White House denounces ‘irresponsible’ House GOP subpoenas, says they should be withdrawn

The White House is firing back on a recent slate of subpoenas issued by House Republicans targeting members of President Joe Biden’s family and his inner circle of aides, describing the GOP’s impeachment push as an illegitimate endeavor that has repeatedly failed to produce proof of wrongdoing. The Washington Times stories: White House

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White House ducks question about suspected car theft at Naomi Biden’s home: ‘Personal information’

The White House on Monday dodged questions about why Secret Service agents protecting President Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi Biden, opened fire on three people attempting to break into a Secret Service vehicle in Washington. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Black Success, White Backlash

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. For more than half a century, I have been studying the shifting relations between white and Black Americans. My first journal article, published in 1972, when I was a graduate student at the University of Chicago, was about Black political power in the industrial Midwest after the riots of the late 1960s. My own experience of race relations in…

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Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block White House, Demand Biden Push for Gaza Cease-fire

It was difficult to hear any mention from protesters outside the White House on Monday about the deadly terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel, as hundreds chanted “free Palestine” and vowed to block the White House until the Biden administration demanded a cease-fire. One group of protesters sat outside an entrance to the White House chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine shall be free.” That slogan implies the eradication of Israel. Pro-Palestine protesters actually said “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” It’s not clear…

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