Opinion: GOP challengers fragment. Biden’s coalition weakens. What can stop Trump now?
In August, on the night before the first Republican presidential primary debate, Donald Trump led the GOP field, polling at 55.4% in Real Clear Politics’…
Hunter Biden charged with tax crimes
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, was indicted Thursday in Los Angeles on several federal tax charges, marking the start of a second criminal case that…
Hunter Biden charged with nine criminal counts for allegedly failing to pay taxes
The new charges include tax evasion, filing false returns, failure to file returns on time, and failing to pay federal taxes. They carry a maximum…
US prosecutors file new charges against Hunter Biden, CNN says | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Report comes after President Joe Biden’s son last month pled not guilty to three firearms-related charges. Prosecutors in the United States have filed new…
Schwarzenegger’s take on Kevin McCarthy: ‘He’s still a winner’
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Trump’s ‘dictator’ remark puts 2024 campaign right where Biden wants it
All three people said the stakes have escalated in the president’s mind as he’s watched the Republican Party remain in Trump’s thrall despite Jan. 6…
Republicans block Ukraine funding over US-Mexico border despite Biden pleas | Russia-Ukraine war News
Republican senators in the United States have blocked $106bn in new funding for Ukraine and Israel, rejecting appeals from President Joe Biden amid anger over…
Biden calls on Congress to pass Ukraine aid: ‘We can’t let Putin win’
“We can’t let [Russian President Vladimir] Putin win. It’s in our overwhelming national interest, in the international interest of all our friends,” he said. Weeks…
Will Kevin McCarthy retire from Congress this week?
WASHINGTON — Last Friday evening, as I prepared to go to a birthday party, I received a suspicious message. It was a tip about Kevin McCarthy.…
Biden claims he’s not trying to win the nation’s first primary. The truth is more complicated
WASHINGTON — President Biden has forgone campaigning in New Hampshire, but top Democrats’ actions in recent weeks — and Biden’s planned visit to neighboring Boston on…
How the Biden team is planning for a postwar Gaza Strip
Although Secretary of State Antony Blinken and others in the administration have publicly declared that a “revitalized” Palestinian Authority should run the strip, they haven’t…
US officials frustrated by Biden administration’s response to attacks in Red Sea
But four other officials with knowledge of the discussions said in interviews that U.S. naval forces are clearly under threat in the Red Sea and…
US Muslims pledge to ditch Biden in 2024 over his stance on Israel-Gaza war | News
Muslims in key states launch #AbandonBiden campaign over US president’s refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Muslim American leaders in several pivotal states…
Biden’s struggle with Latino voters is real and serious
It’s often noted that the Latino vote is “not monolithic,” and Latino voters do in fact come from an array of countries, generations, regions, races,…
Column: Is Biden in trouble with Democrats over war in Gaza? Maybe not
WASHINGTON — When Israel pounded Gaza with airstrikes after Hamas launched its Oct. 7 attack, it opened a dramatic divide among Democrats over a war that…
Opinion: Does Biden benefit if foreign policy dominates the 2024 campaign?
Conventional wisdom suggests Americans know little about foreign policy and care about it even less. Opinion polls regularly show that international issues take a back…
Swing-state Muslim leaders launch campaign to ‘abandon’ Biden in 2024
It’s unclear how expansive or successful the campaign will be, but its creation speaks to the mounting political pressure facing Biden amid the conflict in…
‘American icon’: Biden pays tribute to Sandra Day O’Connor
“As a U.S. Senator on the Judiciary Committee, I remember the hope surrounding her historic nomination to the Supreme Court. The Senate voted 99-0 in…
Column: Did Newsom give Democrats a glimpse of a younger, robust alternative to Biden?
SACRAMENTO — One big question after Thursday night’s hyped red-vs.-blue states debate is whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom is helping President Biden or hurting him. Or…
Brazil’s Lula: Biden has no ‘sensitivity’ to stop war on Gaza | Politics
Brazil’s leader faults US President Biden’s apathy towards Gaza ‘genocide’ despite influence on Israel. Brazil, renowned for its cultural diversity and vast rainforests, is experiencing…