Politics

There’s one winner in the Biden documents discovery: Donald Trump

Biden’s retention of classified papers is different from the Mar-a-Lago case, but it is a big setback for his administration

January 15, 2023

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The issue could become an even bigger headache for Biden. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

President Biden makes his way to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

The Biden, Trump cases 3:22 (Video: Blair Guild/The Post; photo: Demetrius Freeman/The Post) More classified documents found at Biden’s Wilmington home, White House says

January 14, 2023

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Special Counsel Will Investigate Biden Documents Case

January 12, 2023

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January 12, 2023

White House says classified documents found at Biden residence

A scandal is engulfing the US President with more secret documents found, similar to files found in Donald Trump’s home.

January 12, 2023

More secret files have been found – this time at Joe Biden’s Delaware home. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

January 12, 2023

US prices dropped in December for first time since May 2020 as inflation rate fell to 6.5%

According to latest consumer price index, cost of living dropped 0.1% in December while inflation rate fell from 7.1% in November

January 12, 2023

US inflation peaked at 9.1% in June, its highest rate since 1982, due to the Ukraine war and the pandemic. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

January 11, 2023

Disgraced Rep. George Santos defiant after local GOP officials call for ‘immediate’ resignation over campaign lies

Local Republican officials in New York state said newly elected GOP Rep. George Santos needed to immediately resign.

January 11, 2023

January 07, 2023

Kevin McCarthy Elected House Speaker on 15th Ballot

McCarthy’s path to the speakership wasn’t always clear, but he got the gavel by giving away everything he could.

January 07, 2023

January 04, 2023

Kevin McCarthy: Three ways the House Speaker stalemate could finally end

Two days of voting are in the books, and the US House of Representatives isn't any closer to electing a Speaker.

January 04, 2023

January 04, 2023

Could Republican George Santos face consequences for lying?

Amid the hustle and bustle of the chaos on Capitol Hill this week, one image caught the eye of many Americans: congressman-elect George Santos sitting by himself, surrounded only by children and seemingly shunned by his new colleagues in the Congress.

January 04, 2023

REUTERS / Few lawmakers were seen speaking to George Santos during his first day on Capitol Hill

January 04, 2023

George Santos confessed to buying clothes and shoes with stolen checks: Brazilian case documents

George Santos confessed to buying clothes and shoes with stolen checks.

January 04, 2023

Gregory Santos (Photo by Wadfe Vandervort for AFP)

December 30, 2022

Trump's tax returns reveal president's foreign bank accounts

Newly released tax returns for former President Donald Trump have shed light on his business losses, complicated tax set-ups and tax payments during his White House years.

December 30, 2022

GETTY IMAGES / Former President Donald Trump had long sought to keep his tax returns private

December 30, 2022

Donald Trump’s Tax Returns Released by House Committee

Democrats publish six years of records after long legal dispute and before they lose control of House

December 30, 2022

December 28, 2022

Supreme Court Leaves Pandemic Border Controls in Place

Justices to consider whether GOP-led states can fight a lawsuit saying the restrictions aren’t legal

December 28, 2022

A surge of migrants reached the southern U.S. border in recent days, including at El Paso, Texas, ahead of the expected end of a policy intended to reduce border crossings. PHOTO: PAUL RATJE FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

December 26, 2022

Liar Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating key details of his bio

“I will be clearer about that. It was stated poorly,” Santos said of the lie.

December 26, 2022

Santos said the lies won’t prevent him from being an “effective” congressman. AP Photo/John Locher, File

December 26, 2022

New York Rep.-elect George Santos confesses to lying about Jewish background

Santos, who was elected to Congress Nov. 8, admitted Monday to a multitude of lies he made on the campaign trail, including about his education, work and falsely claiming to be Jewish.

December 26, 2022