House Oversight Committee investigating plea deal for 9/11 defendants

Washington — The Republican-led House Oversight and Accountability Committee is opening an investigation into whether the White House was involved in the plea deal that military prosecutors reached with the alleged architect of the 9/11 terror attacks and two other defendants. GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the Oversight panel, sent a letter

Top VP Contenders Govs Walz, Beshear To Host Harris Fundraisers

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, two top contenders whom presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is considering for her vice president, are both headlining Harris Victory Fund events Monday. Both fundraisers will take place the night before Harris said she would hold her first rally with her running mate, signaling the veepstakes

Biden Criticizes Strike on Hamas Leader, Says Haniyeh’s Death ‘Doesn’t Help’ Ceasefire Negotiations

President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh for setting back ceasefire talks between Israel and the terrorist group amid growing concerns of the war spilling over into a wider regional conflict. The Wednesday assassination of Haniyeh in the Iranian capital of Tehran “doesn’t help” negotiations on a hostage-ceasefire

Trump wants to cut Social Security taxes. How would that affect benefits?

Former President Donald Trump is promising to eliminate taxes on Social Security, a vow aimed squarely at the 67 million Americans who receive monthly benefit checks from the retirement and disability program.  “Seniors should not pay taxes on Social Security and they won’t,” Trump said at a Wednesday campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Such a