President Biden will nominate the head of the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps for promotion to four-star general and name him the next commander of U.S. Central Command. Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla will replace Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, who is expec…
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Inside the Beltway: Biden’s ‘MSNBC administration’
Watchdog groups have long tracked liberal bias in the news media, a force first identified in a landmark survey of 238 journalists conducted in 1981 by political-science scholars Robert Lichter and Stanley Rothman. It found that 54% of the respondents …
Biden faces key test, major opportunity ahead of Russia talks on Ukraine
The slow-burning military standoff along the Russia-Ukraine border could reach a tipping point next week as the Biden administration enters a series of high-stakes diplomatic meetings with Moscow, and analysts say the U.S. and its NATO allies must seiz…
Hawley urges condemnation of Jan. 6 candlelight vigil organizers who harassed his family
Sen. Josh Hawley urged Democratic leaders Thursday to condemn organizers of planned candlelight vigils in Washington D.C. on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, saying some of them harassed his family. The Missouri Republican wrote to House Spe…
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Ted Cruz ‘very irresponsible’ for equating Jan. 6 to terrorism
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz over his comments calling the Jan. 6 Capitol riot an act of terror. The Georgia Republican told reporters on Thursday that Mr. Cruz should know better than to mirror leftwing talking points….
Liz Cheney and dad Dick Cheney join Democrats at the Capitol for Jan. 6 events
Rep. Liz Cheney broke with her GOP colleagues to join Democrats to reflect on the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot — and she brought along her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney. After a moment of silence and ceremony to mark the day, …
Conservative groups urge Supreme Court to strike Biden’s COVID-19 mandate
Conservative groups on Thursday teed up arguments before the Supreme Court urging the justices to strike down President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private companies and pointing to polling that shows narrow support for a GOP effort to elimin…
Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, sues Jan. 6 committee to block release of phone records
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to block the release of his phone records. In his complaint filed Wednesday, Mr. Lindell, a staunch ally to former President Donald Trump, said the…
Donald Trump pushes back on Joe Biden’s Jan. 6 speech, calls it a distraction
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted President Biden’s claims that he is a threat to democracy, dismissing his successor’s Jan. 6 speech at the U.S. Capitol as “a distraction” from his handling of the issues facing …
McConnell slams Democrats for exploiting Jan. 6 to push blowing up filibuster, partisan voting bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized Democrats on Wednesday for exploiting the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol in their efforts to overhaul the filibuster and rewrite America’s voting laws. Mr. McConnell, Kentucky…