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Trump Announces Mark Paoletta as Top OMB Lawyer in White House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday appointed Mark Paoletta, a prominent Washington, D.C. lawyer, as general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), with the return of Director Russ Vought, the spearhead of the policy reversal. announced that he would return to the White House. Directing federal regulation and spending, building […]

Adam Schiff rejects preemptive pardon being reportedly considered by White House

Democratic Sen.-elect Adam Schiff of California has rejected a pre-emptive pardon proposal reportedly being considered by President Joe Biden's aides. Schiff made the comment Monday when asked about that possibility by KNBC television. “That way, I think the public tends to feel like they are not obligated to the law because the outgoing president will […]

White House responds to intraparty criticism about Biden’s final days

The White House is not doing enough to position President Biden and his administration against President-elect Donald Trump and build a solid foundation for the Democratic Party's future after he leaves the Oval Office, according to some in the party. Fighting back against criticism and defending it. White House Press Secretary Andrew Bates told Fox […]

White House press secretary takes heat on Biden back-tracking about his son

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answered pointed questions from an Associated Press reporter Friday after President Biden said multiple times that he would not pardon his son Hunter Biden. Biden issued a statement on Dec. 1 announcing that he would waive Hunter's sentence on two federal cases involving federal taxes and felonious firearms charges […]

Watch live: White House holds briefing as pressure grows on Biden for more pardons

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is scheduled to brief reporters Friday afternoon as pressure mounts on President Biden to grant more pardons by January. Biden appeared to reverse course on Sunday, granting a controversial pardon to his son Hunter Biden. The move confused Washington, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle questioning his […]

White House blames Rep. Jim Clyburn for convincing Biden to pardon Hunter

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) played a key role in convincing President Biden to pardon his son Hunter. Mr Jean-Pierre claimed that Mr Biden, 82, had “agonized” over whether to pardon his son for all crimes committed between 2014 and 2024, but the visit from Mr Clyburn, […]