President Biden has rejected former President Trump’s bid to keep the Jan. 6 committee from getting its hands on White House visitor logs. Trump had tried to claim executive privilege over the logs, including those from the day of the Capitol attack, but White House Counsel Dana Remus wrote that …
Read More »Federal Court Rules Biden Isn't Taking the Climate Crisis Seriously
A federal judge on Thursday sided with environmental groups by revoking more than 80 million acres of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico that the Biden administration had approved in what had been the largest such sale in U.S. history. The decision, in the U.S. District Court …
Read More »Police 'Laughed' When Biden Staffers Pleaded for Help as Trump Train Harassed Campaign Bus, Lawsuit Says
“No, we’re not going to do it.” That was the reply a San Marcos police officer gave a 911 dispatcher who informed him that the 2020 Biden campaign was requesting an escort for their bus while a caravan of Trump supporters was trying to run them off the road, according …
Read More »'Children of the Same Foul Spirit': Bush Draws Parallels Between Domestic Extremists, 9/11 Terrorists
Current and former U.S. presidents marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with speeches as memorial events took place in New York City, Shanksville, Penn. where Flight 93 crashed, and the Pentagon. Former president George W. Bush — who was president on the day of the attack and started two subsequent …
Read More »Biden Commits to Evacuating Afghan Interpreters But Says Americans Are Top Priority
President Biden delivered remarks about the ongoing crisis and evacuation in Afghanistan caused by a Taliban takeover and the swift collapse of the American-backed government following the withdrawal of U.S. troops. “This is one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history,” Biden said in a speech from the White …
Read More »Schumer Says Congress 'Will Move Forward' to Legalize Weed Even as Biden Is Hesitant
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says that even though President Joe Biden is resistant, he intends for Congress to make moves to federally legalize marijuana.In an interview with Politico’s Natalie Fertig, Schumer said work on just such a bill has already begun, and it is “headed in [the] direction” of …
Read More »The Democrats Have Power. How Can They Keep It?
The following two statements stand in complete opposition to each other, and yet they are both true: The Democratic Party is dominant. The Democratic Party is screwed. Consider these facts. In 2020, Joe Biden received more votes than any other presidential candidate in U.S. history. He rebuilt the “blue wall” …
Read More »Ant Clemons Used to Work at Red Lobster, Now He's Performing at Biden's Inauguration
R&B singer Ant Clemons isn’t quite a household name yet, but he’s certainly on his way. On Wednesday night he performs “Better Days,” his 2020 collaboration with Justin Timberlake, at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The 29-year-old musician has already worked with the likes of Kanye West, Pharrell, and Noah Cyrus, …
Read More »Boogaloo May Get Violent At Inauguration, Intelligence Agencies Warn
The attack on the U.S. Capitol may have been set the stage for more violence to come, U.S. intelligence agencies are warning in a new advisory. The joint bulletin distributed by the National Counterterrorism Center and the Justice and Homeland Security Departments — and first reported by the New York …
Read More »Joe Biden Calls Lindsey Graham a 'Disappointment,' Talks Working With Republicans on 'Colbert'
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden joined Stephen Colbert for an extensive interview on The Late Show Thursday, December 17th. The interview began with a one-on-one with the president-elect, in which Biden spoke about his hopes for unity and said he understood that many Republicans were currently …
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