Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) on Sunday called it "unacceptable" for the United States to get to a point where it is unable to pay its bills if the debt ceiling is not raised. "The worst thing that could happen is we get to a point this summer where, suddenly, we can't raise the debt ceiling...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) blasted the Biden administration for allowing a suspected Chinese spy balloon to fly across the middle of the U.S. before shooting it down over the Atlantic Ocean, arguing the move was like “tackling the quarterback after the game is over.” Turner, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said during an...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Sunday that he has been in talks with lawmakers across the aisle about a potential police reform package on a smaller scale, which would have a better chance of passing a divided Congress. Booker, one of the lead negotiators in the Senate on police reform, said on NBC’s “Meet...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that he expects a briefing on the classified documents found in the possession of President Biden, former President Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence this week. Turner during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” also accused the Biden administration...
Bottom line: Trump is looking rather swampy these days.
Prince Harry’s book “Spare,” about his terrible tiffs with higher-ups in the British royal family, including the “heir” to the throne, elder brother Prince William, invites comparisons with another royal family, that of Kim Jong Un, in North Korea. Had Prince Harry lived in another age, he would have suffered the same consequences as did...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Sunday that he is talking with a pair of Republican senators about a potential policing reform package, after the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn. reignited a congressional push to pass reform legislation. Booker was a lead negotiator of an unsuccessful effort to pass a policing reform bill...
An ambitious pro-life agenda that protects children in vulnerable populations is urgently necessary in the United States.
Taiwan said that the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was flying over the U.S. “should not be tolerated by the civilized international community,” adding that Beijing should stop conduct that causes regional instability. “Such actions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government contravene international law, breach the airspace of other countries, and violate their sovereignty,”...
Name-calling and false claims won't work against a possible opponent whose stock is rising. This ain't Jeb Bush. And it ain’t 2016 anymore.
Congress is exercising its oversight of a national security and air safety issue that was going under reported, ignored and even suppressed due to the stigma of UFOs
Not many voters are looking forward to a potential rematch between President Biden and former President Trump, according to a survey released Sunday, even as both men ready their campaigns for a possible collision course. More Republicans and Democrats say their parties should nominate someone else for the 2024 race than believe it should be...
A titanic struggle is underway between America and China. At its heart is a battle for technological supremacy. FBI Director Christopher Wray has called China “the greatest long-term threat to our nation’s information and intellectual property, and to our economic vitality.” He has spoken about how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) believes it is in...
New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s latest moves suggest prosecutors are nearing a decision about charging former President Trump in connection with a $130,000 hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. The Manhattan district attorney’s office this week escalated the fight by empaneling another grand jury in the case and presenting...
China condemned the U.S. military’s decision on Saturday to shoot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the U.S. last week. "China strongly disapproves of and protests against the U.S. attack on a civilian unmanned airship by force," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday morning, per the South China Morning...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a disaster declaration on Saturday for seven counties, including Austin, that were hit particularly hard by last week’s winter storm. "Through this disaster declaration, we will be able to provide additional assistance to Texans and communities who have experienced property damage and localized power outages from this ice storm,”...
The U.S. military is working to recover debris and intelligence information from a Chinese “spy” balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard are working to establish a perimeter around where the balloon fell into the Atlantic Ocean and is searching for debris, a...
After a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spent several days flying across the U.S. this week, the U.S. military shot down the aircraft off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon. President Biden said on Saturday that he had ordered the military to down the balloon “as soon as possible” after he was briefed on...
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced in a city bulletin posted Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will be conducting a review of the Memphis Police Department following the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols after he was beaten by Memphis police. The DOJ's review was described by Memphis officials as an "independent, external review" and...
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A Chinese surveillance balloon that spent the week traversing the U.S. and renewed calls for police reform in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death are likely to dominate the Sunday talk shows circuit this weekend. The “high-altitude surveillance balloon” was first spotted over Montana on Wednesday. U.S. defense officials confirmed its presence on Thursday, noting...
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Republicans are increasingly looking to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to play a leading role in the party’s bid to take back the White House in 2024 and beyond following his decisive victory in last year’s midterm election. Coming off a year that saw him easily shut down a primary challenge backed by former President...
The train, which totaled around 50 cars, derailed around 9 p.m. Friday on the outskirts of East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border.
President Biden said on Saturday that he had ordered the Pentagon earlier in the week to shoot down the Chinese surveillance balloon traveling over the U.S. “as soon as possible.” “On Wednesday when I was briefed on the balloon, I ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down … as soon as possible,” Biden told reporters...
