Xi reaches out to Biden, wishes him 'speedy recovery' from COVID
Chinese President Xi Jinping reached out to President Joe Biden on Friday to wish him a “speedy recovery” from COVID-19. Chinese state media reports that Jinping sent a “message of sympathy” about the COVID-19 infection saying that he hopes Biden will recover soon. Biden and Jinping are set to speak one-on-one within the next week for the first time since March, the president
Read MoreIran and the bomb: It’s time to face reality
It appears increasingly unlikely that the Biden administration and the Iranian government will agree on terms for reviving the Iranian nuclear accord from which the Trump administration withdrew the U.S. for being “a bad deal.” Many of those in America, Israel and the Arab Gulf states who are worried about Iran’s behavior may rejoice at this prospect, but they should not. The hard, cold truth of the matter is that Iran is more likely to acquire nuclear weapons if the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report – A devastating night for Trump; Biden has COVID
Former President Trump on Jan. 6 “refused” to heed his oath of office and honor his duty as president to protect the U.S. Capitol from rioting supporters, according to House investigators. Trump instead watched the destruction live on television for hours from a dining room off the Oval Office while assailing Vice President Mike Pence in a tweet as Pence was evacuated in a harrowing escape from the Capitol assisted by alarmed Secret Service agents. “He put a target on his own vice president’s back,” Rep. Elaine Lur
Read MoreTrump-Pence proxy battle takes center stage in Arizona
Former President Trump and former Vice President Pence will hold dueling events for competing candidates in Arizona on Friday, setting up the first major proxy battle between the two men as they each position themselves for a potential 2024 White House run. Trump has endorsed Kari Lake in Arizona’s GOP gubernatorial primary, as Lake has tied herself closely to the former president and his disproven claims of widespread election fraud in 2020. Pence has joined other establishment Republicans in backing Karrin Taylor Robson, Lake’s main rival. While Pence previously backed
Read MoreArizona puts Trump’s political influence to the test
Arizona is shaping up to be the next high-stakes test of Donald Trump’s political power, as the former president’s endorsed candidates face off against a slate of establishment-backed Republicans. The proxy battle kicks into high gear this weekend when Trump will hold a rally Friday for his favored candidates, including gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake, while former Vice President Mike Pence will stump for one of Lake’s opponents, Karrin Taylor Robson. The dueling rallies come as Trump continues to double down on unfounded claims that he won the 2020 election, putting par
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