Mark Leibovich: GOP leaders 'live in complete fear' of Trump
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Read MoreBiden says strike killing ISIS leader sends 'powerful message' to terrorists
President Biden on Tuesday hailed a successful U.S. airstrike against an ISIS leader in Syria, saying it would degrade the terror group and send a “powerful message” to terrorists that threaten the United States. In a written statement issued by the White House Biden thanked the U.S. military officials involved in the strike against Maher al Agal, the leader of ISIS in Syria, and said that the U.S. and its allies would be safer as a result. “His death in Syria takes a key terrorist off the field and significantly degrades the ability of ISIS to plan, resour
Read MoreJudge tosses out Sean Spicer lawsuit over Naval Academy board dismissal
A Washington, D.C. federal judge tossed out former White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s lawsuit against President Biden over his dismissal from the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors last year. In a six-page order filed Monday, U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich found that federal law “did not insulate” Spicer from removal from his position. Therefore, the plaintiffs failed to state a claim for relief. The back-and-forth began in September, when B
Read MoreNo. 2 Senate Democrat explains his change of heart on abortion
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Read MoreCornyn shuts door on additional gun control talks
Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the lead Republican negotiator of a gun safety bill that President Biden signed into law last month, is shutting the door on additional negotiations on other proposals to limit the availability of assault weapons or expand background checks. Cornyn, who has taken some fire from the right because of his role in negotiating the law, said he’s not going to engage in a new round of gun control talks in the wake of a mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., on July 4. “No, we’re done,” Cornyn said when asked whether Republicans would negotiate
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