Warns the demise of ‘fact-checking’ could lead to ‘oligarchy’ (Getty Images) A very sleepy President Joe Biden bid farewell to the nation on Wednesday in a low-energy Oval Office address. It was an utterly forgettable speech, written by the celebrity historian Jon Meacham and read from a teleprompter (with considerable difficulty) by an 82-year-old man
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
Trial set to wrap on Friday as Navy vet Zachary Young seeks 10-figure payout Katie Bo Lillis testifies in a Panama City, Fla., courtroom. (Free Beacon) PANAMA CITY, Fla.—CNN reporter Katie Bo Lillis conceded she was intentionally vague when she messaged Navy veteran Zachary Young about his efforts to evacuate Afghans fleeing their home as
Soros-funded group has organized illegal Capitol protests accusing Israel of ‘genocide’ (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images) Jewish Voice for Peace, the prominent anti-Israel group that’s organized illegal protests attacking the Jewish state, committed federal loan fraud to obtain a six-figure COVID relief check, the Department of Justice announced. JVP falsely portrayed itself as a non-political group
AG hopeful vows to rid DOJ of ‘partisan weaponization,’ spars with Schiff (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi vowed to rid the Department of Justice of “partisan weaponization” during a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, which saw Democrats acknowledge Bondi’s “competence” and “relevant experience” and instead turn their ire
Secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio sailed through his Senate confirmation hearing, drawing bipartisan praise from his former colleagues as he pledged to confront Iran’s accelerating nuclear program and provide Israel with the support it needs to finish decimating Tehran’s terror proxies. Rubio, who until recently served as a veteran member of the Senate Foreign
New Georgia Project admitted 16 violations of state law Stacey Abrams, Raphael Warnock (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A charity led by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.) in 2018 illegally campaigned in support of Democrat Stacey Abrams’s failed Georgia gubernatorial campaign that year, the group admitted before state authorities on Wednesday. Warnock was the chairman of the