Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle landed job after push by Jill Biden’s office: sources
Kimberly Cheatle, the embattled director of the Secret Service who has faced condemnation from Congress and calls for her resignation over security failures that led to the near assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, got the job largely because of her close relationship with first lady Jill Biden, The Washington Post has learned. […]
Grenade thrown at Ukrainian military draft office, no injuries, police say
Unidentified individuals hurled a grenade at a military conscription office in Busk, Ukraine. Police said Monday that the grenade exploded but no one was injured. The incident comes as Ukraine steps up conscription of civilians into its army, while some are fleeing military service. Police said on Monday that unidentified people threw a grenade at […]
Biden Oval Office Address Filled with Gaffes, Verbal Mistakes
President Joe Biden addressed the nation live on Sunday night in an attempt to ease political tensions in the country following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, but the speech was riddled with gaffes and slip-ups. “In America, we resolve our differences with battle boxes,” Biden said. To tell At one point: “At […]
Watch live: Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office after Trump assassination attempt
President Biden is scheduled to address the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday evening, a day after a shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, left one person dead and two critically injured. Biden also spoke early Sunday, saying he had had good conversations with former President Trump and that he had ordered […]
Biden insists ‘we are not enemies’ as he addresses nation in brief Oval Office speech after Trump assassination attempt
President Biden called for American unity in a rare Oval Office address on Sunday night, the day after a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “My fellow Americans, tonight I want to speak to you about easing political tensions and remembering that we may have differences, but […]
In address from Oval Office, Biden calls for calm: ‘No violence on our streets’
President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Sunday night about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Biden listed recent incidents of political violence, including the Jan. 6 riot and the attack on the husband of Representative Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “I believe it with all my soul, with every strength of my being.” but, […]
Matthew McConaughey teases possible run for office at governors meeting, weighs in on 2024 presidential race
Actor and writer Matthew McConaughey spoke extensively about the 2024 presidential election and hinted at a possible political run at the National Governors Association’s summer conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday. Participating in a discussion about the role of culture in polarization, McConaughey joked with the governors about enjoying the Hollywood heavyweight’s tequila […]
‘If I Really Wanted To Piss Them Off’: Dem Senator Says Office Received Thousands Of Calls From Voters About Biden
Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado told Semafor on Thursday that his office has received thousands of phone calls expressing discontent with President Joe Biden’s reelection bid. Some Senate Democrats have expressed concern about Biden’s candidacy privately, but only one member of the conference, Senator Peter Welch of Vermont, has publicly called for him to […]
Matthew McConaughey Tells National Governors Association He’s Still Mulling Run for Political Office
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continued to hint at a possible political run before a roomful of governors on Friday, joking that he’d drank his own brand of tequila with at least one of them the night before and that another had advised him to be himself if he did run. It’s […]
Biden Claims Border Encounters Lower Than When Trump Left Office
Claim: President Joe Biden, in a crucial press conference that could determine the success or failure of NATO, claimed that the number of people crossing the border is lower than when former President Donald Trump left office. Verdict: False. NBC News report In June 2024, 84,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the border. In January […]