Politics

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

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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

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

January 11, 2023

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Kevin McCarthy Elected House Speaker on 15th Ballot

January 07, 2023

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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

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December 21, 2022

Embarrassing Trump tax revelations Mac

Former US president Donald Trump paid $0 in taxes in 2020 and went four years without making any income at all, a report has revealed.

December 21, 2022

December 09, 2022

'I promised Arizonans something different': Sinema on registering as an independent

The Arizona senator explains why she has left the Democratic Party.

December 09, 2022

December 07, 2022

Georgia Senate runoff result: Democrats solidify Senate control after Warnock victory

Democrats have cemented their control of the US Senate by winning a bitterly fought seat in Georgia, according to projections.

December 07, 2022

REUTERS / Senator Raphael Warnock thanked God and his family at his victory party in Atlanta

December 05, 2022

Republican leaders mostly silent over Donald Trump's call to suspend the Constitution

Higher-ranking Republicans remained silent, while Democrats and others condemned what some described as a call for dictatorship.

December 05, 2022

Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at Mar-a-lago on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ORG XMIT: OTKAH

December 02, 2022

Biden responds to Kanye

The US President declared that Adolf Hitler was “a demonic figure”

December 02, 2022

Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, December 1, 2022 © AP / Susan Walsh

December 02, 2022

These Fox News Stars Gushed Over Kanye West—How About Now?

After Tucker’s chat with Ye—which edited out his antisemitism—Fox stars raved about the rapper-turned-far-right troll. Where are they now that he’s gone full Nazi?

December 02, 2022

Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / Getty

November 30, 2022

Hakeem Jeffries elected leader of Democrats in House of Representatives

Congressman from New York becomes first black person to lead a political party on Capitol Hill

November 30, 2022

House Democratic caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries arrives for leadership elections in Washington on Wednesday © J. Scott Applewhite/AP

November 20, 2022

Liberals on Twitter fume after Musk reinstates Trump to platform: 'God help us'

Trump was reinstated after more than 15 million people voted in a Twitter poll posted by Musk

November 20, 2022

President Donald Trump smiles as gets cheers from the crowd as he arrives to participate in a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

November 20, 2022

Donald Trump reacts after Elon Musk reinstates his Twitter account, ending lifetime ban

Trump was banned from Twitter in January 2021 after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

November 20, 2022