When Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, was in Munich in mid-February for the annual international security conference, Representative Michael R. Turner, Republican of Ohio and chairman of the Intelligence Committee, quietly sought him out with a request. According to those familiar with the private conversation, Mr. Turner told Mr….
Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro holds a press conference before heading to federal prison on March 19, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by Peter Navarro, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, to be released from prison while he appealed his…
Libre, part of the political network founded by the billionaire industrialist Koch brothers, will unveil a seven-figure voter engagement and advertising campaign on Monday aimed at members of Congress who have supported President Biden’s “punitive economic policies.” The campaign, one of the group’s most extensive, includes digital ads, public events at Hispanic grocery stores and…
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on the US to use its influence over Israel to prevent further bloodshed in Gaza. Speaking to CNBC’s Dan Murphy on Sunday at a World Economic Forum meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he said: “Only the United States has the overall ability to influence conditions and motivate all concerned…
As Sam Brown lay in the Afghan desert, engulfed in flames and soaked in diesel, he realized he was dying. It was September 2008, and Mr. Brown, then a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, had led his platoon to help fellow soldiers who had been ambushed by the Taliban. Then his Humvee hit a roadside…
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem greets former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before speaking at a South Dakota Republican Party rally in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA on September 8, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Sunday tried to portray a controversial anecdote about killing her…
President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss the prospects of a possible ceasefire deal to secure the release of some of the remaining hostages held since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led terror attack, officials said. Mr. Biden’s call with the prime minister came just hours after Secretary of State Antony…
Jonathan Raa | Photo only | Getty Images Trump media Shares fell 8% on Tuesday as former President Donald Trump qualified for an expected earnout bonus. DJT closed at $32.57 per share, about 50% below last month’s opening price of more than $70. Trump will receive an additional 36 million shares worth about $1.15 billion…
“So that’s not true? That is not true?” The judge presiding over the Manhattan criminal trial of Donald J. Trump had just cut off the former president’s lawyer, Todd Blanche. Mr. Blanche was in the middle of defending a social media post in which his client wrote that a statement that had been public for…
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Trade Commission on Capitol Hill on July 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Worm | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday to approve a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements that companies use to prevent…
