White House Threatens Biden Veto of Bipartisan Bill to Add New Judges

The legislation would create more than 60 new federal court seats over the next decade, giving the Trump White House a first shot at filling dozens of new vacancies.

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The criminal’s ‘go-to cryptocurrency’ has a new friend in the White House

Howard Lutnick has defended the stablecoin company which has been used by gangs and US adversaries
Financial Times - 7h
White House addresses Hunter Biden pardon, potential preemptive clemencies

The White House held its first press briefing Friday since President Biden pardoned his son Hunter and as he considers blanket preemptive pardons for some prominent critics of President-elect ...
CBS News - 4d
Watch live: White House holds briefing as pressure grows on Biden for more pardons

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief the press Friday afternoon as pressure grows on President Biden to issue more pardons before January. Biden seemingly reversed course on ...
The Hill - 4d
Biden holds his final White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday took part in the final Christmas tree lighting ceremony of their term. The event included performances from James Taylor and Trisha ...
CBS News - 5d
Watch live: Biden attends final White House tree lighting ceremony as president

President Biden, fresh from his trip to Angola, is participating in his final White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony Thursday evening, with less than two months left in office. The ceremony, ...
The Hill - 5d
Biden to participate in final White House Christmas tree lighting of presidency

First lady Jill Biden unveiled the White House decorations earlier in the week, with the theme of "A Season of Peace and Light."
CBS News - 6d
Hispanic senators press Biden to protect immigrants before leaving White House

The Senate’s three current Hispanic Democrats are calling on President Biden to extend and strengthen humanitarian protections for certain groups of immigrants whose legal status could be stripped ...
The Hill - 6d
White House defends pardon of Hunter Biden amid backlash

Republicans and some Democrats have accused Joe Biden of damaging trust in the justice department.
BBC News - Dec. 2
Bipartisan bill would study AI's impact on banking, housing

A new bill with bipartisan support would commission studies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the banking and housing sectors, where lawmakers have been sounding an alarm about ...
The Hill - Dec. 2