What It Takes to Transform the White House for the Holidays
300 volunteers (including the first lady’s twin sisters), 98 Christmas trees and a 300
December 2023
Republicans Insist on Deposing Hunter Biden, Saying Public Hearing Must Wait
House Republicans who have subpoenaed Hunter Biden to testify in the impeachment inquiry into President Biden insisted on a private, videotaped deposition before a public hearing. Share full article Hunter…
Sandra Day O’Connor’s Legacy Was Undermined by Court’s Rightward Shift
Since her retirement in 200
Takeaways From the Vote to Expel George Santos
While the vote to expel Mr. Santos was a bipartisan rebuke, Republican leaders and far-right members voted to save him. Share full article Speaker Mike Johnson and members of his…
DeSantis Super PAC Suffers Another Big Staff Loss, This Time Its Chairman
The departure of Adam Laxalt, a longtime friend of the Florida governor, is the latest shake-up inside Never Back Down as it faces questions over the group’s strategy and spending.…
Appeals Court Says Jan. 6 Suits Against Trump Can Proceed for Now
The court left open the possibility that the former president could still prevail in his effort to claim immunity from civil cases seeking to hold him accountable for the violence.…
Appeals Court Rules That Jan. 6 Suits Against Trump Can Proceed for Now
The court left open the possibility that the former president could still prevail in his effort to claim immunity from civil cases seeking to hold him accountable for the violence.…
The Brief – Loss and damage fund offers opportunity for EU leadership
The agreement on the loss and damage fund to compensate the victims of climate change is the first major success of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, but in practical…
France: Officials to ditch popular messaging services, urged to switch to French tech
French ministers will have to stop using WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal as messaging services starting 8 December for security reasons, with the government already urging them to switch to a…
Draghi: EU must become a state
The European Union is at a critical juncture, and it is now necessary for it to unite to “become a state”, former prime minister and ECB governor Mario Draghi said…