The deadly Hamas militant attack on Israel and the massive retaliation it provoked from Jerusalem have thrust President Joe Biden into a Middle East crisis that risks expanding into a broader conflict and has left him fending off criticism from GOP presidential rivals that his administration’s policies led to this moment. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Prosecutors who filed firearms charges against Hunter Biden moved Wednesday to formally dismiss a gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Joe Biden has nominated a former colleague of his son Hunter Biden—they worked together at a law firm representing Ukrainian energy company Burisma—to run an internal watchdog agency in his administration. Biden tapped lawyer Hampton Dellinger on Tuesday to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, an agency that primarily investigates whistleblower complaints and misuse of federal office for partisan political ends. This move should raise concerns since it comes at a time when whistleblowers from the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department have…
Read More...Climate activist Kai Newkirk says he is ready and willing to meet with President Biden about his climate policies following the activist’s disruption of the president’s speech in Arizona Thursday. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...President Joe Biden showed “solidarity” with striking United Auto Workers by joining them Tuesday on the picket line near Detroit—one day before former President Donald Trump is to deliver remarks to an audience of current and former union members at an auto parts manufacturer, also in Michigan. The UAW is demanding a 35% hike in pay and benefits over four years, as well as automatic cost-of-living adjustments, just like in the 1970s, along with a four-day workweek. The inflationary 1970s are calling Biden, and they want their benefits back—with a…
Read More...Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Barcena, said Friday that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.C. in early November to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden about immigration, development aid and drug trafficking. The Washington Times stories: White House
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