Speaker Johnson removes Rep. Turner as House Intelligence chairman

Washington — Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio was removed from his position atop the powerful House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, telling CBS News that House Speaker Mike Johnson fired him, citing “concerns from Mar-a-Lago.” Turner also confirmed Friday night that he had been removed from the committee entirely.  Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, denied that

Judge Orders DOJ to Submit Volume 2 of Jack Smith’s Report Into Trump Probes

Judge Aileen Cannon has directed prosecutors to submit volume two of Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump for private court review. A federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to submit to the court volume two of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for review behind

Jill Biden Says She’s Disappointed With Calls for Biden to Drop Out of 2024 Race

‘Let’s just say I was disappointed with how it unfolded,’ Jill Biden said in an interview with The Washington Post. First Lady Jill Biden said “it was disappointing” when a long-time friend asked her husband to step out of the 2024 presidential race in an interview with the Washington Post published on Jan. 15. In

‘We Have a New Sheriff in Town’: Israel and Hamas Agree To Hostage-Ceasefire Deal Imposed by Trump

JERUSALEM—Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire on Wednesday that would bring home at least 33 of the 98 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.  The agreement, mediated by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, is broadly similar to a three-phase framework long pushed by

In final address, Biden warns of tech industrial complex, lists threats to U.S.

President Biden is delivering his farewell address to the nation Wednesday evening, five days before he passes the mantle of the presidency to the man who is both his predecessor and successor, President-elect Donald Trump. “This will be my final address to you, the American people, from the Oval Office, from this desk as president,”