Politics

House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) asked the FBI to put their briefing to members of the committee into writing to debunk false Republican statements about the bribery allegation. Raskin wrote in part: It is deeply concerning that recent public statements …

By Brett Rowland (The Center Square) U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended Special Counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday after former President Donald Trump’s arraignment the previous day. “As I said when I appointed Mr. Smith, I did so because it underscores the Justice Department’s commitment to both independence and accountability,” Garland …

By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Save Women’s Sports Act into law Thursday, a day after the state filed its 50th lawsuit against the Biden administration over its proposed rule changes to Title IX. “It’s a very important day in the state of Texas,” …

By Brett Rowland (The Center Square) A federal judge ordered all the lawyers involved in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case to get in touch with the Litigation Security Group of the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, made the order Thursday …

President Joe Biden made a joke about the former “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria last night that can only be described as cringey. ✓New BIDEN EMBARRASSES EVA LONGORIA “She was 17, I was 40” pic.twitter.com/L9w489X8Yb — iSource News (@isource_news) June 16, 2023 Biden’s Bizarre Joke Daily Mail reported that while …

Jonathan Goodman, the magistrate judge assigned to handle Donald J. Trump’s arraignment, did something of a double take during the proceeding on Tuesday, when the Justice Department offered the former president a bond deal that was not merely lenient but imposed virtually no restrictions on him at all. Jack Smith, …

In the wake of Bud Light teaming up with the transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney for an ad campaign earlier this year, its parent company Anheuser-Busch has lost billions in market value and has suffered a 25 percent sales decrease, according to Daily Mail. A whistleblower who previously worked for Anheuser-Busch has …

President Biden is the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for the 2024 presidential race, thanks to his current incumbency. Still, this hasn’t stopped him from trying to tip primary scales in his favor by switching up the long-held tradition of having Iowa New Hampshire lead the nation’s primaries. In a surprise …

After narrowly avoiding a federal default, the Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-led Senate are now on a collision course over spending that could result in a government shutdown this year and automatic spending cuts in early 2025 with severe consequences for the Pentagon and an array of domestic programs. Far-right …

Gov. Ron DeSantis is accused of lashing out at Florida state legislators who endorsed Trump by vetoing funding for their projects. A state senator that endorsed Trump accused DeSantis of punishing the state’s Trump endorsers: State Senator @JoeGruters speaking out, saying @GovRonDeSantis vetoes of projects for his Sarasota district are …