Jill Biden counters attacks on Joe's age, Hunter's trials

First lady Jill Biden defended attacks against her family in an interview on MSNBC aired Thursday as President Joe Biden’s campaign faces scrutiny in his fight to win reelection. The president has received criticism over his age — he’s currently 81 and would be 86 by the end of a second term. Jill Biden described her husband’s age as an “asset” to his presidency, citing his...

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On the ballot in Taiwan: The global microchip supply chain

As the island heads to the polls, tech executives are watching the results closely. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/pxUhIse via IFT...

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Menendez adds lawyer with corruption success at Supreme Court to legal team, seeks dismissal of charges

Indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has brought Yaakov Roth onto his legal team, adding a young but highly accomplished attorney who has successfully argued some of the country's biggest corruption cases before the Supreme Court. The addition of Roth, disclosed in court papers Tuesday, seems to reinforce the Democratic senator's forceful denunciations of the criminal charges...

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Vander Plaats defends DeSantis endorsement as ‘a good way to be a friend to Donald Trump’

Influential evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, who endorsed Florida governor Ron DeSantis in the GOP presidential primary, this week went to lengths to demonstrate his support for former president Donald Trump. Vander Plaats, president and CEO of the Family Leader, in an op-ed published Tuesday in the Des Moines Register, said that Trump may very well win the Republican...

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As Austin controversy widens, Republicans find a new weapon against Biden

Republicans seeking to attack President Joe Biden and his national security record headed into an election year just found more ammunition: his Pentagon chief. GOP members on Capitol Hill are incensed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for several days before the White House was informed. Now, with the 2024 presidential campaign ramping up and primary voting...

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Don Lemon announces comeback, new show on X

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon announced Tuesday he is launching a show on X, formerly Twitter, becoming the latest media personality to launch a comeback on the social media platform in the wake of a fall from grace. “I’ve heard you … and today I am back bigger, bolder, freer!” Lemon said in a post on X Tuesday. “My new media company’s first project is The Don Lemon Show. It...

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Ray Epps, pro-Trump rioter smeared by conspiracy theories, gets probation for role in Capitol riot

A Jan. 6 rioter who was falsely accused by Donald Trump of being a government agent was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation for his actions during the attack on the Capitol. The sentence of Ray Epps is more lenient than the six months of prison time that prosecutors requested. And it marks the conclusion of one of the strangest Jan. 6 subplots: the saga of Epps, a former...

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