Biden issues disaster declaration for December storm that battered Maine

President Joe Biden has issued a federal disaster declaration for extensive damage caused by a massive wind and rainstorm in Maine in December, the first of three storms to pummel the state, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday. DESPITE LEWISTON SHOOTING, FLOODS, MAINE ‘GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY,’ GOV. MILLS SAYS The president’s action frees up … Read more

White House promises retaliation against Iran proxy group: ‘The first thing you see won’t be the last’

White House national security spokesman John Kirby reiterated Wednesday that the U.S. will respond after three American soldiers were killed in a drone attack by an Iran-backed proxy group. President Biden on Tuesday blamed Iran for providing weapons to the militant groups that perpetuated the attack and said he had decided how to respond but … Read more

Biden tops Trump in new poll, but lead shrinks against third-party candidates

President Biden holds a six-point lead over former President Donald Trump in a likely November election rematch, a new national poll suggests. But the Quinnipiac University survey released on Wednesday indicates that the president’s advantage over Trump shrinks in a multi-candidate general election field that also includes independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The poll … Read more

Prosecutor in Trump racketeering case subpoenaed to testify in disqualification hearing

Ex-president and co-defendants are seeking to block Fani Willis over alleged affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade The Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, and Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor in her office, have both been subpoenaed to testify at a 15 February hearing seeking their disqualification from the criminal racketeering case against Donald Trump … Read more

PGA Tour unveils $3bn partnership deal to reward players who resist LIV

Funding comes via consortium led by Liverpool FC ownersRory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and marquee names set to benefit The PGA Tour has unveiled a $3bn (£2.35bn) deal with a consortium led by the owners of Liverpool FC that will handsomely reward players such as Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods who resisted the overtures of LIV … Read more