The United States will deploy U.S. nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time since the 1980s, according to a new agreement signed between the two countries on Wednesday. President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met at the White House to sign the deal in a show of support to Seoul...
Former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio said that federal prosecutors have unfairly used "locker room talk" against Jan. 6 defendants, echoing a similar defense used by former President Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. Tarrio's comments came hours before a jury was set to begin deliberating the fate of five Proud Boys members charged with...
President Biden on Wednesday said raising the debt limit is "not negotiable" as House Republicans prepare to pass a bill that would pair a debt limit increase with government spending cuts. "I’m happy to meet with [Speaker] McCarthy, but not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended. That’s not negotiable," Biden told reporters...
Sticker shock at the grocery store has become the norm for many American families, with food prices increasing by 11.4 percent in 2022. According to the USDA, an average family of four is paying $131 more per month this year, and groceries now account for 20 percent of an average household’s income. Since 1959 the U.S. has...
The Republican majority of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday expressed support for pushing through a resolution that would audit the Biden administration’s military assistance to Ukraine, despite Democratic opposition. The resolution gained Republican support in an initial voice vote during a committee markup. A recorded vote of the full committee was postponed until...
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) joined Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), a key vote in the House, Wednesday in voicing strong support for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) proposal to raise the debt limit and cut spending. Scott, who chaired the Senate Republican campaign arm in 2022, and Rosendale said it’s time “to end the tyranny flowing out...
President Biden claimed he "can't even say the number" when it comes to his age after reporters pressed him on the issue during a joint appearance with South Korea's president.
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill Tuesday that will limit bathroom use for transgender people. The bill passed the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities.