FCC votes to bar sales of devices with parts from Chinese firms posing risks – Yahoo News UK
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Guilty verdict leaves South Korea’s top conservative ‘a wounded lame duck’ – South China Morning Post
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Jackson Emerges as Maine Democrats’ Likely Senate Nominee. Can He Beat Collins?– legalinsurrection.com
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Although it won’t become official until this weekend, former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson is poised to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. With control of the upper chamber hanging in the balance, his past is certain to face intense scrutiny in the weeks ahead. Among the issues likely to draw attention are his past political alliances, electoral setbacks, and public persona.
According to Jackson’s campaign website, the fifth-generation logger from Allagash, is “ready to flip Maine’s Senate seat and unseat [Republican Sen.] Susan Collins once and for all.”
The site boasts that he’s “proven he can win — by 20 points — in a district carried by both Susan Collins and Donald Trump.” That may well be, but he just finished third in last month’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. What does that say about his statewide appeal?
The progressive Jackson was among disgraced former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner’s most enthusiastic supporters. Like Platner, Jackson backs universal health care, federal abortion rights, abolishing ICE, ending the so-called “genocide in Gaza,” and cutting off U.S. aid to Israel.
However, when rape allegations against Platner surfaced several weeks ago, Jackson called on him to withdraw from the race.
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Minnesota’s sanctuary policies – Baltimore Sun
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Republican blocks bill to halt retrofit of Qatari-gifted Air Force One – The Washington Post– news.google.com
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- Republican blocks bill to halt retrofit of Qatari-gifted Air Force One The Washington Post
- GOP senator blocks Schumer request to stop Trump from using taxpayer money to ‘max out’ new Air Force One The Hill
- White House Says New Air Force One Will Be Out of Service for a Month for ‘Upgrades’ The New York Times
- GOP blocks Schumer’s effort to ground taxpayer funding for Trump’s Qatari Air Force One Fox News
- Trump takes his new Air Force One out of service, giving away the game MS NOW
Trump Hits Record GOP Approval Into Second Term– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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President Donald Trump continues to command historically strong support within the Republican Party as he settles into his second term, according to new polling highlighted by CNN data analyst Harry Enten.
During Wednesday’s segment, Enten pointed to Trump’s standing among Republican voters compared to other presidents this century, arguing that no modern president has maintained stronger approval from members of his own party at this stage of a second term.
“Trump is still very popular with Republicans,” Enten said while presenting the data. “Just take a look here. Twenty-first century own-party approval rating about at this point in the second term. We’ve got Trump, we’ve got Obama, we’ve got Bush.”
Although all three presidents enjoyed strong backing from their respective parties, Enten noted that Trump’s numbers stand apart.
“They’re all fairly popular, but the one who is the most popular, and we have seen this time and time out, no matter when you look, is Donald John Trump,” Enten said. “He’s the only one who’s over 80%.”
Thousands of idle ships trapped near the Strait of Hormuz could become floating nurseries for invasive marine species and spread them worldwide when trade resumes |– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Having escalated into open hostilities on February 28, 2026, the current United States and Iran war has been going on for nearly five months. In this period, the Strait of Hormuz, the only open-ocean exit for major producers like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE has been in chokehold. The strait is the world’s most critical maritime energy chokepoint, facilitating the passage of roughly 600 billion worth of energy trade annually. According to estimates, about 1,500 vessels are stuck in the Persian Gulf, and several hundred more are stuck in the adjacent Gulf of Oman.Now according to new research, something growing on the hulls of these ships could spread worldwide when the trade resumes. The study published in Biological Invasions, was led by an international team of 24 marine scientists, led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), and including the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).The team cautioned that thousands of commercial vessels stranded for months in the Persian/Arabian Gulf following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could unintentionally trigger a massive marine invasive species event. The study titled, “Closure of the Strait of Hormuz May Trigger a Bioinvasion Super-Spreader Event,” highlighted how prolonged periods at anchor allow ship hulls to accumulate dense communities of marine organisms including algae, barnacles, mussels and other invertebrates which can be transported across the globe when trade resumes.
