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Joseph Clark

Joseph Clark

jclark@washingtontimes.com

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

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building headquarters is seen in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

‘Twitter Files’ fuel suspicions that FBI tipped the scales for Biden in 2020

The FBI's coordination with social media companies ahead of the 2020 presidential election, revealed in Elon Musk's "Twitter Files," is galvanizing long-held suspicions that the FBI ran defense for then-candidate Joe Biden as his links to Hunter Biden's potentially illegal business schemes emerged.

December 14, 2022
Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he pauses while speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. Lawyers for Donald Trump were in court Friday, Dec. 9, for sealed arguments as part of the ongoing investigation into the presence of classified information at the former president's Florida estate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Musk sheds light on Trump’s ouster in latest Twitter Files drop

Elon Musk on Friday disclosed further details of the FBI's work with Twitter employees to moderate content in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election as part of an extended three-part segment of the ongoing "Twitter Files" diving into former President Donald Trump's ouster from the platform.

December 9, 2022
Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon at Russian positions in the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

House Democrats block Republicans’ push for oversight of Ukraine aid

House Democrats have blocked an audit of billions of U.S. military and economic aid to Ukraine, signaling a bitter partisan fight ahead as the incoming GOP majority vows to scrutinize what Republicans call President Biden's "blank check" for Kyiv's war against Russia.

December 8, 2022
Rep. Chip Roy, Texas Republican, is shown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)  **FILE**

GOP sees wins against ‘woke’ Pentagon policies in giant defense bill

Republicans chipped away at what they say is the Pentagon's "woke" culture with this year's must-pass defense policy bill, notching several policy wins against the military vaccine mandate and turning back efforts by congressional Democrats to require women to register for the draft and require additional reporting on political extremism in the ranks.

December 7, 2022