President Biden, who has already signed one of the costliest measures in U.S. history to help the country rebound from the coronavirus crisis, is pushing for even more aggressive, long-term actions to reshape American life in his first address to a joint session

Six trillion dollars and counting . . . that’s the price tag that President Biden says Americans need to pay for his triple play of COVID-19 relief, infrastructure and social spending. During his first speech to Congress, Biden promoted his latest, massive

President Biden says 'America is on the move again' after nearly 100 days in office President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time after nearly 100 days into his presidency.

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) look on at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2021. (Jim Watson/Pool via Reuters) President Biden’s address to Congress

President Joe Biden’s 100th day in office is Thursday, April 29, and with that fairly arbitrary milestone comes media hype and “report card” articles from journalists and pundits assessing how the new president has been doing so far (a tradition I’ve indulged

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 9:23 AM PT – Thursday, April 29, 2021 A video of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) seemingly falling asleep during Joe Biden’s address to Congress has gone viral. Thousands have now seen the video of Cruz caught on camera Wednesday night, appearing

Biden Travels To Georgia On His 100th Day To Meet With Former President Carter Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Biden met with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter on Thursday in their

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Biden’s First Address to Congress – The Road to Serfdom Dennis Prager is known for saying, “The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.”

When Joseph R. Biden Jr. served as vice president in the Obama administration, he was known to preface his recommendations to other officials with a self-deprecating disclaimer. He may not have attended Harvard or Yale, Mr. Biden would say as he popped into

Small business advocates criticized President Joe Biden’s “disastrous” economic policies through his administration’s first 100 days. “The first 100 days is Biden and the Democrats’ declaration of war on small business,” Alfredo Ortiz, president of the Job

Representative Karen Bass, a Democrat from California and chair of the Democratic Black Caucus, speaks during an event with members of the Democratic caucus on the East Front steps of the U.S. Capitol before a vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Only 200 people were allowed in the House chamber to hear President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress, and the sparse attendance produced a low-key event that lacked the energy and spectacle typical of the annual speech. “It was muted,” Rep. Kevin

Written by Eoin McSweeney, CNN Kamala Harris will soon be making more history when she becomes the first United States vice president to have a figure on display at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York City. The attraction in Times Square released photos

Blog Post Ten years ago, US Navy SEAL Team Six raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing the world’s most-wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden. “The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat al

In the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) urged the country the reject “socialist dreams” following Biden’s calls for new programs such as free community college and

Meghan McCain told her co-hosts on Thursday’s broadcast of ABC’s “The View” that she is “disgusted” the phrase “Uncle Tim” trended on Twitter after Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) gave his rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress. McCain said, “In terms

Things looked and sounded a little different, with just 200 people in attendance and everyone but Biden masked due to Covid-19 protocols. I watched the entire thing, which ran just over an hour, and took notes. My thoughts on the hits -- and misses -- from

President Biden addressed one of his administration's biggest weaknesses during his speech before a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, looking to draw Republican critics over to his side on the issue of border security. The GOP has largely condemned

(CNN) President Joe Biden made a sweeping case Wednesday for massive new programs that would transform the government's role in Americans' lives, claiming the very future of the country is at stake in his first address to Congress. Coming later than usual,

President Biden’s rally in Georgia to celebrate the 100-day mark of his administration got off to a rocky start Thursday when protesters started screaming “End Detention Now!” The protesters appeared to be demanding that Mr. Biden bring an end to the detention

(CNN) Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday agreed with South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott that the United States is not a racist country, but added that the nation has a history of racism that cannot be overlooked. During a Thursday morning appearance on ABC's

President Biden’s first joint address to Congress was met with tepid criticism from Republican lawmakers, who were hopeful but skeptical about whether he will work across the aisle to help grow jobs and keep the economy humming. During his speech, Biden —

“Madame Speaker, Madame Vice President,” Biden began his speech, gesturing to the women behind him. “No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time.” Harris has already made history during Biden’s presidency by becoming the first

During MSNBC’s coverage of President Joe Biden’s speech before Congress on Wednesday, host Nicolle Wallace reacted to Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) response to Biden’s speech by claiming that Operation Warp Speed “didn’t do anything to get a needle into an arm.” Wallace

(CNN) About half of Americans who watched President Joe Biden's address to Congress had a very positive reaction to the speech, and 71% said they walked away feeling more optimistic about the country's direction, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. By

Text of speech by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., the Republican response to President Joe Biden‘s address to Congress, as provided by the office of the Senate minority leader: Good evening. I’m Senator Tim Scott from the great state of South Carolina. We just heard

President Biden closed out his first 100 days urging a pandemic-fatigued nation to remain vigilant, but also underscoring how far it has come since he moved into the White House: lockdowns are lifting, the economic outlook is brightening, a big stimulus package

President Biden’s first address to a joint session of comments spanned 67 minutes, a host of costly topics and a gulf of partisan reaction. And for the discerning eye, the lofty rhetoric loaded into Biden’s teleprompter laid bare the night’s winners and losers... WINNERS Former

President Joe Biden struck a notably optimistic tone in his first speech before a joint session of Congress, coming after a long pandemic year that has been marked with isolation, loss, and for far too many Americans, death. “After just 100 days — I can report

Wednesday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress on multiple policy fronts. The Texas Republican U.S. Senator called the speech “frightening” while masquerading as “boring.” Partial transcript

Listen: Special Coverage Of Biden's Address To A Joint Session Of Congress Enlarge this image NASA/Getty Images NASA/Getty Images President Biden will make his debut address in front of a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, ahead of his 100th day in office

President Biden’s first 100 days in office were marked by fierce debates on Capitol Hill over the rollout of progressive policy initiatives that have drawn comparisons to those enacted by his Democratic predecessors Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson. The

(CNN) Wednesday night, President Joe Biden delivered his first address before a joint session of Congress -- a speech full of optimism, policy priorities and an expansive vision for the future. I wasn't surprised that the Republican Party chose to put South

ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) - Standing on the sidelines of her son’s soccer practice in this upscale suburb, Laura Hahn looked skyward for answers when asked how she would rate President Joe Biden‘s first 100 days in office. Overall, Biden is doing well, she said

Biden's Address To Congress, Annotated Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Biden makes his first joint address to Congress Wednesday night. The speech comes about 100 days into his presidency,

Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.) speaks about his new police reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2020. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.) accused President Biden of abandoning his promise of bipartisanship

