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Hawley accuses Mayorkas of hiding Homeland Security efforts to suppress free speech

Sen. Josh Hawley is accusing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of withholding from Congress key details surrounding his agency's push to influence online speech.

November 14, 2022

Congress moving forward on military aid package for Taiwan as Biden aims to cool tensions with China

Congress is moving forward with a plan to fast-track military aid to Taiwan in advance of a potential military invasion by China, even as President Biden seeks to cool tensions with Beijing that have heated up during his administration.

November 14, 2022

Biden: No ‘imminent attempt’ by China to invade Taiwan after talks with Xi

President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to thaw tensions between their nations during a nearly three-hour meeting Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

November 14, 2022

Biden says his hands are tied on abortion following midterms

President Biden on Monday set low expectations for Democrats' ability to advance abortion legislation in the next Congress.

November 14, 2022

Biden lauds U.S. midterms as a symbol of democracy after meeting with China’s Xi

President Biden on Monday said last week's midterm elections reaffirmed the strength of American democracy, sending a message of U.S. resilience around the globe.

November 14, 2022

Chinese official manhandles female U.S. journalist after human rights question at Biden, Xi meeting

A member of Xi Jinping's entourage became physical with an American television producer when she asked a question about human rights in China ahead of President Biden's first in-person meeting with China's president on Monday.

November 14, 2022

Trump reignites election fraud claims in Pa. after Oz loss in Senate race

Former President Donald Trump is raising doubts over Pennsylvania's midterm results, reigniting the same sort of stolen-election claims that followed his defeat in the state in the 2020 presidential election.

November 10, 2022

Biden talks as if he wants to bury the hatchet, but GOP lawmakers aren’t buying it

President Biden on Thursday extended a small olive branch to Republicans after condemning a large swath of the GOP as "ultra-MAGA" extremists and casting the pivotal midterms as a battle for the "soul of the nation."

November 10, 2022

Progressives launch ‘Don’t Run Joe’ campaign to stop Biden from seeking a second term

A left-wing group launched a campaign to boot President Biden off the Democratic ticket in 2024 and vowed to put up a fight if he does run.

November 10, 2022

Biden defends economic policy as inflation figures ease

President Biden said Thursday's report showing inflation easing demonstrates that his economic plan is working, but said it would take more time to control rising costs.

November 10, 2022

Biden sees vindication after Democrats beat expectations of rout in midterms

President Biden laughed Wednesday when a reporter told him on the day after the midterm elections that former President Donald Trump's political movement is still strong.

November 9, 2022

Biden says House still up for grabs, lauds Democrats’ defense against ‘red wave’

President Biden said on Wednesday he is keeping hope alive that Democrats will maintain control of the House after the GOP's "red wave" largely failed to materialize in the midterm elections.

November 9, 2022

Trump acknowledges GOP’s lackluster midterm performance, says he’s not to blame

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday conceded that the GOP's midterm performance was "somewhat disappointing," but said he shares none of the blame.

November 9, 2022

Ohio’s J.D. Vance omits Trump in Senate victory speech

J.D. Vance, Ohio's newly minted Republican senator-elect, made no mention of Donald Trump in his victory speech Tuesday despite receiving the former president's endorsement.

November 9, 2022

Trump blames Bolduc for New Hampshire loss, saying he backed off claim the 2020 election was stolen

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday chided Don Bolduc for walking back his claim that the 2020 election was stolen, saying he would have secured the New Hampshire Senate seat for Republicans if he would have stuck to his guns.

November 9, 2022

Midterm voters register another rebuke of House Jan. 6 Committee

Voters again spurned the House Jan. 6 Committee on Tuesday by shunning Rep. Elaine Luria and leaving the Democrat-led panel decimated as it returns to Washington.

November 8, 2022

Voting machine glitches in midterms spark renewed distrust

Voting machine glitches in New Jersey and Arizona revived fears of widespread election fraud as voters across the country cast ballots in Tuesday's highly scrutinized midterms elections.

November 8, 2022

Biden’s 2024 decision again under spotlight as midterm campaigns finish

President Biden won't have much recover from the anticipated "red wave" before he must confront his political future, political strategists say.

November 8, 2022

Biden tones down his talk of upset victory for Democrats on Tuesday

President Biden offered a more measured forecast for Democrats on the eve of Tuesday's election after predicting last week that the party would defy polls with big midterm wins.

November 7, 2022

Biden unfazed by bipartisan grumblings over Ukraine aid, won’t back down from ‘blank check’ for war

The White House on Monday said U.S. support for Ukraine will remain steadfast regardless of which party takes control of Congress after Tuesday's midterm elections.

November 7, 2022