One consistent aspect of President Joe Biden‘s time in the White House has been his tendency to exaggerate stories about his past. Biden’s tendency to exaggerate, which goes back decades, typically involves stories with an element of truth that get stretched with new and often hard-to-believe details. Biden sometimes gets called out via fact checks, […]
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Democrats will do anything to stop RFK Jr.
Democrats are taking extraordinary steps to prevent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from hindering their efforts to keep the White House in November. From rallying Kennedy’s family around President Biden, to dumping opposition research and holding press briefings about how he helps former President Trump, Democrats watching Kennedy qualify for more state ballots are pulling out […]
Biden wants to control the internet
People have watched the Biden administration employ a wide array of aggressive regulatory policies that increasingly restrict American companies and constrain economic growth. And although the competition is stiff, it would be hard to find a more hostile regulatory barrage than what has been coming out of my old institution, the Federal Communications Commission. Under […]
With Trump sidelined in court, Biden begins blitz
While Donald Trump remains in a New York courtroom, President Joe Biden is taking his campaign to Pennsylvania, the biggest battleground of the 2024 election, to hammer the former president over his tax policies in an appeal to working-class voters. Biden will begin a three-day swing through Pennsylvania on Tuesday with a trip to his […]
Will Biden ever use the pen to end border crisis?
President Biden’s road to a dramatic executive order to stem illegal border crossings — now expected within weeks — has dragged out for months as he prepares for legal challenges, political backlash and enforcement shortages. With Republicans making the border a top 2024 issue, Biden has been trying to find the right language to impose […]
Biden says “Don’t”; Iran attacks Israel anyway
For the first time ever, Iran has carried out strikes against Israeli territory. In the middle of Saturday night, air raid alerts went off in Israel, residents were urged to seek shelter while explosions were heard as air defences were activated. Interceptions lit up the night sky in several places across the country, while many […]
DNC paid nearly $2 million of Biden’s legal bills
The Democratic National Committee paid at least $1.7 million to law firms representing President Biden during special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into his handling of classified documents, according to federal spending disclosures. Hur ultimately declined to prosecute the president, but wrote in a lengthy report earlier this year that Mr. Biden “willfully retained and disclosed […]
Doing better under Biden? Check the stats
Prices are up nearly 19% across the board since President Joe Biden entered office, meaning households are suffering sticker shock even if the inflation rate has moderated in recent months. Inflation, as tracked by the consumer price index, rose to 3.5% for the year ending in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Overall, […]
Biden forgives another $7 billion in student loans
The Biden administration said Friday that is using existing student loan forgiveness programs to cancel another round of student debt, totaling $7.4 billion for 277,000 borrowers. Under President Joe Biden, the Department of Education has made it easier for some specific groups of borrowers, like public sector workers, to qualify for loan forgiveness. It also […]
Biden takes another go at student debt relief
President Joe Biden is taking another shot at student loan cancellation, hoping to deliver on a key campaign promise that he has so far failed to fulfill. In a visit to Wisconsin on Monday, Biden detailed a proposal that would cancel at least some debt for more than 30 million Americans. It’s been in the […]
Will Biden really make it to November 5th?
In November, President Biden and Former President Donald Trump will be at the top of the ballot, just like they were in 2020. But among voters, there is an undercurrent of disbelief that this rematch is really happening. Take Debbie Pridmore, for example, who shared her suspicions with NPR last month after casting a ballot […]
D.C. Archbishop calls Biden a “cafeteria Catholic”
Roman Catholic Cardinal Wilton Gregory took a swipe at President Biden’s faith on Sunday, calling him a “cafeteria Catholic” for picking and choosing parts of the faith while “ignoring or even contradicting” other aspects of his adherence. Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., was asked on CBS’ “Face the Nation” whether he believes Biden’s long-touted […]