Ultimately, children do well when the fruits of the economy are widely shared, and everyone has a chance to succeed. The child tax credits debated this week are unambiguously beneficial.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Monday called for an immediate cease-fire in Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, becoming a rare Middle Eastern leader and ally to do so while standing alongside President Biden at the White House since the fighting began in October. The king’s remarks came just after Biden indicated that...

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A trio of House committees investigating President Biden are asking the Justice Department to turn over transcripts and recordings of his interviews with special counsel Robert Hur following the release of a report critical of Biden’s cognitive abilities while reviewing his handling of classified documents. The request, sent in a letter to Attorney General Merrick...

President Biden’s campaign faces pushback from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle after joining TikTok. The president’s reelection effort joined the video-based social media app and posted its first video Sunday, showing Biden answering Super Bowl-themed questions ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Several Republican senators slammed...

The biggest fossil fuel industry trade group on Monday announced a legal challenge against the Biden administration’s five-year plan for oil and gas leasing. In its petition filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the American Petroleum Institute (API) argues the 2024-2029 Gulf of Mexico leasing plan issued by the...

Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to disgraced Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, on Monday was sentenced to 30 months in prison after he lied to a federal grand jury investigating his former boss on allegations of public corruption. Mapes was convicted in August 2023 on one count of charges of providing false testimony under...

President Biden said Monday the United States is working on brokering a deal that would lead to a release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza that could lead to a six-week pause in fighting in order to give officials more time to find “something more enduring.” Biden said he discussed the ongoing negotiations,...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley ripped into what she called "disgusting" comments from former President Trump in which he questioned her military husband's whereabouts while he is serving overseas. Trump, who holds a comfortable lead over Haley in the GOP primary race, spoke at a campaign event in Conway, S.C., over the weekend and asked...