Politics
Biden evacuated after plane entered airspace near beach home
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is a city on the Atlantic Ocean. DenisTangneyJr | iStock | Getty Images A small private airplane mistakenly entered restricted airspace near President Joe Biden’s Delaware vacation home Saturday, prompting the brief evacuation of the president and first lady, the White House and the Secret Service said. The White House said there […]
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McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary
Republican Party U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick speaks to supporters alongside his wife, Dina Powell McCormick, at an election night event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 17, 2022. Picture taken May 17, 2022. Quinn Glabicki | Reuters Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart […]
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‘I almost died’: PA Senate nominee John Fetterman says he is still recovering from stroke
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman on Friday said he “almost died” after he suffered a stroke days before he won the state’s Democratic Senate primary race, and is not yet ready to return to the campaign trail. “I should have taken my health more seriously,” Fetterman said in a statement released by his campaign Friday […]
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Former New York cop arrested outside U.S. Capitol with fake badge, BB gun, body armor, ammo and high-capacity magazines
USCP Arrests Man with Fake Badge, Body Armor & High Capacity Magazines: Courtesy: USCP A retired New York City police officer was arrested Friday morning outside of the U.S. Capitol after being found in possession of a fake law enforcement badge, a BB gun, body armor, ammunition and high-capacity magazines, Capitol police said. The ex-cop, […]
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Former Trump aide Peter Navarro indicted for contempt of Congress in defying Jan. 6 Capitol probe subpoena
White House adviser Peter Navarro speaks to reporters outside the West Wing in Washington. Erin Scott | Reuters Former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro was arrested on a federal indictment charging him with two counts of contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee investigating […]
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House Oversight investigating $2 billion Saudi investment in Jared Kushner’s firm
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner stands among Saudi officials as President Donald Trump talks with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty […]
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Pelosi says lawmakers will vote on sweeping gun legislation next week
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts her weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that lawmakers will vote on a collection of sweeping gun-control bills next week in response to a series […]
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Social Security fund will be able to pay benefits one year longer than expected, Treasury says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen takes off her mask at the start of a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Social Security trust fund most Americans rely on for their […]
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More than half of Americans say they are ‘pro-choice,’ the most since 1995, Gallup finds
Activists hold Pro-Choice posters. Local pro-Choice activists gathered at the Alberta Legislature in solidarity with US women to protest in defense of abortion rights. On Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Artur Widak/ | Nurphoto | Getty Images The percentage of Americans who identify themselves as “pro-choice” hit 55% — its highest level […]
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U.S. goes after more Russian yachts linked to Putin in expanded sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council involving the Eurasian Economic Union’s (EAEU) heads of states via a video link in Moscow, Russia May 27, 2022. Sputnik | Reuters The Treasury Department on Thursday said it expanded its Russian sanctions to further crack down on Moscow’s access to yachts […]
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