Trump Media Company Unveils Insider Trading Service– www.truthdig.com
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Starting August 1, Trump Media and Technology Group will launch a new data feed aimed at high-frequency trading firms whose profits are made by making trades a fraction of a second faster than everyone else.
It will provide “licensed, real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts.” In other words, the feed will let you know what Trump has said before anyone else knows, meaning it’s well worth the tab that Truth Social will charge to see Trump’s posts before the rest of the public sees them — up to $100,000 per month.
That’s a pittance relative to what could be made, because Trump’s words on Truth Social — about his war in Iran, about his latest tariffs, about the Fed — have caused the stock market to soar or drop. So, if you’re a trader on Wall Street, you’ll make millions if you know what he’s posting a fraction of a second before everyone else knows. Perhaps more to the point, if you’re behind on that news, “you’ll get crushed,” as one hedge-fund executive told the Financial Times.
The feed will let you know what Trump has said before anyone else knows.
No wonder Trump Media’s interim CEO Kevin McGurn is gloating that the feed will “become a meaningful, ongoing source of revenue for the company, creating lasting value for shareholders.” Trump Media has been unprofitable until now.
Trump, of course, is the company’s largest shareholder.
Trump Issues Order to Protect Defense Supply Chains Amid Iran War › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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Good Tuesday morning.
Here is whats on President Trump’s agenda today:
8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time
10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT greets Denison University Student Athletes
11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT greets the President of the Republic of Lebanon
11:15 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of the Republic of Lebanon
4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting
5:00 PM THE PRESIDENT greets House GOP Members
No more ‘separate but equal’: HUD leader tells colleges to end segregated housing– www.thecollegefix.com
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Examples cited by department include Cal State LA offering ‘Black-only’ dorm space
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will “aggressively” crack down on colleges and universities that continue to offer race-based “affinity” housing, a department official told The College Fix.
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor recently wrote a “dear colleague” letter warning campuses against “institutionalized separatism on the basis of race.”
“When that racial separatism violates the Fair Housing Act, we will aggressively enforce the law and hold every responsible institution fully accountable, regardless of the label, euphemism, or justification attached to the unlawful housing arrangement,” Trainor told The College Fix in an email last week.
Often referred to as “affinity” housing, some universities offer special residence areas for students of specific racial or ethnic identities. Universities often tout these specialized housing options as a way to promote diversity, community, and belonging.
Suspected Epstein Pimp Found Dead in Paris Home as Authorities Close In– slaynews.com
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A French modeling scout accused of helping Jeffrey Epstein recruit and abuse young women and children has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Daniel Siad, 69, was under investigation in France over allegations that he assisted Epstein’s sex trafficking operation.
Siad had not yet been questioned by investigators and denied the accusations against him.
“An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following the discovery,” the Nanterre prosecutor’s office said.
Authorities said an autopsy would be conducted after Siad was found dead at his home in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine.
House passes defense bill expanding deep US-Israel tech cooperation – Israel National News
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Iran War Live Updates: Iran Digs In After Latest Trump Threat on Civilian Targets– www.nytimes.com
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Early Thursday in the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command said it was carrying out a new wave strikes on Iran, a 12th consecutive day of attacks. Iranian state media said the province that is home to Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant had been hit in a missile strike.
Pakistani court will hear case of 13-year-old Christian girl forcibly ‘married’ to Muslim man– www.lifesitenews.com
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ISLAMABAD (Alliance Defending Freedom) — In Pakistan, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) will hear a review petition in the case of Maria Shahbaz on July 24. The FCC is the highest court in Pakistan that hears constitutional cases. The hearing follows a previous ruling from the court, which returned the custody of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz back to her 30-year-old kidnapper, Shehryar Ahmad.
The outcome of the case could go on to establish a precedent with stronger protections against child marriage in Pakistan.
