The GOP was dealt a blow in its effort to impeach President Biden after a former FBI informant was arrested on charges that he simply made up the bribery allegations that have become central to the case. Alexander Smirnov was arrested at the airport upon entering the country and charged with making false statements, including that then-Vice President Biden and his son each accepted a $5 million bribe. |
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North Carolina Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley has been thrust into the national spotlight after former President Trump backed him to serve as the next leader of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Whatley is a Trump ally who has echoed the former president's rhetoric about "election integrity" in the wake of the 2020 election, which Trump has falsely claimed was fraudulent and stolen. |
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BY ARIS FOLLEY AND RAFAEL BERNAL |
Democratic appropriators say the collapse of the bipartisan border deal could pose added hurdles to the annual funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), particularly as they look to dial up pressure on Republicans. "There are some challenges but we're trying to address them," Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas), top Democrat on the House subcommittee that oversees DHS funding, told reporters on Thursday, adding that negotiators "were expecting extra money on the supplemental – it didn't happen." |
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Nikki Haley faces tough choices for her long-shot presidential bid as she trails former President Trump less than two weeks before the GOP primary in her home state of South Carolina. Amid growing calls for the former president to be treated as a presumptive Republican nominee, many in the party are questioning Haley's motives for staying in the race, with some speculating that the former United Nations ambassador is gearing up for 2028 or positioning herself as a backup in case Trump can no longer run. |
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Lara Trump is in the political spotlight after her father-in-law Donald Trump tapped her to be co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC). She is no stranger to politics, having served as one of the former president's most high-profile surrogates. She was also the subject of speculation that she would launch a bid for North Carolina's Senate seat in 2022. |
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Alina Habba, a lawyer for former President Trump, slammed a judge's recent ruling in the former president's Ne w York civil fraud trial Friday. "[T]hey will not get away with it," Habba said on Fox News' "Hannity". "We will come at them, we will come hard, and we will literally fight until the truth comes out. There was nothing wrong. President Trump has done nothing wrong." |
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Former President Trump unveiled $400 official "Never Surrender" sneakers at Philly's Sneaker Con event on Saturday. Trump debuted a line of tennis shoes called Trump Sneakers during his speech at the Sneaker Con event, which attracts shoe enthusiasts from around the country. |
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) went after former President Trump for his legal woes in an interview on MSNBC Saturday. "I'll take the individual who's 81 over the guy who has 91 felony counts," Swalwell said, making a reference to President Biden's age in an interview on MSNBC's "The Katie Phang Show" on Saturday. |
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Former Congressman George Santos (R-N.Y.) sued Jimmy Kimmel on Saturday over alleged misuse of Cameo videos the lawmaker has been making since being expelled from the House. The former New York congressman filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, suing the late-night television host for fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment and copyright infringement. ABC and Disney were both also named as defendants in the lawsuit. |
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BY VLADISLAV L. INOZEMTSEV |
OPINION | As Alexei Navalny, the undisputed leader of the Russian opposition, died in an Arctic prison facility Friday, most of the commentators argued that Vladimir Putin's regime had lost the last remnants of its credibility. Dozens of Western leaders assigned full responsibility for his passing on the Kremlin while President Biden said he "is looking at a whole number of options" in response to this brutal human rights violation in Russia. |
OPINION | Liberals of a certain age are excited that Jon Stewart is back behind the desk at "The Daily Show." Comedy Central executives likely are too, as the ratings for his first show on Monday, Feb. 12 represented the highest episode in nearly six years. But I'm less ecstatic. |
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When Donald Trump became president, condominiums in buildings emblazoned with his name began selling for less, according to an analysis. |
BY HANNAH MIAO AND GUNJAN BANERJ |
Custodial investment accounts for minors have surged in popularity |
BY WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY AND TIA GOLDENBERG |
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight and into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution. |
BY DAN DIAMOND AND MICHAEL KRANISH |
It passed out drugs without prescriptions, gave free care to ineligible staffers, and used aliases to disguise those patients' identities, four former medical unit employees said. Many issues trace to Ronny Jackson, Donald Trump's personal physician and now a Republican congressman, reports and the ex-staffers say. |
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