Longtime CNN anchor Don Lemon has been fired from the cable network, he tweeted on Monday. “I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN,” the “CNN This Morning” co-anchor tweeted. “I am stunned. After 17 years at CNN, I would have thought that …
Read More »After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy briefed House Republicans on the outlines of a bill to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts and policy changes, lawmakers emerged seeking more details, but they were optimistic about the prospect of writing a bill that could win the support of at …
Read More »Washington — First lady Jill Biden’s plane was diverted back to Denver, Colo., on Monday as she was on her way to Michigan because of a cracked windshield, a spokeswoman for the Air Force’s 89th Airlift Wing said. “The aircrew elected to divert the aircraft back to Denver International Airport …
Read More »Washington — President Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote better and more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S. law enforcement agencies are getting the most out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer. The …
Read More »Court exhibits in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News show that some of Fox News’ top executives harbored misgivings about what was being said on its shows after the 2020 election, and even after President Biden had been inaugurated. A day after Inauguration …
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Washington — A lawsuit challenging the abortion pill filed by anti-abortion rights advocates in federal court in Texas has put the spotlight on the judge assigned to the case and his record on hot-button issues. The judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk, was nominated to the U.S. District Court in Amarillo first in …
Read More »House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated Tuesday that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence, saying the decision was not based on political payback but because “integrity matters, and they have failed in that place.” In …
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President Joe Biden celebrated a quiet Christmas with his family at the White House and spoke with service members stationed around the world. “They’re away from their families to protect us,” Biden said in a tweet. “And they have the thanks of a grateful, indebted president.” The White House said …
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Bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin were tossed out Monday by a federal judge, leaving Benjamin to face only records falsification charges and prompting his lawyers to say it was tragic that the case was ever brought. Judge J. Paul Oetken issued an opinion …
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block the Treasury Department from turning over several years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, clearing the way for Democrats to obtain the records weeks before Republicans take control of the House in …
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