A federal grand jury has indicted a West Virginia state health office manager on charges that he approved more than $34 million in coronavirus pandemic relief payments to a private firm without verifying that the vendor provided goods and services it was under contract to deliver.
The Republican National Committee is citing some newly revealed, war-minded strategy at the White House -- and not in a good way. "Apparently, the Biden White House believes new wars starting on their watch is something to brag about," notes Tommy Piggott, RNC director of strategic communications.
President Biden spoke Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy just hours before his scheduled prime-time Oval Office address in which he'll make the case for U.S. funding to support the war efforts in Israel and Ukraine.
Sen. Laphonza Butler of California, who was appointed earlier this month to replace the late Dianne Feinstein, announced Thursday that she will not seek a full Senate term next year.
The legendary pop star said in an interview promoting an upcoming Christmas album that she will leave the U.S. if the former president wins the 2024 election.
The state of Georgia will start paying for gender-transition health care for state employees, public school teachers and former employees covered by a state health insurance plan, settling another in a string of lawsuits against Georgia agencies aiming to force them to pay for gender-transition surgery and other procedures.
The House will hold a vote for speaker later Thursday to give Republican nominee Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio a third shot at the gavel as he struggles to convince nearly two dozen holdouts to back him.
President Biden on Thursday warned Hamas against diverting humanitarian shipments to the Gaza Strip, saying its sustained delivery was dependent on goods reaching Palestinian civilians. “If Hamas does not divert or steal these shipments, we're going to provide an opening for sustained delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance for the Palestinians,” the president said in a rare prime-time address. Biden,...
President Biden on Thursday used a primetime Oval Office address to argue U.S. support for Israel and Ukraine in their respective wars is vital to American national security, drawing parallels between the two conflicts ahead of a request for congressional aid. “Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: They both...