Hunter Biden to Appear for House Deposition Feb. 28
The House Oversight and Judiciary committees announced Thursday that Hunter Biden will appear for a closed-door deposition before the panels on Feb. 28. Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, made the joint announcement. “His deposition will come after several interviews with Biden family members and associates. We look forward to […]
Congress Votes to Avert Shutdown, Keep Govt. Funded Through Early March
Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition coming mostly from the more conservative members of the Republican conference. Shortly before the vote, the House Freedom […]
Judge Again Blasts Trump Attorney in Defamation Trial
Defense attorney Alina Habba earned the ire of a federal judge for a second consecutive day in the civil defamation trial against her boss, former President Donald Trump. One day after U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rebuked Habba 14 times during proceedings, according to Business Insider, day three of the trial in a Manhattan courtroom didn’t […]
Pa. Can’t Stop Young Adults From Open Carry in Emergencies, US Court Rules
Young adults in Pennsylvania cannot be arrested for openly carrying guns in public during a declared state of emergency, at least while a court fight over the issue plays out, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The 3rd U.S. Circuit judges, in a 2-1 decision, relied on the U.S. Supreme Court’s influential so-called Bruen decision […]
S&P 500 Ends Higher as AI Optimism Lifts Chip Stocks
U.S. stocks ended higher Thursday, as AI optimism drove gains in Nvidia and other chip stocks, while doubts about interest rate cuts hit utilities and real-estate shares. U.S.-listed shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) soared after the world’s largest contract semiconductor maker projected 2024 revenue growth of more than 20% on booming demand for high-end […]
Nikki Haley Steps Away From New Hampshire Briefly to Visit Ailing Father in South Carolina
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley left the campaign trail briefly this week after her father Ajit Singh Randhawa, who is being treated for cancer, was hospitalized in South Carolina. The GOP candidate returned to South Carolina late Tuesday but returned to New Hampshire on Wednesday for a rally, with the campaign saying he is “doing OK,” ABC […]
Dem States Fight to Get Census Total Upped After Mass Exodus
Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced sailors on an aircraft carrier put in the right location, after successfully asking for a review of their 2020 census figures. New York City also appears to have gotten an additional 1,090 people added to its population total […]
Critics: Biden Returning to Moderate Immigration Stance
President Joe Biden appears to be returning to the moderate stance he held on immigration for years, including with the deal being discussed in the Senate to secure war funding, according to liberals who say that he’s backing away from his 2020 campaign promises to protect the asylum system. “The president has certainly changed his […]
2 New Mexico Republicans Seek to Impeach Dem Gov. Grisham for Gun Restrictions
Two Republican legislators filed a resolution Wednesday aimed at initiating impeachment proceedings against Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over her emergency public health orders suspending the right to carry firearms in some public places in greater Albuquerque, such as parks and playgrounds. The resolution from Reps. Stefani Lord of Sandia Park and John Block of Alamogordo […]
Congress Scrambles to Pass Stopgap Bill to Avert Govt Shutdown
The Senate on Thursday will aim to approve a stopgap measure keeping the federal government funded through early March, averting a partial shutdown that would begin in less than two days if Congress fails to act. The Democrat-majority Senate and Republican-controlled House are far behind in carrying out their basic duty of funding the government […]