Sen. Scott's Republican Response To Biden's Address, Annotated Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Susan Walsh/AP South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivers the official Republican response to President Biden's address to Congress. Scott, the lone

Senator Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.) arrives before the start of opening arguments in the impeachment trial of then-President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., February 10, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Freshman Senate Democrat Mark Kelly criticized

New York (CNN Business) The Biden bust that the Trump campaign warned of has morphed into a Biden boom. The S&P 500 is up 8.6% since the market close on January 20, the final day of the Trump presidency. That means President Joe Biden is on track for the strongest

Vice President Kamala Harris agreed with Sen. Tim Scott Thursday that the US is not a racist country — but at the same time also claimed that domestic terrorism “manifested by white supremacists” is “one of the greatest threats to our national security.” During

President Biden kicked off his address to a joint session of Congress with a string of words that no American president has ever said before: “Madam Vice President and Madam Speaker.” For the first time, the president is delivering his speech while standing

MSNBC anchor Brian Williams urged viewers to sympathize for President Joe Biden ahead of his joint congressional address Wednesday because he was "robbed of so much of the majesty and pomp" typically attached to the office due to the coronavirus pandemic. LIVE

Like most Americans, the bulk of representatives and senators watched President Biden’s first address to Congress from their living rooms. And it was unlike any other modern presidential speech to lawmakers seen before. Long one of the most sought-after events

CLAIM: During his April 28, 2021, speech to Congress, President Joe Biden claimed the 1994 “assault weapons” ban lowered gun crime. VERDICT: False. The Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) released a report as the federal “assault weapons”

(CNN) Lawmakers on Capitol Hill and advocates who want to overhaul the nation's policing laws held a series of meetings Thursday searching for legislation that can pass both chambers of Congress, the day after President Joe Biden highlighted the demand for

As President Biden reaches the 100-day mark in office, one of the biggest issues facing his administration has been the rapidly worsening crisis at the southern border -- which critics have blamed on his dramatic rollback of Trump-era policies which started

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) drew scorn on Twitter Wednesday night for the dismissive way in which he responded to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress. Biden highlighted his administration’s accomplishments

President Joe Biden applauded his own administration for supposedly “ending the forever war in Afghanistan” during remarks to Congress on Wednesday, despite the fact that he acted to prolong the war beyond the May 1 deadline set by predecessor Donald Trump. “American

Most of all, I’m saddened that millions of kids have lost a year of learning when they could not afford to lose a single day. Locking vulnerable kids out of the classroom is locking adults out of their future. Our public schools should have reopened months

A coalition of left-wing groups is promising to spend $50 million to push an amnesty through the Senate, via a 60-vote majority or a 51-vote reconciliation maneuver, according to the Associated Press. “The effort includes a $30 million commitment from a group

Washington (CNN) White House aides were prepping President Joe Biden to virtually tour an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant last week when the President suddenly shifted the conversation to something else entirely: China and the fate of democracy. Sitting

A first address to Congress or State of the Union speech is pretty much one where you completely control your environment and everyone is generally fairly polite in response. Some from the opposing side might not clap and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up

WASHINGTON — Republicans lined up in opposition to President Biden’s latest ambitious economic package on Wednesday, choosing Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina to deliver an official party broadside that accused the president of abandoning his pledge to seek

President Joe Biden boasted about following Al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden to the “gates of hell” during his first address to a joint session of Congress, despite having opposed the mission to kill or capture bin Laden when he was vice president. During

Big Government Is Back And 3 Other Takeaways From Biden's Address To Congress Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AP Jim Watson/AP President Biden's joint address to Congress looked back over the challenges he faced taking office 100 days ago in

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:18 AM PT – Thursday, April 29, 2021 Joe Biden delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night and wasted no time to tout the work accomplished in his first 100 days. “After 100 days of rescue and renewal,

Washington (CNN) By Monday, numerous media outlets had debunked the viral false claim that President Joe Biden has proposed to restrict how much red meat Americans are allowed to eat. Even a Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday afternoon that the claim

WASHINGTON (AP) - Forty years ago, a newly elected American president declared government the source of many of the nation’s problems, reshaping the parameters of U.S. politics for decades to come. On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden unabashedly embraced

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Baltimore on Thursday to mark the 100th day of the Biden-Harris administration with a tour of the mass COVID-19 vaccination site at M&T Bank Stadium. Harris arrived via helicopter shortly after 1:30 p.m. in Port Covington,

Republican senators bashed President Joe Biden following his first address before the joint session of Congress Wednesday for breaking his promise on “unifying a divided nation.” Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Republican Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will use his first joint address to Congress to declare the nation is “turning peril into possibility, crisis into opportunity,” urging a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally

President Joe Biden gave his first speech to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday night. As a Democrat, there were many things I liked about his speech. In addition to the president’s temperament and his soft-spoken delivery, it was refreshing to hear someone

(CNN) Jill Biden has no time for dawdling; she has work to do . At a vaccine clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week, sensing hesitancy from a woman waiting to get her first shot, the first lady spoke up: "It's, like, so fast." The woman said she was scared,

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden declared that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades. Biden’s nationally

“We owe special thanks to the people of Georgia,” the president said. “Because of your two senators, the rest of America was able to get the help they got so far. The American Rescue Plan would not have passed. So much have we gotten done, like getting checks

Sen. Tim Scott said “Washington schemes” and “socialist dreams” won’t deliver America from its pandemic doldrums, using a primetime GOP rebuttal Wednesday to decry Democrats as divisive virtue-signalers and promote free-market reforms over the big-spending

Lawmakers Invite Virtual Guests To Watch Biden's Joint Address From Afar, Too Enlarge this image toggle caption White House via AP White House via AP One hallmark of a president's joint address to Congress is the guest list: In a typical year, the president

In his first speech to Congress, President Biden on Wednesday night immediately and publicly recognized that the vice president and House speaker seated behind him at the podium were both women, for the first time in U.S. history. “Madam Speaker, Madam Vice

Of all the sweeping ideas President Joe Biden laid out Wednesday night -- trillions in new spending, vast new investments in health care, education, the environment, infrastructure, police reform and more -- the most grandiose notion he offered may be the concept

President Joe Biden will deliver his first address before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, where he will ask lawmakers for an additional $1.8 trillion for his children and family care and education. Biden will use his primetime speech to pitch

