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Kamala Harris targets NRA convention in speech lamenting attacks on democracy

Vice President Kamala Harris tore into the National Rifle Association's annual convention as she decried the gun lobby as a threat to freedom in communities overcome by violence.

April 14, 2023

Biden praises law enforcement for Pentagon leaker’s arrest

President Biden praised law enforcement for the arrest of 21-year-old National Guard Airman Jack Teixeira, the accused leaker behind a massive release of highly classified documents in an online gamer chat room.

April 14, 2023

Matt Taibbi plans to post Twitter Files on Truth Social, exits Musk’s platform over Substack feud

Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi announced he will post his dispatches on competing platforms, including Truth Social, as his public spat with Elon Musk deepens.

April 14, 2023

Bragg may have unlocked Trump’s campaign cash for legal fees by linking charges to 2016 election

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg may have unlocked Donald Trump's legal war chest by linking the former president's 34-count felony indictment for falsifying business records to the 2016 election in charging documents.

April 14, 2023

Lady Gaga to co-chair Biden’s star-studded arts advisory board

President Biden has named actress-singer Lady Gaga, and Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen to co-chair his President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, the White House announced Thursday.

April 13, 2023

House Republicans propose raising debt limit until May 2024, cap spending

House Republicans are proposing a pathway to raising the debt limit until May of next year in exchange for broad caps on spending, according to details released on Thursday.

April 13, 2023

Biden downplays damage posed by Pentagon leak info

President Biden on Thursday said the Pentagon and Justice Department are "getting close" in their investigation into the source of classified government documents leaked in an online gamer chatroom.

April 13, 2023

Inflation rate falls for 9th straight month, but some regions hit harder amid recession fears

Inflation eased in March but remained high, especially in states looming as battlegrounds in next year's presidential election.

April 12, 2023

Jim Jordan subpoenas FTC chair over Twitter probe

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenaed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Wednesday for information related to the agency's probing Twitter's release of information to journalists.

April 12, 2023

Security details of Joe Biden’s plans in Ireland found on a Belfast street

Documents containing sensitive details about President Biden's overseas trip were found on the streets of Belfast on Wednesday, prompting an investigation by police officials in Northern Ireland.

April 12, 2023

Biden credits his economic agenda for easing inflation

President Biden on Wednesday took credit for the easing inflation as a new government survey of prices showed less expensive gas and groceries tamping down overall consumer prices.

April 12, 2023

Biden blamed for French President Macron’s cozying up to China

Sen. Ted Cruz blasted President Biden's foreign policy on Wednesday in response to French President Emmanuel Macron's recent kowtow to China.

April 12, 2023

Trump not convinced Biden will run in 2024, says ‘something wrong’ with president

Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he doesn't think President Biden will run for reelection, despite his assurances that he intends to do so.

April 11, 2023

N.Y. DA Alvin Bragg sues Rep. Jim Jordan over alleged interference in Donald Trump indictment

Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday over the GOP's alleged interference in his prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

April 11, 2023

Schumer calls for classified briefing into damaging leak of sensitive documents on Ukraine

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is calling for an all-Senate classified briefing on the leaked classified documents that detail U.S. efforts to support Ukraine.

April 11, 2023

Hunter joins Biden for official visit to Ireland

President Biden was accompanied by his embattled son Hunter on Tuesday as he departed Washington for a four-day trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland, meant to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and underscore U.S. commitment to economic development in the region.

April 11, 2023

Biden admin relents, begins handing over mishandled classified docs to Congress

The Biden administration has begun delivering to Congress classified documents seized from the homes and private offices of President Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, according to reports.

April 11, 2023

Biden under fire from trans lawmakers for Title IX compromise

A group of transgender and nonbinary state lawmakers is warning that President Biden's proposed changes to Title IX don't do enough to counter the nationwide push to prohibit trans athletes from competing in sports.

April 11, 2023

Hunter Biden’s finances kept out of paternity case; court asked to cut child support pay

An Arkansas judge overseeing a paternity case against Hunter Biden has granted the president's son's motion to shield his financial disclosures from public view as he fights to reduce child support payments for his estranged daughter.

April 10, 2023

Texas Gov. pursuing pardon for Army sergeant convicted of murdering armed BLM protester

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Saturday that he is seeking a pardon for a U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for shooting a protester during a 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstration.

April 8, 2023