Hours after President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted on all three felony charges in a federal gun trial, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre canceled a scheduled press briefing. The first son was found guilty in the Wilmington, Del., court on Tuesday of lying about his drug addiction on a federal form to
In his quest to flip one of California’s most competitive congressional seats, Democrat Rudy Salas is pledging to “reduce the cost of living” and “lower gas prices” by boosting domestic oil production. When he served in the California State Assembly, Salas voted for legislation that helped make California gas prices the highest in the country.
Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) is sponsoring legislation to tackle so-called shrinkflation, saying that corporations “prey on consumers” by stealthily shrinking the quantity of snacks, toilet paper, and other consumer products to pad their bottom line. Whitehouse also holds hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock in those same corporations, according to a review
Rap artist Jay-Z drew outrage from left-wing critics over the weekend when his talent agency unveiled an initiative to promote a school-choice program that would give Philadelphia’s low-income students access to the city’s prestigious private schools. Roc Nation, the talent agency Jay-Z founded, will host events to educate residents about proposed legislation in the Pennsylvania
The White House took the unprecedented step of intervening in an international labor dispute last year after a push from powerful U.S. labor unions. Then, months later, a multi-nation tribunal threw the case out, handing a defeat to the administration and its labor allies. Last year, the AFL-CIO and United Steelworkers—which collectively represent more than
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said in private messages that civilian deaths in Gaza help Hamas’s cause, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The messages from Sinwar, who leads Hamas from within Gaza, reveal his ruthless military strategy in the terrorist group’s war with Israel. Referencing historic national liberation struggles in correspondence with Hamas officials
Former top Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos quietly registered as a lobbyist to represent a controversial Chinese Communist Party-tied green energy company rapidly expanding in Michigan and her home state of Illinois, state and federal lobbying disclosures reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon reveal. Bustos registered to lobby on behalf of Gotion Inc., the California-based subsidiary of