Washington (CNN) In his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden struck an optimistic tone , speaking for more than an hour and pushing his expansive vision of building America "back better" by touting his vast infrastructure plan and praising the

President Joe Biden delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via Reuters) President Biden labeled terrorism by “white supremacists” the “most lethal terrorist

Meg Jacobs teaches history at Princeton University. Follow her on Twitter @MegJacobs100 . The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN) The best thing about President Joe Biden is that he's old. And that means he can remember

During his April 28, 2021, speech to Congress, President Biden called for a ban on “high-capacity magazines that hold 100 rounds.” He reiterated his point seconds later, saying: We need a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines again. Don’t tell

Washington (CNN) In the Republican response to President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress , Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Biden and Democrats were "pulling" the US apart and took time to praise former President Donald Trump. Scott's nearly 15-minute

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit Milwaukee on Tuesday to tout President Joe Biden’s economic development agenda. The White House announced the visit just before Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace made quick work of Sen. Tim Scott’s Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night. “This is a speech delivered from a planet where facts don’t matter, which is where the

Sen. Tim Scott’s GOP rebuttal to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress is getting a thumbs-up from some influential Republicans in the two states that kick off the presidential nominating calendar. The senator from South Carolina used his

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert spotted a standout word in President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress — jobs. Biden said the word 43 times during his Wednesday address, according to the Associated Press. Colbert celebrated the moment

CNN was quick to trash the GOP rebuttal given by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. after fawning over President Biden's first joint address to Congress. After CNN anchor Jake Tapper kicked off the conversation about Scott's "inspiring and hopeful" speech and acknowledging

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pauses while speaking during an Operation Warp Speed vaccine summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2020. Former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and other Republican leaders who

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is using his first address before a joint session of Congress to make the case that his administration has made progress during the first 100 days he’s been in office, confronting the public health and economic maelstrom

After four years of conservative populism focused on cultural grievances, President Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress delivered a dose of left-leaning economic populism on Wednesday, redoubling his wager that Democrats can build a lasting

Democrats are all rabidly promoting a CBS poll about the reaction to Joe Biden’s speech before Congress tonight. The poll claimed that 85% of the viewers they surveyed approved of Biden’s speech. Here’s Fang Fang’s ex-boyfriend, Rep. Eric “I wouldn’t give

Live Live Updates: Biden and Harris Plan Trips to Promote Major Proposals President Biden heads to Georgia and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Baltimore to sell their agenda as major and necessary investments in infrastructure, education and jobs. Mr.

President Biden delivered an address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, giving his most high-profile speech to the nation yet on the eve of his 100th day in office. Here are the top five moments from Biden's address to a joint session of Congress

During his campaign, Joe Biden repeatedly held out the promise of an FDR-size presidency—the better to counter the misrule of the Trump administration. It can be said that he has already made some admirable strides in that direction with the passage of the

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., in his Wednesday night response to President Biden's address before Congress attributed his success to his mother, the United States and a Chick-fil-A store operator named John Moniz. Moniz, who died suddenly of a heart attack in 1985

This was excerpted from the April 29 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. (CNN) "Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President." Those were words that no President

Sen. Tim Scott's, R-S.C., declaration that the United States is not a racist country infuriated progressives Wednesday night, but Vice President Kamala Harris agrees. "First of all, no, I don't think America is a racist country, but we also do have to speak

President Biden gave his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday. In his speech on the eve of his 100th day in office, Biden, 78, touched on the coronavirus vaccine roll-out, his future plans and his achievements since taking over as president. As they’ve

CLAIM: President Joe Biden said during his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday that fighting climate change will create jobs. VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE, as Biden’s executive orders to still the Keystone XL Pipeline cost thousands of Americans their

"Outnumbered" co-host and former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany praised Sen. Tim Scott's rebuttal to President Biden's joint address on Wednesday's "Hannity," claiming his message was in stark "contrast" to the president and is "exactly what the

Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials are slamming President Joe Biden’s touting of massive amnesty for illegal aliens in his address to a joint session of Congress while illegal aliens pour across the United States-Mexico border. As Breitbart

America’s establishment news media were unable to ignore Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress Wednesday. Just after the speech, Jake Tapper called Scott’s speech “inspiring and hopeful.” “You heard there an inspiring

Fox News’ Chris Wallace offered praise for President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress, predicting programs and benefits he promoted will play well Americans — if he doesn’t raise their taxes. In comments following the Wednesday night address, the Fox News Sunday

Twitter has blocked Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) “Uncle Tim” trending topic Thursday after he delivered the rebuttal speech to President Joe Biden on Wednesday. “This is in line with our policies on Trends… to promote healthy conversations on Twitter. This means

President Biden on Thursday met with former President Jimmy Carter at his home in southern Georgia as the White House denied the stop was made because Carter’s health is failing. Biden and first lady Jill Biden privately visited with Carter, 96, for less than

Sen. Lindsey Graham said he’s had it with people trying to paint President Biden as a “moderate” after his address to Congress Wednesday night, telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity that the Democratic president went full socialist by introducing “the largest power

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. fired back at The Washington Post during his rebuttal to President Biden's joint address to Congress after the paper published a "fact-check" that delved into the lawmaker's ancestry. The Post was panned last week after it published

Text of President Joe Biden’s first address to a join session of Congress, as provided by the White House: Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time. The First Lady. The Second Gentleman.

Some prominent liberal groups, including Black Lives Matter and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), haven't weighed in on the "Uncle Tim" Twitter insults lobbed at Sen. Tim Scott Wednesday night. Scott, R-S.C., the only

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod argued Wednesday on CNN that President Joe Biden didn’t offer a solution” to the immigration crisis during his address to a joint session of Congress. Anchor Anderson Cooper said, “President Biden didn’t talk about — and

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday reacted to Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott's response to President Biden's Wednesday address before Congress. Scott reflected on the idea of a unified nation amid party disagreements and racism in America in

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Wednesday delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress, telling the country unequivocally that “America is not a racist country.” Scott’s message stood starkly against that

President Joe Biden boldly proclaimed on Wednesday evening, “Let’s end cancer as we know it,” adding, “It’s within our power to do it.” The president made this claim while delivering his first address before a joint session of Congress. “The Defense Department

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday reacted to Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s congressional address. In responding to Biden Wednesday, Scott pushed back against the notion of the United States being a “racist country.” His comments

China’s state-run Global Times newspaper applauded President Joe Biden on Wednesday for allegedly having “more scruples than the Trump administration” and adopting a “chill” foreign policy, hours before Biden used his first address to Congress to boast of his

