Washington — House Republicans are requesting recordings and transcripts of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Biden after a lengthy report criticized his handling of classified documents. Hur’s report, released last week, did not charge Mr. Biden with a crime, but said he “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when
The past can be a challenge for people who would rather dwell on the future. Despite having objected to the 2020 presidential election results from his home state of Pennsylvania, Lloyd Smucker was blistering in his condemnation of the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Republican congressman said in a statement a
The Biden administration was hit with a legal challenge Monday by a major fossil fuel industry group in response to its plans restricting oil and gas leasing.
The initial news coverage of last week’s special counsel report, which described President Joe Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory,” was harsh. “Special counsel report paints scathing picture of Biden’s memory,” blared the Washington Post. “Biden mixes up presidents of Mexico and Egypt in speech defending memory,” added the Guardian. The Atlantic‘s
In a 50-page submission, President Trump has petitioned the US Supreme Court to delay a crucial ruling on presidential immunity in the 2020 election case. His attorneys argued that without this immunity, the integrity of the presidency would be compromised. Trump’s legal team urged the Supreme Court to temporarily halt a lower-court decision rejecting his
Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Matt Gaetz are endorsing Kari Lake’s bid for Arizona’s open Senate seat. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) are endorsing Kari Lake’s bid for Arizona’s open Senate seat, which could help determine the partisan control of the upper chamber. Ms. Lake has received the backing from former
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee says he’ll move forward with an evidentiary hearing Thursday to consider a Trump co-defendant’s motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from prosecuting the 2020 election interference case in Georgia and to drop all the charges against him. Michael Roman, a former Republican