Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy expressed his displeasure with President Joe Biden for his refusal to lower government discretionary spending in 2024 in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
The social media platform, Truth Social, founded by former President Donald Trump, has taken legal action against The Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos. The company has filed a defamation lawsuit demanding $3.78 billion in damages. The lawsuit, filed in Florida state court, accuses The Washington Post of publishing an article that allegedly harmed the reputation of Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social.
In a special address on Monday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, expressed concern over the state of public education following recent gains made by the Republican Party in the legislature, particularly regarding school choice and parental rights.
A group of dedicated Certified Public Accountants advocates adopting financial auditing methods to ensure electoral integrity, aiming to restore public trust. This initiative is led by Frank Ryan, a retired Marine Reserve Colonel, who believes that CPAs’ expertise can enhance the transparency and accuracy of the election process.
New York City’s Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, wants to turn up to 20 public school gymnasiums into temporary shelters for illegal immigrants.
Trump expressed strong dissatisfaction and anger in response to the release of Special Counsel John Durham’s report, which comprised over 300 pages and exposed what he called a “treasonous charade.” The report, handed over to the Justice Department on Monday, investigated potential collusion between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia to influence the election. It concluded that the Department and the FBI failed to uphold their duty to the law during certain events and activities associated with the FBI’s investigation, known as “Crossfire Hurricane.”
Rep. Mike Turner stated on Sunday that the FBI should investigate the results of the House Oversight Committee’s probe into payments allegedly made to President Joe Biden and his family as proof of a crime rather than trying to cover it up.
Sen. Mitt Romney and other Republicans in the Senate are pressuring the Biden administration to resume building the southern border wall as a new crisis looms this week with the impending expiration of Title 42.
In a recent poll by ABC News and the Washington Post, President Biden’s chances of winning re-election have reached an all-time low. The poll suggests he would lose to Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Siding with their House counterparts before the White House meeting over the federal debt ceiling during a months-long political deadlock, 43 Republicans in the U.S. Senate declared on Saturday that they reject extending the debt ceiling without meaningful spending and budget reforms.