Volodymyr Zelensky met House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday in his battle to persuade skeptical Republicans in Congress to keep sending aid. The Ukrainian President urged Capitol Hill lawmakers to ‘stay strong’ and support Kyiv after Poland yanked its weapons supply during one of Russia’s most brutal missile campaigns. McCarthy and Zelensky met behind closed doors, … Read more
President Joe Biden‘s administration warned on Wednesday the dire consequences the country would face if the government shuts down and blasted House Republicans for ‘playing political games with peoples’ lives and catering to the ideological demands of their most extreme, far-right members.’ Members of the military will serve without pay, delays for travelers will increase, … Read more
In the wake of the Uvalde elementary school shooting, Texas lawmakers have quietly enacted a sweeping mandate requiring all schools to deploy armed security personnel on every campus. The initiative, known as Texas House Bill 3, was passed by the 86th Texas legislature in 2019 but it wasn’t signed into law until June 14 of … Read more
Some of the most powerful people in America assembled in Washington, DC, today to help shape the future of artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards. The unprecedented meeting took place as the US Senate gears up to draft legislation that will regulate the rapidly advancing AI industry, which many of the world’s best minds fear could destroy humanity … Read more
The White House has altered the transcript of a speech Joe Biden delivered in Maryland to remove his suggestion that black people, Hispanics and veterans were unlikely to have high school diplomas. The gaffe-prone president was speaking about the economy on Thursday at Prince George’s Community College in Largo. Biden said he was proud of … Read more
Suspended Texas Attorney General was acquitted of 16 impeachment articles over allegations he employed his mistress and helped protect a real-estate developer. On Saturday, Ken Paxton was acquitted on the charges that will allow him to return to work. ‘The jury has spoken,’ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said after the verdicts. ‘Attorney General Paxton received … Read more
Minister blocks release of Qatar flight decision papers as Richard Marles claims there is ‘nothing to hide’ By Paul Osborne For Australian Associated Press Published: 05:26 BST, 15 September 2023 | Updated: 09:51 BST, 15 September 2023 Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the government has ‘nothing to hide’, as a cabinet colleague knocks back … Read more
The federal government has not committed to expelling Iranian officials linked to harassing ex-patriots who have moved to Australia, despite the ongoing security threat. Terrified Iranian-Australians have ‘taken great personal risks’ to share experiences of being threatened and intimidated on home soil for criticising the authoritarian Islamist regime in Tehran. The government has accepted two … Read more
Joe Biden used the 9/11 anniversary to claim he recalled ‘standing there the next day and looking at the building’ in New York – when, in fact, he was in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2001. Biden, 80, faced criticism for becoming the first president in the 22 years since the attacks not to spend the … Read more
Donald Trump’s legal team is considering a brash move that would put Republican members of Congress on the stand in his defense by questioning them about their own January 6 objections, DailyMail.com has learned. The maneuver would have Trump’s legal team query lawmakers who cast votes objecting to the certification of Joe Biden‘s win, such as … Read more