The Biden Doctrine -- say one thing and do another -- was on full display Wednesday night as President Joe Biden delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress. The president tried to come across to members of Congress and a national television

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ripped President Biden's address to Congress on Wednesday, interrupting the president's near unanimous praise from ABC's panel giving initial reactions to the speech. Christie's scathing rebuke came in stark contrast to

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), in honor of President Biden’s first 100 days in office, highlighted some of the president’s “accomplishments,” including the commander-in-chief spreading “misinformation” on Georgia’s election integrity law and creating the crisis

Wednesday on FNC’s “Hannity,” immediately following President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reacted to the remarks with very disparaging terms. The South Carolina Republican said the speech had scared him. However,

Conservatives criticized Twitter Wednesday night for allowing “Uncle Tim” to trend after Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) gave the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address before a joint session of Congress. During his rebuttal, Scott called out the

The spin that the Biden-friendly media have put on his first 100 days in office is embarrassing. The president has polarized the country further even than Donald Trump, polls show. Mr. Unity has ratcheted up racial tension, opened the floodgates to illegal

Sen. Tim Scott said Thursday his rebuttal to President Joe Biden's address to Congress was met with racial slurs from the left, including the phrase "Uncle Tim" to be used so much that it was trending for a time on Twitter. "Intolerance so often comes from

Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday knocked President Biden for “empty platitudes” about national unity while also accusing the US of “systemic racism” in a blistering Republican response to Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress. The South Carolina Republican

"Platitudes and political theater," is how Erin Elmore, a Town Hall columnist, described President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Fox Nation Wednesday. Elmore joined host Tomi Lahren, along with Fox Nation host David Webb and Fox

Sonny Hostin, co-host of "The View," praised President Biden's tone in his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday, but said she was "disappointed" in the Republican rebuttal delivered by Sen. Tim Scott, S.C. because she feels like he was "used" by his

Kudos to Sen. Tim Scott for his slam-dunk response to President Joe Biden’s speech Wednesday night, calling out the president’s hypocrisy and demanding he start walking the “unity” walk. And he did it with some killer lines, noting that “a president who promised

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress yesterday, and he did so with dignity, depth, and a touch of elegance. Sen. Scott is reminiscent of the old heads that I grew up under. They

President Biden addressed Congress for the first time Wednesday night in a speech before a sparse, socially distanced audience in the House Chamber — declaring, “America is on the move again.” “I stand here tonight, one day shy of the 100th day of my administration,”

"Uncle Tim" trended on Twitter Wednesday night as left-wing users flooded the site with the racial slur on Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C, following his rebuttal to President Biden's address to Congress. Scott, who is Black, declared the United States is not a racist

President Biden’s speech Wednesday night failed on all counts: It didn’t sell his latest spending plan, it didn’t sell his larger agenda — and, worst of all, it didn’t sell him. Start with the utterly bizarre “mask theater.” All the politicians in the room

A plurality of U.S. likely voters consider President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office a “failure,” a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday found. The survey, taken April 27-28, days before Biden reaches his 100th day in office, asked, “Have President

During a speech last night where he responded to President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) pushed back on the toxic woke dogma frequently pushed by Democrats including Biden. “Today, kids again are being taught

President Joe Biden elevated Chinese President Xi Jinping in his address to Congress Wednesday, suggesting he was on his way to leading his country to overtake the United States. “He’s deadly earnest, of becoming the most significant consequential country

Below is the full text of President Joe Biden’s prepared address to Congress: Madame Speaker. Madame Vice President. No president has ever said those words from this podium, and it’s about time. The First Lady. The Second Gentleman. Mr. Chief Justice. Members

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., took aim at race relations, corporate cancel culture and the politics of division during his GOP rebuttal to President Biden's speech. "Hear me clearly: America is not a racist country," Scott said. "It's backwards to fight discrimination

Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace said Wednesday night on his network’s coverage of President Joe Biden’s speech will be “popular” because after the coronavirus pandemic, people “now feel more trusting and more in need of government.” Wallace said, “I think

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace slammed Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. over his rebuttal to President Biden's joint address to Congress, particularly over his remarks on the coronavirus pandemic. "This is a speech delivered from a planet where facts don't matter which

In the Republican response to President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., rebuked the president's divisive agenda on taxes, spending, and race. "A hundred years ago, kids in thne classroom were taught the color of

Police reform advocates, including George Floyd's brother, spent Thursday on Capitol Hill meeting with Sen. Tim Scott and other lawmakers to advance legislation to tackle police brutality. Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said family members want meaningful

More than 176,000 people in the United States died from the Chinese coronavirus during President Joe Biden’s first 14 weeks in office. An estimated 176,407 people in the U.S. died due to complications from the coronavirus during Biden’s first 14 weeks in the

Twitter on Thursday morning blocked the "Uncle Tim" trending topic – the racial slur that flooded the platform Wednesday night after Republican Sen. Tim Scott delivered his rebuttal to President Biden's address to Congress. Scott, who is Black, declared the

Hunter Biden continues to hold a minority stake in a Chinese private equity firm 100 days into President Joe Biden’s term, business records show. Hunter Biden holds a 10% equity stake in BHR Partners through his company, Skaneateles LLC, according to Qixinbao

CNN and MSNBC pundits were outraged over South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott's, R., response to President Biden's first joint address to Congress on Wednesday, accusing the senator of lying and misleading the public on vaccines and voting laws. In his remarks, Scott

The president’s climate goals face insuperable obstacles — and the administration isn’t discussing any of them. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE Y esterday, President Biden unveiled his American Families Plan before a joint session of Congress. Together with the rest

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday again emphasized that she is working to address the “root causes” of the illegal immigration crisis facing the US, insisting that people who make the arduous trek “don’t want to leave home” — despite having no first-hand

Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, the adjutant general of the Arizona National Guard and director of the State of Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, criticized President Joe Biden's border security policies, telling Newsmax TV the reason for the

Kamala Harris has another trip away from Washington planned for next week – but it’s not a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border region. The vice president on Tuesday will travel to Milwaukee, according to reports. Harris is expected to promote the president’s

Below is the text, as prepared for delivery, of Sen. Tim Scott’s response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress delivered Wednesday night: Good evening. I’m Senator Tim Scott from the great state of South Carolina. We just heard President Biden’s first

