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House Republicans were hit with another blow when Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) announced that he would resign next Friday, further reducing their slim House majority. Buck told CNN why he is bailing early and not finishing his term: I think this place is dysfunctional. For example, I am the number third-ranking member of the Judiciary

President Joe Biden speaks during an event about lowering costs for American families at the Granite State YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown on March 11, 2024 in Goffstown, New Hampshire.  Sophie Park | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden is starting to win the inflation blame game against corporations. A recent Financial

House Judiciary Committee Democrats have turned Jim Jordan’s Robert Hur hearing into a platform to expose Donald Trump. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a former prosecutor, questioned why Hur made his comments about Biden’s memory in the report: Former prosecutor Adam Schiff to Robert Hur, “You cannot tell me you’re so naive as to think your

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he arrives in Manchester, New Hampshire, on March 11, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The reelection campaign of President Joe Biden on Monday released a new digital advertisement targeting Donald Trump over comments the former president made to CNBC about cutting government programs including Social Security,

Stephen Colbert took down Trump for mocking President Biden’s stutter at one of his rallies. Colbert said after playing a clip of Trump mocking Biden, “Wow. You really want to go there? First of all, Biden didn’t stutter like that. Second, if you want to make this a word-talkin’ contest, you’re one of the weirdest speakers in human history. Here’s Trump later

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks, during a campaign event focusing on abortion rights at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, in Manassas, Virginia, U.S., January 23, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden‘s 2025 funding proposal released Monday repackaged his tax hike proposals on billionaires and corporations and many other requests from his 2024

E. Jean Carroll and her lawyers have agreed to Trump’s bond proposal but got the removal of a clause that would have delayed payment. Lisa Rubin of NBC News posted: NEW: E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers have notified Judge Kaplan that they don’t oppose Trump’s proposed $91.63 million bond because Trump & his insurer have modified

Former President Donald Trump and his allies on the Republican National Committee want to convince Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to speak at the GOP convention in July, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Republican leaders believe that giving Musk a speaking slot at the convention could lead to some of his fans

Jimmy Kimmel responded to Trump attacking him on Truth Social by embarrassing him in front of a global audience at the Oscars. Trump posted on Truth Social: Has there EVER been a WORSE HOST than Jimmy Kimmel at The Oscars. His opening was that of a less than average person trying too hard to be

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