Andrew Feinberg

Classified Obama-Biden papers found at think tank, prompting DOJ review

An Illinois-based federal prosecutor has been tasked with investigating the presence of potentially classified documents found at a Washington, DC think tank by President Joe Biden’s personal attorneys. In a statement, Special Counsel to the…

Biden’s latest immigration move shows his utter lack of options

When President Joe Biden announced that the United States would begin expelling any migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who cross into the US illegally between ports of entry, he implicitly blamed the US Congress for contributing to…

‘We the people prevailed’: Biden hails law enforcement on anniversary of January 6 Capitol attack

President Joe Biden hailed the law enforcement response to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, saying at a White House ceremony, “On this day two years ago our democracy held”. “We the people endured. We the people prevailed. On this day of…

Portrait of a dark day in American history: We now have a full picture of what Trump did on January 6. Here it is

When Donald Trump woke up on 6 January 2021, it was obvious that the day, when Congress is required by law to certify electoral votes for the presidency, would not go like any of those that had come since the passage of the 1887 Electoral Count Act.…

US will begin expelling Cubans, Haitians and Venezuelans who cross border illegally, White House says

The Biden administration will begin expelling migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who cross into the US illegally between ports of entry as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration while opening a number of legal pathways for people…

Biden to honour police who defended Capitol and election officials on January 6 anniversary

President Joe Biden will mark the second anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol by honouring several of the police officers who defended the US legislature from the pro-Trump mob that tried to stop certification of the 2020 election, as…

Trump tried to call Josh Hawley six times before January 6, call logs reveal

A day before he was caught on camera sprinting away from a riotous mob of Donald Trump’s supporters, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley ignored or failed to return six separate calls and three voicemails from then-president Donald Trump as he was preparing…

Biden says he intends to visit US-Mexico border next week

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his aides are making preparations for him to visit the US-Mexico border when he travels to Mexico City for a trilateral summit with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. Speaking in Hebron, Kentucky, before he…

Biden has tense exchange with reporter over Pope Benedict's funeral

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he is staying away from the funeral of the late Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI because his attendance would necessitate a massive and disruptive entourage of security and other personnel. Benedict, who died on 31…

Biden calls House GOP dysfunction ‘embarrassing’ as voting for Speaker set to continue for second day

President Joe Biden on Wednesday decried House Republicans’ failure to elect a Speaker and begin regular business, telling reporters at the White House that the dysfunction reflects poorly on the United States. Speaking just outside the White House…

Trump tiptoes away from Kevin McCarthy amid House speaker flop: ‘We’ll see what happens’

Former president Donald Trump’s support for Rep Kevin McCarthy’s House speaker bid appears to be softening, after the California Republican failed to clinch enough votes to take the gavel after several rounds of voting. Mr Trump had previously…

House GOP dysfunction leaves Sen Patty Murray second in line for presidency

The House of Representatives’ failure to elect a speaker after three ballots on Tuesday means two women will, for a time, remain first and second in line for the presidency should disaster befall President Joe Biden. The first person in the order of…

Democrats gloat after House GOP majority fails to elect speaker for first time in 100 years

House Democrats on Tuesday took to Twitter for victory laps after Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries earned votes from all 212 members of the House Democratic Caucus, besting California Representative Kevin McCarthy in the first failed vote to elect a…

Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out at ‘destructionists’ blocking Kevin McCarthy’s House speaker bid

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene criticised Republicans who oppose Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker of the House after a heated Republican conference meeting on Tuesday. Speaking outside the room in the Capitol basement where House Republicans…

Trump wanted ex-military critics tried at court-martial, top general said

Former president Donald Trump pushed to forcibly recall retired military officers who spoke out against him to active duty so they could be tried at court-martial and jailed, according to General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of…

January 6 panel leaders fear GOP will leak names of national security personnel who testified

The leaders of the House January 6 select committee investigation have asked the White House to help shield the identities of key witnesses who gave evidence regarding White House officials’ fears that President Trump’s desire to walk to the Capitol…

Jan 6 committee report: Thompson and Cheney say US justice system ‘responsible for what comes next’

The leaders of the House of Representatives’ probe into the January 6 attack on the Capitol say the panel’s work was a “first step” towards accountability that will have to be followed up by the American criminal justice system. In a statement…

Trump deflects blame and claims ‘abortion issue’ sunk GOP in midterms

Nearly two months after the Republican Party’s disappointing showing in the 2022 midterm elections, former president Donald Trump has claimed that he played no role in high-profile defeats for the GOP in numerous statewide races, despite having…

Trump aides argued for him to appear in glass box at Jan 6 riot site

A pair of Trump White House aides asked if the Secret Service could construct a bulletproof glass box for then-president Donald Trump to stand in after accompanying supporters to the Capitol on January 6, transcripts of an interview with his…

Trump’s tax returns made public after multi-year court battle

The House Ways and Means Committee has released six years of former president Donald Trump’s tax returns, bringing an end to the twice-impeached ex-president’s yearslong effort to shield his finances from public view. The panel made public redacted…