On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: Hunter Biden’s expected plea deal fell apart, leading to his not guilty plea USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen on how Hunter Biden’s expected plea deal fell apart, leading to his not guilty plea. Plus, Mitch McConnell was escorted away from cameras after freezing in the … Read more
Republican presidential candidates have been hard to pin down on just how they’d set federal policy on abortion, dancing around questions or throwing out different answers at different times. But they all agree on one thing: accusing Democrats of wanting legal abortion, “on demand,” up until the moment of birth. It’s a claim a number … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris attacked the erasure of Black history in three speeches this week and last. (Tony Avelar / Associated Press) Republicans are doing their damnedest to make Vice President Kamala Harris a liability for President Biden’s reelection, not without plenty of help from her over time. But as they keep doing stupid stuff … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Democrats want to eliminate the practice of legacy admissions at universities and colleges in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling overturning affirmative action, arguing that it unfairly benefits wealthy and often white families at the expense of lower-class applicants of color. The idea is being well met by a surprising number of … Read more
The Biden administration has said it has begun sharing evidence with the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague on war crimes committed in Ukraine. The announcement ends a months-long dispute within the administration over the issue, in which the national security council (NSC) and the state department backed cooperation with the ICC, with the … Read more
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Monday accused Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his Judiciary Committee staff of ethical breaches in a “campaign to intimidate and harass” the agency’s career staff after he threatened to subpoena a number of the rank-and-file attorneys. The move raises the temperature in a heated dispute that threatens to … Read more
WASHINGTON — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that it seems like Donald Trump’s final White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, might be cooperating with the federal probe into the former president. Christie was reacting to a brief exchange captured on video Wednesday morning in Washington between Meadows and an NBC News … Read more
Donald Trump’s legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility that the federal grand jury will vote on charges against the former president as early as Thursday, according to three sources familiar with the thinking of his inner circle. Trump said July 18 on his social media platform that he was notified that he … Read more
The Senate on Wednesday inched closer to wrapping up work on its version of the annual defense policy package as lawmakers push to complete their work by Thursday night and leave for their month-long recess. Senators voted on three amendments on Wednesday evening to close in on finishing work on the National Defense Authorization Act. … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The day after Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump denounced the rioters who violently stormed the Capitol building, breaking through barricades, battling law enforcement and sending members of Congress — who were set to formally certify his reelection loss — running for their lives. “Like all Americans, I am outraged by … Read more