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Hunter Biden will be arraigned Thursday afternoon in California on nine federal tax charges, after prosecutors alleged President Biden's son engaged in a "four-year scheme" to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in federal taxes. In December, federal prosecutors charged Hunter Biden with nine counts of tax crimes, including three felony and six misdemeanor charges related to his alleged failure to file and pay taxes, evasion of assessment and filing a false or fraudulent tax return. If convicted, Hunter Biden faces up to 17 years in prison. In the 56-page indictment, prosecutors alleged Hunter Biden earned more than $7 million...

House Speaker Mike Johnson issued an ultimatum to Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying there will be no more funding for Ukraine before the administration works with Congress first to make extensive reforms to the U.S. immigration system, creating an immediate dilemma for Biden.Now we're talking. The question is, will Johnson stick to his guns?Johnson's ultimatum was in response to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young sending a letter to House and Senate leaders on Monday warning that funding for Ukraine would likely run out by the end of the year. Young wrote, in part:There is no magical pot...

Hunter Biden is battling federal prosecutors in trying to have his initial court appearance on federal firearm charges held via video conference, according to an order filed by a federal judge on Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke issued the order asking Hunter’s lawyers to explain no later than Tuesday why they want his arraignment held via video conference — a request prosecutors have opposed, Burke wrote. The judge gave prosecutors until Wednesday to provide a reason why the arraignment should happen in person.

The special counsel appointed to oversee the federal investigation into the president's son, Hunter Biden, intends to seek a grand jury indictment of the president’s son before the end of September, his office said Wednesday in a new filing. “The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by a grand jury by Friday, September 29, 2023, at the earliest. The Government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date,” prosecutors wrote in the filing.

Kevin McCarthy has exclusively given access to the J6 tapes to Tucker Carlson and his Fox News pals. Nationally-syndicated news host Stew Peters is slamming GOP establishment Speaker Kevin McCarthy for refusing to hand more than 40,000 hours of unreleased January 6th security footage over to the American People as promised. Instead, McCarthy has exclusively given the footage, which is said to expose police brutality and federal provocateurs, to Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Kevin McCarthy is covering up the narrative-busting evidence contained in the J6 tapes, which hold more than 40,000 hours of US Capitol security footage taken on...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) defended his decision to release tapes of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, making the case during a closed-door conference meeting on Tuesday that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) daughter had access to the footage and the Jan. 6 committee provided clips to networks. Top Democrats in both chambers have slammed the move, arguing that providing Carlson with access poses a security risk to the Capitol and that the Jan. 6 committee worked with the Capitol Police to ensure the safety of those working within the Capitol...

Update 11:18 p.m.: McCarthy again failed on the 14th ballot. The final tally was: McCarthy 216, Democrat Rep. Hakim Jeffries 212, others 4, present 2. The House is now voting to determine whether to adjourn until Monday or vote for a 15th time.Update 10:05 p.m.: Voting is again underway. Stay tuned to PJ Media for additional details.Update 3:50 p.m.: On the thirteenth ballot, McCarthy again failed to secure enough votes for a win. He picked up one additional vote this time around, Rep. Andy Harris (Md.). The rest of the holdouts voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio): McCarthy 214, Jeffries...

@andyharnik Rep. Hudson, R-N.C., left, pulls Rep. Rogers, R-Ala., as he confronts Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during the 14th round of voting for speaker as the House meets for the fourth day to try and elect a speaker in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. ( @AP Photo/ @andyharnik

Remarks from Florida GOP Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz : "You only earn the position of speaker of the House if you can get the votes. Mr. McCarthy doesn't have the votes today, he will not have the votes tomorrow, and he will not have the votes next week, next month, next year," Gaetz said as he nominated Ohio GOP Rep.-elect Jim Jordan to serve as the next speaker of the House.

Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lost the speaker of the house vote for the 13th time, even as some Republicans have crossed over to vote for McCarthy. During the first and second ballots Friday, McCarthy received 214 votes, four short of the amount needed to be elected with a majority of the full chamber. Six Republicans voted against McCarthy. McCarthy did make some progress, as 14 Republicans who opposed him earlier voted for him on Friday, and Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., switched her vote from present to a one for McCarthy. The process to elect a new...

So, I am now watching the opening session of the U.S. House of Representative. First order of business is the election of a Speaker of the House. I've got my popcorn.

Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA) ended his days as House Minority Leader by skipping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s walk in the Capitol Rotunda alongside other Congressional leaders following his address before a joint session of both chambers on Wednesday. “McCarthy skips Zelensky’s walk out into the rotunda with congressional leaders,” The Hill noted on Twitter after Zelensky’s speech.

CDC official used personal accounts to report "misinformation" to Twitter portal for government, emails divulged in discovery in First Amendment case reveal. The most prominent feminist critic of the government's COVID-19 policy is trying to resurrect her First Amendment lawsuit against Twitter, citing new evidence that the CDC named her in a request to remove "misinformation" before Twitter suspended her, making it a "state actor." Lawyers for Naomi Wolf filed a "motion for indicative ruling" last month with the judge who dismissed the suit, originally filed by former President Trump, seeking its reinstatement even as their appeal remains pending at...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., outlined what Republicans will do if they regain the majority in the House of Representatives, stressing that a bipartisan committee on China will be created and the origins of the coronavirus pandemic will be investigated.

Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy outlined several priorities for his party if they are to regain control of the House in the 2022 midterms. Republican priorities when we regain the majority next year: 1 - Hold the Biden Administration accountable 2 - Secure the Border 3 - Make our cities safe again 4 - Rein in the out-of-control inflation 5 - Stop the overreach of government mandates," the California Republican tweeted Friday.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham sent GOP Leader Mitch McConnell a very clear message Wednesday night: Get on board with Donald Trump or get out. Asked by Fox's Sean Hannity about the "swampiness" of the Kentucky senator, Graham answered this way: "Elections are about the future. If you want to be a Republican leader in the House or the Senate, you have to have a working relationship with Donald Trump. Can Senator McConnell effectively work with the leader of the Republican party, Donald Trump? He is the most consequential Republican since Ronald Reagan. It's his nomination if he wants it....

Welcome to shortage economies and the corruption they incentivize. With vaccine/test mandates coming down from Panem — er, Washington DC — demand for COVID-19 tests to allow for public engagement has gone through the roof. Politico points out that this has created a “Hunger Games” situation in which organizations have to find ways to outdo each other to survive. The biggest loser will likely be K-12 schools, Politico points out: An avalanche of student Covid-19 test kits covered a FedEx drop box in Chicago. Long lines and delayed deliveries slowed school testing sites in California. And families scrambled across U.S....

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) on Sunday said Democrats must "quit lying" about the cost of the Build Back Better Act and called for the House to revote on the massive social spending package. Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Graham claimed that the electric vehicle tax credits included in the bill would exacerbate inflation and hurt companies like BMW and Volvo. Both companies have recently announced commitments to rolling out new electric vehicles, with Volvo aiming to be all electric by 2030.

The House could vote as early as Wednesday on a temporary measure to fund the government through the beginning of next year as Democrats seek a way to starve off a shutdown. Government funding runs out Friday at midnight. The House measure would then go to the Senate for approval. Democrats are seeking the stopgap solution as they struggle to deal with their December agenda, which includes keeping the government running, passing a critical defense bill, raising the debt ceiling and final approval for President Joe Biden's signature Build Back Better legislation.

Congress is only a couple of weeks away from hitting the Dec. 15 deadline to raise the federal debt limit, and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) don’t appear to be anywhere close to a deal. Democrats insist that Schumer will not burn up a week of Senate floor time to use the budget reconciliation process to raise the debt limit with only Democratic votes. And Republicans say there’s no way that McConnell will be able to round up 10 Republican votes to quash an expected filibuster from conservatives such as Sen. Ted Cruz...