While Biden hasn’t generally been known for his astounding eloquence‚ his verbal gaffes have been lately so egregious‚ that even his staunchest defenders have to be questioning their support for […] The post Biden Goes Completely Incoherent at Wisconsin Event - This Was Worse Than Usual appeared first on The Federalist Papers.

Peter Navarro‚ who served in the White House under former President Donald Trump‚ was sentenced Thursday for flouting a House Jan. 6 committee subpoena.  U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Navarro to four months in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $9‚500.  That's two months shorter than the six prosecutors had sought‚ but Mehta drastically reduced the whopping $200‚000 fine sought by the Justice Department.  A former adviser to the president on trade and...

Peter Navarro‚ a onetime adviser to former President Trump‚ was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for refusing to comply with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Navarro was convicted in September on two counts of contempt of Congress — one for failing to produce documents related to the probe and another for skipping his deposition.  Prosecutors argued Thursday that Navarro showed “utter disregard” for the House committee’s probe and “utter...

Peter Navarro‚ the former White House aide to Donald Trump who was convicted last year on a pair of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to comply with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena‚ was sentenced to four months in a federal prison on Thursday. Navarro‚ 74‚ will also have to pay a $9‚500 fine‚ ruled U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta. “They had a job to do and you made it harder‚” said Mehta on Thursday‚ slamming Navarro’s refusal to testify in front of Congress. “It’s really that simple...

The Federal Trade Commission opened a broad new investigation of competition in the nascent AI industry by issuing orders to five key companies that they provide it with private information about their investment deals. Why it matters: The inquiry‚ aimed at Alphabet/Google‚ Microsoft‚ Amazon‚ OpenAI and Anthropic‚ could lead to action by the regulator‚ which under chair Lina Khan has sought to pursue anti-monopoly measures in emerging tech markets. What's happening: The FTC said in a...

Two days after dominating the New Hampshire GOP’s presidential primary‚ all but assuring himself a third straight nomination and rematch with President Joe Biden‚ Donald Trump returned to a Manhattan federal courthouse. The former president took the stand for what was ultimately less than five minutes – including multiple admonishments from Judge Lewis Kaplan – as he seeks to avoid a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against him in the civil defamation trial. The trial centers on...

The Republican National Committee is thinking about anointing former President Donald Trump as its “presumptive” presidential nominee despite the fact that voters in only two states have had their say‚ according to multiple reports. Such a move would put former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley in the awkward position of continuing her campaign when her party has already signaled that they do not believe she can succeed. A draft of a resolution making Trump the presumptive nominee is...

The lead Republican negotiator on a bipartisan deal to secure the border told reporters Thursday that negotiations are still on despite reported concerns from Senate GOP leadership that moving forward on an agreement could undermine former President Donald Trump. Trump has made border security a top issue of his campaign and called on Republicans to reject a deal "unless we get EVERYTHING‚" leading some of his supporters in Congress to come out against a potential bipartisan deal. On...

Donald Trump threw his support behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‚ R‚ amidst the governor's ongoing dispute with the White House‚ and he encouraged other states to use their National Guards to help Texas fight off an "invasion." In Truth Social posts‚ the former president accused President Joe Biden of "fighting to tie the hands" of Abbott on Thursday. This follows the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Biden administration's emergency request to remove razor wire border barriers in Eagle...