Biden heads to Pennsylvania to detail his plan to ‘fund the police’

Biden heads to Pennsylvania to detail his plan to ‘fund the police’ President Joe Biden is set to travel to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to speak about his plan to bolster police forces across the nation and reduce gun crime, which includes hiring and training 100,000 police officers over the next five years, according to the White House. Biden will renew his push for a ban on assault weapons, a senior administration official told CNN, as the White House attempts to seize on the momentum spurred by Congress passing the first…

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US assesses Russia now in possession of Iranian drones, sources say

The US assesses Russia is now in possession of weapons-capable Iranian drones that they will likely deploy on the battlefield in Ukraine, Biden administration officials tell CNN. The Russians picked up the drones from an Iranian airfield earlier this month and transported them back to Russia in cargo planes in mid-August, the officials said.

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US President Joe Biden to deliver prime-time speech on ‘battle’ for democracy

President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time address “on the continued battle for the soul of the nation” Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the White House announced Monday.

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US President Joe Biden calls abortion restrictions ‘beyond the pale’

As Republican-led states continue to ban nearly all abortions, President Joe Biden said Friday that such restrictions were “beyond the pale”.

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A tantalizing new deadline in the case over Trump’s classified documents haul

The release by noon Friday of a redacted affidavit could offer a tiny but tantalizing window into Donald Trump’s legal plight over his holding of classified documents at his Florida home amid signs he and his allies are privately growing more concerned.

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