House Republicans have reinstated Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) to their respective committees, two years after Democrats stripped them of their assignments. The move is seen as a reward for the 21 House Republicans who initially blocked McCarthy from winning the speakership, and comes after a process that took 15 rounds of voting. Greene and Gosar are both staunch supporters of former President Donald Trump and critics of President Joe Biden.
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President Joe Biden Welcomes Golden State Warriors to White House to Celebrate 2022 NBA Championship
President Joe Biden Welcomes Golden State Warriors to White House to Celebrate 2022 NBA Championship
President Joe Biden welcomed the Golden State Warriors to the White House to celebrate their 2022 NBA championship, expressing his concern for the families and communities affected by the recent storms in California. Biden's remarks were met with laughter from the team, a stark contrast to their 2017 visit when former President Donald Trump disinvited them. The Warriors' visit is a sign of their return to championship form and a reminder of the resilience of the team and its fans.
White House Refuses to Negotiate Over Debt Limit, Treasury Secretary Warns of Potential Consequences
White House Refuses to Negotiate Over Debt Limit, Treasury Secretary Warns of Potential Consequences
The U.S. government is set to hit the debt limit on Thursday, and the White House has made it clear that it will not negotiate over it. Republican lawmakers have proposed using the debt limit as a bargaining chip, but the Democratic-led Senate and President Joe Biden are unlikely to accept their conditions. If the two sides fail to reach an agreement, the consequences could be severe. The Treasury Department has estimated that it will run out of money by the end of July if the debt limit is not raised.
Siamak Namazi, an American wrongfully detained in Iran for seven years, has launched a hunger strike to call on President Joe Biden to take notice of US detainees in the country. Namazi has asked Biden to devote one minute of his day for the next seven days to thinking about the tribulations of the U.S. hostages in Iran. The Biden administration has yet to comment on Namazi's hunger strike, but the US State Department has said it is "deeply concerned" about the welfare of all US citizens detained in Iran and committed to securing their release.
President Joe Biden made a historic visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia to mark Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, delivering remarks from the pulpit of the church. Biden urged the nation to choose democracy over autocracy and to pay attention to King's life and legacy. The visit serves as a reminder of the importance of democracy and the need to continue to strive for a more just and equitable society.
The White House has acknowledged the discovery of additional classified documents at the home of President Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware. These documents were found during a search of Mr. Biden's private library, in addition to documents found in December in his garage and in November at his former offices. An investigation is being conducted by the National Archives and Records Administration to determine the mishandling of classified documents and official records from the Obama administration. It is unclear whether the documents were classified at the time they were found or if they were marked as classified after the fact.
Key takeaways: The White House has revealed that President Joe Biden’s aides have discovered five additional pages of classified material at his personal residence in…
The National Archives and the Justice Department are investigating the discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, an office where President Joe Biden spent time after eight years in the Obama administration. Approximately 10 documents marked classified were found at the Biden residence in Wilmington, Del., including top-secret material, and another 10 were found at the office. The investigation is ongoing to determine how the documents ended up in the office and why they were not removed prior to the president’s departure.