President Biden’s sweeping State of the Union speech Tuesday night drew animated responses from his audience — including standing ovations from his Democratic supports and heckling from several Republicans. The president touted his administration’s successes and laid out legislative goals for the year ahead, calling to ban assault weapons, urging immigration reform and saying he’ll…
Author: Julia Mueller
Gallego hits Sinema for not applauding Biden’s call to negotiate Medicare
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) knocked Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) for not standing and applauding President Biden during the State of the Union address when he called for Congress to negotiate decreased Medicare drug prices for seniors. “Arizonans elected Senator Sinema to lower prescription drug costs and ensure access to healthcare for all. She abandoned us…
Greene yells ‘liar’ after Biden remark on Medicare, Social Security during State of the Union
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) stood up to yell “liar” as Republicans jeered President Biden for saying some in the GOP want to “sunset” Social Security and Medicare during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. “Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans — some Republicans want Social Security…
Sarah Huckabee Sanders to highlight age difference in response to Biden’s State of the Union
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) is set to highlight the 40-year age difference between her and President Biden as she delivers the Republican Party’s official rebuttal to his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) selected Sanders to deliver the GOP response, touting…
Here’s who’s responding to Biden’s State of the Union address
President Biden will deliver his much-anticipated annual State of the Union address Tuesday evening to a joint session of Congress, set to tout his administration’s successes over the last two years and outline political and legislative goals for 2023 and beyond. The major party not in control of the White House will typically pick a…
Bank of America’s Moynihan says firm is preparing for US debt default
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on Monday said the firm is preparing for the U.S. to default on its debt after surpassing its borrowing limit last month. Lawmakers are locked in talks on whether to lift the debt ceiling, with Republicans insisting on spending cuts before a deal to raise the limit is struck,…
Former Manhattan prosecutor says ‘many bits and pieces of evidence’ could be used to charge Trump
Former Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz says “many bits and pieces of evidence” could be used to bring criminal charges against former President Trump for his business and tax dealings. The former special assistant district attorney (DA) for New York County said prosecutors could pull together enough evidence to prove that Trump willfully OK’d the manipulation…
Yellen sees ‘path in which inflation is declining significantly’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said she sees the possibility of “significantly” easing inflation in the U.S. economy, even as the government deals with the ramifications of reaching its borrowing limit and as economists worry about a potential recession. “You don’t have a recession when you have 500,000 jobs and the lowest unemployment rate…
Greene calls for probe into why Trump was unaware of previous Chinese balloons
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called for a probe into why former President Trump was apparently not informed of previous Chinese surveillance balloons that Biden officials are saying crossed over the U.S. at least three times during the previous administration. “If it’s true the Pentagon purposely did NOT tell President Trump of Chinese…
Ohio governor warns of explosion risk, orders evacuations near train derailment site
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) on Monday warned a rail car could explode after a 150-car train derailed in the state, and ordered the immediate evacuation of residents living within a mile of the crash site. “Within the last two hours, a drastic temperature change has taken place in a rail car, and there is…