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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Israeli president will address Congress in July

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint session of Congress on July 19, congressional leaders said Thursday.

June 29, 2023

W.H. security adviser, top German defense minister commit to helping Ukraine ahead of NATO summit

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with his German counterpart to reaffirm both countries' commitment to supporting Ukraine "for as long as it takes," the White House said Thursday.

June 29, 2023

Top Trump campaign adviser ID’d as key figure in indictment: Report

An adviser to former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign has been identified in a new report as one of the people described in a key episode from special counsel Jack Smith's indictment over sensitive government documents.

June 29, 2023

Biden calls Putin a pariah as Ukraine war drags on

President Biden on Wednesday said it's "hard to tell" if Russian President Vladimir Putin has been weakened by a recent Wagner revolt, but asserted the Kremlin leader is a pariah on the global stage.

June 28, 2023

AG Merrick Garland set for September grilling by Jim Jordan, GOP critics

Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in September, putting him in the hot seat before one of his major critics in Congress.

June 28, 2023

McCarthy: Trump can beat Biden, not sure he’s strongest GOP candidate

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday said he doesn't know if former President Donald Trump has the best shot among Republicans to beat President Biden in 2024.

June 27, 2023

Lunch with the old boss: Biden hosts Obama before hitting road for 2024 campaign

President Biden is having lunch Tuesday with former President Barack Obama at the White House.

June 27, 2023

Trump aide Walt Nauta’s arraignment postponed to July 6

A judge rescheduled the arraignment of Walt Nauta, the aide indicted alongside former President Donald Trump, for July 6 after he failed to appear at a Miami courthouse.

June 27, 2023

Trump says Bedminster audio was leaked to hurt 2024 bid

Donald Trump is fuming as the political world reacts to an audio recording in which the former president seems to display secret Pentagon information about Iran in a 2021 meeting -- an episode critical to special counsel Jack Smith's case against him.

June 27, 2023

Trump threatens to skip Aug. 23 GOP debate over Fox News coverage

Former President Donald Trump is hinting he will skip the first GOP presidential debate on Aug. 23 because Fox News is one of its sponsors and hasn't been giving him steady coverage.

June 27, 2023

Uneasy calm, uncertain future as rattled Putin denounces ‘treacherous’ uprising

The only thing that seemed clear is that the fallout from the aborted, semi-coup staged by Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's forces is certain to be felt for months to come.

June 26, 2023

Biden says he is in constant contact with allies over unfolding Russian situation

President Biden said Monday he was briefed "hour by hour" on the weekend revolt by the Wagner mercenary group in Russia and it is too early to tell where the situation will lead as Russian President Vladimir Putin contends with the fallout.

June 26, 2023

GOP lawmakers fault COVID-19 lab report, want more released under bipartisan law

A senior House Republican says a new report on possible links between the coronavirus outbreak and the virology lab in Wuhan, China, is insufficient and he wants the Biden administration to release underlying intelligence instead of topline findings.

June 26, 2023

Ron DeSantis in Texas hits Biden, Trump for the border crisis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pledging to "build the wall" and stop the steady flow of migrants across the southern border in a twin swipe at President Biden and his chief GOP rival, former President Donald Trump.

June 26, 2023

Biden to outline $40B to increase ‘must-have’ internet access

President Biden will announce Monday a plan to distribute more than $40 billion to expand high-speed internet access throughout the country.

June 26, 2023

Intel report on coronavirus cannot find direct evidence of lab leak

The U.S. director of national intelligence released an unclassified report, late Friday, on potential links between COVID-19 and a major lab in central China, as required by law, but it does not solve the mystery of whether the virus escaped from a lab or slipped to humans from an animal.

June 23, 2023

Biden urges crowd to channel anger over Dobbs decision into 2024 action

President Biden said the GOP is in for a world of hurt in the 2024 election cycle, betting that women and angry voters are set to punish Republicans over restrictions on abortion that flowed from the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the broad right to abortion one year ago.

June 23, 2023

WH: President uninvolved in Hunter Biden’s deal with Chinese businessman, despite claims in message

The White House said President Biden was not involved in a business transaction between his son Hunter and a Chinese businessman, as presidential aides tried to address questions about a WhatsApp message in which the younger Biden invoked his famous father in a coercive manner.

June 23, 2023

White House says it is keeping families of Titanic explorers in their thoughts, prayers

The White House is offering its sympathies to the families of the five people believed dead after the sudden implosion of the Titan submersible during a dive to examine the wreckage of the Titanic.

June 23, 2023

Sen. Tim Scott releases ads marking first anniversary of Dobbs decision

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, a Republican 2024 presidential candidate, is marking the first anniversary of the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade by running digital ads that take aim at Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for saying abortion bans would be "very damaging" for the economy.

June 23, 2023