Elon Musk’s DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has requested access to an Internal Revenue Service system that retains the personal tax information of millions of Americans, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The system, known as the Integrated Data Retrieval System, is used by IRS employees to review tax information, issue notices and […]
White House officials bristle as the courts throttle parts of Trump’s agenda
The nation may be edging closer to a constitutional crisis as senior White House officials bristle over a string of court orders stymieing President Donald Trump’s agenda, sparking fears that they may ignore judicial decisions. A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Monday that the Trump administration failed to comply with his previous directive temporarily […]
Trump announces blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum, reciprocal tariffs on other countries
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will announce reciprocal tariffs this week, as well as a 25% blanket tariff on steel and aluminum imports. “Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, adding that the same tariff would be applied to […]
USAID to be reduced to about 290 foreign service officers and civil servants
The U.S. Agency of International Development is expected to be reduced to about 290 workers from the more than 5,000 foreign service officers, civil servants and personal service contractors it currently employs, according to two sources familiar with the plans. Most of the approximately 3,000 institutional support contractors have already been fired or furloughed. The […]
WORLD Trump’s plan for U.S. to “take over” Gaza amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire rejected by allies and adversaries
Allies and adversaries of the United States reacted with shock and disapproval Wednesday to President Trump’s announcement of plans for the United States to “take over” the Gaza Strip. Mr. Trump’s suggestion that the Palestinian territory — part of the land that many people hope will eventually become an independent Palestinian state — be redeveloped […]
Pause on Canada and Mexico Tariffs, China Swiftly Counters Trump’s Tariffs With a Flurry of Trade Curbs
Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products. Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at pressuring Beijing […]
Dow futures drop more than 650 points after Trump hits U.S. trading partners with tariffs
Stock futures tumbled early Monday to kick off a new trading month, as investors weighed new U.S. tariffs on goods from key trade partners and their potential impact on the economy and corporate profits. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 546 points, or 1.22%. S&P 500 futures dropped 1.4%, while Nasdaq-100 futures lost 1.7%. President Donald Trump […]
Control tower at National Airport understaffed before deadly collision
The air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport was understaffed on Wednesday evening when a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided in midair, according to a government report about the circumstances surrounding the disaster that killed 67 people and sparked renewed debate around the airport’s crowded airspace. According to the report, described to […]
Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president
The Justice Department said Monday that it fired several career lawyers involved in prosecuting Donald Trump, escalating the president’s campaign of retribution against his perceived enemies. The employees worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation that led to now-dismissed indictments against Trump over his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn his 2020 […]
White House says Colombia agreed to Trump’s deportation terms after tariff standoff
The White House said Sunday that Colombia has agreed to all of President Donald Trump’s terms after Trump threatened to impose sweeping retaliatory measures against it, including tariffs and visa sanctions, after it denied entry to two U.S. military deportation flights. “The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms, including the […]
Federal district court judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal district court judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship — the first skirmish in what promises to be a protracted legal battle over the new administration’s agenda. Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour heard 25 minutes of arguments and then issued an order from the […]
Federal employees are told to name colleagues who work in DEI roles or risk ‘adverse consequences’
Federal employees received emails Wednesday warning that they could face repercussions if they do not report on co-workers who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility positions that might have gone unnoticed by government supervisors. “We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language,” said […]
Trump orders all federal diversity, equity and inclusion employees placed on paid leave starting Wednesday
The Trump administration is ordering all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel Management. The memo, issued Tuesday to heads of departments and agencies, sets a deadline of no later than 5 p.m. ET Wednesday to inform […]
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
President Donald Trump on Monday issued roughly 1,500 pardons and commuted the sentences of 14 of his supporters in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when thousands of them stormed the building amid his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against him. Trump commuted the sentences […]
Trump promises to deliver a spate of executive orders, including action on Jan. 6 defendants
President-elect Donald Trump promised a spate of executive orders when he takes office as president Monday, suggesting at a Sunday rally in Washington, D.C., that among them will be action on the Jan. 6 rioters. “Everybody in this very large arena will be very happy with my decision on the J6 hostages,” he said of […]
Confirmation hearings day 3 highlights: Doug Burgum, Scott Bessent and other Cabinet picks face Senate questions
Four of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks testified before Senate committees at their confirmation hearings today. Senate Finance Committee members pressed Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive whom Trump selected for treasury secretary, on inflation, tax cuts and wages. Bessent, who was also a top fundraiser for Trump’s campaign, also defended the president-elect’s threats to […]
In farewell speech, Biden warns an ‘oligarchy’ in America is threatening democracy
President Joe Biden‘s farewell address Wednesday came with a series of warnings for the future of the country, among them that a rising “oligarchy taking shape” threatens American democracy. “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms and […]
Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth pitches himself as a ‘change agent’ as he faces tense grilling in Senate hearing
Pete Hegseth pitched himself as a “change agent” to lead the Defense Department while Democrats excoriated him as unfit for any military leadership post in the first confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump incoming Cabinet nominees on Tuesday. The Senate Armed Services Committee has typically been one of the least partisan on Capitol Hill. But […]
Senate braces for ‘train wreck’ as hearings kick off today for Trump Cabinet picks
The Republican-led Senate is set to hold a dozen hearings this week for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with the hope of confirming them quickly after he’s inaugurated next Monday. The selections coming before the Senate range from those who are expected to have smooth paths to confirmation, like Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary […]
Firefighters Rush to Contain L.A. Blazes as Death Toll Rises to 24
The blazes tearing through Los Angeles have killed at least 24 people, officials said on Sunday, as forecasters issued a rare red flag warning for strong winds expected to hit the area from late Monday through Wednesday. Over the weekend, firefighters tried to take advantage of calmer winds, which allowed them to make progress against […]
10 dead, more than 9,000 homes, structures damaged or destroyed in L.A. County fires
Ten people have died, more than 9,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed, and at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders. Experts say L.A. is not out of danger yet and that these fires have the potential to be the costliest wildfire disaster in American history. Read the rest of the story at The […]
Staggering losses from L.A. firestorm: 5 dead, 2,000 structures destroyed or damaged
More than 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have been damaged or destroyed and at least five people are dead in wildfires scorching communities across Los Angeles County, making this one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory. The five bodies were found in three structures in Altadena, where the Eaton […]
Fires grow around Los Angeles in ‘unprecedented’ disaster with winds worsening
High winds up to 60 mph have helped fan at least three wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area, prompting evacuations and a huge firefighter response. Palisades Fire has burned through almost 3,000 acres, while millions of people across Southern California are under a red flag warning. The others are the Eaton Fire, at 1,000 […]
With an intent stare, a wide smile and a simple declaration, Harris certifies her loss to Trump
Upon entering the Senate chamber on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris issued a simple declaration when NBC News asked her about presiding over the certification of the 2024 election: “Democracy prevails.” Minutes later, Harris carried through, steering Congress’ collective endorsement of the electoral vote that she lost and affirming Donald Trump’s return to the White […]
