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Joseph Clark

Joseph Clark

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Joseph Clark covered Congress and national security for The Washington Times.

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Two major conservative groups have signaled they are open to supporting someone other than Donald Trump in the 2024 race for the White House, the latest sign from an increasingly vocal segment of the Republican Party that it’s time to move on from the former president. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Biden blames Trump for ballooning national debt

President Biden on Tuesday blamed former President Donald Trump for the nation's skyrocketing national debt deepening his row with Republicans as the two parties face off over the debt ceiling.

February 7, 2023
Voters cast their ballots under a giant mural at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian, Va., on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. Voting in the 2022 midterm election ends when polls close on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Millions of Americans have already cast ballots either early in person or by mail, with millions more set to vote in person at their polling places. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

DNC approves Biden’s primary calendar shakeup

The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved President Biden's proposal to dramatically alter the state lineup for Democrats' presidential primary calendar, placing South Carolina in the leadoff spot in a bid to give minority voters more representation in shaping the party's lineup.

February 4, 2023
In this photo provided by Brian Branch, a large balloon drifts above the Kingston, N.C. area, with an airplane and its contrail seen below it. The United States says it is a Chinese spy balloon moving east over America at an altitude of about 60,000 feet (18,600 meters), but China insists the balloon is just an errant civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research that went off course due to winds and has only limited “self-steering” capabilities. (Brian Branch via AP)

U.S. shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean

The U.S. shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, ending a multiday saga as the spy craft tracked eastward across American airspace igniting diplomatic and political tensions in its wake.

February 4, 2023