Biden to Deliver State of the Union Address on March 7
Speaker Mike Johnson invited the president to address a joint session of Congress on an unusually late date. Share full article President Biden’s address will come after a pair of…
January 6, 2024
Fact-Checking Trump and Others’ Sparring Over Social Security and Medicare
The top presidential candidates are vowing to protect the entitlement programs for current seniors, though some have floated changes for younger generations. But they’ve muddied each other’s current positions. Share…
Clashing Over Jan. 6, Trump and Biden Show Reality Is at Stake in 2024
In dueling sets of speeches, Donald Trump and President Biden are framing the election as a battle for the future of democracy — with Mr. Trump brazenly casting Mr. Biden…
France bids farewell to ex-EU chief Delors
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday (5 January) praised former finance minister and European Union leader Jacques Delors at a state funeral, saying he had “reconciled Europe with its future”.…
Trump Targets Nikki Haley in Sharpest Attacks Yet
At a campaign event in Iowa, former President Donald J. Trump denounced Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, as the choice of corporate and political elites. Share full…
Prosecutors Push Back on Trump’s Contempt Claims in Election Case
The filing by Jack Smith was the latest volley in a battle over the timing of the case accusing the former president of plotting to overturn the 2020
Biden Condemns Trump In Re-Election Speech: ‘Your Freedom Is on the Ballot’
The president framed the election as a choice between a candidate devoted to upholding American ideals and a chaos agent willing to discard them for his personal benefit. Share full…
Lloyd Austin Hospitalized After Complications From Elective Procedure
Lloyd J. Austin III has been at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center since Monday, but is “recovering well and is expecting to resume his full duties,” the Pentagon said…
Majorie Taylor Greene Book-Signing on Jan. 6 Stirs Backlash in Florida
The Georgia congresswoman has repeatedly downplayed, and at times defended, the attack on the Capitol three years ago. Share full article Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene at a Trump campaign event…
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Idaho’s Strict Abortion Ban
The court also temporarily reinstated the state law, which the Biden administration said conflicts with a federal statute on emergency-room care. Share full article A pro-abortion-rights sign seen in front…