President Joe Biden will use his first address to Congress Wednesday evening to draw attention to the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill as supporters of former President Donald Trump protested the 2020 election. The president will describe the riot as “the worst

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), one of few Republicans who spoke with President Joe Biden following his joint address to Congress on Wednesday night, urged the president to make a trip to the southern border and show support for the border patrol agents who

During CNN’s coverage of President Joe Biden’s speech before Congress on Wednesday, CNN reporter Daniel Dale stated that Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) response to Biden’s speech didn’t have anything that was flat-out untrue, but we should note for context that the

With the exception of the breakout of the Civil War at the onset of Lincoln’s presidency, the Biden administration’s first 100 days have been the most radical in American history. The elite media would have Americans believe that President Biden is doing really

President Joe Biden's "radical agenda is dead on arrival," Sen. Tom Cotton said Wednesday night at the president's first address to a joint session of Congress. "Tonight, President Biden promised the nation higher taxes, crushing debt, and open borders," the

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., responded Thursday to what he called the left's "stunning" personal assault against him following his rebuttal to President Biden's address to Congress. Scott told "Fox & Friends" it was shocking to hear intolerance coming from those

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., tried to call attention to the surge at the southern border by unfurling a Mylar blanket - similar to those used by migrants in shelters - during President Joe Biden’s speech before Congress. Boebert’s spokesperson confirmed she

President Biden on Wednesday night defended his decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, arguing that America has accomplished its goals in the 20-year “forever war.” Speaking to a joint session of Congress, the president said the

A racist slur against Sen. Tim Scott was trending on Twitter late Wednesday and early Thursday after he gave the Republican response to President Biden’s address to Congress. From about 11 p.m. through at least 12:45 a.m., one of the trending topics on the

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called out President Biden’s devotion to prioritizing climate change-related initiatives, warning it will “crush American jobs.” “The President’s plan to put ‘climate change first’ and at the forefront of his

President Biden on Wednesday evening laid out his sweeping $1.8 trillion “American Families Plan” to a joint session of Congress and prodded lawmakers to act on his other top priorities including policing, immigration and gun control. Mr. Biden took credit

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) unfurled a Mylar blanket at President Joe Biden’s address to Congress on Wednesday to bring attention to the border crisis. The Colorado Republican took a different approach to draw attention to Biden’s border crisis, taking out

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) told Breitbart News on Thursday that she asked President Joe Biden to visit the U.S.-Mexico border and support Customs and Border Protection agents after the president’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday

It’s no coincidence that former Vice President Mike Pence’s first speech since the end of Donald Trump’s administration comes on the same day that President Biden marks his first 100 days in office. Speaking Thursday evening in South Carolina, a crucial early

President Joe Biden neglected to mention Israel or the recent peace and normalization agreements in the Middle East in his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening. It is almost customary for American presidents to discuss Middle East

Alfredo Ortiz, President and CEO of Job Creators Network, one of America’s largest small business advocacy organizations, took Joe Biden to task for being “beholden to his left-wing base” and declared his first 100 days in office “a war on small business.” “Small

“Distinguished journalist” Brian Williams, whose “There I was…” lies made him the laughingstock of the news business, got a serious case of the sads on Wednesday over everything poor Joe Biden was denied experiencing — the inhumane sacrifices Basement Joe was

The ratings are in for President Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress -- and they aren't good. Deadline, citing Nielsen, reported Thursday that just 22.6 million viewers tuned in Wednesday to the seven major networks that broadcast the 46th

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 12:04 AM PT – Thursday, April 29, 2021 Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) delivered the GOP response to Joe Biden’s address Wednesday night, expressing his skepticism that Biden will do all that he promised. The South Carolina senator took no time

56 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing meet with Jimmy Carter and participate in a “drive-in car rally.” President Biden’s Itinerary for 4/29/21: All Times EDT 9:00 AM Receive daily

A Republican congressman posted on Facebook that he was issued a mask made in China to wear for President Joe Biden’s speech Wednesday. Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX) posted photos of himself on the House floor and talking to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): On the floor

Twitter allowed a racial slur about Sen. Tim Scott, the only black Republican senator, to trend on its site for hours after he was attacked as an “Uncle Tim” for saying “America is not a racist country” in his rebuttal to President Biden’s first address to

President Joe Biden urged Americans during his address to Congress Thursday not to fear government intervention in their lives, reminding them his administration is “We the people.” “It’s time we remembered that ‘We the people’ are the government. You and

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Ayman Mohyeldin Reports,” White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield stated that “we’ve made tremendous progress on the situation at the border” and “there’s a lot more to do, and I think what you heard from President

Left-wing Hollywood actress Rosanna Arquette smeared tens of millions of Americans on Thursday, telling her 187k Twitter followers that it is “clear” the R in Republican “stands for Racist.” “Yes,” the Desperately Seeking Susan star began, adding, “It’s clear

It’s Ted Cruzzz. Sen. Ted Cruz admitted fighting to stay awake during President Biden’s speech to Congress — blaming the commander-in-chief for being deliberately “boring.” The Texas Republican was caught on camera Wednesday with his heavy-looking eyes closed

Full text of Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) rebuttal to President Biden’s Congressional address Wednesday night: Good evening. I’m Senator Tim Scott from the great state of South Carolina. We just heard President Biden’s first address to Congress. Our president seems

President Biden, in his first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, laid out his vision for America, through a slew of policy proposals and a legislative wish list, while vowing to work with both Republicans and Democrats to deliver on his

Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) speaks at the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 10, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Reuters) Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.) on Thursday morning slammed critics of his response to President

11 SHARES 75 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Millions of Americans tuned in for President Biden’s State of the Union Address last night. When the president spoke about our nation’s experiences with the COVID crisis and offered optimism for the

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) offered a vision of “redemption” for America on Wednesday evening, after President Joe Biden talked about “systemic racism” plaguing the country. Scott delivered the Republican response to President Biden’s first address to a joint session

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) noted during his response to President Joe Biden’s address Wednesday evening that the left frequently attacks him by calling him racist names. “I’ve also experienced a different kind of intolerance,” he said. “I get called ‘Uncle Tom’

President Joe Biden used his first joint address to Congress to call for a set of policies aimed at fundamentally transforming and enlarging the government’s role in the lives of American families. Biden pitched to the American people a vision of a society

He didn’t name it, but Sen. Tim Scott called out the Washington Post on Wednesday for a fact-check that suggested his Black family was actually well-off. In giving the Republican response to President Biden’s address to Congress, the South Carolina Republican

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said in his rebuttal to President Joe Biden on Wednesday night that Democrats too often want to focus on the issue rather than finding a solution. Scott delivered the Republican rebuttal after Biden delivered his address to a joint session

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) reacted to “Uncle Tim” trending on social media in response to his speech on Wednesday night by stating that the left “doubled down on this concept of liberal oppression.”