“This case is a crucial moment in the movement to protect young girls from the crisis of forced marriage in Pakistan. We hope that Pakistan’s highest court will soon agree to review Maria’s case and re-examine the evidence that was previously relied upon by the lower courts. Maria must be freed and safely returned to her family, where she will be safe from harm and able to practice her Christian faith.” — Tehmina Arora, director of Advocacy for Asia at ADF
US Central Command Completes Twelfth Consecutive Night of Iran Strikes * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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US Central Command announced on Wednesday that US forces completed a twelfth consecutive night of attacks to degrade Iranian military capabilities.
In footage released by CENTCOM, Iranian military vehicles and boats are seen being blown up in airstrikes.
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CENTCOM said in a statement,
At 10:30 p.m. ET on July 22, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed another round of strikes against Iran for the 12th consecutive night.
U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets including maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets. The strikes further degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels.
This month, American forces have targeted dozens of Iranian military sites on land while resuming a blockade against Iran at sea. As of today, CENTCOM has redirected nine commercial vessels and disabled one to prevent ships from entering or departing Iranian ports.
AI can become more biased than humans while choosing who gets hired; study finds |– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Artificial intelligence is increasingly being trusted to help employers screen CVs, rank candidates and even conduct early-stage interviews. The promise is simple: AI can process thousands of applications quickly, reduce administrative workloads and, in theory, make hiring decisions more objective than humans. According to a recent review by MIT Technology, based on the 2024 study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology titled “Costly Exploration Produces Stereotypes With Dimensions of Warmth and Competence”, large language models (LLMs) may not only inherit human biases from the data they are trained on but also develop entirely new stereotypes based on their own experiences. Rather than simply reflecting existing prejudice, these systems can create fresh patterns of discrimination as they attempt to optimise decision-making over time.The findings are particularly significant because businesses are rapidly integrating AI into recruitment. If these systems begin making assumptions about groups of applicants after only a handful of hiring decisions, they could gradually reinforce unfair employment practices without any explicit human instruction.The research, conducted by scientists at Princeton University and the University of Chicago, builds on earlier psychological work showing how stereotypes can emerge from repeated decision-making. It suggests that the same learning strategies that make AI effective at solving complex problems can also make it unusually prone to stereotyping job candidates.
Trump says Netanyahu will not be arrested despite Mamdani’s call to detain ‘war criminal’– www.lifesitenews.com
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(LifeSiteNews) — In apparent response to statements from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani regarding the potential of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he enters the city to attend a United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump declared no such detaining will occur.
“Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,” the 47th U.S. president wrote in a Monday post on Truth Social.
Trump’s public comment came out after Mamdani stated in a New York Times interview that his office was in “active conversation with our legal department” to consider potentially arresting Netanyahu if he comes to the city for the UN General Assembly in September.
Yet, after Trump’s post, Mamdani released a short candid video statement on Tuesday that, on X alone, has garnered more than 64 million views in less than 24 hours.
“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people,” the 34-year-old politician stated. “He is responsible for the killing of more than 73,000 people, for the maiming of tens of thousands of children, as those who survive undergo amputation without anesthesia,” he said regarding massive scale atrocities executed by the Israeli army in Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. pic.twitter.com/YRezmW6YVx
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 22, 2026
Democrats Who Rail Against ‘Epstein Class’ Accepted Donations from ‘Pedo Island’ Guest Reid Hoffman– slaynews.com
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) have both denounced what they call the “Epstein class,” but campaign finance records show that each has benefited from the political support of billionaire LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
Hoffman has acknowledged maintaining a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after the convicted sex offender’s 2008 conviction.
The billionaire has also admitted to visiting Epstein’s notorious private “Pedophile Island” in the Caribbean.
Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, declared last month that “The Epstein class has no place in Texas.”
Ossoff has repeatedly used the same phrase while criticizing President Donald Trump and wealthy political donors.
Speaking at an Atlanta rally in February, Ossoff said, “This is the Epstein class ruling our country.
