Lame-duck Biden threatens to veto bipartisan plan that would allow Trump to appoint more federal judges
President Biden will veto a bipartisan measure that would have staffed more federal judges across the country, White House officials said Tuesday, raising questions about the true “motivating force” behind the bill as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
Ted Cruz played key role in Matt Gaetz stepping down as Trump’s AG pick: report
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was reportedly the secret liaison last month who told President-elect Donald Trump that his pick for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, didn’t have enough votes to be confirmed in the Senate.
Who Set the Stage for al-Assad’s Ouster? There Are Different Answers in the U.S. and Israel.
President Biden says he weakened Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, laying the groundwork for Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Syrian leader would still be in power had he listened to American advice.
FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The agency is asking the White House to move ahead with plans to drastically reduce the addictive substance in traditional tobacco cigarettes.
Blinken finally speaks out on disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal that left 13 US troops dead: ‘I deeply regret we did not do more’ for Gold Star families
Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally expressed remorse that the Biden administration had not done more to protect the 13 US troops who were killed in an ISIS-K suicide bombing during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Supreme Court Won’t Decide Nvidia Securities Fraud Case After All
In an unsigned order, the justices dismissed the case against the tech giant as “improvidently granted,” meaning they had concluded that it had been a mistake to take it up.
Only 22% of Americans approve of Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter: poll
Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That displeasure tracks with the bipartisan uproar in Washington that ignited over the president’s about-face. The survey found that a relatively…
Exxon Plans to Sell Electricity to Data Centers
The country’s largest oil company is designing a natural gas power plant outfitted with carbon capture technology to meet the voracious power demand of technology companies.
Biden Administration Looks to Reinforce U.S.-China Ties Ahead of Trump’s Return
Senior Treasury officials are holding a final round of talks with a new round of economic volatility on the horizon.