Biden Rips Efforts To ‘Erase’ History Of Jan. 6 Riot, Says There Won’t Be A Repeat This Time
President Joe Biden is decrying what he calls an “unrelenting effort” to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block certification of the 2020 election — seeking to contrast that day’s chaos with what he promises will be an orderly transition returning Trump to power for a […]
Jimmy Carter’s journey home: Mapping the funeral plans for the coming days
Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 in his home at age 100 in the southwest Georgia town of Plains, where he and Rosalynn, his wife of 77 years, resided for most of their lives. State funeral activities will begin at 10:15 a.m. Jan. 4 at a hospital in nearby Americus, Georgia, when current and […]
House votes down Republican bill to avert shutdown on eve of the deadline
The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt. The vote was 174-235, with one Democrat voting present, falling far short of the two-thirds majority needed to […]
Government Shutdown Grows Closer as Trump Tells G.O.P. to Kill Spending Deal
A bipartisan spending deal to avert a shutdown was on life support on Wednesday after President-elect Donald J. Trump condemned it, leaving lawmakers without a strategy to fund the government past a Friday night deadline. Mr. Trump issued a scathing statement ordering Republicans not to support the sprawling bill, piling on to a barrage of […]
Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Luigi Mangione was indicted on first-degree murder and other charges in the ambush killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this month, the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced Tuesday. The indictment on first-murder degree in furtherance of terrorism elevates the case against Mangione, 26, in Thompson’s killing outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4. The New […]
What we know so far about the Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Wisconsin
A teacher and a student were killed at a private school in Wisconsin on Monday after a person authorities identified as a teenage student at Abundant Life Christian School opened fire. Six people were injured, and the suspected shooter, a 15-year-old female student, was killed, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told reporters. Here’s what we […]
Chuck Schumer requests drone detection system for New York, New Jersey as mysterious devices litter the skies
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has requested that a drone detection system be sent to New York and New Jersey after a series of mysterious drones disrupted the skies in recent weeks, even prompting a temporary shutdown at an airport over the weekend. Schumer made the request to the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday, […]
Trump says it will be ‘hard’ to bring down grocery prices, pins hopes on lower energy costs and better supply chains
President-elect Donald Trump is acknowledging it may be difficult to bring down grocery prices, despite making it a key tenet of his presidential campaign. In an interview with Time magazine, which named him person of the year for 2024, Trump said he nevertheless believes it’ll happen through lower energy costs and supply chain improvements. Asked […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray says he’ll resign as Donald Trump takes office
FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign at the end of the Biden administration, as President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Wray told bureau employees on Wednesday. “After weeks of careful thought, I’ve decided the right thing for the Bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current Administration in January and then […]
UnitedHealthcare Shooting Suspect Has Outburst Before Hearing On Move To New York
The suspect charged with killing a health insurance executive had a brief on-camera outburst ahead of a hearing Tuesday. Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. The 26-year-old appeared at the Blair County courthouse for a hearing on his extradition […]
Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione faces a second-degree murder charge in New York in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to an online court docket filed Monday. The 26-year-old was also charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the docket. The […]
Trump will ‘most likely’ pardon Capitol rioters on day one and says Jan. 6 committee members should be jailed
President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to pardon his supporters involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as soon as his first day in office, saying those incarcerated are “living in hell.” Trump made the comments, his most sweeping since he won the election, in an exclusive interview with […]
Key GOP Sen. Joni Ernst says she’s not ready to support Hegseth for defense secretary
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she isn’t ready to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary. “Well, I did have a very long, lengthy discussion with Pete yesterday, and I do appreciate his service to the nation. I also am a combat veteran. So, we talked about a number of […]
Hegseth’s history with alcohol shadows Pentagon selection
By Pete Hegseth’s account, his heavy drinking began after a brush with death when an RPG ricocheted off his vehicle but didn’t explode while serving in Iraq with an Army infantry unit. When he returned home to a Manhattan apartment after the deployment ended in 2006, disconnected from the people he served with while his […]
Trump considers replacing Hegseth with DeSantis to run Pentagon, WSJ reports
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering dropping his nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and nominating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his place, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. Hegseth’s nomination has run into trouble on Capitol Hill over allegations about his personal and professional life and […]
Hegseth Faces Allegations Of Boozing, Partying And Mismanagement Helming Veterans Groups
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host who’s President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the Pentagon, was forced out of top roles at two veterans groups, according to a new bombshell report from The New Yorker. Hegseth was forced to resign his roles at both Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America due to […]
President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. “I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it […]
Biden announced Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire begins, halting war in Lebanon
A U.S.-backed cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday, halting the deadliest war in Lebanon in decades. Fighting continued up to the 11th hour, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that Israel would strike again if the Lebanese militant group violated the deal. Both sides warned […]
Jack Smith Seeks Dismissal of Two Federal Cases Against Trump
The special counsel Jack Smith asked two courts on Monday to effectively shut down the federal criminal cases he brought against President-elect Donald J. Trump last year, bowing to a Justice Department policy that says it is unconstitutional to pursue prosecutions against sitting presidents. The twin requests by Mr. Smith — made to judges in […]
Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money
President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term. Mr. Trump has so far declined to sign an agreement with the Biden […]
Trump names longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named longtime ally Pam Bondi as his new choice for attorney general, capping a tumultuous week for previous pick Matt Gaetz. Bondi’s elevation came just hours after Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration following increased scrutiny over allegations of sexual misconduct. If confirmed, Bondi would lead the Justice Department and […]
Democrats try to force a full House vote to release Matt Gaetz report as House Ethics panel has ‘no agreement’
Members of the House Ethics Committee met behind closed doors Wednesday but did not reach an agreement on whether to publicly release a report detailing their sweeping investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. Several Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have said they want to review the House […]
Gaetz sent over $10K in Venmo payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest
The House Ethics Committee obtained records, including a check and records of Venmo payments, that appear to show that then-Rep. Matt Gaetz paid more than $10,000 to two women who were later witnesses in sexual misconduct probes conducted by both the House and the Justice Department, according to documents obtained by ABC News. The Venmo […]
Gaetz allegedly flew 2 women to New York, paid them for sex: Attorney
Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, allegedly paid for two women in 2019 to travel to New York to have sex, watch his appearance on Fox News, and attend the Broadway show “Pretty Woman,” an attorney for the women told ABC News. In an interview with ABC News’ Juju Chang, Florida […]
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault. “In 2023, Hegseth paid the complainant as part of a civil confidential settlement agreement and […]
The Onion buys InfoWars in bankruptcy auction
The satirical website The Onion purchased InfoWars on Thursday, a capstone on years of litigation and bankruptcy proceedings following InfoWars founder Alex Jones’ defamation of families associated with the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Those families backed The Onion’s bid to purchase InfoWars’ intellectual property, including its website, customer lists and inventory, certain social media […]
Trump thanks Biden for ‘smooth transition’ in White House meeting
