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Meadows requests emergency stay in Georgia case so he can appeal federal judge’s ruling on trial

Mark Meadows, President Trump's former chief of staff, filed an emergency motion Monday asking a federal judge to pause an order that kept his Georgia criminal election interference case in a state court, as he seeks to appeal the decision to a higher federal court.

September 11, 2023

Disgraced ex-FBI official in Trump-Russia probe asks court for more time to craft plea deal

The disgraced former FBI official who was once part of the bureau's Trump-Russia collusion probe has asked a federal court in Washington, D.C. for more time to negotiate a plea deal on charges that he violated U.S. sanctions while conspiring with a Russian oligarch.

September 11, 2023

Medal of Honor awarded to Army pilot who performed daring helicopter rescue in Vietnam

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday to a Vietnam War Army helicopter pilot who scrambled to perform a daring rescue of four soldiers surrounded by heavy enemy fire and facing almost certain death.

September 5, 2023

Biden faces backlash after forgoing trips to East Palestine for 7 months

Seven months have passed since the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, and President Biden has yet to issue a disaster declaration at the site or visit the area.

September 5, 2023

Biden considering trip to East Palestine as soon as ‘this week’ despite packed schedule

President Biden appeared to have changed his tune on a possible visit to East Palestine, Ohio.

September 2, 2023

Biden to visit Florida Saturday, but will not meet with DeSantis

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Florida's Big Bend region early Saturday to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, but the president won't be seeing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

September 2, 2023

White House says McCarthy floating impeachment to ‘throw red meat’ to GOP

The White House says that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's plans to move forward with an impeachment inquiry are baseless, accusing him of simply trying to throw "red meat" to "right-wing" Republicans.

September 1, 2023

Biden touts jobs report, even as hiring cools and unemployment rises

President Biden cheered the latest jobs report as proof his economic plan is working, even though it showed this summer was the worst three months for job growth since the pandemic.

September 1, 2023

Unions are showing a strike-laden resurgence under Biden, but some believe it won’t last

Labor drives at iconic companies such as Starbucks and Amazon, plus the Biden administration's pro-union stance and recent polls showing public support for unions on the rise, have created a spark of optimism after decades of eroding influence.

September 1, 2023

Biden to award Medal of Honor to Army pilot who saved soldiers in daring Vietnam helicopter rescue

President Biden will award the Medal of Honor for combat heroism to U.S. Army Captain Larry Taylor, who in 1968 Vietnam rescued four soldiers after a plan to save them was scrubbed because it was thought to have almost no chance of success.

September 1, 2023

Biden to ask Congress for another $4B to boost FEMA disaster relief fund

The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve an additional $4 billion to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund, which has been taxed by a brutal stretch of extreme weather across the country this year.

September 1, 2023

Biden will head to Florida to see Hurricane Idalia devastation

President Biden said he will travel to Florida on Saturday to tour the destruction wrought by Hurricane Idalia.

August 31, 2023

Biden again compares devastating Maui blaze to kitchen fire in his home

President Biden on Wednesday again compared the catastrophic Maui wildfire to a small kitchen fire at his Delaware home, despite being widely blasted on social media for having told the same story last week.

August 30, 2023

Biden defends federal government’s response to Maui wildfires, announces $95 million in aid

President Biden defended his administration's response to the historic Maui wildfires on Wednesday amid mounting criticism that he waited too long to act and that efforts to help those affected are insufficient.

August 30, 2023

Biden, Costa Rica president meet at White House to address migration crisis

President Joe Biden hosted Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves at the White House on Tuesday as they discussed how to grapple with a record number of migrants in the region headed toward the U.S.

August 29, 2023

House Republicans launch probe into meeting of Biden staffers with special counsel Jack Smith’s team

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee launched an investigation Tuesday into a meeting between members of the Biden administration and investigators for special counsel Jack Smith that took place just weeks before Mr. Smith brought criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.

August 29, 2023

Trump Chief of Staff Meadows takes stand in bid to move Georgia trial to federal court

Mark Meadows, President Trump's former White House chief of staff, took the witness stand Monday and refuted allegations made by prosecutors in Georgia accusing him of illegally plotting to overturn the state's 2020 presidential elections.

August 28, 2023

Judge sets March trial date for Trump in election interference case

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's election interference case on Monday set a trial date for March 4, 2024, a critical moment in the Republican presidential primaries because it is the day before Super Tuesday.

August 28, 2023

Biden mocks Trump mugshot: ‘Handsome guy’

President Biden took the opportunity to mock former President Donald Trump's scowling mugshot.

August 25, 2023

Biden, Harris to mark 60th anniversary of MLK’s March on Washington

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic March on Washington by meeting with civil rights leaders Monday.

August 25, 2023