Lawyers for President Joe Biden’s son Hunter said prosecutors have reneged on the plea deal that would have resolved tax and firearms charges Hunter was facing. The plea deal was rejected by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika in July. Under the plea deal, Biden would have pleaded guilty to not paying taxes on $1.5 million in…

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced a Russian warship fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the Black Sea. The ministry said the Palau-flagged Sukru Okan vessel was heading north to the Ukrainian Danube River port of Izmail. According to the ministry, Russian forces fired shots from automatic small arms to force it to stop after the…

Core inflation is cooling. Job growth is up, business investment is rising. There’s good economic news out there but the question is: Who gets the credit? President Biden is pointing to “Bidenomics” — his strategy of growing the economy “from the middle out and bottom up,” a departure from President Reagan’s “trickle-down” economics. Republicans like…

ESG, the practice of rating companies based on environmental, social and corporate governance, has become a hot-button issue in recent years. With political pressure building, the movement is losing steam. Here are five of the latest blows to ESG in this week’s Five For Friday. 5: Don’t say ESG The term ESG alone is enough…

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide an additional $13 billion in emergency defense aid and $8 billion in humanitarian support for Ukraine. The request also includes $12 billion for the domestic disaster relief fund and costs a total of $40 billion.  Congress is actively debating how much money it’s willing to spend on…

Part of former President Donald Trump’s campaign for 2024 is the slogan “they’re not coming after me — they’re coming after you.” A new CBS poll found the majority of conservatives believe that the federal government is targeting them. The House Judiciary Committee says in a letter it already has proof in an FBI memo…

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges accusing him of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. While a trial featuring the former president would appeal to many viewers, including some members of Congress, federal criminal courts prohibit the presence of cameras or recording devices in the courtroom. Straight Arrow…