UK says China is arming Russia, contra Blinken
China is in the process of providing “lethal aid” to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, according to the United Kingdom’s top defense leader. “They have increasingly been working together,” British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps told a London Defense Conference audience on Wednesday. “And today I can reveal that we have evidence that […]
AOC mocks Trump’s New York confinement: ‘Legal version of an ankle bracelet’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) mocked former President Donald Trump’s inability to campaign outside New York because of his legal problems. The firebrand representative from the Bronx blasted the former president a day before he makes a trip into her district for a rally this week. “The man practically has the legal version of an ankle […]
FEC rejects left-wing group’s complaint alleging GOP lawmaker violated campaign finance law
The Federal Election Commission, the main independent agency overseeing federal campaign finance law, has dismissed a complaint from a left-wing group accusing a Republican lawmaker of illegally transferring funds from his state campaign committee. The FEC, in a decision posted on its website on Friday, said the regulator rejected an April 2023 complaint filed against […]
MTG claims FBI and DOJ were going to assassinate Trump
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) claimed the FBI and Justice Department were planning to assassinate former President Donald Trump after details about their search on Mar-a-Lago were made public. In a post on X, the congresswoman said, “The Biden DOJ and FBI were planning to assassinate Pres Trump and gave the green light. Does everyone […]
John Barrow, running on abortion, lost badly in Georgia
Former Georgia Democratic Rep. John Barrow ran a single-issue campaign for a seat on Georgia‘s Supreme Court: He would enshrine an absolute right to abortion in Georgia’s Constitution. He lost by double digits, marking perhaps the biggest electoral win for the pro-life cause since the fall of Roe v. Wade. Barrow was a five-term congressman […]
Psaki faces possible subpoena over book after false claim about Biden
Former White House press secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki could face a subpoena from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over a false claim she made about President Joe Biden in her book. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) is considering issuing Psaki a subpoena if she does not schedule an interview […]
House Republicans consider criminal charges for top Fauci aide in email scandal
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are weighing whether to recommend criminal charges against the senior advisor to former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci. David Morens, top aide to Fauci who is slated to give his first public testimony before Congress on Wednesday, has been at the heart of investigations from the […]
Zelensky frustration boils over in New York Times interview: ‘What’s the problem?’
‘WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?’: Monday it was the New York Times’s turn to get an “exclusive” sit-down interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following interviews in recent days with Reuters and Agence France-Presse. Zelensky was described as “animated” as he expressed growing frustration that Western allies were not doing more to support Ukraine to repel Russian […]
Biden announces another $7.7 billion in student loan cancellation
President Joe Biden has announced another $7.7 billion in student loans will not need to be repaid, with those who stand to benefit having an average of $35,000 in debt written off. “Today, my administration is canceling student debt for 160,000 more people, bringing the total number of Americans who have benefitted from our debt […]
Norway, Ireland, and Spain to formally recognize Palestine as a state
The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain announced on Wednesday their intentions to recognize Palestine as an independent state. The three countries said the formal declaration would resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ireland Prime Minister Simon Harris called implementing and formally recognizing the two-state solution a “historic and important day for Ireland and for Palestine,” the Associated […]