Politics Jan 02 WATCH: Biden gives second highest civilian award to leaders of Jan. 6 Committee President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the second highest civilian medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot who Donald Trump has said should be jailed for their roles in the inquiry.
Nation Jan 02 Man killed in Cybertruck explosion was active-duty U.S. Army soldier, officials say Officials say the man who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside the Trump tower in Las Vegas was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier and member of its elite Green Berets.
Politics Dec 16 WATCH: Trump addresses SoftBank investment, Ukraine war, polio vaccine and more at Mar-a-Lago news conference Speaking at his first press conference since winning the election, President-elect Donald Trump also threatened legal action against the Biden administration over sales of portions of border wall, saying he has spoken to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other…
Politics Dec 16 Japan’s SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects, Trump says President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years.
Politics Dec 12 Biden commutes about 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes in historic single-day act of clemency The White House says it's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
Politics Dec 06 WATCH: Vance says Trump team is ‘not abandoning’ Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary Vance said he had spoken with GOP senators and he believes Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled choice to lead the Defense Department, will be confirmed. "We are completely behind him.”…
Politics Dec 06 Trump picks former Sen. David Perdue to be ambassador to China During his time in the Senate, Perdue was labeled as “anti-China” in a 2019 Chinese think tank report. The former Georgia lawmaker advocated that the U.S. needed to build a more robust naval force to cope with threats, including from…
Politics Dec 06 Biden reportedly considering preemptive pardons for officials and allies feared at risk of Trump retribution While the president’s pardon power is absolute, Joe Biden’s use in this fashion would mark a significant expansion of how they are deployed, and some Biden aides fear it could lay the groundwork for an even more drastic usage by…
Politics Dec 06 WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid reports of Biden considering preemptive pardons White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said Biden plans additional pardons before leaving office though she would not elaborate on the process.
Politics Dec 02 What Biden’s decision to pardon his son means President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, though he had previously said he would not do so.