U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee slammed countries recognizing a Palestinian state as harming efforts to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. While the U.S. has repeatedly blamed Hamas as an obstacle to securing a ceasefire and release deal, an Israeli strike against Hamas officials in Qatar in mid-September…
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FBI Director Kash Patel early Friday denied any wrongdoing by the bureau in bringing charges against his predecessor, James Comey, as the Trump administration faces criticism for going after a top foe of the president. Comey was indicted on two charges late Thursday, both stemming from an appearance he made before Congress in 2020 to…
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) condemned the recent indictment of James Comey, slamming Attorney General Pam Bondi for bringing charges against the former FBI director without presenting clear evidence against him. “You do not indict them and say, well, now, we got to go look for some facts,” Kaine said late Thursday during an appearance on…
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LIVE Video: Netanyahu, world leaders give remarks at UN President Trump on Friday morning explained the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey as stemming from “a very simple, but important” lie. “There is no way he can explain his way out of it,” the president said on Truth Social. “He knew exactly what he…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among the speakers set to address the United Nations General Assembly on Friday amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The Israeli military launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip earlier this month. Despite international pressure for a ceasefire and calls for a two-state solution, Netanyahu has stuck behind…
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Troy A. Edwards, Jr., the son-in-law of James Comey, stepped down as the Justice Department’s (DOJ) senior national security prosecutor Thursday after the former FBI director was indicted by a federal grand jury. “To uphold my oath to the Constitution and country, I hereby resign as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District…
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“As absurd as this is, it’s also deeply revealing,” explained the “Late Night” comedian.
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday, approving charges for a top foe of the White House just days after President Trump called for his prosecution. Comey was indicted on charges of making a false statement as well as another for obstruction of a congressional proceeding in connection with testimony he gave…
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The animated satire has been boldly calling out the president’s administration in real time as other entities have cowered.
President Trump weighed in on the indictment of James Comey early Friday, accusing his former FBI director of lying and said he left “zero” margin of error when he testified before Congress in 2020. “Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) accused Trump and Bondi of “obliterating centuries of prosecutorial independence and steering the Justice Department into dangerous new territory.”
Jordan Klepper spotted some “bad news” that was immediately canceled out by some “good news.”
The California governor raised a mocking glass to the comeback.
The first lady is already cashing in on Christmas.
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens (D) on Friday introduced the “Stop RFK’s BS Act” which would reverse the funding cuts that have been carried out under Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rule. The bill, according to its text provided first to The Hill, would immediately reinstate grants and awards that have…
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The conservative editorial board warned that it could backfire on the president.
The “Late Show” host said he’ll do this until his show ends in May.
“I’m the president of all the people,” Trump boasted amid his menacing comments.
The late night host gave the president some credit for this one.
The network’s chief data analyst also expanded on the “real worry” of the Cabinet member’s actions.
The president’s latest vanity project is getting slammed on social media.
The ACLU previously contested such transfers and raised concerns about the prison’s conditions.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) slammed the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey as a “disgraceful attack on the rule of law” and argued that the criminal justice system has been “viciously weaponized” by the Trump administration. “The indictment of James Comey is a disgraceful attack on the rule of law. Donald Trump…
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, argued Thursday night that there is “very little chance” that former FBI Director James Comey will ever be convicted after being indicted by a federal grand jury hours earlier. “So the good news is, I think there’s very little chance he could ever…
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