Biden Granted US Visa to Assad’s Cousin. Republicans Say That May Have Violated Sanctions.

Republican lawmakers are probing the Biden administration for granting a U.S. visa to the cousin of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, saying they seek to determine if the administration violated sanctions to allow Assad’s relative entry into America. Mohammed Makhlouf, the son of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf, Assad’s maternal cousin, was allegedly spotted earlier this month on

Primaries to watch in New York, Colorado, Utah

Democrats in a New York congressional district are set to make a decision Tuesday in a historically expensive primary race, while Republican voters in Utah make their primary pick in the reliably red state to replace retiring GOP Sen. Mitt Romney.  Incumbent progressive in New York at risk of losing seat File: (L)  Rep. Jamaal