials announced they would be delaying congressional primaries — slated to start next month — in response to the high...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Sunday slammed the Supreme Court for striking down Louisiana’s congressional maps this week, arguing the national redistricting push is allowing lawmakers to choose their voters rather than upholding the democratic process. “Gerrymandering turns our elections on its head, so that rather than the people picking their politicians or their public...
