President Biden now a great-grandfather as Naomi Biden gives brith to baby boy

President Biden said he became a great-grandfather on Wednesday with the birth of his eldest granddaughter’s first child.  “I’m a great-grandfather as of today,” the president said at a news conference in California. “Baby boy. So I’ll remember this day.” Mr. Biden told USA Today in an interview at the White House on Sunday that

Jimmy Carter lies in state at the U.S. Capitol as Americans pay their respects

Former President Jimmy Carter‘s casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon for a military tribute and to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, with lawmakers and members of public invited to pay their respects.  The streets of Washington, D.C., with the ground covered in snow from a recent storm, were quiet Tuesday

Special counsel’s Trump report should be partially released, DOJ says

Washington — The Justice Department urged a federal appeals court in Atlanta on Wednesday to clear the way for the release of a portion of special counsel Jack Smith’s report detailing his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. In court documents filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the government wrote that Attorney General Merrick

Trump seeks Supreme Court’s intervention in “hush money” case

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in the “hush money” case ahead of his scheduled sentencing Friday. In a request for emergency relief filed with the Supreme Court, the president-elect asked the justices to temporarily block further criminal proceedings in New York state court, including his upcoming sentencing,