House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) are pairing up in a rare moment of bipartisanship to introduce legislation that seeks to prevent presidential candidates from “profiting from their proximity to power.” The Presidential Ethics Reform Act would require presidents and vice presidents to disclose foreign payments, loan transactions, and tax returns during the two-year period prior to their time in...

New comprehensive presidential ethics legislation in the House has an unlikely, bipartisan duo behind it: House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.). Among other provisions, the legislation would require the president and vice president to disclose tax returns for two years preceding office, any foreign payments received, family members accompanying them on official travel and conflicts of interest. Read the legislative text. Those officials would also...

Kenyan President William Ruto meets President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday for the first state visit by an African leader in 15 years -- and at a time when the US faces geopolitical headwinds across the continent. Biden will greet his Kenyan counterpart and join him in a meeting with business leaders ahead of Thursday's formal portion of the visit, which will start with an honor guard and culminate in a lavish dinner. It's the first state visit by an African leader since 2008...

Vince Fong, a former aide to two powerful House leaders, will fill the seat his former bosses once held after he won a special election in California on Tuesday. Fong, a member of the state Assembly, defeated Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, a fellow Republican, to fill the 20th District seat. The seat has been vacant since the December resignation of Fong’s onetime boss, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.  Fong had 60.5 percent of the vote and Boudreaux 39.5 percent when...

CNN witnessed its lowest-rated week in primetime viewership among one of its key demographics since 1991. The network reeled in just 83,000 viewers among the 25-54 demo during the week of May 13 to 19 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the New York Post reported Thursday. The total viewership for the week garnered 494,000, while its main competitors Fox News and MSNBC witnessed 2 million and 1.1 million. The low numbers dealt a major blow to CNN’s editor-in-chief Mark Thompson, who assumed...

Fauci may have also been involved in federal records violations, according to Congress The U.S. Congress issued a memo on Wednesday detailing wrongdoing and potential criminal activity by Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former senior advisor Dr. David Morens. WASHINGTON D.C. — “Today, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released a staff memorandum titled ‘Allegations of Wrongdoing and Illegal Activity by Dr. David Morens, Senior Advisor to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases former-Director, Dr. Anthony Fauci.‘ This memo presents overwhelming evidence from Dr. Morens’s own email that he engaged in serious misconduct and potentially illegal actions while serving as a Senior Advisor to Dr. Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic. The memo includes previously unreleased email correspondence, obtained by subpoena, that incriminates Dr. Morens in undermining the operations of the U.S. government, unlawfully deleting federal COVID-19 records, using a personal email to avoid the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and repeatedly acting unbecoming of a federal employee. Further, the memo reveals new emails suggesting Dr. Fauci was aware of Dr. Morens’s nefarious behavior and may have even engaged in federal records violations himself.” Discussing the revelations in a Fox News segment this week, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) explained, “It’s a felony to destroy records. It’s a felony to destroy evidence. And, so without question, Morens has admitted in his emails that he was destroying evidence. And, he says in all likelihood Tony Fauci was too. Essentially David Morens is Anthony Fauci’s Michael Cohen. He’s the fixer. He’s the guy that is the backchannel… He’s taking information that can be shredded and destroyed to Anthony Fauci outside of the system.” It's a felony to destroy records. It's a felony to destroy evidence. Without question, Morens has admitted in his emails that he was destroying evidence. David Morens is Anthony Fauci's Michael Cohen, he's the fixer. pic.twitter.com/vq9P1XoxPy— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 22, 2024 Senator Paul said he’s also sending a letter to the Department of Justice recommending prosecution for Morens.Save 10% on ALL storable food and Alexapure Pro Water Filtration Systems! Secure your independence with our delicious kits TODAY to beat the coming demand! Jesse Watters Primetime also covered the story, describing how Dr. Morens deleted emails to avoid them being publicly revealed. BREAKING: Bombshell messages revealing Dr. Fauci’s top adviser bragging about making emails disappear. pic.twitter.com/MiWFsPa982— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) May 22, 2024 Check out some of the incriminating emails in question below: