by Frank Holmes, reporter  A U.S. senator took bribes from foreign countries through his family members before he used his influence to steer foreign policy in that country’s favor, investigators said. It’s not Joe Biden — at least, not exclusively. It’s New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez, who recent stepped down… Read More

Hunter Biden, the troubled son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after his earlier deal imploded, setting the case on a track toward a possible trial in 2024 while his father is campaigning for reelection. Biden’s son has been charged with… Read More

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a referendum on his leadership of the House after a conservative member of his own Republican majority, a longtime critic, moved to launch a vote to oust him from the helm. Late Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., rose in the chamber as the House was… Read More

Aggrieved and defiant, former President Donald Trump sat through hours of sometimes testy opening statements Monday in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties. “Disgraceful trial,” he declared during a lunch break, after listening to lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia… Read More

In 2015, House Speaker John Boehner resigned instead of trying to survive a House vote on whether to remain in office. Kevin McCarthy, then the second-ranked Republican, laughed at the time. Now, McCarthy is serving as House speaker… but unlike Boehner, McCarthy will try to survive the vote. “If somebody… Read More

“On the Holmes Front,” with Frank Holmes With Donald Trump winning his primary by 50 points and regularly beating Joe Biden in the polls, the Democrats think they’ve found the perfect solution to hold onto power: Get a “Republican” to stab him in the back. Enter John Anthony Castro, a… Read More