Tag: Republicans

‘Over 50 Percent’ of New FBI Form on Biden Bribe Allegations Redacted: Rep. Comer

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said “over 50 percent” of a new form regarding allegations about President Joe Biden’s family business dealings and potential bribes was redacted. The FD-1023 form is a type of document used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recording allegations about potential criminal activity from the…


Trump Unveils Plan to ‘Squeeze’ US Spending, Cut Deficit

Former president Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to “cut waste, stop inflation, and crush the “Deep State” of entrenched bureaucrats,  his campaign said in a June 20 news release. Trump said that, if elected to a second term in office, he would invoke his presidential power to delay or halt expenditures that he considers wasteful,…


House GOP Vows to Continue Biden Family Probes After Hunter Biden’s Guilty Plea Deal

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden has reached a plea agreement with the Justice Department on tax charges, according to a letter filed in the U.S. District Court in Delaware on Tuesday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer criticized the deal and said it wouldn’t impede the investigation into the Biden…


Comer Downplays Importance of Hunter Biden Plea Deal, Says Focus Remains on President’s Business Deals

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) downplayed the significance of Hunter Biden’s pending plea deal with the Department of Justice, saying that his focus remains on uncovering President Joe Biden’s business dealings. Hunter Biden, 53, agreed to plead guilty to federal crimes in a deal with the U.S. government, prosecutors said on…


Fox News Reveals Moderators of First GOP Presidential Debate

FOX News Media President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace announced on June 20, that anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will co-moderate the first Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 election. The debate will be broadcast exclusively on FNC, 9–11 p.m. ET, on Aug. 23 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. FNC will…


McCarthy Says Hunter Plea Deal Should ‘Enhance’ GOP Biden Family Probes

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that a plea agreement on tax charges for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, won’t impede the investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings by House Republicans. Hunter Biden has reached an agreement with the Justice Department (DOJ) regarding charges of neglecting to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a…


GOP Biden Family Probes Unaffected by Hunter Plea Deal: Republican Lawmakers

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that a plea agreement on tax charges for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, won’t impede the investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings by House Republicans. Hunter Biden has reached an agreement with the Justice Department (DOJ) regarding charges of neglecting to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a…


Trump Says ‘Secret’ Document He Described on Tape Referred to News Clippings

Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he did not show the classified U.S. military document that he referred to during an audio-recorded meeting with a book publisher in July 2021. In the first of a two-part Fox News interview on Monday, Trump insisted that he never showed any classified military plan to attack Iran prepared…


Trump Defends Handling of Boxes in First Interview Since Arraignment

In the first part of a two-part interview with Fox News’ Brett Baier, former President Donald J. Trump defended his retention of classified documents from his presidency, the subject of one of many legal battles that he faces as he campaigns for 2024. “Everything was declassified because I have the right to declassify,” Trump told…


Abbott Vows Crackdown on ‘Rogue’ DAs Who Refuse to Prosecute Certain Crimes

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to rein in “rogue” prosecutors after signing a bill that allows courts to remove district attorneys for misconduct if they opt to not pursue certain types of crimes. “A new law I signed will help rein in rogue district attorneys,” Abbott said in a tweet Monday. Abbott signed House…