President-elect Donald Trump returned to Washington on Wednesday — entering the White House for the first time since he was voted out of office — to meet with President Joe Biden for a ceremony meant to signal the peaceful transfer of power. The two men appeared briefly for photos, with Biden speaking first and calling […]
Polls show Harris with big early-vote lead — despite GOP gains
The 2024 election has set records for pre-Election Day votes. And Republicans are increasingly excited about numbers that show their side has embraced early voting much more than they did in 2020. Elon Musk has gone so far as to predict that these numbers spell victory for Donald Trump. But there are plenty of reasons […]
More than 55 million people have voted early in run-up to Election Day
More than 55 million people have cast their ballots either in person or by mail during early voting, according to recent figures, weighing in on the presidential contest and down-ballot races ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5. Data compiled by the University of Florida Election Lab shows that more than 29 million early votes […]
Kamala Harris pairs anti-Trump attack with economic pitch at packed DC rally
Kamala Harris called on Americans to “turn the page” on the Donald Trump era at a rally Tuesday, rallying thousands of voters at the site where the former president addressed the mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6. On a chilly fall evening one week before Election Day, the Democratic nominee criticized her Republican […]
Kamala Harris to hold campaign rally in Washington DC tonight
Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to deliver a speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, one week before Election Day. Harris’ rally comes as the election hangs on a knife’s edge, with polls in various swing states showing a statistical tie between the Democrat and Republican former President Donald Trump. Trump on Tuesday morning is […]
Harris regains slight lead nationally yet Electoral College holds the cards: POLL
Vice President Kamala Harris has regained a slight lead among likely voters nationally in the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll, albeit with the race close enough to leave the outcome of the 2024 presidential election to the uncertainties of the Electoral College. Turnout is key. Just 2 percentage points divide Harris and Donald Trump among […]
‘Y.M.C.A.’ vs. The Boss: Kamala Harris Answers Trump With A Rocking Rally Of Her Own
A DJ spun banger after banger. President Barack Obama warmed up the crowd. Rock legend Bruce Springsteen sang and played guitar. And Kamala Harris played lead vocals at a packed college football field in the Atlanta suburbs on Thursday, firing up thousands of people into a joyous frenzy just days before the November presidential election […]
Kamala Harris calls Trump a ‘fascist’ as she argues he’s ‘dangerous’ and unfit for office
Vice President Kamala Harris called former President Donald Trump a “fascist” at a CNN town hall Wednesday in Pennsylvania — echoing his onetime chief of staff’s criticism as she makes a more vocal pitch to voters that he is unfit for office. John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general who was Trump’s longest-serving White House […]
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly says Trump meets the definition of a ‘fascist’
John Kelly, who was White House chief of staff during the Trump administration, said in a series of recent interviews that former President Donald Trump meets the definition of a fascist. The remark, published Tuesday, was made in one of Kelly’s interviews with The New York Times. Audio of his comments was made available online. […]
Harris holding moderated conversations with Liz Cheney in 3 battleground states
Vice President Kamala Harris is doing a series of moderated conversations with former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in suburban cities in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin on Monday — the day before in-person voting begins in Wisconsin. With roughly two weeks until Election Day, the effort is part of the Harris […]
Harris Rallies Georgia’s Black Churchgoers With Help Of Stevie Wonder
Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got a big assist from music legend Stevie Wonder, who rallied congregants with a rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” Harris visited two Atlanta area churches as part of a nationwide push known as “souls to the polls.” It’s a mobilization […]
Harris jabs at Trump with help from Molly Shannon in Al Smith dinner video
Vice President Harris on Thursday swiped at former President Trump with jokes about his election denialism and his criticism of Detroit during a pre-recorded video address to the Al Smith charity dinner in New York City. Harris did not attend the dinner in person as she campaigned in Wisconsin. Instead, she addressed the event via […]
Harris spars with Fox News host and says she wouldn’t be a ‘continuation’ of Biden
In a combative interview with Fox News, Kamala Harris said in the most emphatic terms to date that, if she wins the election, she would pursue an independent presidency that wouldn’t be a repeat of President Joe Biden’s nearly four years in office. “My presidency would not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency,” Harris […]
Kamala Harris urges Black Americans not to be fooled into sitting out the race
Looking to shore up her support with the critical demographic of Black men, Kamala Harris charged during a town hall Tuesday night that Donald Trump had no plans to help them and exhorted those voters not to be fooled by Trump or anyone who would “take you out of the game by not voting.” “The […]
Harris calls Trump ‘increasingly unstable and unhinged’ during Pennsylvania rally
Vice President Kamala Harris deployed a new show-and-tell approach to lambasting former President Donald Trump at her Monday night rally, playing clips of him calling his opponents the “enemy within” and saying that it signaled that he was “increasingly unstable and unhinged.” “After all these years, we know who Donald Trump is: He is someone […]
Trump wasn’t in danger from armed man at California rally, officials say
A Las Vegas man was charged with possession of a loaded firearm and a high-capacity magazine on Saturday after deputies assigned to a rally by former President Donald Trump in southern California’s Coachella Valley stopped him at a checkpoint. Federal law enforcement said Trump was not in danger. The suspect, 49-year-old Vem Miller of Las […]
Obama rips Trump, chides Black men over ‘excuses’ for not voting for Harris
Former President Barack Obama sternly chided Black men over “excuses” to not vote for Vice President Kamala Harris during a stop at a campaign field office on Thursday in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood ahead of his rally, saying he finds them sitting out or voting for former President Donald Trump “not acceptable.” The event kicked […]
Milton Slices Across Central Florida as Powerful Hurricane
Milton carved a path of destruction after crashing ashore Wednesday evening on Florida’s Gulf Coast, making landfall near Sarasota and making its way across the state overnight with ferocious winds and heavy rains. The storm had already soaked and battered the state for much of Wednesday and unleashed a spate of tornadoes that caused even […]
Kamala Harris kept up a media blitz while Donald Trump postponed a virtual town-hall event.
Vice President Kamala Harris, in a blitz of interviews on Tuesday, pitched a proposal to help people raising children while also caring for aging parents and denounced former President Donald J. Trump, calling some of his statements “surreal” and saying he was too friendly with Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin. On “The View,” Ms. Harris […]
Harris undergoes a ’60 Minutes’ grilling as Trump sits it out
Vice President Kamala Harris for weeks was criticized for avoiding tough questions that came with long-form traditional media interviews. In an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that aired Monday evening, she faced many of them all at once. Chief among them was whether she regretted the initial border policy during the Biden administration that […]
Harris and Walz embark on massive media blitz
With 30 days to Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are launching a media blitz that began on Sunday, with the two set to appear in a handful of interviews with traditional and new media figures, a senior Harris campaign official told NBC News. The two sat […]
Liz Cheney campaigns with Kamala Harris for first time, as campaign continues GOP outreach
Former Rep. Liz Cheney, the highest-profile Republican to announce her support for Vice President Kamala Harris, joined her on the campaign trail at an event at Ripon, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican Party. “I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris,” Cheney said Thursday. Cheney, along with her father, former Vice […]
Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ to stay in office after 2020 loss, Jack Smith’s team says
Former President Donald Trump was “fundamentally” acting as a private candidate for office and not as president of the United States when he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss, special counsel Jack Smith’s team argued in a filing Wednesday that revealed new details of the scheme at the heart of Trump’s federal election interference […]
5 key takeaways from the VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz
Republican Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz clashed Tuesday on everything from economic and gun policy to immigration and school shootings in the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election. The Ohio senator and Minnesota governor largely kept things cordial personally, even appearing chummy at times and saying they could work with […]
Tim Walz and JD Vance’s 2024 VP debate is Tuesday. Here’s what to know.
Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — both relative newcomers to the national political spotlight — face off Tuesday in the only scheduled vice presidential debate before the November election. The debate is being held three weeks after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris had their only scheduled […]
Harris vows to keep Biden’s border crackdown: “The United States is a sovereign nation”
During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to keep President Biden’s asylum crackdown in place if elected, solidifying Democrats’ embrace of more stringent immigration rules. Harris used her visit to Douglas, Arizona, to address one of the most pressing political vulnerabilities faced by her presidential campaign: illegal immigration. It’s an […]
Harris to visit U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona to tout toughness on immigration
Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign attempts to show she is the best-prepared candidate to tackle the simmering issue of immigration. Why it matters: Harris has faced relentless attacks from former President Trump and Republicans who claim she’s ill-equipped to handle what they’ve […]
Harris outlines $100 billion manufacturing plan, vowing pragmatism over ideology
Kamala Harris vowed to govern as a pragmatist who wouldn’t be captive to ideology in an economic speech Wednesday while outlining $100 billion in new investments in manufacturing, a major issue in this battleground state. Harris proposed an “America Forward” agenda that calls for tax credits to boost investment and create industrial jobs, along with investments […]
Harris campaign office damaged by gunfire in Arizona
Police are investigating what appears to be gunfire damage overnight at a Democratic Party-coordinated campaign office for Vice President Kamala Harris. The incident occurred just a few days before Harris is scheduled to visit Arizona as she campaigns for president. “We can confirm that on 9/23/24, what appears to be damage from gunfire at … […]
Kamala Harris Is Set to Visit Border, Cutting Into Trump’s Immigration Edge
Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday during a trip to Arizona, according to two people briefed on the preparations, as she seeks to counter former President Donald J. Trump’s advantage with voters on the issue of immigration. The trip is set to be her first visit to the […]
Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates (who dismissed it as spam), FBI says
Iranians sent “unsolicited emails” that included stolen material that was not publicly available from former President Donald Trump’s campaign to people associated with his Democratic political rival, the FBI and two other government agencies said Wednesday. The FBI and officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
‘A crying shame’: Harris rips Trump’s remarks about Springfield, Ohio
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday ripped Donald Trump’s repeated bashing of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, saying the former president was “spewing lies grounded in tropes.” “It’s a crying shame. Literally,” Harris said in her most extensive remarks to date about her Republican opponent’s baseless claims. “I know that people are deeply troubled by […]
Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt is arrested; officials say he had AR-style rifle, scope and GoPro
A man is in custody after shots were fired Sunday afternoon in what the FBI is calling an apparent “attempted assassination” of Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida — two months after an attempt on the former president’s life at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Trump, who was rushed to […]
Trump Scared: ‘There Will Be No Third Debate!’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent Thursday afternoon on a social media spree, posting on Truth Social at least a dozen times in a two-hour period. In one post, the former president asserted that “polls clearly show” that he won the presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, then he cited that as […]
Trump Says He Had a Great Debate. His Allies Privately Say Otherwise.
Former President Donald J. Trump went into sales-pitch mode immediately after Tuesday night’s debate, walking into the spin room to extol his own performance, crowing on Fox News and going on a late-night posting spree to hype unscientific online polls that he said showed he had crushed Vice President Kamala Harris. “That was my best […]
Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage
Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS. The vice president also outpaced both debate watchers’ expectations for her and Joe Biden’s onstage performance against the former president earlier this year, the poll found. Debate watchers said, […]
Harris, Trump campaigns spin expectations ahead of ABC News debate
Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview that aired Monday that she expects former President Donald Trump to lie during the ABC News presidential debate on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign and surrogates continued to insinuate on Monday that the former president’s strategy at the debate will be to tie Harris to what they […]
Liz Cheney says it’s ‘not enough’ for anti-Trump Republicans to vote for someone other than Harris
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney encouraged anti-Trump Republicans and independents Sunday to consider voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, saying it’s “not enough” to write in someone other than former President Donald Trump in the November election. “Given how close this race is, in my view, again, it’s not enough. You have many Republicans out […]
Georgia school shooting: Suspect’s father arrested on charges including involuntary manslaughter 2
The father of the 14-year-old suspect in Wednesday’s high school shooting has been arrested on charges that include involuntary manslaughter. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation made the announcement on X and said a news conference will be held at 8 p.m. ET to discuss the matter. Colin Gray, 54, was arrested on four counts of […]
Georgia high school shooting suspect was investigated in 2023 for online threats, authorities say
A 14-year-old student suspected of gunning down four people at his Georgia high school Wednesday was previously investigated in connection with threats to carry out a school shooting, federal authorities said. The suspect, then 13, was a possible suspect in connection with threats made online last year using photos of guns, the FBI’s Atlanta field […]
John McCain’s son endorses Harris and hits Trump over Arlington cemetery incident
The incident involving Donald Trump’s campaign staff at Arlington National Cemetery was the last straw for Jimmy McCain, the youngest son of the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. In an interview Tuesday on CNN, McCain said that after last week’s events at the cemetery he registered as a Democrat and decided to vote for Vice […]
Biden and Harris rally in battleground Pennsylvania as Trump sits out Labor Day
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris joined forces on the campaign trail Monday in the marquee union town of Pittsburgh, making the case that their administration’s record on labor would again lift workers if Harris were sent to the White House. It was a Labor Day showing in a battleground state on what […]
Harris defends her policy changes in first interview: ‘My values have not changed’
Vice President Kamala Harris was pressed about her policy evolutions Thursday in her first interview since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, sitting alongside her running mate, Tim Walz. The highly anticipated interview, with CNN’s Dana Bash, came after pressure had been building for Harris to answer more questions from impartial journalists and fully […]
Trump team downplays Arlington ‘incident’ in an effort to minimize political fallout
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is playing down reports of an altercation during his visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, a move that signals its concern about potential political fallout from the incident. “A nameless bureaucrat at Arlington whose job it is to preserve the dignity of the cemetery is doing the complete opposite […]
Special counsel reindicts Trump with narrower set of accusations after Supreme Court immunity decision
Special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday in which he again accused Trump of resisting the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election. Smith narrowed the allegations after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on presidential power earlier this year. The new 36-page charging document is […]
Trump suggests he may back out of a Sept. 10 ABC debate
Former President Donald Trump suggested Monday that he might back out of the scheduled ABC News debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10 because he said the network is hostile toward Republicans. Speaking in a Vietnamese restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia, Trump said he had watched ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday and […]
Harris raised $82 million during DNC, $540 million since launch, campaign says
Vice President Kamala Harris raised $82 million the week of the Democratic National Convention, bringing her total haul since launching her candidacy last month to $540 million, her campaign said. The sum is buttressed by nearly $40 million raked in during and after Harris delivered her acceptance speech at the convention on Thursday night, campaign […]
Harris to unveil economic agenda that would crack down on ‘price gouging’ on food, groceries
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to release her economic agenda on Friday following calls for her campaign to zero in on policy after their unprecedented rise to the top of Democratic ticket. Harris is set to outline her plans at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina — a pivotal battleground state both Harris and […]
Poll: Dem Enthusiasm Swells After Harris Enters Race
Democrats are feeling significantly more enthusiastic about the presidential election ever since Harris entered the race, with enthusiasm jumping from 46% in June to 85%, according to the findings of a new poll released Wednesday. The latest Monmouth University poll of 801 registered voters found voter enthusiasm among all groups rising from 48% to 68% […]
Walz defends his military record amid Republican attacks at first solo campaign event
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz defended his military record Tuesday amid attacks from Republicans led by his election rival, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, who has accused him of stolen valor. “I am damn proud of my service to this country,” Walz, the governor of Minnesota, said in Los Angeles during his first solo […]
Trump Slurs Words In Rambling, Off-The-Rails Interview With World’s Richest Man…
Former President Donald Trump went on a two-hour tear of lies, exaggerations and fearmongering in a conversation Monday with billionaire Elon Musk on the X social media platform. The chat between the two men, one the Republican nominee for president and the other the world’s richest man, is Trump’s latest effort to appeal to voters […]
