White House confirms Biden to meet Saudi crown prince in Middle East
President Biden will visit Saudi Arabia in July on a trip that will include a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a senior administration official told reporters Monday night. The announcement that the president would meet Mohammed had been expected for weeks and has drawn scrutiny from human rights advocates and tacit approval from Democratic allies in Congress. The meeting is part of a wider trip to the Middle East, between July 13 and 16, where the president will also travel to Israel and the West Bank before flying to Jeddah for the meeting of the Gu
Read MoreKamala Harris should challenge Trump to a debate
Over the past few weeks, two issues have emerged that Vice President Kamala Harris is well-equipped to address: abortion and gun rights. The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade has generated a political firestorm. A Marist poll finds
Read MorePress: How McCarthy blew it on Jan. 6
Aside from Fox News, there’s been almost universal praise in the media for the work of the Jan. 6 select committee. And rightfully so. Its first public hearing, on June 9, was a real tour de force. It was a compelling, made-for-television portrayal of the violent assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — and a powerful indictment of former President Trump, the man at the heart of it all. Most importantly, it was done with utmost gravity. No grandstanding. No playing for the camera. Just the indisputable facts, backed up by testimony from leaders of Trump’s own White Ho
Read MoreSanders says he would support Biden reelection bid
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Monday that he would support a reelection bid by President Biden if he decides to run for another term, comments that come one day after progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) declined to say whether she would endorse a Biden campaign in 2024. Asked if he would support the president in 2024, the Vermont senator told CNN it is “a little too early,” before adding "I think Biden will probably run again, and if he runs again, I will support him.
Read MoreThe tale of two seditions: Justice and House disagree over Trump’s Jan. 6 role
Manifestly, the House Jan. 6 Committee is trying to build a criminal case against Donald Trump based on the Capitol riot of 2021 and the events leading up to it. This is one of the main reasons the committee, whose members were hand-picked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a rabid anti-Trumper, is laser-focused on seditious conspiracy. That is the charge of levying war against the United
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