Politics

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, Aug. 20, 2020. — Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Washington state has just joined Ohio and Alabama in signifying through election officials that President Joe Biden could be left off their general election ballots due […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — High-level U.S. officials are urgently trying to pressure Iran to back down from its threat to launch a retaliatory strike against Israel — the latest challenge facing the Biden administration as it tries to avert an all-out regional war in the Middle East. At the same time, the U.S. was […]

Megan Varner/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have a joint appearance at Mar-a-Lago Friday afternoon where they are discussing “election integrity.” The topic is a chief priority for Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, who continues to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election. Trump’s calls for “election integrity” […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Friday voted to reauthorize a key U.S. spy program considered crucial to national security. In a 273 to 147 vote, lawmakers renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on April 19, through 2026. It won’t head to the Senate right […]

Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will name LaWanda Toney as deputy chief of staff for strategic communications, as the secretary’s team looks to tackle college affordability with enrollment deadlines quickly approaching. “The message is clear: We want to make college possible for folks like the secretary, who’s a first-generation […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Annelle Sheline publicly resigned in March from her position with the U.S. State Department over the Biden administration’s Israel policy. Sheline, who holds a Ph.D., worked for one year as a foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, […]

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A bill to reauthorize a spy program considered critical to U.S. national security is in limbo on Capitol Hill. An attempt on Wednesday to move ahead with reforming and renewing parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was blocked by House Republicans, in another blow the […]

Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign says it has ended its contract with a consultant who was seen on video encouraging people to vote for him in order to get “rid of Biden” even if that means electing former President Donald Trump. Campaign manager Amaryllis Fox announced the decision […]

Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced they are closing what is often known as the “gun show loophole,” by tightening up the definition of what it means to be “engaged in the business” of selling firearms. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has just implemented a […]

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday defended his leadership strategy ahead of a meeting with fellow Republican Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, who has threatened to remove Johnson from his post. It will be their first sit-down since Greene introduced a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair before the House broke […]