Democratic National Convention speakers include Biden, Obama and the Clintons
Several prominent Democratic figures are set to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this month, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News. President Joe Biden, former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been confirmed as speakers at the convention. Obama and the Clintons […]
Trump lashes out about Harris crowd size, attacks her intelligence at bizarre press conference
In a long and, at times, rambling news conference on Thursday, former President Donald Trump repeated numerous falsehoods as he lashed out against Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the presidential race. Trump led the event, his first open news conference since Gov. Tim Walz was named Harris’ running mate, by announcing he agreed […]
Harris and Walz Make Their Appeal in Midwest Swing
The battle for the Upper Midwest began in earnest on Wednesday, with the Harris and Trump campaigns making dueling appearances in the same cities. Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, wrapped up their day with a rally in Michigan, where Senator JD Vance of Ohio began his. […]
‘We are the underdogs’: Harris introduces running mate Walz as a coach, veteran and protector of reproductive rights
Vice President Kamala Harris introduced her running mate to the nation at a raucous rally in Pennsylvania’s biggest city Tuesday, playing up Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s background as a teacher, football coach, national guardsman and “one of the best marksmen” on Capitol Hill. Thousands of supporters roared as Harris and Walz alternated between playing up […]
Harris expected to announce her VP pick Tuesday ahead of their Philadelphia rally
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to reveal her vice presidential pick Tuesday, ahead of their first rally togetherin Philadelphia in the evening, according to two sources familiar with the plan. These people cautioned that the timing of the announcement is still subject to change based on when Harris makes her final decision or whether […]
Harris running-mate selection expected in next 48 hours
Vice President Harris interviewed at least three potential running mates on Sunday as the final hours before her self-imposed deadline to make her choice began ticking away. Harris will announce her vice-presidential pick by Tuesday night, when she and the candidate will appear in Philadelphia for the first of seven rallies over the course of […]
Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan greeted by President Biden, VP Harris after landing on US soil
Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, are back on U.S. soil. As they stepped off the plane, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted the three at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington. The Americans were part of an extraordinary 24-prisoner exchange involving […]
Trump falsely accuses Harris of deciding to ‘turn Black’ during a combative panel with Black journalists
Donald Trump made a combative appearance Wednesday at a conference of Black journalists during a heated question-and-answer session that at times focused squarely on the race of Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump claimed that he did not know until a few years ago that Harris, who is Indian American and Black, was Black. He then […]
Harris derides Trump on border security at Georgia rally as GOP presses the issue
Vice President Kamala Harris, facing a new barrage of GOP attack ads seeking to define her early in her campaign, attacked back on immigration and border security before a fired-up crowd of thousands in an over-capacity arena Tuesday night. Through chants of “Kamala” aimed at her and “lock him up” aimed at former President Donald […]
Biden rips ‘extreme opinions’ as he pushes for Supreme Court reform in speech at LBJ Presidential Library
President Joe Biden on Monday visited the LBJ Presidential Library to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and gave remarks on his new proposals to reform the U.S. Supreme Court. The remarks were Biden’s first major speech since his Oval Office address last week on his decision to exit the 2024 race. […]
Harris sees boost in favorability after Biden drops out of race: POLL
Vice President Kamala Harris is enjoying a bounce in her favorability rating among Americans just days after President Joe Biden bowed out of the presidential race and endorsed her, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday. The vice president’s favorability rating has jumped to 43%, with an unfavorability rating of 42%, according to the […]
Harris Clinches Majority of Delegates as She Closes In on Nomination
Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to assert herself as the de facto Democratic nominee for president on Monday, her first full day as a candidate, as virtually every potential remaining rival bowed out and she clinched the support of enough delegates to win the nomination. The Associated Press said late Monday that Ms. Harris […]
Trump savors convention crowd in rambling acceptance speech
Donald Trump on Thursday night formally accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in a speech heavy with references to the shooting he survived last week and elongated by ad-libbed applause lines and riffs — capping a long-anticipated moment that came only after a winding and dramatic campaign. Trump, now the first major-party presidential nominee who […]
Biden tests positive for Covid-19 and will self-isolate in Delaware, White House says
President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday while he was in Las Vegas for a series of events, the White House said. In a statement, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden tested positive “following his first event in Las Vegas.” “He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” […]
Biden Considers Pushing for Major Changes to the Supreme Court
President Biden is seriously considering legislative proposals that would dramatically alter the Supreme Court, including imposing term limits and an enforceable code of ethics on the justices, according to a person familiar with the ongoing discussions. Mr. Biden’s proposals to overhaul the court, which could be unveiled in the coming weeks, would need congressional approval, […]
Trump makes appearance at RNC Day 1 after being formally nominated with J.D. Vance
Former President Donald Trump appeared alongside his newly announced running mate Sen. JD Vance at the Republican National Convention Monday night, the first time Trump has been seen in public since Saturday’s shocking attempt on his life. The crowd cheered Trump, whose ear was bandaged after it was grazed by a bullet on Saturday at a rally […]
‘We must stand together’: Biden calls on Americans to stop viewing their political opponents as enemies
President Joe Biden called on Americans to “lower the temperature” of political rhetoric in an address from the Oval Office on Sunday night, asking for more respectful discourse and civility in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “Disagreement is inevitable in American democracy,” Biden said, but politics should never devolve […]
‘I’m in good shape’: Biden takes questions about his mental and physical fitness
President Joe Biden vigorously defended his fitness for office in a high-stakes press conference Thursday evening, fielding several questions about his age and calls for him to step aside. “I think I’m the most qualified person to run for president,” he said, adding that he believes he is the best candidate to beat former President […]
Here’s how to watch Biden’s news conference Thursday as he tries to quiet doubts after the debate
President Joe Biden will hold a news conference Thursday, the key event in a monumental week during which the Democratic incumbent is fending off calls for him to step aside as the party’s presumptive nominee following a shaky debate performance. It’s just the type of event that many political watchers have said Biden needs to […]
Biden launches NATO summit by pledging new air defense support for Ukraine
Eager to turn the page from questions about his mental fitness, President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially opened NATO’s Washington Summit by announcing what he called a “historic donation” of critical new air defense capabilities to bolster Ukraine’s fight against Russia. “Putin wants nothing less — nothing less than Ukraine’s total subjugation, to end Ukraine’s […]
Ahead Of Key Meeting, Many House Democrats Still Ridin’ With Biden
Skeptics of President Joe Biden and his ability to weather a tough presidential campaign ahead may be getting the spotlight, but the president on Monday retained the trust of many House Democrats, including in key parts of the party. House Democrats are set to have their weekly party meeting Tuesday morning, their first since the […]
Senior House Democrats tell Jeffries they’re privately calling for Biden to step aside: Sources
At least four senior House Democrats told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday that they are calling on President Joe Biden to step down from the presidential race, according to several sources with knowledge of the discussion on the private call. Reps. Jerry Nadler, Mark Takano, Joe Morelle and Adam Smith stated Biden should […]
Trump’s Hush Money Sentencing Delayed Until September
Former President Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing will be delayed until September after his request to throw out his conviction. Judge Juan Merchan set a new sentencing date of Sept. 18, according to a Tuesday court filing. Trump was initially going to be sentenced July 11. The delay comes after Trump’s attorneys wrote a letter […]
‘I dissent’: Biden attacks Supreme Court immunity ruling as emboldening a lawless president
President Joe Biden called the Supreme Court decision Monday providing some immunity for Donald Trump in his criminal election interference case “a terrible disservice to the people of this nation.” “This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America. Each, each of us is equal before the law. No one, […]
5 takeaways from striking Biden-Trump presidential debate
President Joe Biden delivered a halting performance in Thursday’s debate with former President Donald Trump — raising new questions about his future in an event largely viewed as a test of the two candidates’ fitness for office. The two debated a slate of policies on stage in Atlanta, though little new ground was broken. Much […]
Supreme Court acknowledges accidentally posting Idaho abortion case document that may preview narrow Biden admin win
The Supreme Court acknowledged Wednesday that it inadvertently posted online a document related to a pending abortion case, which Bloomberg Law obtained before it was removed from the website. Supreme Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe confirmed that a document was “inadvertently and briefly uploaded” to the court website but added that the ruling “has not been […]
Judge Cannon skeptical of Trump claim FBI mishandled Mar-a-Lago search
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon signaled Friday that Donald Trump’s legal team had not convinced her FBI agents offered false information to justify searching Mar-a-Lago — a potential blow to the former president’s efforts to disqualify key evidence in the classified documents case against him. Trump’s attorneys asked Cannon to grant what is known […]
