Democrats could take a three-step political process to replace President Joe Biden, 81, with an alternative candidate on their 2024 ticket, top editors at Politico outlined Monday. The article highlights the slim but possible opportunity for Democrats to replace Biden after Special Counsel Hur said he would not prosecute the president for stealing classified documents
Illegal border crossings drop after Mexico steps up security and migrant deportations
January 7, 2024 by
EAGLE PASS, Texas â Daniel Bermudezâs family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the US to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopped by immigration officials. His wife tried to explain that her family had permission to go to the US. Instead, they flew her to Mexicoâs southern […]
Menendez steps down as chair of Foreign Relations Committee
October 17, 2023 by
Bob Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for using his position to benefit the Egyptian government, according to the indictment. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is stepping down from his influential role as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee following a federal indictment on Friday alleging years
‘Trying to figure it out’: McCarthy’s conservative rebels struggle with next steps
August 17, 2023 by
Rep. Scott Perry, chair of the House Freedom Caucus, described this fall’s government funding debate as “front and center” for conservatives, as it “should be.” | Francis Chung/POLITICO Conservative hardliners are already agitating for their next fight with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over hundreds of billions of dollars in spending cuts. Beyond that, though, they donât
North Korea confirms ICBM test, warns of more powerful steps in response to South Korea, US trainings
March 5, 2023 by
North Korea confirmed Sunday the intercontinental ballistic missile test conducted Saturday was meant to further bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capacity against its rivals, according to The Associated Press. The country also threatened additional powerful steps in response to the planned military training between the U.S. and South Korea. In its first missile test since […]
CEO of Massive Publisher Penguin Random House Steps Down After Simon & Schuster Merger Fails
February 4, 2023 by
NEW YORK (AP) â The CEO of Penguin Random House, the worldâs largest trade publisher, is stepping down. Markus Dohleâs decision, effective at the end of the year, comes just weeks after a federal judge blocked the companyâs attempt to buy rival Simon & Schuster. âFollowing the antitrust decision in the U.S. against the merger
Nancy Pelosi Steps Aside: Will Not Seek Reelection as Democrat House Leader
November 19, 2022 by
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Thursday she will not seek reelection as the Democrat House leader. âThis I will continue to do as a member of the House speaking for the people of San Francisco, serving the great state of California, and defending our Constitution, and with great confidence in our caucus, I will
Opinion: A New Zealanderâs 9 âStarter Stepsâ To Save America From Socialism
March 15, 2021 by
 An American flag hangs outside a home in this file photo. (CC Photo Labs/Shutterstock) Though Iâm a New Zealander, I know America and its people well. Iâve traveled to every state in the Lower 48 and have addressed more than 500 audiences across this amazing nation. My message has always been the same: The […]
State Republican Steps Down Only Three Weeks After Winning Reelection
November 25, 2020 by
November 24, 2020 10:00 PM ET Republican Indiana Rep. Christy Stutzman announced Tuesday that she is resigning from her seat only three weeks after winning reelection, according to The Washington Times. Stutzman wrote in a statement that she would be stepping down from the Indiana House seat effective December 14th, according to The Washington Times.…
Bidenâs First Steps with Iran
November 17, 2020 by
The Trump administration’s Iran policy has been reckless and counterproductive. Biden should seek a complete turnaround, and fast. With just weeks left in power, the Trump administration is making a final push in its failed and dangerous maximum pressure campaign against Iran. The idea is to work with Israel to hit Iran with âas many sanctions as possibleâ before Inauguration…
China Emboldened Steps Up Policing of Multinationals
February 23, 2018 by
SINGAPORE/BEIJING â China is stepping up its policing of international companies such as Inditex SA-owned Zara and Delta Air Lines Inc. and demanding they respect the governmentâs position on long-standing territorial disputes from Taiwan to Tibet. The Cyber Administration Office in Shanghai on Friday said Zara listed Taiwan, an island that China claims as its […]
BREAKING: Stephen K. Bannon Steps Down from Breitbart News Network.
January 9, 2018 by
Stephen K. Bannon has stepped down from Breitbart News Network, where he served as Executive Chairman since 2012. Bannon and Breitbart will work together on a smooth and orderly transition. Bannon said, âIâm proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform.â […]
BREAKING: John Conyers Steps Down from House Judiciary Committee.
November 26, 2017 by
Embattled Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) announced Sunday that he will step down as a ranking member of the Congressional House Judiciary Committee as new sexual assault allegations come to light against the senior Democratic leader. “After careful consideration and in light of the attention drawn by recent allegations made against me, I have notified the […]
Smart Power: Cash-Flush Iran Steps Up Funding to Radical Group Attacking US Ships
October 22, 2016 by
Behold, the latest machinations of our newly-enriched “peace partners” or whatever, who — as President Obama himself anticipated — have been putting their sanctions relief windfall from the nuclear agreement to prompt use, stepping up support to terrorists and anti-American militias. Their world-leading state sponsorship of terrorism is “undiminished” since the Obama administration bypassed Congress and struck an […]
Priority Number One: Obama Taking Steps Toward Executive Action on Gun Control Next Week
January 2, 2016 by
After weeks of threatening to take executive action on gun control, President Obama is meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch next week to make good on that 2016 priority. During his weekly radio address, the president said it was time to take action because Congress has failed to move: âA few months ago, I directed […]
FBI steps up interviews in Clinton email probe
November 10, 2015 by
Democratic presidential candidate HillaryClinton listens to a question at town hall meeting in New Hampshire. | AP Photo Even as Hillary Clinton tries to put questions about her private email server behind her, the FBI has stepped up inquiries into the security of the former Secretary of State’s home-made email system, and how aides communicated […]