As we previously reported, President Joe Biden gave his first address to a joint session of Congress last night, and it was full of the usual Democrat pablum with promises of an even bigger federal government, higher taxes, stifling regulations, and pretty

Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” former President Donald Trump railed against President Joe Biden for failing to discuss the “out of control” border crisis during his address to a joint session of Congress. Trump lamented that Biden’s

What is it with white liberals believing they have the right to levy racist attacks against black Republicans? That happened again last night from several corners of the left after Tim Scott delivered his rebuttal to Joe Biden’s boring, yet surprising dangerous

During CNN’s coverage of President Joe Biden’s speech before Congress on Wednesday, CNN reporter Daniel Dale said that Biden’s speech was generally quite factual, “where Biden was false a couple of times was when he ad-libbed.” And that “this is a bit of a

Without speaking a word, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert appeared to tell President Biden and Vice President Harris on Wednesday night that she was thinking about their handling of the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. While seated in the House chamber of

Despite filing hundreds of lawsuits against the Trump administration over its border policies, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has yet to file a single lawsuit against President Biden in his first 100 days amid the growing humanitarian crisis at the

CLAIM: President Joe Biden’s green jobs agenda “will create millions of good-paying jobs that “Americans can raise their families on.” VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. Biden’s American Jobs Plan threatens American union jobs and the wages of millions of energy workers,

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. The mainstream press is slobbering all over itself lauding the first 100 days – through April 29th – of the Biden administration. Nevermind that

Nearly 75 percent fewer Americans watched President Joe Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday compared to former President Trump’s first address in 2017. About 11.6 million viewers watched Wednesday night, according to Nielsen’s initial

President Biden, in his first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, laid out his vision for America, through a slew of policy proposals and a legislative wish list, while vowing to work with both Republicans and Democrats to deliver on his

Progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups are hailing President Biden's sweeping multitrillion-dollar tax and spending plan as a major victory for the left-wing faction of the Democratic Party. Biden's first 100 days in office have been marked by an unprecedented

Co-host of ABC's "The View" Joy Behar suggested Thursday that Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., "doesn't seem to understand" the difference between a racist country and systemic racism. Behar, who is white, made the suggestion while railing against Scott, the first

Senator Tim Scott (R., S.C.) wears a face mask as he arrives for a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2020. (Andrew Harnik/Reuters Pool) Twitter stepped in early Thursday morning to block the “Uncle Tim” label that began trending following

President Joe Biden’s address to Congress on Wednesday night included some remarks on foreign policy that expressed a disturbing mindset toward American interests and national security. The two key lines were “America is an idea” and Biden’s assertion that

Verified accounts on Twitter took to the platform after Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s joint address speech Wednesday night to provide their reactions, many of which were laced with disapproval and disdain,

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress and the Republican response. A look at some of the claims we’ve examined: BIDEN: “When I was vice president, the president

Twice failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton thanked President Joe Biden for the progress the U.S. made in terms of coronavirus relief — from vaccines to stimulus checks — in his first 100 days in office, despite the fact that his administration continued

On the 99th day of his administration, President Biden appeared before a joint session of Congress and talked of Americans achieving goals together "with the overwhelming support of the American people." And yet, his words were once again self-congratulatory:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on Thursday slammed Democrat President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office with a social media post marking his first 100 days in office as "Biden's 100 days of failure." In the Facebook post, Abbott listed "Biden's accomplishments

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing the Biden administration for failing to examine the environmental effects of its immigration policies — but state environmental groups are not supportive. "This is a cynical lawsuit by the attorney general. Attorney

Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that she agrees with Republican Sen. Tim Scott that the United States is not a "racist country," but she still thinks it's important to "speak truth about the history of racism in our country and its existence today." "These

Sen. Tim Scott will lay out the GOP’s case against President Biden’s agenda following the commander-in-chief’s first joint address to Congress on Wednesday, with the South Carolina Republican expected to touch on the economic growth seen under Republicans before

Biden noted that the economy has gained some 1.3 million new jobs in the first few months of his administration — more than any in the first 100 days of any presidency. But he quickly pivoted to the need to pass his American Jobs Plan if the country is going

A year ago, the nation watched in horror as the novel coronavirus ravaged one of America’s biggest cities. New York City was the county’s early epicenter for COVID-19, with some 203,000 cases of the disease reported in the city during the first three months

New York City Police officers investigate at the building where home of former President Donald Trump's personal attorney and the former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani located after FBI has executed a search warrant at Giulianiâs apartment in Manhattan

OAN Newsroom UPDATED 7:15 PM PT – Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer spoke out on the FBI’s raid into his New York City residence. In a statement Wednesday, attorney Robert Costello said the devices and documents that were seized from his home

Four Seasons Total Landscaping got in a dig Wednesday after federal agents raided the Manhattan home and office of Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. “Wrong apartment,” the marketing-savvy Philadelphia landscaping business wrote

John Lindsay, the clueless rich-boy-turned-mayor of this little burg in the crumbling late ’60s, famously, if unintentionally, coined the phrase “Fun City” back in the “Midnight Cowboy” era (1966-1973), over which he presided so oafishly, it’s as if Bill de

Two years ago, Rudolph W. Giuliani finally got one thing he had been seeking in Ukraine: The Trump administration removed the U.S. ambassador there, a woman Mr. Giuliani believed had been obstructing his efforts to dig up dirt on the Biden family. It was a

The feds may have been spurred to raid Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment and office based on a voicemail he left a former business associate’s lawyer in which he hinted at having a burner phone, according to a report. Joseph Bondy, the attorney for ex-associate

MSNBC’s Ari Melber suggested Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani’s “bonkers” rants during and after the 2020 election now make “a tad more sense.” After federal agents had earlier raided Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office in an escalation into the investigation

Former President Donald Trump went to bat for his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani Thursday morning following news that the FBI raided the former New York mayor’s apartment, calling the action “so unfair, and such a double standard.” Speaking on Fox Business’

