Hunter Biden is certainly not a paragon of virtue. But the accusations by Republicans about him and Weiss’s handling of the investigation are unsullied by facts.
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Alligator killed by Florida authorities after human body found in jaws
Authorities killed a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator in Florida after human remains were discovered Friday in its jaws. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said authorities responded to a report of a human body seen in a waterway in Unincorporated Largo, Florida, at about 1:50 p.m. on Friday. The alligator was subsequently “humanely killed” and removed from the…
GOP senator slams Biden’s Iran deal: ‘They are not going to use that money to feed the poor’
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) heavily criticized President Joe Biden’s recent hostage deal with Iran in a Sunday interview with radio host John Catsimatidis. “We see Iran now emboldened because Joe Biden has released $6 billion to them,” Blackburn said on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM. “We know, you know, John, they are not…
Trump seeks to steal attention from GOP debate
Former President Trump, the front-runner of the Republican presidential race, is skipping the party’s second presidential debate this week, again leaving the rest of the field competing with him despite his absence from the debate stage. While the GOP candidates on stage will only have a handful of minutes to share their message and stand…
Lawmakers are trying these three plans to fund the government
Pressure is ratcheting up in Washington as the clock ticks closer to a government shutdown deadline with no deal in sight. House Republicans have been in the driver’s seat in crafting a way to keep the government funded past Sept. 30, but as the conference faces turmoil and internal divisions other plans have emerged. Here…
Trump tries to play both sides on abortion
Former President Trump is trying to have it both ways on abortion, reflecting the difficulties Republicans face as they try to navigate the issue since Roe v. Wade was overturned. In the past week, Trump has dodged questions about national restrictions, blamed the anti-abortion movement for the GOP losses in last year’s midterm elections and…
Biden to host Pacific island leaders, ‘no question’ China’s influence has role in summit
President Biden on Monday will host leaders from Pacific island nations for a summit, senior administration officials announced. The president is hosting the second US-Pacific Islands Forum Summit, after hosting the leaders a year ago. China’s influence in the region likely played a role in the White House’s decision to host the leaders. The summit…
The Memo: Worried Democrats fret Trump is more electable than believed
Democrats who believe former President Trump is unelectable in 2024 may have to pin their hopes on his personality and past conduct rather than his actual policies. Trump may simply be too disliked by too many people to prevail in a general election. And the combined weight of two impeachments,the legacy of Jan. 6 and…
DeSantis vows states will be equal partners in enforcing border policy
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised that states would be equal partners in enforcing border policy if wins the 2024 general election. “When I am president, we are going to unleash the states, they are going to be equal partners with enforcing immigration law,” DeSantis said in a new interview with Glenn…
DeSantis says left will ‘weaponize’ Trump’s abortion comments
In a Saturday interview with conservative media personality Glenn Beck, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said those in left-wing politics will “weaponize” recent comments by former President Donald Trump on Florida’s 6-week abortion ban. “There’s going to be potentially on the ballot in Florida, a referendum for a constitutional amendment to basically have abortion on…