Haris Alic

Inflation hits home for Biden, takes a bite out of his biggest legislative win

Soaring inflation is eating away President Biden's hallmark $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, reducing its effectiveness as construction and material costs skyrocket.

April 13, 2022

U.S. attorney general pressed to appoint a special counsel to oversee Hunter Biden probe

Ninety-five House Republicans are demanding that Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to investigate President Biden's son Hunter Biden for financial impropriety overseas.

April 13, 2022

McConnell warns GOP to not take midterms for granted by nominating ‘unacceptable’ candidates

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Republican voters on Tuesday to not take victory for granted in the upcoming midterm elections.

April 12, 2022

Kevin McCarthy’s fundraising powerhouse creates glide path to the speakership

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's emergence as an unrivaled force in Republican Party fundraising has put the 57-year-old California lawmaker on a glide path to the speakership, provided his party sweeps the November midterms.

April 12, 2022

Manchin accuses Biden of failing to ‘act fast enough’ to combat inflation

Sen. Joe Manchin III blamed President Biden on Tuesday for skyrocketing inflation, saying the White House failed to take rising prices seriously for months.

April 12, 2022

Inflation hits another 40-year high as recession fears loom

Inflation soared by 8.5% over the past 12 months, the federal government reported Tuesday amid fears of a looming recession.

April 12, 2022

Sen. Chuck Grassley’s top Democratic challenger knocked off Iowa primary ballot

Democrats may have lost a top recruit against longtime GOP Sen. Charles E. Grassley in Iowa on Monday.

April 11, 2022

McCarthy rules out weaponizing impeachment if GOP takes House majority

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy shut down Sunday talk of using impeachment as a political tool against President Biden on Sunday.

April 10, 2022

Biden approval rating hits record low as voters sour on response to global, domestic crises

President Biden's approval rating is at one of the lowest points of his White House tenure.

April 10, 2022

Poll: 69% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of inflation

More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of President Biden's handling of inflation as prices skyrocket across much of the country, according to a new poll.

April 10, 2022

McConnell pledges to force Biden to ‘moderate’ center if GOP retakes Congress

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised that if Republicans retake control of Congress, they would force President Biden to govern from the moderate center.

April 10, 2022

Fauci warns indoor mask mandates might make a comeback if COVID-19 cases spike

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that indoor mask mandates might have to be reimposed if COVID-19 cases begin to rise because of the new BA.2 variant of the coronavirus.

April 10, 2022

White House paints rosy picture as recession fears increase

White House officials are mum on the prospects of a recession, even as talk of an economic downturn increasingly dominates the political conversation in Washington and on Wall Street.

April 10, 2022

Liz Cheney: Congress mulling criminal referral against Trump over election claims, actions

Rep. Liz Cheney said Congress is mulling whether to issue a criminal referral against former President Donald Trump for 'unlawfully' seeking to obstruct certification of the 2020 election.

April 10, 2022

Protesters shut down an interstate highway in D.C., demand Biden declare a climate emergency

Climate change activists on Friday shut down traffic on Interstate 395 for the second time this week, demanding that President Biden declare a climate emergency.

April 8, 2022

McConnell pledges to back Trump in 2024 if ex-president wins GOP nomination

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell now says he would support former President Donald Trump if Mr. Trump were to win the GOP nomination for the White House in 2024.

April 8, 2022

Americans ramp up credit-card debt as inflation spikes to 40-year high

More Americans are relying on their credit cards to keep bills paid as inflation has skyrocketed to a 40-year high.

April 7, 2022

Blackburn calls on Biden’s intel aides to testify on sharing info with China before Russian invasion

Sen. Marsha Blackburn is demanding that President Biden's top intelligence aides testify to Congress over reported information sharing with China on Russian troop movements ahead of the invasion of Ukraine.

April 7, 2022

Defense Secretary Austin open to non-binary persons enlisting in the Armed Forces

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday that he was open to allowing people who identify as "non-binary" to serve in the U.S. military.

April 7, 2022

IRS warns of delayed refunds for millions of Americans, blames taxpayers for filing paper returns

The IRS admitted Thursday that millions of Americans would likely see a delay in receiving their tax refunds this year because of a worker shortage and document backlogs at the agency.

April 7, 2022