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Speaker McCarthy plants GOP flag at debt talks with Biden

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with President Biden on Wednesday for one-on-one talks over raising the U.S. debt ceiling, a faceoff that marked a sea change in Washington as Republicans grabbed a seat at the negotiating table.

February 1, 2023

National Archives statement blocked after Biden classified docs discovered, Rep. James Comer says

The National Archives and Records Administration was stopped from issuing a prepared press release after it was alerted to the discovery of classified documents from President Biden's Washington think tank, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer said on Tuesday.

January 31, 2023

Tyre Nichols’ parents to attend Biden’s State of the Union speech

The parents of Tyre Nichols, who died after a violent encounter with police during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, this month, will attend President Biden's State of the Union address next week.

January 31, 2023

Show me the money: Biden to press McCarthy for budget specifics during debt limit talks

President Biden is expected to press House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to release the GOP's plan to reduce the deficit during Wednesday's meeting on the debt ceiling, according to a White House memo released Tuesday.

January 31, 2023

Rep. James Comer readies wide net in Biden family probe

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer said Monday he will cast a wide net in probing President Biden's potential involvement in his son Hunter's far-flung business deals, saying anyone involved in the family's overseas ventures should be prepared to answer to Congress.

January 30, 2023

Trump lampoons Biden, son Hunter: ‘This kid is not working out well for me’

Former President Donald Trump mocked President Biden on Saturday over his son Hunter Biden's now-infamous discarded laptop computer.

January 28, 2023

Paul Pelosi assaulter says ‘sorry I didn’t get more of them’ in interview after attack tape released

Paul Pelosi's hammer-wielding attacker apologized for not inflicting more damage before his arrest in chilling remarks after video footage of the assault was released.

January 28, 2023

Air Force general tells troops to prepare for war with China, predicts invasion of Taiwan in 2025

A senior Air Force general warned that the U.S. could be at war with China within two years in an unusual memo to troops that predicts a much shorter timeline for a potential conflict than publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.

January 28, 2023

Biden ‘deeply pained’ by Tyre Nichols video

President Biden expressed outrage Friday following the release of the video showing Tyre Nichols' Jan. 7 encounter with police that preceded his death.

January 27, 2023

Twitter emails show hedging on Russian bot theory despite public silence

Twitter executives were privately appalled by false claims that Russian bots had overtaken the platform and were being used to peddle right-wing talking points, but they declined to publicly push back as the fable swept headlines, the latest set of the "Twitter Files" reveals.

January 27, 2023

Biden confirms Jeff Zients will replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff

President Biden has confirmed that his former COVID-19 czar Jeff Zients will replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff, one of the first major shake-ups of a top administration post since Mr. Biden took office two years ago.

January 27, 2023

National Archives official to appear before House Oversight Committee on Biden docs

A senior official from the National Archives and Records Administration is set to testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee next week in response to the panel's demands for information regarding President Biden's mishandling of classified information.

January 26, 2023

Biden calls for police reform after Memphis officers charged with murder of Tyre Nichols

President Biden on Thursday called for police reform after five Memphis police officers were charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the death of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after a confrontation with officers in a traffic stop.

January 26, 2023

U.S. forces kill senior ISIS leader in Somalia

U.S. Special Operations forces killed senior Islamic State leader Bilal al-Sudani during a raid of a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia, senior Biden administration officials confirmed on Thursday.

January 26, 2023

National Archives asks former presidents, vice presidents to search records for classified docs

The National Archives has asked former U.S. presidents and vice presidents to complete a check of their records for classified material following the recent discoveries of classified documents at the homes and private offices of President Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.

January 26, 2023

Biden to double down on attacks against GOP during remarks on economy at Virginia union hall

President Biden is expected to deepen his feud with Republicans over the economy on Thursday as he delivers what the White House is calling his first major economic speech of the year at a union hall in Virginia.

January 26, 2023

Biden officials block Senate intelligence committee from mishandled classified documents

Republican and Democratic senators emerged from a closed-door meeting Wednesday with Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines fuming that the Biden administration is withholding details about President Biden's and former President Donald Trump's mishandled classified documents.

January 25, 2023

House leaders press Biden administration to determine whether Russia breached nuclear arms treaty

House leaders are raising concerns over Moscow's noncompliance with a strategic nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia as relations between the two countries sour amid the war in Ukraine.

January 25, 2023

Rep. James Comer, aka Hunter’s hunter, widens probe into younger Biden’s art deals

House Republicans on Wednesday deepened their probe into President Biden and his family's long trail of suspicious business dealings, with demands for information related to Hunter Biden's art sales.

January 25, 2023

Biden, Harris to tout economic agenda in Philly next week

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will make a joint appearance in Philadelphia next week, the White House announced Wednesday.

January 25, 2023