DNC votes to shake up presidential primary calendar

Members of the Democratic National Committee overwhelmingly approved a dramatic shakeup of the party’s presidential nominating calendar Saturday morning, reordering what states will vote first in primaries and upending a century of political tradition. The new calendar — recommended by President Joe Biden and his advisers and approved by a majority vote of the DNC — elevates...

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'Are you with me?' Biden previews re-elect campaign at DNC

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered an early preview of their likely reelection campaign Friday night, rallying the Democratic Party faithful ahead of an expected formal 2024 announcement. In their back-to-back speeches, Biden and Harris took a victory lap on strong economic numbers released this week, touted accomplishments from...

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A balloon upended Blinken’s trip to China. That could be a good thing.

Not everyone in Washington is freaking out about the suspected Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States. Some former officials say it’s giving U.S. diplomats exactly what they need: more leverage over Beijing. The Chinese airship forced the U.S. military to scramble fighter jets, prompted lawmakers to demand answers from the Biden administration and led Secretary...

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Jordan fires off first subpoenas against Biden admin

Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan unloaded the House GOP's first subpoenas a month into the new majority, demanding records about certain Biden administration decisions regarding threats against school officials during the Covid-19 pandemic. Jordan (R- Ohio) on Friday sent subpoenas to Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Department of Education Secretary...

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Florida GOP calls for special session to expand controversial migrant flight program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis will use a special session next week to broaden a controversial immigration program he used in September to fly 50 mostly Venezuelan asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. The special session, which legislative leaders called Friday, will include consideration of a bill that would create a “Unauthorized Alien Transport Program,”...

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It’s 2023. Why are militaries still using spy balloons?

The Pentagon says that a Chinese high-altitude balloon has been soaring above the U.S. this week, adding that it’s carrying surveillance equipment and is violating sovereign airspace. Spy balloons have been around since the late 1700s, but why are militaries around the world still flying them in 2023?  First, these high-altitude inflatables can conduct surveillance missions...

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New U.S. aid package includes longer-range bombs for Ukraine

The Biden administration is providing Ukraine with a new longer-range bomb as part of the $2.2 billion aid package announced Friday, but the new weapon likely won’t arrive until much later this year. The weapon, the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb, is made up of a precision-guided 250-pound bomb strapped to a rocket motor and fired from a ground launcher. It’s normally...

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