Trans activist Samuel ‘Roxie’ Cain avoids prison after making death threats at Nancy Mace | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Cain, 20, was sentenced to five years, suspended to 30 months of house arrest, followed by five years of probation.
A South Carolina transgender activist who threatened to assassinate Congresswoman Nancy Mace has avoided prison time. Samuel “Roxie Wolfe” Theodore Cain, 20, was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison, suspended to 30 months of house arrest, followed by five years of probation, according to WRDW.
Cain, who pleaded guilty to making threats against Mace, issued the following May 2025 since-deleted social media post: “I’M GOING TO ASSASSINATE REPRESENTATIVE NANCY MACE WITH A GUN AND I’M BEING 100% DEAD A**,” an arrest warrant states
The sentence also issued a permanent restraining order to protect Mace. While in prison, Cain had also reportedly expressed a desire to kill the congresswoman if given the opportunity while speaking to a “jailhouse informant,” according to Mace’s victim impact statement. The comments were allegedly made while discussing the September 2025 assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Trump administration seizes on New Jersey voting error to demand noncitizen data – The Straits Times
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Democrat Civil War Erupts as Warren and Schumer Back Rival Michigan Senate Candidates– slaynews.com
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A growing Democratic Party power struggle is spilling into the open as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) back opposing candidates in Michigan’s closely watched Senate primary.
Warren endorsed far-left Abdul El-Sayed on Monday in the race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), placing herself directly against Schumer, who is supporting Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI).
The competing endorsements expose the widening divide between the Democrat establishment and the party’s progressive wing, which is attempting to expand its influence in Congress.
Warren Joins Progressive Push for El-Sayed
Warren announced her endorsement just hours after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) appeared with El-Sayed at a campaign event.
Penn State law school still requires students to take ‘antiracism’ class– www.thecollegefix.com
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OPINION: Federal government needs to investigate civil rights complaint against public institution
Neither public scrutiny nor a civil rights complaint have swayed Penn State Dickinson Law leaders from their goal of pushing “antiracist” beliefs on students.
Only real consequences will prompt change at an institution where Marxist beliefs are so deeply embedded. But the federal government has not yet said whether it will investigate the public institution.
This spring, reports by the Washington Free Beacon and a civil rights complaint from the watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust drew public attention to the law school’s “antiracist” focus, including a required first-year class on the subject.
Detroit Jewish Donors Plan GOP Fundraisers if El-Sayed Wins– www.breitbart.com
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Jewish Democrat donors in Metro Detroit are planning fundraisers for presumptive Republican nominee Mike Rogers as a “hedge” should far-left Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed win Michigan’s August 4 Democrat primary, according to a report published Monday.
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that several prominent Metro Detroit Jews who have long raised money for Democrats are preparing fundraisers for the former congressman, while others plan to help him outright if El-Sayed takes the nomination, one person close to Rep. Haley Stevens’ (D-MI) campaign said.
Dennis Bernard, national chair of government relations for the nonpartisan Jewish Federations of North America and a Metro Detroit resident, said those donors have made their position clear should El-Sayed prevail.
“There are leaders in our Jewish community who are longtime, lifelong Democrats and Democratic fundraisers, who are very concerned with where their party’s going,” Bernard said. “And if this is the case, they’ve made it clear, both financially and with their vote, that they would support Mike Rogers in the event El-Sayed wins the primary.”
Detroit-area Jewish Democrats have approached him over golf outings asking for introductions to Rogers, Bernard added.
“This is a truly once-in-a-lifetime moment where you have to become a single-issue voter,” he said. “And that issue is antisemitism, our Judaism, and Israel. This is where you put party third: our people first, our country second.”
Federal Appeals Court Hands Victory to Trump in Mail-In Voting Battle– slaynews.com
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President Donald Trump secured a temporary legal victory in his effort to strengthen oversight of mail-in voting after a federal appeals court paused a ruling that had blocked a proposed U.S. Postal Service election rule.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Postal Service may continue moving forward with the Trump-backed proposal while litigation proceeds.
