Democrats Sorry to See McConnell Go as Biden Touts ‘Great Relationship’

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he’s stepping down from Senate GOP leadership was met with expressions of regret and sympathy from top Democrats. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) Wednesday announcement that he’s stepping down as Senate GOP leader drew a flurry of reactions, with top Democrats expressing a mixture of regret that the Kentucky Republican is

With the Meter Running, Remedies to Stanch Declining Farm Income Idle in Stalled Farm Bill

US agricultural revenues decreased $80 billion in 2023 with lower 2024 earnings forecast, marking the nation’s ‘largest two-year decline’ ever in farm income. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates net farm income in 2023 decreased by 27.1 percent and that all agricultural sectors nationwide will generally see lower farmer incomes in 2024. If

Supreme Court Will Hear Trump’s Presidential Immunity Appeal, Further Delaying Trial

The presidential immunity defense has stalled the case for nearly three months and will miss the originally scheduled March 4 trial date. The Supreme Court granted certiorari of former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim in the federal criminal case charging him for actions on Jan. 6, 2021. The presidential immunity defense has stalled the

‘Iranian Appeasement’: Biden and Harris Decline White House Meeting With Kurdish Leader

Iraq’s Kurdish region has served as bulwark against Iranian efforts to infiltrate Iraq (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The president and vice president both declined face-to-face meetings this week with the prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdish region, Masrour Barzani, a U.S. ally who has served as a bulwark against Iranian efforts to infiltrate Iraq, according to sources

Karine Jean-Pierre Says Biden’s Physical Didn’t Include Cognitive Test Because He ‘Doesn’t Need’ One

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s annual physical that day did not include a cognitive test because he “doesn’t need” one. “You were asking me about a cognitive test. As it relates to that, look, the president doesn’t need a cognitive test. That is not my assessment. That is