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Biden White House signals pessimism about election in surprising way

It’s not just atrocious polls that suggest President Joe Biden will lose in November; it’s also the behavior of the White House. In just the past few weeks, the Biden administration has rolled out over a dozen new initiatives and rules, many of them – like banning development of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve – likely to impact our country far …

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Trump decries Columbia agitators, calls Charlottesville 'peanuts' compared to campus anti-Israel unrest

Former President Trump blasted the antisemitic unrest taking place at Columbia University on Tuesday, while describing the violent 2017 Charlottesville rally as “peanuts” compared to the unrest on the college campus. Trump spoke to reporters outside the courtroom on Tuesday before the third week of his unprecedented criminal trial stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation begins. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY …

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White House voices concern over Indian intelligence service's alleged role in assassination plots

The White House said on Monday it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in two assassination plots in Canada and the United States as a serious matter. The Washington Post reported that an officer in India’s intelligence service was directly involved in a foiled plan to assassinate a U.S. citizen who is one of Indian Prime Minister …

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Biden plan to use Leahy Law sanction on IDF was 'political,' expert alleges: 'Congress should consider' probe

The Biden administration’s decision to pause its plan to use the Leahy Law has averted a potentially messy problem for the White House, but willingness to use such a drastic tool underscores the uncertainty of U.S.-Israel relations. “The Biden administration’s politicization of vital security assistance to a democratic ally like Israel is an irresponsible move that sets a dangerous precedent,” …

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JESSE WATTERS: The media is a joke and Biden can't take one

Fox News host Jesse Watters says President Biden cannot take a joke following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” JESSE WATTERS: Once a year, politicians, journalists and celebrities get dressed up for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner … when the president and the press, who theoretically have an adversarial relationship, lay down their weapons and pick up …

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Last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War lies in honor at US Capitol

The remains of Col. Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War, lay in honor Monday in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Puckett Jr., born Dec. 8, 1926, died at his home on Monday, April 8. He was 97. Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday, April 16, …

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White House silent if anti-Israel protesters will be barred from student loan forgiveness programs

The Biden administration is silent on whether students carrying out anti-Israel protests spiraling on college campuses nationwide will be barred from student loan forgiveness programs that have canceled billions of dollars in debt under the 46th president. “We say justice, you say how. Burn Tel Aviv to the ground,” protesters have chanted on Columbia University’s campus in recent days. “Hamas …

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White House dodges questions on college administrators' response to anti-Israel protests on campuses

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged several questions during a press briefing on Monday, regarding the responses of many universities in the U.S. as anti-Israel protests, which sometimes turn violent, continue to flare up. Colleges from coast to coast, including many Ivy League schools like Columbia, Yale, Harvard and Penn, have seen dayslong protests on campuses, with students demanding …

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Kirby: US remains hopeful for '6 weeks of peace' with hostage deal that 'Hamas has not fully rejected'

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said Sunday that the United States remains hopeful for “six weeks of peace” with a hostage deal that “Hamas has not fully rejected.” Speaking with host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” Kirby said Israel assured the Biden administration that the Jewish state will not launch a campaign in the final Hamas …

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Biden delivers a message to the press: 'Rise up to seriousness of the moment,’ know what’s ‘at stake’

President Biden called on the press to “rise up to the seriousness of the moment” on Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and said that, while he wasn’t calling on the media to take sides, he wanted reporters to “focus on what’s actually at stake.” “I’m sincerely not asking you to take sides, but asking you to rise up …

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