Category: Joe Biden

Capitol Report (Aug. 30): Trump Special Master Request Faces Hurdles; Taiwan Fires at Chinese Drone

The Justice Department filed an unusual and lengthy response to former President Donald Trump’s special master request. A security law group gave the judge a list of candidates for the role, but none of them seem to like the former president. President Joe Biden weighs in for the first time on the fallout from the…


Ep. 55: The Mar-a-Lago Affidavit: Even WSJ Doesn’t Think It Justifies the Raid | The Larry Elder Show

According to The Wall Street Journal’s editorial on Aug. 26, the heavily redacted version of the FBI affidavit doesn’t justify the raid of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. “It’s possible the redactions in the 38-page document release contain some undisclosed bombshell. But given the contours of what the affidavit and attachments reveal, this really does seem…


Secret Service Official at Heart of Jan. 6 Hearing Retires

Tony Ornato, who was former President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for operations during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, has retired from the U.S. Secret Service. Ornato took on the White House post in December 2019, when the former president made the appointment saying that he was comfortable with Ornato since he had worked…


‘Black Swan’ Author Says Colleges—Not Taxpayers—Should Pay for Biden’s Student Loan Wipeout

Economist Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the bestselling book “The Black Swan” that deals with the extreme impact of rare events, has criticized President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan. Taleb, whose book argues that systems should be designed to be “antifragile” and build resilience when subjected to stress from adverse events, said in…


‘Draining the Swamp’ Must Include Social Policy and Welfare

Commentary If Republicans are really seeking to drain the Washington so-called “swamp”—with immediate, tangible benefits for Americans’ prosperity and freedom—they could do no better than to begin with social policy. Long neglected the vast welfare machinery not only furnishes the greatest reservoir of superfluous functionaries, but it is also among the most destructive sectors of…


White House: Biden ‘Not Involved’ in Intelligence Assessment of Trump Documents

A White House spokesperson on Monday said President Joe Biden isn’t involved in an intelligence assessment of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago handling of allegedly classified materials. “It is an appropriate action for the director in the intelligence community to undertake, but, again, I’ll let them speak to the details of this,” Kirby said Monday….


Biden Should Apologize for Calling MAGA movement ‘Semi-Fascism’: New Hampshire Governor

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Sunday said President Joe Biden should apologize for labeling Republicans who support the “Make America Great Again” movement as advocates of “semi-fascism.” Appearing on CNN program “State of the Union,” Sununu said that Biden’s remarks were “horribly inappropriate” and “insulting” to those voted for Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda, who…


Biden Responds to Trump’s Declassification Order Claims

President Joe Biden issued a response to assertions made by former President Donald Trump and his team that he declassified materials that were taken to Mar-a-Lago, which were the apparent subject of an FBI raid earlier this month. Trump’s team and former aide Kash Patel have said that while president, Trump had a standing order…


Ep. 54: Could Student Loan Forgiveness Become Welfare for the Rich? | The Larry Elder Show

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other qualifying borrowers. Biden also extended the federal student loan payment pause through Dec. 31. According to an analysis of Biden’s plan by the University of Pennsylvania…


Two Plead Guilty to Charges After Handling Diary of President Joe Biden’s Daughter

Two Florida residents on Aug. 25 pleaded guilty to federal charges over their handling of a diary penned by President Joe Biden’s daughter. Aimee Harris, 40, of Palm Beach, and Robert Kurlander, 58, of Jupiter, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property. According to prosecutors, Biden’s daughter was…