President Biden, looking to put a friendlier spin on his White House legacy, defended his record in a prime-time address Wednesday night, arguing that he is leaving the country in better shape than he found it.
Speaker Mike Johnson will not appoint Rep. Mike Turner to chair the House Select Intelligence Committee in the new Congress, The Washington Times confirmed with an inside source.
Democratic Senator Chris Coons (Del.) said after Wednesday’s hearing on President-elect Trump’s attorney general pick Pam Bondi he will currently vote no, but he wants “to be fair.” Coons joined CNN’s “The Source” Wednesday, where he was asked about the questions posed to Bondi earlier in the day. He said Bondi answered his first two...
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) expressed concern Wednesday that Israel was “coerced” into its ceasefire agreement with Palestinian militant group Hamas. “I'm hoping they weren't coerced into a deal before they finish what they need to finish, [which was the] destruction of Hamas, so that Hamas can't rise again and threaten them again [in a] few...
President Biden used his farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday to warn Americans of an oligarchy taking shape in the U.S. while issuing warnings of other threats to the nation as he prepares to depart the White House. After touting some of his accomplishments and lauding a ceasefire that has emerged between Israel...
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sparred over a California executive order barring predatory real estate offers amid recent wildfires. “Today, I signed an executive order prohibiting greedy land developers from ripping off LA wildfire victims with unsolicited, undervalued offers to buy their destroyed property,” Newsom said in a post on the...
President-elect Trump on Wednesday said he would not consider individuals affiliated with a host of Republican rivals and critics for jobs in his incoming administration, singling out former Vice President Mike Pence, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), among others. "As of today, the incoming Trump Administration has...
Social media reactions poured in Wednesday night as President Biden delivered his final address to the nation after over 50 years on the national political stage.