A federal judge on Wednesday appeared skeptical of Hunter Biden’s legal team’s argument that federal officials have been politically motivated in their prosecution of President Joe Biden’s son. “There is no evidence [from the defense] that influenced the prosecutors’ decision here,” Judge Mark Scarsi said on Wednesday, refuting defense attorney Abbe Lowell’s argument that “there
The Biden administration could use “indigenous knowledge” to jettison a critical mining proposal projected to yield billions of dollars in precious metals used for renewable energy projects. Documents and emails obtained by Protect the Public’s Trust and reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show that senior Interior Department staff consulted with tribal leaders in an
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D., Nev.) on Wednesday became the third Democrat in the Senate to come out against Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden’s controversial nominee to serve as a federal appeals court judge. Rosen joined Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D., Nev.) and Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) in opposing Mangi, a Muslim-American lawyer and nominee to
Sam Bankman–Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in dramatic downfall of the former billionaire wunderkind and megadonor to the Democratic Party. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan handed down the sentence at a Manhattan
The Jewish Democratic Council of America is backing primary challengers to anti-Israel Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) and Cori Bush (D., Mo.), marking the first time the group has endorsed against any Democratic incumbent. The council announced its support for pro-Israel Democrats George Latimer and Wesley Bell, who are running against Bowman and Bush, respectively,
HANITA, Israel—It’s been more than six months since Hamas terrorists rampaged through southern Israel, but here along the northern border, Oct. 7 never really ended. On Oct. 8, Hezbollah picked up where its ally and fellow Iran-backed terror group left off, launching a barrage of rockets, missiles, and artillery shells at Israel from Lebanon. While
US unemployment rate increased to two-year high in February Kamala Harris (Alex Wong/Getty Images) The White House is touting work from Vice President Kamala Harris to combat “economic insecurity” by creating hundreds of thousands of “high quality jobs”—in northern Central America. In a fact sheet released Monday, the White House provided an “update” on Harris’s