Trump Files Motion to Dismiss in New York Criminal Case

Trump’s motion cited the president’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. President-elect Donald Trump has filed a motion requesting that New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan dismiss his New York criminal case and verdicts against him. “Wrongly continuing proceedings in this failed lawfare case disrupts President Trump’s transition efforts and his preparations to wield

Trump Files Motion to Dismiss New York Criminal Case

Trump’s motion cited the president’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. President-elect Donald Trump has filed a motion requesting that New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan dismiss his New York criminal case and verdicts against him. “Wrongly continuing proceedings in this failed lawfare case disrupts President Trump’s transition efforts and his preparations to wield

Schumer Reelected Senate Democrat Leader, Durbin as Whip

Schumer and Durbin will be Senate minority leader and minority whip, respectively, as the GOP will control the upper congressional chamber starting in January. Senate Democrats reelected Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Dec. 3 as their leader and whip, respectively. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) got the third-ranked

Ramaswamy Says DOE’s $7.5 Billion Loan for Battery Plants Should Be Canceled

The incoming Department of Government Efficiency co-director pledges to scrutinize last-minute spending by the Biden administration. Vivek Ramaswamy—who will head up a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk—said the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) $7.5 billion loan proposal to StarPlus Energy LLC announced on Monday should be revoked. StarPlus Energy LLC is

More GOP Senators Signal They’re Open to Kash Patel Leading FBI

At least two Republican senators have publicly said he would be confirmed as FBI director. Several Republican senators said in media interviews this week that they are open to Kash Patel heading the FBI, after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Patel for the role. Trump’s nomination of Patel, a former Pentagon official in his first administration,

Biden Meets Angolan President, Says US Is ‘All in on Africa’

‘The future of the world is here,’ Biden said. ‘We don’t think because we are bigger and more powerful we are smarter.’ LUANDA, Angola—President Joe Biden met with Angolan President João Lourenço on Tuesday to discuss strengthening ties with the African country. Biden first participated in the arrival ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Luanda,

Federal Judge Terminates Case Against Hunter Biden After Pardon

U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika terminated the case. A federal judge in Delaware on Dec. 3 ended a case against President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, after the president issued a pardon for his progeny. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika in an oral order said that in light of Biden’s pardon, “all proceedings in this