FT Poll: Trump Owns 11-Point Lead Over Biden on Economy
Republican front-runner Donald Trump has an 11-point lead over President Joe Biden on the question of who would be better at handling the economy, according to a new Financial Times poll. Trump earned 42% of the vote in Sunday’s poll compared to 31% for Biden. The other 21% said they didn’t trust either candidate. Further, […]
McLaughlin: Biden’s Demented Response to Hur Was Genius
Everyone is talking about Joe Biden’s age – not his alleged corruption. This is genius. Following the release of the Hur Report, everyone should have been talking about the abject negligence of what Biden had done in removing and keeping classified documents. And the fact that his son, Hunter, may have had access to those […]
Biden Jokes About Memory in Mocking Hur Report
President Joe Biden on Monday tried to make light of Department of Justice special counsel Robert Hur’s report last week that described Biden as someone with a poor memory who couldn’t recall when he was vice president or what year his son Beau Biden died. During a speech at the National Association of Counties Legislative […]
Dem Senator Concerned by Biden Campaign Decision to Join TikTok
The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Monday he is concerned about the decision by the campaign of President Joe Biden to join short-video app TikTok, while the White House said nothing has changed about government national security concerns. Democratic Senator Mark Warner said he was concerned about the national security implications of […]
Stocks Hover Near Records Ahead of Inflation Report
Wall Street held steady around record high levels following its latest weekly gain. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, weighed down by losses in tech stocks including Microsoft and Apple. The Nasdaq composite lost 0.3% after flirting with its all-time closing high earlier in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3%, surpassing the record […]
House Republicans Take Another Swing at Mayorkas
With Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., back from cancer treatment and all their yes votes accounted for, House Republicans on Tuesday will again attempt to impeach embattled Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Last week the House vote failed by a 214-216 margin, with Majority Leader Scalise absent and three House Republicans siding with the Democrats. Presuming all representatives […]
Sen. Vance: Foreign Aid Bill Holds ‘Impeachment Time Bomb’ for Trump
Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, claimed Monday that the Senate’s latest bill for aid to Ukraine and Israel contains “an impeachment time bomb” for former President Donald Trump if he’s reelected. Vance, in a memo to GOP Senate colleagues, claimed that the “time bomb” is “buried” in the text of the legislation as a way to prevent […]
Ga. Judge: ‘Possible’ Evidence May Disqualify Willis
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Monday that it’s “possible” the evidence that surfaced against District Attorney Fani Willis could disqualify her from the prosecuting the election interference case against Donald Trump and the remaining co-defendants. At issue is whether Willis’ admitted relationship with top prosecutor Nathan Wade “resulted in a financial benefit” […]
Yemen’s Houthis Target Cargo Ship in Red Sea
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said Monday they had targeted a cargo ship in the Red Sea, the latest such strike since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Houthis identified the vessel as the Star Iris. The group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said in a televised statement the ship was American but maritime-shipping trackers […]
Russia Denies Its Troops Use Elon Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine
The Kremlin said Monday that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system was neither certified for use in, nor officially supplied to, Russia, and therefore could not be used. Ukraine, which has used Starlink for military communications throughout its conflict with Russia, said Sunday that Russian troops were using Starlink in parts of Ukraine they control. […]