Inside Biden’s Camp David Debate Prep
At Camp David, a movie theater and an airplane hangar have been outfitted with lights and production equipment to create a mock debate stage. At least 16 current and former aides, summoned from Washington and Wilmington, whiz back and forth on golf carts to join President Biden in strategy sessions. Mr. Biden is entering his […]
‘Everything is at stake’ for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says
Vice President Kamala Harris says “everything is at stake” with reproductive health rights in November’s election as the Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the positions taken by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump on the issue before their debate this week. Harris’ comments come as the campaign announced it would […]
Biden campaign picks right-side podium for CNN debate, Trump will have the last word
President Joe Biden won the coin toss to secure a podium position on the right side of the stage during the CNN debate next week, but by doing so gave Donald Trump the final closing statement of the 90-minute matchup. According to CNN, the coin landed on tails — the side chosen by the Biden […]
Witness tells House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid her for sex: Sources
In recent weeks, House Ethics Committee investigators have conducted a string of interviews behind closed doors with numerous women who were witnesses in the yearslong Justice Department sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, multiple sources familiar with the committee’s work tell ABC News. Investigators have interviewed at least half a dozen women who allegedly […]
Republican senator blocks ban on bump stocks for guns brought by Democrats
Senate Democrats sought to pass legislation Tuesday banning bump stocks for firearms after the Supreme Court overruled a previous ban, but a single Republican objected on behalf of his party, effectively stalling the bill. Backed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., sought “unanimous consent” to pass his BUMP Actthat would prohibit […]
1st Biden-Trump debate will include microphone muting, coin flip and more
With less than two weeks until the first presidential debate, CNN announced the rules agreed on by both President Joe Biden and Donald Trump‘s campaigns. They include microphone muting, a coin flip and more when the two candidates face off at the network’s Atlanta studio on June 27. The debate, which is being moderated by […]
Biden, Obama raise more than $30 million at glitzy L.A. event
President Biden and former President Obama railed against former President Trump, touted the Democratic incumbent’s policy achievements and slipped in a few jokes at a Saturday night fundraiser in downtown Los Angeles that shattered Democratic fundraising records. “I could have done nothing and done better than him,” Biden replied when late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who […]
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict access to abortion pill
In a blow for anti-abortion advocates, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the abortion pill mifepristone, meaning the commonly used drug can remain widely available. The court found unanimously that the group of anti-abortion doctors who questioned the Food and Drug Administration’s decisions making it easier to access the pill did not […]
Inflation Flat In May As Gas Prices Subside, Giving White House, Markets A Boost
Consumer prices held steady in May, helped by a drop in what drivers paid at the gas pump, the government said Wednesday in a bit of welcome news for the White House worried about inflation’s impact on President Joe Biden’s reelection bid. The consumer price index, the most high-profile measure of inflation, was unchanged from […]
Hunter Biden, the president’s son, found guilty on federal gun charges after a trial that laid bare his addiction struggles
A jury Tuesday found Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, guilty on three felony gun charges after a weeklong trial that focused on his history of drug addiction. Biden was charged in federal court in Wilmington with three felony counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics; he had pleaded not […]
Justice Alito Caught on Tape Discussing How Battle for America ‘Can’t Be Compromised’
Justice Samuel Alito spoke candidly about the ideological battle between the left and the right — discussing the difficulty of living “peacefully” with ideological opponents in the face of “fundamental” differences that “can’t be compromised.” He endorsed what his interlocutor described as a necessary fight to “return our country to a place of godliness.” And […]
Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit for a virtual interview on Monday with a New York City probation officer from his home at Mar-a-Lago with his attorney Todd Blanche at his side after he was found guilty on all counts in the hush money trialagainst him last month, three sources familiar with the matter told […]
Biden mixes D-Day commemoration with warnings about democracy’s vulnerability
For the most part, Joe Biden’s address marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day sounded like a familiar ode to a historic war victory — but tucked into the speech was a warning to Americans. Biden name-checked the World War II veterans who sat behind him on stage in wheelchairs, blankets draped over their laps in […]
Georgia appeals court stays Trump election interference case until at least October
A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday officially stayed until at least October the racketeering case alleging Donald Trump and others conspired to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election — making it impossible for the case to go to trial before November’s elections. The case had been considered highly unlikely to go trial before […]
Trump Floats Jailing Political Enemies, Attacks E. Jean Carroll In Wild Interview
Former President Donald Trump once again attacked the writer E. Jean Carroll and suggested his political enemies could soon face jail time in a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday night. Trump called in to the conservative network Newsmax, just days after a Manhattan jury found him guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial. […]
Fauci parries Republicans in combative hearing about Covid’s origins and possibility of a lab leak
In his first public testimony since stepping down from government office at the end of 2022, Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday fended off a variety of attacks from Republican politicians at a fiery hearing called to discuss lessons learned during the pandemic. Fauci, appearing voluntarily before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, denied […]
Trump Convicted on All Counts to Become America’s First Felon President
Donald J. Trump was convicted on Thursday of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign, capping an extraordinary trial that tested the resilience of the American justice system and transformed the former commander in chief into a felon. The guilty verdict in Manhattan — across the […]
Trump awaits his fate as jury deliberations begin: What you missed on Day 22 of the hush money trial
Jurors began deliberations Wednesday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, kicking off a crucial and delicate phase in the case that will see 12 ordinary citizens decide whether a former and potentially future president becomes the first to be convicted. Twenty-two witnesses took the stand over six weeks, as the seven men and five women […]
Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors make final pleas to jury in hush money trial
A lawyer for Donald Trump urged jurors Tuesday to find the former president innocent in his criminal trial, blasting a key witness as the “MVP of liars” while a prosecutor urged the panel to “focus on the facts” and “hold the defendant accountable.” “In the interest of justice, and in the name of the people […]
Trump braces for final act of his historic criminal trial
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial has arrived at its dramatic final act with lawyers for both sides primed on Tuesday to hammer home their cases before jurors consider a verdict that could make history. The summations mark the climax of a trial that started more than a month ago. They are expected to last all […]
Trump Blames ‘Rigged’ Election for Oct 7. Terror Attacks: ‘Would’ve Never Happened!’
Former President Donald Trump claimed that had the 2020 election not been rigged against him, the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel would not have taken place. The 2020 election was not rigged and Trump’s claim about the Oct. 7 attacks not happening under his watch is patently unfalsifiable. Speaking at a rally in the […]
Former Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley Says She Will Vote For Donald Trump
Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of support given their intense and often personal rivalry during the Republican primary calendar. But Haley also made it clear that she feels Trump has work to do to win over voters who supported her during […]
Trump Chooses Not to Take the Stand, and the Defense Rests
The jury heard his voice, saw his tweets and watched footage of him campaigning for the presidency. But in the end, the 12 New Yorkers weighing the fate of Donald J. Trump did not see him testify. On Tuesday, the defense rested its case after Mr. Trump declined to take the stand at his own […]
Prosecutors rest their case against Donald Trump in dramatic day of testimony
Prosecutors rested their case against Donald Trump on Monday after another dramatic day of testimony from his former lawyer Michael Cohen, while the judge presiding over the trial ripped into one of the former president’s witnesses for disrespectful behavior. State Judge Juan Merchan briefly booted the public from the New York City courtroom after he […]
Biden delivers Morehouse commencement speech as some on campus express pro-Palestinian messages
President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday morning, his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and a key opportunity for him to engage with a group of voters that data suggests is softening on him: young, Black men. In his remarks, Biden ticked […]
Trump trial Day 18 takeaways: Fireworks on the stand as finish line nears
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the end is near in former President Donald Trump‘s hush money trial in New York City. With the defense having nearly wrapped its cross-examination of Michael Cohen — Trump’s former attorney and fixer and a pivotal witness for the prosecution — closing arguments look likely to begin early next week […]
Biden and Trump agree to CNN debate in June, ABC faceoff in September
President Biden and former president Donald Trump agreed Wednesday to a June 27 debate on CNN and a Sept. 10 debate broadcast by ABC News, bypassing the decades-old tradition of three fall meetings organized by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. The decisions by the major-party candidates to take control of the once independent debate […]
‘Don’t make it about yourself’: Michael Cohen faces grilling from defense. What you missed on Day 17 of Trump’s hush money trial.
