Jack Taylor 
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz arrives for the weekly federal government cabinet meeting on Oct. 11, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Michele Tantussi | Getty Images News | Getty Images MUNICH, Germany â German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday reaffirmed Berlin’s commitment to spend 2% of the national gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, this year and … Read more
Former President Donald Trump has discussed supporting a national 16-week abortion ban, according to a Friday report from The New York Times. Trump reportedly said that if he were to win the 2024 presidential election, he would support a 16-week abortion ban nationwide with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the pregnant person, … Read more
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden said Friday that Republicans should drop their impeachment inquiry against him after the Justice Department said an FBI informant made up a bribery allegation. “He is lying and it should be dropped,” Biden said at brief White House press conference, in response to a question from a reporter. “It’s been … Read more
(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin two years ago about potential consequences should jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny die in prison, CNN reports. Though Biden didn’t specify which actions he’d take, during a 2021 summit in Geneva with Putin, he said, “I made it clear to him that I believe … Read more
Ezra Klein, a prominent liberal columnist for The New York Times, published an audio essay Friday making his case against President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination, saying he should withdraw from the race and allow delegates to pick from a slate of candidates with a better shot at defeating Donald Trump in November. “We … Read more
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Friday that he will not run for president, ending long-running speculation that he would mount a third-party bid. “I will not be seeking a third-party run. I will not be involved in a presidential run,” Manchin said in remarks at West Virginia University. “I will be involved in making sure … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars. A New York judge ordered Trump and his companies Friday to pay $355 million in fines, plus interest, after ruling that he had manipulated his net worth in financial statements. The stiff penalty comes just weeks after Trump was ordered to … Read more
(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden said Friday there is no immediate threat to Americans after the White House previously expressed concerns over Russia developing an anti-satellite nuclear weapon. Biden said anything the Russians may be doing relates only to satellites and that there is currently no evidence to suggest Russia has made plans to “do … Read more
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. FLINT, Michigan ― The story of a wildly successful antipoverty program is also one of the most disheartening tales of Joe Biden’s presidency. In 2021, Biden and congressional Democrats expanded a tax credit for children, transforming it from a targeted, sliding-scale subsidy … Read more
(NewsNation) — When it comes to Donald Trump’s legal challenges, former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti says the former president’s inability to take responsibility for his actions will hurt him. “Trump makes his attorneys’ lives so much harder than they need to,” Mariotti told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo. “Because then you’re not able to adopt a sophisticated … Read more