New York (CNN Business) New York City is suing Chipotle Mexican Grill, alleging that the company violated a law that requires fast food chains to give their employees more predictable, less hectic schedules. Chipotle CMG In a lawsuit filed this week, the city's

NEW YORK (AP) - Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice Department’s investigation into the business dealings of former President Donald Trump’s personal

(CNN) With federal authorities now in possession of Rudy Giuliani's electronic devices as a result of search warrants executed on his Manhattan residence and office Wednesday, federal officials anticipate a court fight over their potentially privileged contents. Giuliani's

It’s beer-o-clock in New York. Last summer, bars and restaurants were allowed to reopen in New York, albeit with restrictions. One of these rules said that establishments could not serve alcohol unless it was being sold with food. Now, as summer is about

Rudy Giuliani’s cellphones and other electronic devices were seized by federal agents on Wednesday as part of the investigation into his business dealings in Ukraine. And the raid on the Manhattan home and office of the former personal attorney to ex-President

Federal authorities who raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment and office on Wednesday are eyeing the former mayor’s relationship with ex-Ukrainian prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko, a source familiar with the situation told The Post. The former mayor’s legal

Some Democrats on Capitol Hill are wary of President Joe Biden’s pitch to nearly double the capital gains tax for the wealthy, meaning that the proposed hike will almost certainly land at a lower level. Biden wants to pay for his American Families Plan, a

(CNN) President Joe Biden spent the majority of his first speech to Congress on Wednesday discussing his economic and infrastructure plans for the nation, his foreign policy vision for America's role in the world and the coronavirus pandemic and other health

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-T.X. slammed President Biden's address saying it was an "unapologetic partisan speech" that's "agenda was set by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and AOC" on "Hannity." CRUZ: I think the speech tonight, you could sum up three words: boring

President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress, a capstone of the Democrat’s first 100 days in office, reflected his administration so far: focused on recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, free of drama, outwardly solicitous of the Republican Party and closely

During his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden touted his massive amnesty plan for millions of illegal aliens even as 22.4 million Americans remain jobless or underemployed. “On day one of my presidency, I kept my commitment and

The crucial question is this: In a society with such a diverse array of family forms, which kind of family structure should the government favor? My answer is, “None.” The role of government is to help people build the kind of family they prefer, not tell them

President Joe Biden’s administration wants to reserve spaces for the foreign children of illegal migrants in the strained U.S. foster-care system, according to a report by Yahoo News. “The Biden administration is seeking to enlist state-licensed shelter and

WASHINGTON — After four decades of seeking the nation’s highest office, Joseph R. Biden Jr. entered the presidency as a deadly pandemic and an economic crisis prevented him from doing any of the parts of the job that might typically be considered among its

They say the commander-in-chief plays an influential role in popular culture – so maybe President Biden’s campaign-trail moniker wore off on some of those in the audience during his speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz

'Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President': Women Make History At Biden's Joint Address Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Bloomberg via Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Bloomberg via Getty Images When a president addresses Congress flanked by the

President Joe Biden used his first address before a joint session of Congress Wednesday evening to talk about the “American Families Plan” for low- and middle-income families. Biden mentioned his “American Families Plan” will give affordable child care, guarantee

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day Biden lays out vision for 'rebuilding' America through slew of policy proposals in first joint address President Biden, in his first address to a joint session

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday dismissed comments from former President Donald Trump that the GOP needs a new Senate leader — suggesting the GOP is moving forward without Trump. In an interview with Fox News, McConnell said the

Left-wing Hollywood celebrities could barely contain their ecstasy as President Joe Biden delivered his first Congressional address on Wednesday. Stars including Rob Reiner, Alyssa Milano, Josh Gad, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus trumpeted their unconditional love

President Biden signaled Wednesday that he is willing to forgo legalization for all illegal immigrants in the U.S. and instead pursue bills that would cover nearly a third of the population, comprised of illegal immigrant “Dreamers,” other long-time humanitarian

(CNN) After an Idaho officer posted a TikTok video mocking NBA star LeBron James' comments about the use of force by police, his employer, the Bellevue Marshal's Office, said it was addressing the issue internally. In a statement posted on Facebook , it said:

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was shot in the chest with his own gun Wednesday in a struggle with a man who had broken into his car, authorities said. The suspect also was wounded in the struggle but both men are expected to survive,

Sgt. Mattingly, who was shot in the leg, also opened fire at Taylor's home. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, the Louisville officer shot in the leg during the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, is set to retire on June 1, according to the Louisville Metro Police

I wrote a couple of days ago about how Deon Joseph, a black LAPD officer with 24 years of service on the force, wrote an open letter to LeBron James asking for a one on one meeting in the aftermath of a tweet James posted last week that many viewed as a direct

Washington (CNN) Newly released police body-camera and surveillance video shows the chemical spray assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and others during the riot on January 6. The videos were obtained by CNN and provide graphic new details into

An off-duty LAPD officer was shot multiple times Wednesday afternoon as he tried to thwart a burglar who targeted his personal vehicle. Fox 11 reports the off-duty officer was “with a woman leaving their apartment and heading to the locked parking garage,”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, a Louisville Metro Police officer involved in the apartment raid last year that left Breonna Taylor dead, is retiring after two decades with the department. LMPD Spokesperson Beth Ruoff confirmed Mattingly's retirement

An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was shot multiple times with his own service weapon on Wednesday when a man broke into the cop’s private car stole and stole the firearm and a bulletproof vest, a report said. The officer, who was carrying another weapon,

The attorney for the family of Ashli Babbitt, Terry Roberts, announced that the family plans to sue the Capitol Police and the officer who shot her for at least $10 million, Newsweek reports. Babbitt, a decorated Air Force veteran, was shot by a Capitol Police

The beleaguered Louisville Police Department has been hemorrhaging officers since the Breonna Taylor shooting, in the face of a federal investigation and a soaring murder rate. More than 230 cops have either retired, resigned or been fired since 2020 — a more

The Austin Police Department released dashcam footage, police body-worn cameras, bystander cell phone footage and surveillance video of two fatal officer-involved shootings that left 27-year-old Alex Gonzales dead in January. Gabriel Gutierrez, an Austin police

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky man who says he was repeatedly punched by a police officer while protesting police brutality has filed a lawsuit. Denorver “Dee” Garrett, 29, filed suit Tuesday accusing Louisville Metro Police Officer Aaron Ambers of civil

