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Biden, McCarthy dig in on debt ceiling, setting stage for showdown

The White House balked on Tuesday at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's calls for debt ceiling negotiations, signaling a high-stakes showdown as a potential federal debt default looms.

January 17, 2023

White House blasts McCarthy over deals with Republican holdouts

The White House on Tuesday accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of failing to own up to the full list of backroom deals with Republican holdouts during his whirlwind bid for the speakership.

January 17, 2023

‘Twitter Files’: Big Pharma pressured platform to censor COVID-19 vaccine debate

The pharmaceutical industry lobbied Twitter to censor posts critical of the COVID-19 vaccine, the latest batch of Elon Musk's "Twitter Files" shows.

January 16, 2023

White House shift to crisis mode tests Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who has struggled to find her stride seven months into her role as spokeswoman for the most powerful man in the world, is now caught in a blistering spotlight.

January 16, 2023

Comer alarmed by White House ‘secrecy’ after more classified docs found at Biden home

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer pledged swift action from Congress after the White House's latest disclosure that President Biden's aides discovered five additional pages of classified documents at his Wilmington, Delaware home.

January 14, 2023

Trump sees opportunity in Biden’s classified document turmoil

Former president Donald Trump wants to cash in on President Biden's unraveling classified documents scandal.

January 14, 2023

White House discloses additional classified documents recovered from Biden’s Delaware home this week

The White House on Saturday disclosed that President Biden's aides discovered five additional pages of classified documents at his Wilmington. Delaware residence this week, adding to the tally previously owned up to by the administration.

January 14, 2023

Top secret material recovered in Biden’s classified stash

President Biden's stash of classified documents reportedly included material marked top-secret, the nation's highest classification level.

January 14, 2023

Twitter Files: Adam Schiff aides pushed to ban humor about Biden ahead of 2020 election

Rep. Adam Schiff's staff pushed Twitter executives to remove a post lampooning then-presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden from the platform after it was shared by President Trump, newly released "Twitter Files" show.

January 13, 2023

Biden to deliver State of the Union address Feb. 7

President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address next month, the White House has confirmed.

January 13, 2023

‘Twitter Files’: Democrats were warned Russian bot theory was false

Democratic lawmakers insisted Russian bots had overtaken Twitter and were being used to boost Republican talking points, despite warnings by platform executives that the claim was untrue, according to the latest installment of the "Twitter Files."

January 12, 2023

House Republicans introduce bill to crack down on censorship

House Republicans on Thursday introduced legislation to prohibit federal officials from pressuring Big Tech to censor speech amid a flood of recent revelations pointing to the Biden administration and federal bureaucrats working with online platforms to curtail free speech.

January 12, 2023

Biden confident in Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg despite FAA outage

President Biden is fully confident in Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's ability to lead the department despite Wednesday's nationwide ground stop of flights prompted by the failure of a pilot notification system, the White House said.

January 11, 2023

Comer, House GOP fire first shots in Biden family probe; Big Tech’s censorship also on the agenda

House Republicans on Wednesday kicked off the promised investigation into President Biden and his family's long trail of suspicious business dealings with demands for information from the Treasury Department and testimony from former Twitter executives.

January 11, 2023

House China committee to seek testimony from Big Tech, Disney, NBA

The incoming chairman of the new House's tough-on-China committee is putting Big Tech, Disney and NBA executives on notice as the panel prepares a probe into the Chinese Communist Party's growing influence within the U.S.

January 11, 2023

Biden’s immigration crisis headlines Mexico Summit

President Biden on Tuesday outlined a wide-ranging list of agreements reached between the U.S., Canada and Mexico aimed at promoting economic competitiveness, advancing clean energy initiatives, and combating the surge of migration and drug trafficking at the U.S. southern border as the three leaders capped this year's North America Leaders' summit.

January 10, 2023

Biden’s DOJ accused of playing hide-and-seek with Hunter Biden documents

The Justice Department is withholding 400 documents related to Hunter Biden's overseas business dealings, a Colorado lawyer claims.

January 8, 2023

President Biden calls McCarthy from Delaware to offer his congratulations

President Biden spoke by phone with Kevin McCarthy on Saturday to congratulate the newly elected House speaker who clinched his party's vote after 15 ballots that spanned days of tense negotiations with a group of ultra-conservative holdouts.

January 7, 2023

Local officials in shock after first grader shoots teacher at Virginia elementary school

Local officials are calling for stricter gun controls after a first-grade student allegedly shot his teacher at a school in Newport News Virginia.

January 7, 2023

Biden tributes Jesus in his Orthodox Christmas message after criticism over White House address

President Biden put Christ front and center in his Christmas message to Orthodox Christians after facing blowback for omitting Jesus' name in his White House Christmas address last month.

January 7, 2023