The dreadful debate performance put forth by President Joe Biden last week may have caused panic among the Democratic Party and its donors, but it will be largely forgotten in a week, thanks to a slew of major news-making events on the calendar. While some have claimed the strategic benefit of having the first presidential […]
A Berkley school district has an ill-fated idea to pay for reparations by suing companies with a questionable connection to slavery. The Berkeley Unified School District’s Reparations Task Force proposed several ideas for funding possible reparations, including “unrestricted cash payments for BUSD Descendant students.” The task force suggests “filing a lawsuit against those private entities whose historic activities connected […]
President Biden on Monday harshly criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to largely shield presidents from criminal prosecution while serving in office, calling it a “dangerous precedent.” “For all practical purposes, today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what a president can do. It's a fundamentally new principle,” Biden said in...
Biden campaign officials on a Monday night teleconference sought to ease the nerves of hundreds of Democratic donors, many of whom were wracked with doubt after the president’s poor debate performance against former President Trump. But the call did little to assuage worries, according to several participants. "No one feels good about this," said one prominent...
Former President Clinton said Sunday that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is “doing well” as she undergoes treatment for pancreatic cancer. “Just spoke with my friend Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee as she battles pancreatic cancer,” Clinton wrote on the social platform X. “She’s doing well and remains the fighter we all know her to be,...
Elon Musk on Monday accused Vice President Harris of lying about former President Trump supporting a national abortion ban, after a community note was apparently added to a post from her campaign account. “When will politicians, or at least the intern who runs their account, learn that lying on this platform doesn’t work anymore?” Musk...
President Biden is slated to deliver remarks Monday evening on the Supreme Court's decision in former President Trump's immunity case. The Supreme Court delivered a win for Trump in largely shielding former presidents from criminal prosecution for actions they take while in office. The 6-3 decision along ideological lines determined presidents have absolute immunity for actions that fall within...
Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) said Monday he will introduce a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court ruling issued Monday, which largely shields former presidents from criminal prosecution for actions in office. "I will introduce a constitutional amendment to reverse SCOTUS’ harmful decision and ensure that no president is above the law. This amendment will...
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) was charged with a weapons violation last week after she brought a handgun to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, authorities and Spartz's office say. The incident occurred Friday, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Spartz’s office all confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The TSA — which...