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A Florida police officer was fired after authorities said he tried to use a Texas woman’s credit card information to make purchases from Walmart. St. Petersburg police fired Jonathan Cain, 25 on Wednesday after he was arrested on

New York City aims to "fully reopen" on July 1 after more than a year of closures and capacity restrictions, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday, citing satisfactory progress in its vaccination campaign. "We are ready to bring New York City back fully on

New York City will fully reopen on July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. "We are ready for stores to open, for businesses to open, offices, theaters, full strength," de Blasio said. He said that Broadway might take more time because they had been aiming

Commissioner of Health for New York State Howard Zucker, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio deliver remarks at a news conference regarding the first confirmed case of coronavirus in New York State in Manhattan, N.Y., March

New York City will be "fully open" on July 1 — nearly a year-and-a-half after the COVID-19 shutdown, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday morning. "We are ready for stores to open, for businesses to open, offices, theaters, full-strength," Hizzoner said

The mainstream media blackout of the nursing home scandal plaguing Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to have been revived this week, with none of the three major broadcast networks addressing the latest bombshell report by The New York Times. Late

New York City, once the U.S. epicenter of the Chinese coronavirus, will “fully reopen” on July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced Thursday. “Our plan is to fully reopen on July 1,” he announced during a Thursday appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “We are

CNN anchor Jake Tapper continued his bizarre practice of acknowledging unflattering stories about Democrats on social media while not giving them airtime on his own program, the latest example being the bombshell New York Times report about Democratic New York

Glenn Greenwald took aim at CNN's glowing pandemic coverage of Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid the latest developments in the nursing home scandal. The New York Times ran a bombshell report on Wednesday outlining damning details in the Cuomo administration's

Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean expressed her relief after the New York Times reported that aides for Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slighted state health officials by hiding the number of deaths in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic

You get the feeling that if Mayor Bill de Blasio said the sky was blue, Gov. Andrew Cuomo would not only say it’s green, he’d have planes spraying the air over New York City with food coloring. The latest, of course, was Cuomo stepping all over de Blasio’s

On Thursday, U.S. aid flights will begin arriving in India and will continue into next week. The flights to India first announced over the weekend is to one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19. Funeral pyres have lit up the night sky in the worst affected

And that includes younger Americans, some of whom still are hesitant or may think they don't have as much to fear from the virus. Everyone 16 and older is currently eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine. But a recent Quinnipiac University poll found 36% of adults

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Africa is “watching with total disbelief” as India struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the continent’s top public health official said Thursday, as African officials worry about delays in vaccine deliveries caused

CNN's Sam Kiley reports from a cemetery in Delhi, India, amid one of the world's worst outbreaks of Covid-19. India's total number of cases has surpassed 18 million, with 379,257 new cases on Thursday, another global record, according to figures released by

RANSIH KALAN. India (AP) - Every year, Swarn Singh sows rice in his fields, knowing that the thirsty crop is draining northern India‘s Punjab of its groundwater. But Singh says he has no choice, adding, “We’d rather plant crops that need less water.” The 32-year-old

(CNN) Responsibility for the devastating second wave of Covid-19 now sweeping India belongs "first and foremost" to the government, according to Narendra Taneja, a spokesman for the ruling BJP party. "We are in power, we are the government in India so of course

New Delhi (CNN) There is a split scenario unfolding as the world battles the pandemic. In countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, jubilant , newly-vaccinated people hug their loved ones after a long period of separation. In India , distraught

After deputies in North Carolina fatally shot a Black man last week, law enforcement offered promises of transparency. But few facts emerged – a void of information that raised suspicions and helped stoke national outrage, according to experts. Andrew Brown

Protesters in Elizabeth City, N.C., took to the streets for the eighth straight night on Wednesday to voice their frustrations after a judge ruled earlier that the body camera footage showing deputies shooting and killing a Black man does not need to immediately

After deputies in North Carolina fatally shot a Black man last week, law enforcement offered promises of transparency. But few facts emerged – a void of information that raised suspicions and helped stoke national outrage, according to experts. Andrew Brown

The North Carolina prosecutor reviewing the police shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. said Brown hit deputies with his car before they opened fire — and slammed claims from Brown’s family about the fatal encounter as “patently false.” “As it backs up, it does

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The family of a Black man fatally shot by sheriff's deputies will be allowed to view more bodycam footage of his death within 10 days, a judge ruled after deciding not to release the videos publicly. Judge Jeff Foster said Wednesday

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it would move to ban menthol tobacco cigarettes and flavored cigars, a historic step the agency said would significantly prevent death and disease, particularly among Black Americans. A ban would “significantly

FDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to ban menthol cigarettes, a move the National Medical Association has urged for years. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with the NMA's Dr. Doris Browne.

FDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is moving to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, based on the evidence of the addictiveness

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration announced plansto push for a ban on menthol cigarettes, a product that has long been the target of anti-smoking advocates and civil rights activists who say the industry has aggressively marketed to Black Americans. "With

The agency says it will reduce tobacco use and curb illnesses and deaths. The Food and Drug Administration plans to ban menthol in cigarettes and all flavors in cigars, a step the agency says will reduce tobacco use and curb preventable illnesses and deaths. The

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Board of Higher Education on Thursday named Bernell Hirning as the next president of Williston State College. Hirning, who grew up in Mott, holds a doctorate degree from Capella University, master’s and bachelor’s degrees

Even before President Biden made a pitch for national unity in his prime-time address to a joint-session of Congress on Wednesday night, he took a stab at bipartisanship. As the Democratic president entered the House of Representatives and made his way down

Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer called out President Joe Biden’s “repeated lies” on Georgia’s “election integrity law” in an op-ed the day Biden visits the Peach State. Shafer on Thursday called out Biden for visiting the state on his 100th

President Biden Thursday reached the 100th day of his presidency, an unofficial benchmark often used to reflect on how well a president is adjusting to his new office and whether he is fulfilling his campaign promises. Biden's administration has gotten off

MILWAUKEE (AP) - A former Milwaukee police chief is asking a judge to force the city to give him his job back. An attorney for the former chief, Alfonso Morales, filed an affidavit in a Wisconsin court this week arguing the city is dragging its feet in honoring

More than 200 Seattle police officers quit their jobs in the last year amid months of frequent anti-law enforcement, racial injustice protests and riots in the city. Many of the officers cited an anti-police climate in the city – including in the City Council