Politics

Biden doesn't penalize crown prince despite promise to punish senior Saudi leaders

Despite promising to punish senior Saudi leaders while on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden declined to apply sanctions to the one the US intelligence community determined is responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Alleged leader of Oath Keepers disavows right-wing extremist group

Jessica Watkins, an alleged leader of the Oath Keepers that is accused of planning to attack the Capitol, disavowed the right-wing extremist group on Friday in her first public comments since her arrest.

'Squad' members AOC, Omar suggest Senate parliamentarian could be removed over minimum wage decision

House Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., lashed out at Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Friday after she rejected a progressive-backed proposal to include a federal minimum wage hike in President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.

Gaetz blasts Cuomo at CPAC: Establishment considers him 'a cross between King David and Tom Brady'

In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, one of the state's most prominent congressmen, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Pensacola slammed the Republican establishment and the apparent alliance between Big Tech, the mainstream media and major Democrats.

Secretary of State Blinken leaves Mexicans baffled after displaying their flag upside down

Secretary of State Antony Blinken displayed the Mexican flag upside-down during a virtual meeting with the Mexican foreign minister.

Democrat launches campaign to unseat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has her first public Democratic challenger after Holly McCormack announced her plans this week to challenge the conspiracy theorist for her seat in the heavily GOP district in Georgia.

'They restricted our freedoms': CPAC speakers push back against Covid restrictions

Even as attendees were required to wear masks, the Conservative Political Action Conference kicked off its 2021 meeting with a defiant stance toward Covid-19 restrictions.

GOP rep blasts Navy for including book that argues America is fundamentally racist on reading list

Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks sent a letter to Adm. Michael M. Gilday after the Navy included Boston University Professor Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be an Antiracist" on its 2021 reading list.

Several Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' They're slated to be at CPAC.

Several of former President Donald Trump's closest Republican allies in the House have skipped Friday's votes and enlisted their colleagues to vote on their behalf, signing letters saying they can't attend "due to the ongoing public health emergency."

Psaki defends Biden's Syria airstrike decision as progressives push back, some Republicans applaud

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended President Biden’s decision to issue an airstrike against Iranian-backed forces in Syria in retaliation for recent attacks on American service members, saying it was a "proportional military response."

Steve Hilton: Kamala Harris silent on Cuomo allegations after ‘grandstanding’ at Kavanaugh hearings

“The focus should be on Vice President Kamala Harris” amid the sexual harassment allegations against N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Fox News “The Revolution” host Steve Hilton said on Friday.

Declassified report on Saudi role in killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Cawthorn at CPAC says Dems want to turn U.S. into ‘Communist ash heap’

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., didn’t mince words in his first appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), telling the crowd that “brutal and vicious” Democrats were trying to turn the U.S. into a “Communist ash heap.” 

Biden administration plans to open another tent facility for migrants on the Texas border

The Biden administration is planning to open another facility in Del Rio, Texas, to expand processing capacity for children and families arriving at the US-Mexico border, a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN.

Tom Cotton at CPAC tells conservatives ‘we will never retreat’

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas repeatedly took aim at Democrats and liberals and vowed that conservatives “will never surrender” during a speech Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

CPAC speaker Josh Hawley: What to know about the Missouri senator

Here’s what to know about the freshman senator, who led the objection to the Electoral College results in Congress.

Conservatives propose independent agency to investigate sexual misconduct claims in military

News/Politics: The federal Conservatives promised today that, if elected, they would set up an independent body to handle claims of sexual assault and misconduct in the military.

Lincoln Project, Ossoff campaign staffer may have violated campaign finance laws: watchdog

Federal Elections Commission records show, however, that Edwards’s consulting firm, That’s Good Media, was paid $20,000 while still receiving salary payments by Ossoff’s campaign.

Capitol Police say they aren’t investigating GOP Rep. Fulcher over metal detector incident, despite reports

Capitol Police in a Wednesday letter said there is "no current investigation" into Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, despite reports saying police were investigating the congressman for pushing past an officer.

House Republicans tell Pelosi Capitol fencing erected after riot needs to come down

More than 30 Republican House lawmakers have signed a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling for the removal of the fencing that was put up after last month's Capitol riot, calling the measures "excessive" and questioning whether taxpayers will "be responsible" for the nearly $500 million expense of keeping a National Guard presence on Capitol Hill.