Defense attorney Todd Blanche grew annoyed and raised his voice as he tried to press Michael Cohen into calling himself a liar and Donald Trump’s former fixer tried to skirt the question — it wasn’t quite the fireworks many had expected for the Tuesday cross-examination, but it did illustrate the tense questioning. Cohen already testified […]
‘The benefit of Mr. Trump’: Longtime fixer Michael Cohen testifies in hush money trial. What you missed on Day 16.
Donald Trump’s longtime fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified Monday that he was acting at Trump’s behest when he made hush money payments to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. For weeks in Manhattan criminal court in New York City, Trump’s defense attorneys have sought to puncture Cohen’s credibility with the jury, and even […]
Trump’s former ‘thug’ Michael Cohen set for trial-defining testimony in hush money case
Michael Cohen once described himself as Donald Trump’s “spokesman, thug, pit bull and lawless lawyer.” But this week, he has a new role. He will be the star witness for prosecutors trying to prove Trump illegally falsified business records after paying off adult film actress Stormy Danielsas part of an alleged election interference scheme in […]
Stormy Daniels Is Steady on the Stand: 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Trial
In a combative cross-examination Thursday, Stormy Daniels battled the former president’s lawyers as they attacked her account of a sexual encounter with Donald J. Trump in a Nevada hotel. Susan Necheles, a lawyer defending Mr. Trump in his criminal trial, spent almost three hours delving into Ms. Daniels’s memories of that 2006 night in Lake […]
Speaker Johnson Survives Greene’s Ouster Attempt as Democrats Join G.O.P. to Kill It
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday easily batted down an attempt by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to oust him from his post, after Democrats linked arms with most Republicans to fend off a second attempt by G.O.P. hard-liners to strip the gavel from their party leader. The vote to kill the effort was an […]
Takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony at the Trump hush money trial
Adult film star Stormy Daniels dished out salacious details of her alleged sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump in 2006 from the witness stand on Tuesday, describing how they met at a celebrity golf tournament and what she says happened when she went to Trump’s Lake Tahoe hotel room. In a mostly casual and […]
What you missed on Day 12 of Trump’s trial: Another gag order ruling and details on how Michael Cohen was paid
Two new witnesses took the stand Monday on the 12th day of Donald Trump’s hush money trial, shortly after the judge overseeing the case again cited the former president for violating the gag order he imposed last month. Ahead of trial testimony, New York state Judge Juan Merchan found that Trump ran afoul of the […]
Hope Hicks testifies at Trump trial about fallout from “hush money” payments
Nervous, and at one point in tears, Donald Trump’s former communications director Hope Hicks on Friday told the jury in his criminal trialabout how he reacted in 2016 and 2018 when news reports surfaced about allegations of extramarital sexual encounters and his attempts to suppress them. Hicks was Trump’s top press aide during his 2016 […]
More than 2,000 people arrested nationwide in pro-Palestinian campus protests
The clashes between police officers and pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses have seized national attention, putting a spotlight on modern-day campus activism, law enforcement tactics and the contentious debate over Israel’s war in Gaza. In the last three weeks, more than 2,000 people have been arrested across the U.S., according to a tally compiled by […]
U.S. Violence breaks out at some pro-Palestinian campus protests
Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over to break up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school while inspiring others. In […]
What you missed on Day 9 of Trump’s trial: Gag order jail threat and testimony from Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer
The most consequential moment of Tuesday’s trial proceedingshappened just minutes after court began, when the judge held Donald Trump in criminal contempt over his social media posts and warned the former president that future violations could land him in jail. Hours after New York state Judge Juan Merchan said he had violated the order’s prohibition […]
A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at US colleges
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many college campuses following the arrest of demonstrators this month at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself. The number of arrests nationwide […]
Biden swipes at Trump at White House correspondents’ dinner
President Joe Biden on Saturday used his White House Correspondents’ Association dinner speech to swipe at former President Donald Trump, taking shots at the presumptive GOP nominee while highlighting the stakes of the election. Biden cracked jokes at his political rival’s expense and tackled age head-on, saying that he was “a grown man running against […]
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Supreme Court today will consider Trump’s claim of sweeping immunity in 2020 election case
The Supreme Court will convene Thursday to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from federal prosecution, jumping into a blockbuster dispute that will be critical to the fate of his 2020 election case in Washington, D.C. At issue in the case known as Trump v. United States is whether the […]
On trial off-day, Trump complains about jury selection process for his criminal case
Former President Donald Trump ripped the jury selection process for his historic New York criminal trial Wednesday, the day after the first seven jurors were selected out of a pool of nearly 100 people. Posting about the hush money trial on its scheduled off-day, Trump — who has repeatedly accused the judge in the case […]
Fiery exchanges over Facebook posts and Trump’s behavior mark second day of trial
The first seven jurors were selected for Donald Trump’s hush money trial Tuesday amid a battle over prospective jurors’ old Facebook posts and calls to “lock him up” and the judge’s warning that the former president should not try to intimidate the panelists who will be deciding his fate. “I will not have any jurors […]
Trump’s N.Y. hush money trial begins. Here’s what you missed the first day.
Donald Trump — now a former president on trial — has sought to turn his legal peril into a boost for his presidential campaign, animating his supporters and attempting to sow doubt about the motives of his opponents. But facing 34 counts of felony charges, Trump argued on the historic first day of his New […]
Trump’s Criminal Trial to Begin in Manhattan With Jury Selection
The first criminal trial of an American president will begin Monday as prosecutors and defense lawyers convene in a Manhattan courtroom to begin selecting the jury that will decide Donald J. Trump’s fate. The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, has charged Mr. Trump with 34 felonies, accusing him of falsifying documents to conceal a […]
Trump Tests Limits Of Gag Order With Post Insulting 2 Likely Witnesses In Criminal Trial
Days after a New York judge expanded a gag order on Donald Trump to curtail “inflammatory” speech, the former president tested its limits by disparaging two key witnesses in his upcoming criminal hush money trial as liars. In a post on his Truth Social platform Wednesday, Trump called his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, and the […]
New York appeals judge rejects Trump’s third legal challenge to delay hush money criminal trial
A New York appeals court judge on Wednesday denied a third effort in three days by Donald Trump’s attorneys to put on hold the former president’s impending criminal trial. Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer for the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York denied Trump’s third legal challenge to delay the trial after a pair of state […]
Arizona Supreme Court rules a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a bombshell decision that adds the state to the growing lists of places where abortion care is effectively banned. The ruling allows an 1864 law in Arizona to stand that made abortion a felony […]
Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s presidential immunity claim
Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject former President Donald Trump‘s position that he should be granted absolute immunity in the federal election interference case, with prosecutors arguing that criminal law applies to a president. The 66-page filing from Smith and his team laid out a series of arguments taking […]
When and where the solar eclipse will be crossing the U.S.
