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Attack on Salman Rushdie prompts U.S. sanctions against Iranian group

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on an Iranian group that issued a multi-million dollar bounty on Salman Rushdie in response to the stabbing attack of the British-American author in August.

October 28, 2022

Biden claims gallon of gas typically cost $5 when he took office

President Biden on Thursday misstated the typical cost of gas in America when he took office, claiming it was twice what the average price was.

October 27, 2022

Biden takes victory lap over positive third-quarter GDP

President Biden on Thursday said the economy is "looking good" following the release of the Commerce Department's better-than-expected report showing a rebound in economic growth after two straight quarters of contraction.

October 27, 2022

Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain violated Hatch Act, receives wrist slap from feds

President Biden's Chief of Staff Ron Klain violated the Hatch Act, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel has found following a probe prompted by the Trump-aligned America First Legal Foundation.

October 27, 2022

Congressional investigators reveal evidence suggesting Hunter Biden potentially compromised by China

House Republicans have released evidence that they say shows Hunter Biden may have been compromised by Chinese intelligence through a business associate who advised on a deal to sell liquid natural gas reserves to China and later encouraged his father to run for president in 2020.

October 27, 2022

Meeting defense team, Biden says U.S. seeks competition, not conflict, with China

President Biden said on Wednesday that heightened tensions between the U.S. and China do not have to lead to conflict.

October 26, 2022

Iran ‘challenge’ headlines Israeli president’s White House visit

Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned President Biden of the growing challenge the U.S. and Israel face in containing an increasingly belligerent Iran as the two leaders met at the White House on Wednesday.

October 26, 2022

Trump’s Jan. 6 juice not worth House panel’s squeeze, legal expert says

The House Jan. 6 committee's eleventh-hour subpoena of former President Donald Trump has set up a game of legal chicken that neither side really wants to play, according to a former assistant U.S. attorney.

October 26, 2022

Biden levels with Americans squeezed by inflation, says his economic plan takes time to work

President Biden on Wednesday said he appreciates Americans' frustrations with skyrocketing prices while he struggles to get inflation under control, and he warned that it will take time before families get back to breaking even.

October 26, 2022

Progressives withdraw letter urging Biden to negotiate with Putin, say its release was a mistake

The Congressional Progressive Caucus on Tuesday withdrew its letter urging President Biden to negotiate with Russia over the war in Ukraine after it sparked a backlash among fellow Democrats.

October 25, 2022

Rep. McCaul: State Department grant for Ecuador drag show sparks congressional concern

The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is demanding answers after the State Department approved a grant to fund a dozen drag shows in Ecuador as part of its global cultural outreach program.

October 25, 2022

Democrats thrown into disarray by progressives’ call for Biden to start peace talks in Ukraine

House Progressives are facing sharp backlash from fellow Democrats after more than two dozen liberal lawmakers penned a letter to President Biden urging him to more assertively push for peace talks in Ukraine.

October 25, 2022

House progressives urge Biden to seek peace talks in Ukraine

More than two dozen Democratic House progressives are urging President Biden to more assertively push for peace talks in Ukraine, marking a clear break within the president's party on the White House's strategy as Russia's invasion enters its eighth month.

October 24, 2022

Biden falsely claims student debt write-off passed by Congress

President Biden falsely claimed in a recent interview that his $400 billion debt write-off, which he enacted through executive action, was passed by Congress.

October 24, 2022

First lady comforts emotional Mary J. Blige at White House event on cancer awareness

Jill Biden comforted Mary J. Blige on Monday after the famed singer-songwriter offered a deeply personal account of loss in an appeal to expand cancer screenings.

October 24, 2022

Lindsey Graham asks Supreme Court to block Georgia grand jury subpoena

Sen. Lindsey Graham filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court on Friday to block a subpoena from a Georgia grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state.

October 21, 2022

House Jan. 6 Committee hits Trump with subpoenas

The House Jan. 6 Committee has formally subpoenaed former President Donald Trump, who the panel says was the central figure behind a coordinated effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

October 21, 2022

State Department funding drag shows in Ecuador

The Biden administration is funding overseas drag shows with taxpayer dollars as part of a global cultural outreach program, a recent financial disclosure has revealed.

October 21, 2022

Bannon gets four months in prison but vows appeal, says ‘judgment day’ for Dems is Nov. 8

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months behind bars for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena.

October 21, 2022

Steve Bannon to receive sentence for contempt of Congress

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon is scheduled to appear in federal court on Friday to receive his sentence after being convicted of contempt of Congress for failing to appear before the House Jan. 6 Committee.

October 21, 2022