DNC panel votes to make South Carolina first nominating state instead of Iowa
The rulemaking arm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) voted on Friday to make South Carolina the first voting state in the party’s presidential nominating calendar, The Associated Press reported. South Carolina will replace the starting-gun spot held for decades by Iowa after that state’s caucus suffered technical problems in 2020. The shift would also fulfil
Read MoreTop Republican accuses Biden administration of ‘unlawful’ stonewalling of Afghanistan oversight
The ranking Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is accusing top Biden administration officials of violating the law by stonewalling oversight efforts of U.S. assistance in Afghanistan, in a letter exclusively obtained by The Hill. The letter serves as an opening salvo for how Republicans, when they take control of the House in January, are planning to investigate the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas), the top Republican on the foreign affairs panel and its likely next chairman, sent a
Read MoreTeenage canvasser for Warnock shot in Georgia
A canvasser for Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) has been injured after being shot in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday evening. The canvasser, a 15-year-old boy, was campaigning for Warnock’s upcoming runoff election when shots were fired from behind a closed door of one of the residences in the 500 block of Hartridge Street. The shooting took place around 5:35 p.m. on Thursday. The teen was struck in the leg and transported to Memorial Medical Center to be treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. Police have identified 42-year-old Jimmy Paiz as the shooting s
Read MoreBiden fires back at Holocaust denialism
President Biden on Friday issued an apparent repudiation of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who recently denied the Holocaust and has for weeks been making other antisemitic comments, as well as of "political leaders" who amplify such voices, a reference to former President Trump. "I just want to make a few things clear," Biden wrote in a tweet. "The Holocaust happened. Hitler was a demonic figure. And instead of giving it a platform, our political leaders should be calling out and rejecting antisemiti
Read MoreBiden signs bill to avert rail shutdown
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