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U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) speaks at a press conference on border security at the U.S.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The White House on Sunday slammed Sen. Katie Britt, R-Al., for misrepresenting her comments on sex trafficking to attack President Joe Biden‘s border policy. “Instead of telling more debunked lies to justify opposing the

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) went off the rails when asked by George Stephanopoulos to square how she as a rape victim supports Donald Trump. The full transcript of the exchange is worth reading to see how Rep. Mace handled the question. Video: To get more stories like this, subscribe to our newsletter The Daily. Transcript

A spirited President Joe Biden delivered a fiery, partisan State of the Union address on Thursday, fit for an election year with enormously high stakes in a divided nation. “Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault here at home as they are today,” Biden said early in the speech. “What makes our moment rare is that freedom and democracy are under attack,

Scarlett Johansson played Sen. Katie Britt in a dead-on parody of the Republican State Of The Union response on SNL. Johansson, as Britt said, “But tonight, I’ll be auditioning for the part of scary mom. And I’ll be performing an original monologue called this country is hell. You see, I’m not just a senator; I’m

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., is seen in the U.S. Capitol during votes on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama is under fire for using what appears to be a sex trafficking victim’s experience from the early 2000s to condemn President Joe Biden’s current border policy. In

Leaked audio from the No Labels delegate meeting shows a group of people who cannot find a nominee and may never find one.   Greg Sargent wrote about the leaked call in The New Republic: At the end of the call, No Labels national convention chair Mike Rawlings said it’s essential for the group to

Combination showing Taylor Swift (L) and Ray Dalio. Getty Images (L) | CNBC (R) Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio attended a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in Singapore, and posted a selfie from the packed venue along with a caption explaining why he thought the megastar should be the next president of the United States.

President Biden said that he didn’t understand the connections that Katie Britt was trying to make in her SOTU rebuttal. Transcript of President Biden’s remarks before heading to Philadelphia via The White House: Have you seen Senator Britt’s rebuttal, sir? THE PRESIDENT: I just saw a little bit on

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after attending the E. Jean Carroll second civil trial in New York City on Jan. 17, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Friday appealed a civil defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, and posted a $91.6 million bond as

President Biden was caught on a hot mic telling US Senators that he told Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that he was heading for a come to Jesus meeting with the president. Biden said, “I told him, Bibi, and don’t repeat this, but you and I are going to have a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting.” Video

Female members of the Ukrainian Army’s 128th Carpathian Mountain Assault Brigade train in different combat scenarios as they prepare to join the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on July 15, 2023.  Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images War, the military, combat, the frontline — all traditionally seen as a “man’s world” despite the many official and

Sen. Katie Britt’s (R-AL) State Of The Union rebuttal joined the GOP weirdo rebuttal hall of fame as she sounded like a Stepford wife. Video of Britt: Katie Britt sounds like a Stepford Senator as Republicans keep their streak going of guessing wrong with their rebuttal talking points, “President Biden just doesn’t get it. He’s

A JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter aircraft takes off from Lulea-Kallax Airport, Sweden on March 4, 2024 during the NATO Nordic Response 24 military exercise, a Norwegian national exercise carried out in northern Sweden, Norway and Finland with associated airspace and waters. Anders Wiklund | AFP | Getty Images Sweden officially joined NATO as its

Speaker Mike Johnson was asked why he wouldn’t work with Biden on the border, and he answered by talking about speaking with Trump. Johnson was asked on CBS, “Why won’t you do it with the powers you have? And I think that question comes around to Donald Trump, who has said, if this bill doesn’t

WASHINGTON — Labor unions, domestic manufacturers, business associations and other interest organizations on Wednesday announced a bipartisan coalition to target an import loophole allowing billions of un-taxed goods into the U.S. “The coalition we have assembled is a testament to the mounting pressure to close the de minimis loophole,” Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., said. The

The latest New York Times poll is so messed up that Stephen Colbert had a field day trashing it. Colbert said: For instance, this weekend, The New York Times published a poll that showed Trump leading Biden by 5% among registered voters. Okay, now I’m less worried about the candidates and more worried about the

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at a Keep America Great Rally at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, November 4, 2019. Yuri Gripas | Reuters Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, putting aside years of hostilities between the two top Republicans. McConnell’s announcement cements Trump’s

President Biden made an appeal to Nikki Haley’s supporters to join his campaign and help save democracy from Trump. President Biden said in a statement: It takes a lot of courage to run for President – that’s especially true in today’s Republican Party, where so few dare to speak the truth about Donald Trump. Nikki

Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with former President Donald Trump on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, along with unnamed wealthy Republican donors, the New York Times reported, citing three people briefed on the meeting. Trump is courting donors as he gears up for a general election campaign against President Joe Biden. It’s not yet clear