Pence to announce 2024 presidential campaign on June 7
Former Vice President Mike Pence will launch his 2024 presidential campaign on June 7 with an announcement video and a speech in Iowa, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN.
2023-06-01 03:23
White House denies Biden accuser Tara Reade’s life was at risk before she ‘defected’ to Russia
The White House on Wednesday strongly denied that the US government posed any threat to an ex-Senate staffer who has claimed President Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in a Senate office building hallway in the 1990s. The former staffer, Tara Reade, announced on Tuesday that she has moved to Russia, where she said during an interview with the state-owned Sputnik News website that she feels “surrounded by protection and safety” there. Asked about her claims in light of her announcement that she has moved to Russia and is seeking citizenship there, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby replied: “We'd be loath to comment on the on the musings of a potential Russian citizen.” Pressed further on whether the White House believes her allegations against Mr Biden could have been movtivated by an affinity for Russia, Mr Kirby said he “could not get inside her head and speak for her motivations and intentions”. But he did specifically address Ms Reade’s claim that she has moved to Russia because the US government was a risk to her life, calling those allegations “absolutely false” and “baseless”. “There’s nothing to that,” he added. Ms Reade, who worked for Mr Biden during a brief period in 1993, accused the then-former vice president of touching her inappropriately in 2019, when Mr Biden was contemplating entry into the 2020 presidential election. In mid-2020, when he was poised to secure the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, she claimed he’d sexually assaulted her in a heavily-trafficked hallway in the Russell Senate Office Building. Mr Biden has strenuously denied the allegations. The former Senate staffer’s credibility took a hit after news outlets began scrutinizing her background after she made the assault allegations against Mr Biden. A university she attended, Antioch University, disputed her claim to have earned a Bachelor’s degree while studying there, and former associates came forward to recount instances in which they’d felt she’d been dishonest or deceitful in her dealings with them. A well known attorney, Douglas Wigdor, terminated an attorney-client relationship with her in May 2020 after it was revealed that she had not earned a degree from Antioch as she’d claimed publicly. Read More Tara Reade, who accused Biden of sexual assault, says she has ‘defected’ to Russia at event with Kremlin spy
2023-06-01 02:50
Analysis-Mexico's gasoline independence dream sinks in dirty fuel oil glut
By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY Mexico's president took office in late 2018 pledging to boost local output
2023-06-01 02:22
Pet goods supplier Chewy wins challenge to OSHA fine over worker death
By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. appeals court has ruled that pet supply retailer Chewy Inc did not violate
2023-06-01 01:29
Bacardi Nears a Deal to Buy Ilegal Mezcal
Bacardi Ltd., the spirits maker best known for its rum, is nearing a deal to acquire Ilegal Mezcal
2023-06-01 01:28
BlackRock's CEO says inflation remains sticky, expects more rate hikes
NEW YORK BlackRock Inc Chief Executive Laurence Fink said on Wednesday that inflation remains sticky and the Federal
2023-06-01 01:27
Commerzbank shareholders pave way for Jens Weidmann as chairman
FRANKFURT Commerzbank shareholders on Wednesday cleared the way for the economist Jens Weidmann to take over as chairman
2023-06-01 01:24
Stephen A. Smith Doesn't Consider Nikola Jokic Worthy of a Supermax Deal
Stephen A left the two-time MVP off his list of players worthy of a Superman.
2023-06-01 00:19
Debt ceiling deal would require student loan payments to resume in August
If passed into law, the bipartisan debt ceiling deal will dash any hope borrowers might have that the federal student loan payment pause would be extended for a ninth time.
2023-05-31 23:29
Live: House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries holds press conference ahead of debt ceiling vote
Watch live as Hakim Jeffries, minority leader of the House of Representatives, and other Democrats hold a news conference ahead of a vote on the US debt ceiling on Wednesday evening (31 May). The House is due to vote on a bill to lift the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step to avoid a destabilising default that could come early next week without congressional action. Republicans control the House by a narrow 222-213 majority, meaning the bipartisan deal - agreed days ago - will need support from both Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Republicans and Joe Biden’s Democrats to pass. Mr McCarthy has predicted that the vote will succeed. “It’s going to become law,” he told reporters. Meanwhile, Mr Biden took to Twitter to outline what failure to pass the bill could mean for America. “Our bipartisan budget agreement prevents the worst possible crisis: a default for the first time in our nation’s history – an economic recession, retirement accounts devastated, and millions of jobs lost,” he wrote. Read More Biden and McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal expected to go to full House vote today – live Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment fight isn't finished yet
2023-05-31 23:28
Megalodon tooth necklace spotted in digital scan of Titanic wreck
A necklace carrying the tooth of a prehistoric shark known as a megalodon has been discovered in the wreckage of the Titanic during a digital scan of the sunken ship.
2023-05-31 23:25
'Blamed for everything': 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love': Aussie Chau recalls traumatic childhood after fight with Sam Mark
Aussie Chau accepts she needs to work on 'self-love' before she can get to a place where she can truly love Sam too
2023-05-31 22:51