President Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday for the first time since a hazardous train derailment released more than a million gallons of toxic chemicals in the area, causing health and environmental concerns.  The president has been heavily criticized by Republicans and local residents for not visiting the rural Ohio village, which is located in Columbiana County on the state’s border with Pennsylvania, in the weeks...

President Biden excoriated the House of Representatives on Friday for taking a two-week recess, which he referred to as a “vacation,” despite facing criticism himself for the number of vacations he has taken during his presidency. “No, but it’s about time they step up, don’t you think?” Biden told a reporter on Friday when asked whether there is anything he can do to get more ammunition to Ukraine...

Former President Donald Trump was barred from operating his business in New York for three years and was found liable for more than $350 million in damages in the civil fraud case brought against him, his family and the Trump Organization by New York Attorney General Letitia James.  New York Judge Arthur Engoron handed down his ruling Friday after a months-long trial beginning in October and stemming from...