Vice President J.D. Vance said Monday that President Trump is not banning media outlets, saying the three outlets barred from the White House campus can still report but will no longer have special access to deliver propaganda.
House Republicans watching Democrats grapple with President Biden's political future are glad to be on the sidelines of an internal brawl that has the potential to weaken Biden and his party. GOP lawmakers say they're not watching the fighting with any glee, but they are glad the media frenzy surrounds their political opponents. And they...
World leaders are descending on Washington this week for the NATO summit, but all eyes remain on President Biden. The annual conference in Washington through Thursday marks the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 75th anniversary. The alliance is ostensibly meeting to discuss topics ranging from Ukraine’s potential membership to an increasingly aggressive China and Israel’s war...
President Biden will meet with national union leaders on Wednesday, huddling with some of his top supporters as part of a week-long effort to solidify his base in the face of calls from some Democrats for him to drop out of the 2024 race. Biden will visit the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council meeting in Washington, D.C.,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday announced finalized rules for the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The FFRMS is a flexible federal standard requiring agencies to develop resilience and flood protection plans for federally funded projects and buildings, including the necessary building dimensions to protect them from flooding risks. Under the finalized...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) joined former President Trump at a campaign rally in Florida on Thursday as the senator has emerged as one of the finalists to be Trump’s running mate. Rubio addressed the crowd well before Trump took the stage, attacking President Biden and Vice President Harris and questioning whether Biden was fit to...
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) confirmed on Tuesday that he told his Senate Democratic colleagues that he does not believe President Biden can defeat former President Trump in November and that it could imperil control of Congress. Bennet, along with Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), told Senate Democrats during their weekly luncheon earlier...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) called on President Biden to “prove” himself to voters in the coming weeks, as he faces concerns about his health and ability, and some Democrats have called on him to end his campaign. Whitmer, who made clear she still supports the president, said in an MSNBC interview with Alex Wagner...
Fox News anchor Brett Baier pressed White House national security communications adviser John Kirby over President Biden’s abilities, noting that there is “real concern” among people in the country and internationally that he can do the job. Kirby joined Baier on Tuesday evening after the president spoke at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C. As...
Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton said Tuesday that disarray over President Biden’s campaign is helping former President Trump, as Democrats question Biden’s health and mental ability. “If Trump wins in November, his victory speech election night should start off by saying, ‘I want to thank Joe Biden and the Democratic Party',” Bolton said in a...
Former President Trump turned his attention to Vice President Harris during a campaign rally in Doral, Fla., on Tuesday amid chatter in the Democratic Party about whether President Biden should remain the nominee. Trump levied his usual attacks against Biden, mocking him as incompetent and attacking him on immigration and economic policy. But he also...
A court in Russia on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this year in a Russian prison. Navalnaya left Russia in 2021, and has lived in Germany since her husband’s death. She would face an immediate arrest if she returned to Russia...
Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) announced an executive order Tuesday to tighten up voter registration in the state ahead of the election this fall. The order, called the Only Citizens Will Vote Act, will allow the Idaho secretary of state to “take all necessary steps” to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote. “Idaho already has...
