The Biden administration has cleared the release of three detainees, including an alleged 9/11 conspirator, who have been held in Guantánamo Bay for nearly two decades without having ever been charged with a crime. Saifullah Paracha, 73, and Abdul Rabbani, 54, both of Pakistan, and Uthman Abdul al-Rahim Uthman, 40, of Yemen, have all been […]
The Biden administration’s top law enforcement officials on Wednesday pledged to dedicate their resources to combat domestic violent extremists amid questions over whether the agencies are equipped to monitor such threats in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appeared before the Senate Appropriations […]
According to AP-NORC survey released Monday, the president’s numbers are mixed on gun violence and underwater on immigration. Biden stands at 63% approval and 36% disapproval in the poll, which was conducted April 29-May 3. That compares to 54%-42% approval/disapproval in an average of all the most recent surveys that was compiled by Real Clear […]
The surprise statement Thursday by Jen Psaki that she would most likely step down as White House press secretary early next year has sparked speculation over who would succeed her behind the most famous lectern in the world. Most of the talk about the second press secretary to President Joe Biden pointed to a historic […]
There’s breaking news out of Maricopa County, Arizona where Biden administration officials are attempting to insert themselves into the ongoing ballot audit despite lacking the authority to do so. The Arizona election audit is no stranger to opposition and May 5 proved no exception. The civil rights division of the Department of Justice sent a […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday he would raise the cap on the number of refugees admitted to the United States to 62,500 for this fiscal year, following criticism last month after he announced he would preserve a Trump-era limit on that category. “This erases the historically low number set by the previous administration […]
Renowned investor Warren Buffett praised the economy at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, saying it has been “resurrected” after taking a heavy blow from the coronavirus pandemic. The economy is “resurrected in an extraordinarily effective way” from the COVID-19 stimulus provided by Congress, Buffett said, Reuters reported. The first-quarter profits for the company went up by […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reportedly expressed concerns over President Biden’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. Speaking during a Zoom call this week with the House Foreign Affairs Committee, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice echoed Clinton’s concerns, adding that she believed the U.S. may need to go […]
As the nation awaits a verdict by the jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, President Biden said on Tuesday he is “praying the verdict is the right verdict.” Briefly speaking with reporters at the White House, the president discussed his call on Monday with the family of George Floyd, the […]
President Joe Biden said on Saturday he will increase the maximum number of refugees admitted this year to the United States from 15,000. The 15,000 cap was first set by his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. Biden signed an order on Friday extending that cap through the government’s fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30. […]
A majority of Americans — 59 percent — approve of President Biden’s handling of his job as he approaches 100 days in office, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Friday. The poll found Biden’s job approval is up 5 percentage points from 54 percent in March, while 39 percent of those surveyed said […]
The U.S. and Russia entered a new phase of heightened tensions Thursday after President Biden announced punishing sanctions over cyberattacks, election interference and threats against U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. The decision to impose sanctions comes as Biden is attempting to strike a delicate balance of forcefully confronting Russian President Valdimir Putin and seeking open communication […]