A bombshell report raising questions about President Biden's mental acuity has sparked new anxieties among House Democrats, who fear the focus on the president's age could hamstring their efforts to flip control of the lower chamber in November's elections. The Democrats are quick to emphasize that they disagree strongly with the assessments of special counsel Robert Hur, whose report into Biden's handling of classified documents painted the president as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." Many Democrats are furious with the portrayal, accusing Hur of overstepping his charge with political smears. |
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his top general in the biggest military shakeup since Russia invaded, a sign that Kyiv is searching for a new start as Ukraine faces pressure to overcome major setbacks in the war. Zelensky's removal last week of Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, who was commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces since 2021, is unlikely to change the dynamics on the battlefield, where Ukrainian troops face enormous challenges against a larger Russian army. At the same time, more U.S. security aid is in doubt. |
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The entry of Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) into Montana's Senate race is threatening the party with a bitter and bruising primary ahead of a general election seen as central to its effort to regain control of the upper chamber in November. Rosendale, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, officially filed to enter the GOP race Friday, jumping in alongside businessman Tim Sheehy, who is seen by many members of party leadership as the stronger candidate. Both men are looking to take on Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.), one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents up for reelection this year. |
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Former President Trump's potential reelection is raising fears at home and in Europe that he could put transatlantic alliances in the crosshairs, perhaps even pull out of NATO, as well as upend American support for the war in Ukraine. Trump is the near-certain GOP presidential nominee, and polls show him leading President Biden nationally and in swing states. |
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BY BRETT SAMUELS AND ALEX GANGITANO |
A special counsel report with a surprise focus on President Biden's age and memory has deepened Democratic worries about November while infuriating the White House. Age has long been seen as the 81-year-old Biden's biggest political liability, and the report from special counsel Robert Hur brought it to the forefront even as it resulted in no charges against Biden for his handling of classified documents. |
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Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe argued Friday that the special counsel's report on President Biden's retention of classified documents while vice president has "nauseating similarities" with findings from the agency's 2016 investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails. While special counsel Robert Hur's 388-page report, released Thursday, found Biden "willfully" kept the documents after leaving the White House, no charges were brought against the president. Hur, in his release, remarked that Biden is "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory," which has drawn scrutiny from Democrats and the White House. |
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Democratic strategist James Carville said President Biden not sitting for an interview before the Super Bowl is a "sign" of his administration having little confidence in him. "It's the biggest television audience, not even close, and you get a chance to do a 20, 25-minute interview on that day, and you don't do it, that's a kind of sign that the staff or yourself doesn't have much confidence in you, there's no other way to read this," Carville said in a recent interview on CNN's "Smerconish." |
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The Texas GOP censured the speaker of its state House of Representatives Saturday, Rep. Dade Phelan (R), after he voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), according to a press release. "The Republican Party of Texas officially censured Representative Dade Phelan today, imposing the full set of penalties allowed by the rules, for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities," the release by the Lone Star State's Republican Party read. "Rule 44 of the Republican Party of Texas allows the party to censure elected officials who violate Republican Party of Texas principles and priorities three times or more in a given biennium." |
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GOP presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley went after her campaign rival former President Trump over comments he made about her military husband who is deployed overseas. "Michael is deployed serving our country, something you know nothing about," Haley said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "Someone who continually disrespects the sacrifices of military families has no business being commander in chief." |
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OPINION | At a certain point, someone of substance within the Democratic Party is going to have to find the courage to say the quiet part out loud regarding Vice President Kamala Harris: Fewer and fewer Democrats want her on the 2024 ticket with Joe Biden or, most especially, as the presidential nominee should Biden drop out of the race. |
BY EITAN CHARNOFF & HUSSEIN ABOUBAKR MANSOUR |
OPINION | As hostilities persist between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip, efforts to formulate a definitive strategy for the enclave's future are mired in complexity. Numerous states are advocating for advancements toward a two-state resolution. In the interim, there is a global consensus, particularly emphasized by the United States, on an initial agreement that the Palestinian Authority (PA) should assume governance over Gaza after Israel's military actions against Hamas end. |
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A potential expansion of the nation's military draft to replenish the exhausted, battered army has become an emotional and politically charged issue. |
BY THEO FRANCIS AND ERIN MULVANEY |
Some big shareholders are chafing under the state's rules for public companies; Nevada and Texas are wooing them |
As chances rise of a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch in the U.S. presidential election race, America's allies are bracing for a bumpy ride. |
Strategies that spawned the Abraham Accords — a transactional approach to foreign affairs that opens the way for unpredictable alliances and accommodations. — shed light on how Trump might manage the Middle East crisis if voters return him to power |
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