The proposed rule would require states to provide the Postal Service with approved absentee voter lists before mail-in ballots are delivered.
However, the administration cannot yet implement the policy because a separate federal judge in Massachusetts issued an injunction last month blocking the rule, and that order remains in effect.
Historic New York Church Hit With Repeated Fires Amid Push to Convert it Into a Mosque– wltreport.com
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One of New York’s oldest churches has caught on fire, once again.
On Tuesday, St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Buffalo, NY suffered its second fire in less than a week — the third fire at the property this year.
Law enforcement believes it was arson.
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BREAKING: 140-year-old St. Ann church set on fire in Buffalo, NY
Cause determined to be arson pic.twitter.com/pEaQgFiF3j
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 22, 2026
Here we go again…a 140-year-old church in Buffalo, New York has been torched twice in 4 days by arson. It’s almost like they’re erasing Christian culture, one historic flame at a time… pic.twitter.com/Y1QIadijvZ
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) July 23, 2026
US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuit – South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
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Socialist Candidate Calls for More Migrants in Government to Combat ‘Exploitive’ Nature of Americans– slaynews.com
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Colorado socialist congressional candidate Melat Kiros called for more migrants and people with “heritage in the global south” to seek elected office to push back against the “exploitative” nature of the American people.
Kiros is arguing that the United States plays an “exploitative and extractive” role in the world.
The Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidate made the remarks during the Wa’Ela Tigrai event in Denver last weekend.
During the event, she discussed her congressional campaign after defeating longtime incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) in last month’s Democrat primary.
Kiros said changing the international order would require electing officials who understand what she described as American exploitation on a “fundamental level.”
Oregon’s war on confused children, by the numbers: It’s REALLY bad– www.theblaze.com
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For the better part of two decades, confused children across the Anglosphere deceived into believing that they might be in the wrong bodies have been widely subjected to medications that adversely affect bone density, cognitive performance, emotional stability, and/or future fertility. This horrific experiment, briefly provided a patina of legitimacy by so-called experts and politicians, has not only been ruinous but is based on junk science.
To the chagrin of the profitable and predatory child sex-rejection industry, the Trump administration, like the British government, has taken action nationwide against the “chemical and surgical mutilation of children.” However, some blue states appear keen to continue waging war on America’s youth.
‘1 in every 630 boys in Oregon received cross-sex hormones.’
Canada cancels joint bridge-opening celebration with US amid trade tensions | US news– www.theguardian.com
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A planned joint US-Canada ceremony on Friday celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is no longer expected to take place after Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on most Canadian goods.
In announcing the tariffs, the president accused Canada of unfairly discriminating against US automobiles, alcohol and dairy products, escalating tensions with one of the United States’ closest allies.
“In light of trade action threatened by the United States earlier this week, it would be inappropriate to proceed with a celebratory event between the two countries,” said Jenna Ghassabeh, a spokesperson for Canada’s infrastructure minister, Gregor Robertson, in an emailed statement.
Appeals court rules DOJ must hand over tapes of Biden, biographer to Heritage Foundation | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Biden could not remember when he was vice president, under President Barack Obama, nor was he clear on when his son Beau Biden died from cancer.
The Heritage Foundation has sought the release of recordings from 2016-17 between Joe Biden and his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer. The recordings are redacted. The existence of those files came to light after prosecutor Robert Hur interviewed then-President Joe Biden over classified documents in 2023.
A federal appeals court just removed the last hurdle to the Heritage Foundation’s effort. Biden tried to block the Department of Justice from releasing the tapes but on Monday night, that appeal was denied in a 2-1 decision. “We conclude that Biden has not shown a likelihood that the requested materials must be withheld from disclosure,” said the appeals court.
Hur’s reports on the conversations with Zwonitzer revealed that Biden could not remember when he was vice president, under President Barack Obama, nor was he clear on when his son Beau Biden died from cancer.