Author: Zeke Miller
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Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs
A special counsel report has found evidence that President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and shared highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan
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Biden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel
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Powder found in White House tests positive for cocaine
WASHINGTON • A white powder discovered in a lobby area of the White House’s West Wing that prompted a brief evacuation Sunday evening tested positive for cocaine in a laboratory analysis, three people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Officials who found the powder in a small plastic envelope in the heavily trafficked part of…
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Biden blames Trump for deadly, chaotic Afghan withdrawal
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. The White House publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of the “hotwash” of…
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Biden shores up Western allies as Putin digs in on Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland • President Joe Biden closed out his wartime visit to Europe on Wednesday, working to shore up partnerships with allies on NATO’s perilous eastern flank — even as Russia’s Vladimir Putin was drawing closer to China for help as his invasion of Ukraine neared the one-year mark. Biden’s meeting with leaders of the…
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Sustaining unity as Ukraine war enters Year 2; Biden visits Zelensky
WASHINGTON (AP) — One year ago, President Joe Biden was bracing for the worst as Russia massed troops in preparation to invade Ukraine. As many in the West and even in Ukraine doubted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions, the White House was adamant: War was coming and Kyiv was woefully outgunned. In Washington, Biden’s aides…
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U.S. downs 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime
WASHINGTON • A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over U.S. airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime precedent. Part of…
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Biden’s notes part of classified docs probe
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden is a man who writes down his thoughts. And some of those handwritten musings over his decades of public service are now a part of a special counsel’s investigation into the handling of classified documents. It isn’t clear yet what the investigators are looking for by taking custody of notes…
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Biden’s lawyer: FBI finds no classified docs at beach house
WASHINGTON • The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Wednesday without finding classified documents, the president’s attorney said. Agents did take some handwritten notes and other materials relating to Biden’s time as vice president for review. The search, disclosed by Biden’s personal lawyer, was the latest discomfiting moment for…
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Past U.S. presidents, VPs asked to recheck for classified docs
WASHINGTON • The National Archives has asked former U.S. presidents and vice presidents to recheck their personal records for any classified documents following the news that President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence had such documents in their possession, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The Archives sent a letter Thursday…