Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called House Republicans’ efforts to open an impeach inquiry into President Joe Biden a “waste of time.” “This is frivolous. This is a diversionary tactic,” the Democrat said on MSNBC on Friday. “I’m so proud of the Democrats in the Congress,” she added. The party “fully intends to take back […]
Category: Domestic
DOJ seeks protective order over Trump threat
Former President Donald Trump’s team issued a brief statement at around midnight on Friday that sought to clarify an earlier social media post that appeared to threaten revenge on people who “go after me.” The statement came after the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought a protective order from the judge overseeing the case against Trump […]
‘Gray Divorce’ a growing epidemic in America
Edith Heyck didn’t expect she’d be 72 years old and living alone. “I always thought I’d be married,” she says. “I was definitely raised to be a wife, and I never imagined I’d be on my own.” Heyck, an artist and part-time park manager in Newburyport, Massachusetts, is one of nearly 38 million adults living […]
Can all politicians be accused of fraud for lying?
If there’s one word to describe what everyone might wish Washington would stop producing, it’s “unprecedented.” Yet here we go again, with special counsel Jack Smith’s unprecedented indictment of a politician for engaging in “a conspiracy to defraud the United States.” Be prepared for this new and startlingly elastic precedent to ensnare plenty of others. […]
70% of Republicans think Biden win illegitimate
The share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who believe that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was not legitimate has ticked back up, according to a new CNN poll fielded throughout July. All told, 69% of Republicans and Republican-leaners say Biden’s win was not legitimate, up from 63% earlier this year and through last fall, […]
Trump due in DC court to answer indictment
Former US President Donald Trump will be formally charged at a court hearing later for allegedly plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Mr Trump, 77, is due to appear at a federal courthouse in Washington DC on Thursday at 16:00 EDT (20:00 GMT). It is expected that he will attend in person and plead […]
Biden’s economy looks good on paper, but we’re not feeling it
The United States economy is finally showing signs of significant improvement, much to the relief of President Joe Biden, but one area has challenged a total economic victory for his administration. Last week, the Commerce Department announced surprisingly strong numbers for the second quarter of 2023. Gross domestic product (GDP), adjusted for inflation, grew beyond […]
Trump indicted for third time this year
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a third time this year, this time on charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. With Trump’s indictment on four counts in Washington, D.C., he is accused of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of […]
Food crisis possible as India bans rice exports
On 20 July, India banned exports of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to calm rising domestic prices at home. This was followed by reports and videos of panic buying and empty rice shelves at Indian grocery stores in the US and Canada, driving up prices in the process. There are thousands of varieties of […]
Democrats downplay Devon Archer testimony
Former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer said during closed-door testimony that Hunter included President Biden on a number of phone calls that presumably included business associates, according to one lawmaker’s account of the testimony, a revelation that is likely to fuel Republican attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings. But the […]
Should there be age limits on Congress ?
Can someone be too old to hold office? That age-old question was front and center last week after awkward episodes from two of the oldest members of the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday, Sen. Mitch McConnell, 81, abruptly froze for over 30 seconds during his weekly news conference. A day later, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, had […]
US Senator opens criminal referral over Fauci lies
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has announced an “official criminal referral” to the Department of Justice with regard to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Paul pointed to an email from February 2020 in which Fauci detailed a call with British medical researcher Jeremy Farrar, who was director of the Wellcome Trust at the time. According to Fauci, those […]