President Biden told reporters on Wednesday that his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center went ‘great,’ tamping down concerns over his health as the presidential election draws near. Biden had just finished delivering remarks on how his administration’s policies on fighting crime in communities across the country are working when one reporter can be heard shouting ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R–La., is holding firm to his demand that foreign aid issues be addressed only after action is taken on the U.S. border crisis. It comes after a so-called ‘intense’ meeting at the White House on Tuesday, where Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Johnson was pressured by others in the room – including by Senate ...
The Biden-Harris re-election campaign has announced the hiring of three key staffers ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday. News of the hires broke Tuesday afternoon from Politico, citing ‘two people familiar with the decision.’ The campaign’s new hires include Alana Mounce, who will serve as political director; Meredith Horton, who will serve as national director for voter protection and access; ...
First lady Jill Biden is set to lead a program encouraging women to vote for her husband, President Biden. The ‘Women for Biden-Harris’ program, aimed at bringing in female voters, is rolling out nationwide events leading up to the November presidential election. ‘Women put Joe in the White House four years ago, and women will do it again,’ Jill Biden ...
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wants to know how the Department of Defense (DOD) allowed a U.S. airman — who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Monday — to serve as an active duty member since 2020. Aaron Bushnell, 25, who was an Air Force member from Whitman, Massachusetts, lit himself on fire as a ...
Self-help guru Marianne Williamson returned to the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, just weeks after announcing the suspension of her campaign. Williamson made the announcement in a video statement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Williamson said she returned to the race because she feels President Biden is a vulnerable candidate to put up against former President Donald ...
Lara Trump officially announced her candidacy for co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Wednesday. Her announcement comes days after current RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced that she will resign on March 8, following the Super Tuesday primaries. Trump is among several loyalists former President Trump has supported to take over key roles at the RNC. Lara wrote to ...
House Republicans are preparing to unveil what they call the ‘strongest’ anti-Chinese government bill in U.S. history Thursday. If passed, it would dramatically curtail trade with China in areas critical to national security, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and military technology. On the cultural front, the bill would establish avenues for the promotion of U.S.-backed ideals and points critical of Beijing’s ruling ...
Households are hitting pause on their tub-to-shower conversion plans and buying new shower curtains instead. After a pandemic-era renovation craze, the nation’s two largest home improvement retailers say customers are spending less on big projects in favor of cheaper do-it-yourself fixes. Lowe’s said this week that it’s seeing shoppers cut back on kitchen and bathroom purchases and becoming more cautious ...
Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried seeks no more than six years in prison as sentencing trial awaits
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried, the former head of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, have requested a sentence of just five to six years in prison in the wake of his conviction last year on seven counts of fraud. U.S. probation officials have recommended a sentence of 100 years for Bankman-Fried’s role in orchestrating what prosecutors described as an elaborate, multibillion-dollar ...
If you’re a TSA PreCheck member traveling on United Airlines via Chicago’s O’Hare or Los Angeles international airports, life just got a bit easier. United recently updated its website to show that ‘Touchless ID’ technology, which lets users go through security just by scanning their faces and without having to show physical IDs or boarding passes, is now available at ...
WK Kellogg CEO Gary Pilnick’s cost-saving suggestion of eating cereal for dinner has yet to win over consumers who are feeling the strain of grocery prices. Pilnick posed buying cereal for dinner to save money on groceries in an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” Feb. 21. He was responding to a question regarding how high food prices are and how more ...