Tag: Congress
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60 anti-Israel protesters arrested inside the Capitol Rotunda: Activists demanding a ceasefire in Gaza drop shoes for the Palestinian victims and are cuffed on the floor of Congress
Published: 1:44 PM EST, December 19, 2023 | Updated: 2:30 PM EST, December 19, 2023 Protesters stormed the US Capitol on Tuesday demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, while Capitol Police made more than 60 arrests. The anti-Israel demonstrators scattered children’s shoes across the floor of the Capitol’s famous rotunda to protest the growing death toll…
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Joe Biden lunches with Hunter in Delaware restaurant days after Congress votes to pursue impeachment probe attempting to link president to son’s shady business dealings
President Joe Biden had lunch with his son Hunter in Wilmington on Monday, days after Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to authorize an impeachment inquiry as they tried to link the president to his son’s shady business dealings . Three generations of Bidens — Hunter brought son, baby Beau — dined with friends…
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Jen Psaki says White House would like Hunter Biden to ‘go away right now’ and ‘stop talking in public’ after embattled first son gave speech outside Congress
Published: 3:58 PM EST, December 18, 2023 | Updated: 3:58 PM EST, December 18, 2023 Jen Psaki, President Joe Biden’s former press secretary, said the White House wants Hunter Biden to “stop talking in public.” It comes after the president’s son made comments outside Congress last week saying he would not comply with a congressional…
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Trump will be BLOCKED from pulling U.S. out of NATO in second term after Congress passes bill to stop any future president leaving key military alliance without Senate approval
Published: 5:55 PM EST, December 14, 2023 | Updated: 6:03 PM EST, December 14, 2023 A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act would prevent former President Donald Trump from unilaterally withdrawing the US from NATO if he is re-elected next fall. A bipartisan team of Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Tim Kaine…
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Federal prosecutor accused of obstructing Hunter Biden investigation quietly LEAVES office: Bombshell departure of attorney who was ‘friends’ with White House counsel revealed on the day she is grilled in Congress
Lesley Wolf offered closed-door testimony in the House of Representatives on Thursday She is accused of ‘restricting’ fellow investigators in the Hunter Biden investigation She no longer works at DOJ, according to a report Thursday By Geoff Earle, deputy US political editor for Dailymail.com Published: 4:21 PM EST, December 14, 2023 | Updated: 4:56 PM…
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Zelensky says Congress is helping Putin by stalling on sending more U.S. aid: Ukrainian president says stopping money would be ‘fulfilling Kremlin dreams’ as he prepares to ask Biden and Republicans for more funds
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Americans on Monday that failure to help his country defeat Russia fulfills Vladimir Putin’s “dreams” of destroying democracy in Europe. “Let me be honest with you, friends: If there is anyone inspired by unresolved issues on Capitol Hill, it is only Putin and his sick cabal,” Zelenskiy told the National…
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Elise Stefanik’s office rips SNL’s ‘unfunny, morally bankrupt ‘comedians” for ‘spewing antisemitic trash’ in sketch mocking HER for challenging the ‘vile answers from the university presidents’ in Congress
Top Republican Elise Stefanik’s team fires back at NBC’s Saturday Night Live ‘terrible’ skit featuring testimony from the presidents of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT on anti-Semitism at the nation’s top universities. Stefanik’s line of questioning in the skit came during a hearing last week where she put liberal university presidents first, asking them whether “calling…
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Kevin McCarthy’s advice to Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to leave Congress at the end of the year: ‘Do not govern like you’re afraid somebody’s going to make a motion to vacate’
Published: 4:37 PM EST, December 10, 2023 | Updated: 4:37 PM EST, December 10, 2023 Despite being ousted as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Kevin McCarthy said he did what he thought was right by striking a deal with Democrats to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open and funded to…
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‘McLeavin’: Matt Gaetz mocks Kevin McCarthy’s leaving Congress after leading bid to oust him – as Republicans panic they could LOSE the majority if ‘someone gets sick’
Rep. Matt Gaetz welcomed the announcement of Kevin McCarthy’s resignation as some members expressed concern about removing the Republican majority in the House of Representatives. “I wish him the best,” Gaetz told reporters in a tongue-in-cheek comment on McCarthy’s departure. “I hope he finds happiness.” But on “For all the self-congratulatory videos McCarthy makes, his…