Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: 'We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don't tolerate this'
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the U.S. needs to send a “clear and unequivocable” message that it will not tolerate incursions into its airspace, after a second “high-altitude object” was shot down over Alaska on Friday. “The first line of defense, again, is Alaska,” Murkowski said in an interview with NBC News on F
Read MoreBiden pledge to fix 'unfair' economy resonates with Americans
A populist undercurrent running through President Biden’s State of the Union address and churned up by turbulent conditions in the global economy is resonating with Americans. It’s the feeling that people are “getting ripped off,” as Biden put it, by an economy that isn’t “fair” – a word that appeared in Biden’s prepared remarks nine different times. From pesky fees charged by big retail banks to deep, structural imbalances in the U.S. tax system that favor wealthy people and large corporations, Biden’s speech hit on a perennial frustration in American economic life: ho
Read MoreRepublicans ramp up criticism over Chinese spy balloon
Republicans are ramping up their criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of the Chinese spy balloon, after receiving classified briefings on the incursion and learning the U.S. shot down a second object above Alaska. While the Chinese balloon has obvious geopolitical significance, it also gave Republican lawmakers a political opening — and they’ve taken it. Before news of the second object broke, classified that briefings members of both chambers received this week seemed to do little to allay GOP frustrations. Republicans are publicly pressing t
Read MoreSantos blames 'embellished resume' on local GOP as scrutiny continues
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Thursday blamed the local Nassau County GOP for his “embellished resume,” as the freshman lawmaker continues to face intense media scrutiny over his background. “I would have never gotten the nomination from Nassau County GOP if I had not concluded college," Santos said in an interview with Newsmax on Thursday. "To say that I deceived, and it was a campaign of deceit and deception is just not fair. That's just the political spin tha
Read MoreTrump legal team turns over additional classified materials to federal prosecutors: reports
Former President Trump’s legal team has turned over additional classified materials to federal prosecutors in recent months, multiple outlets reported on Friday. The additional materials, which included an empty folder with classified markings, were discovered by Trump’s attorneys at his Mar-a-Lago residence and subsequently handed over to the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to
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