A total solar eclipse will grace the skies over North America on Monday, one of the most hotly anticipated sky-watching events in recent years. Weather permitting, millions of people in Mexico, 15 U.S. states and eastern Canada will have the chance to see the moon slip between Earth and sun, temporarily blocking the sun’s light. The […]
Israel to open more aid routes to Gaza and increase deliveries after pressure from Biden
Israel committed to opening additional aid routes to allow for increased assistance to flow into Gaza after a call with President Joe Biden warning of a potential shift in U.S. policy after a strike this week killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers. White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said after Thursday’s call […]
Biden and Netanyahu to hold first call since Israeli strike killed World Central Kitchen workers
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to speak by phone on Thursday, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the call. It will be their first direct communication since seven aid workerswere killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza this week. The discussion comes after Biden on Tuesday delivered some of his […]
Biden Says He’s ‘Outraged’ By World Central Kitchen Deaths In Gaza
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he’s “outraged and heartbroken” over the deaths of World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza who were killed by an Israeli airstrike this week. “They were providing food to hungry civilians in the middle of a war,” Biden said, of the seven slain humanitarian workers. “They were brave and […]
Trump posts $175 million bond in New York civil fraud case
Former President Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond in the New York civil fraud case, preventing seizure of his assets while the case is under appeal. A state appeals court ruled last week that Trump and his co-defendants had 10 days to post the amount, which was reduced from the $464 million judgment […]
Trump is ‘inciting political violence’ sharing Biden hog-tied video: Biden campaign
President Joe Biden’s campaign on Saturday excoriated former President Donald Trump for sharing a video on social media depicting what appears to be an image of Biden tied up and kidnapped in the back of a pickup truck. “This image from Donald Trump is the type of crap you post when you’re calling for a […]
3 presidents, celebrity performances and protester interruptions at Biden campaign’s $26M fundraiser
President Joe Biden was joined Thursday by two of his Democratic predecessors for a star-studded fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall that his campaign said brought in more than $26 million. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton participated in the event in New York with more than 5,000 supporters in attendance — including several […]
Trump ramps up attacks on judge in hush money case after gag order
Less than 24 hours after getting hit with a partial gag order in the New York criminal case involving his alleged falsification of business records, former President Donald Trump repeatedly lashed out at one person who’s not covered by the ruling — the judge. On his social media platform, Trump called Judge Juan Merchan“biased and […]
Judge Issues Gag Order Against Donald Trump In Hush Money Case
A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trumpfrom making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial. Judge Juan M. Merchan cited Trump’s previous comments about him and others involved in the case, as well as a looming April 15 trial date in granting […]
Trump Criminal Trial Is Set for April 15 as His Attempt at Delay Fails
Donald J. Trump is all but certain to become the first former American president to stand trial on criminal charges after a judge on Monday denied his effort to delay the proceeding and confirmed it would begin next month. The trial, in which Mr. Trump will be accused of orchestrating the cover-up of a simmering […]
Trump’s Options Dwindle as $454 Million Judgment Bears Down on Him Today
Monday is judgment day for former President Donald J. Trump — the day he fears a $454 million judgment against him might come due. Hoping to stave off a financial crisis, Mr. Trump is racing the clock to block the New York attorney general from collecting the monetary penalty imposed in a civil fraud case. […]
Judge denies one of Trump’s motions to dismiss classified documents case
The judge presiding over the federal criminal case involving former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents denied one of his two motions to dismiss the case Thursday, saying the motion was premature. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon found that Trump’s argument — that the main statute prosecutors are using against him is unconstitutionally vague […]
House passes bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S., sending it to the Senate
The House voted Wednesday to pass legislation thatcould ban TikTok in the U.S. as Republicans and Democrats alike sound the alarm that the popular video-sharing app, owned by a China-based company, is a national security threat. The vote was 352-65, with one member, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, voting present. The bill now heads to the Senate, […]
Donald Trump and Joe Biden Clinch Their Party Nominations
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday secured the delegates necessary to clinch their parties’ presidential nominations, according to The Associated Press, cementing a general election rematch in November months in the making. Both men and their campaigns have long anticipated this moment. Mr. Biden faced only token opposition in the Democratic […]
Former Mar-a-Lago worker comes forward and describes moving materials in Trump classified docs case
A man who says he worked at Mar-a-Lago is going public with his recollection of events leading up to the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Florida residence over the former president’s alleged mishandling of classified documents. In a televised interview with CNN, Brian Butler said he helped Trump aide Walt Nauta load about 10 to […]
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscars, collecting trio of major awards among its 7 wins
“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s portrait of the father of the atomic bomb, won best picture Sunday at the 96th Academy Awards, along with six other awards. The movie dominated the night, earning honors for best director (Nolan), best actor (Cillian Murphy), best supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), best cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema), best film editing (Jennifer […]
‘Wake up’: Biden delivers fiery State of the Union — sparring with critics and swiping at Trump
President Joe Biden said he wanted to use his State of the Union to “wake up” Congress, but he was the one who seemed suddenly energized as he sparred with Republican hecklers and repeatedly criticized former President Donald Trump. Shaking off lackluster approval ratings and his own party’s anxiety about his political and physical health, […]
Biden Preps for the State of the Union Speech and Rowdy Republicans
Fueled by throat-soothing tea, guided by teleprompters and surrounded by six aides and one historian, President Biden spent hours at Camp David last weekend honing a State of the Union speech that will be watched by one of his biggest audiences before the November election. So the pressure is on. Mr. Biden, it should be […]
Five Super Tuesday takeaways on a big night for Biden and Trump
Primaries and caucuses in 16 states and American Samoa have brought further clarity to a presidential race that has been on a glide path to a rematch of the 2020 election. But the Super Tuesday contests also have offered the first clues about down-ballot races that will help determine control of statehouses and Congress this […]
Supreme Court rules states can’t kick Trump off the ballot
The Supreme Court on Monday handed a sweeping win to former President Donald Trump by ruling that states cannot kick him off the ballot over his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — bringing a swift end to a case with huge implications for the 2024 election. In an unsigned […]
Supreme Court to release decisions Monday, with Trump Colorado ruling a strong possibility
The Supreme Court has indicated it will issue rulings on Monday, one of which could be the highly anticipated decision on whether Colorado can kick former President Donald Trump off the primary ballot. The court noted on its website on Sunday afternoon that rulings are expected. Trump is currently set to appear on the state […]
Biden invites Trump to work together to lobby Congress on an immigration bill as both candidates visit border
Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump visited the southern border Thursday in a dramatic split-screen moment as the 2024 presidential campaign ramps up over an issue that has confounded administrations of both parties for decades: immigration. Biden’s briefing from border officials here began just moments after Trump began his remarks in Eagle […]
Supreme Court agrees to consider Trump immunity claim in further delay of election interference trial
The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether former President Donald Trump can claim presidential immunity over criminal election interference charges, adding a new hurdle to a trial taking place. The court said in a brief order it would hear arguments and issue a ruling on the immunity claim. In the meantime, the case is […]
Biden wins the Michigan Democratic presidential primary
President Joe Biden easily won Michigan’s Democratic primary Tuesday, NBC News projects, in a contest whose only real drama came from a grassroots effort to cast protest votes over his handling of the war in Gaza. A Biden victory over his rival, Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., was never in doubt. The only question was the […]
What to watch for in the Michigan presidential primaries
The Michigan primary on Tuesday will not only assess President Joe Biden’s strength in a key battleground state, but also serve as a litmus test on the president’s refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Biden’s ardent support for Israel – whose ongoing military campaign has killed roughly 30,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run […]
Koch network says it will stop funding Nikki Haley’s presidential bid after her South Carolina loss on Saturday
The political network financed largely by billionaire Charles Koch announced Sunday that it will no longer spend funds to support Nikki Haley’s presidential bid. Former President Donald Trump on Saturday swept to victory over Haley in South Carolina, her home state, where she once served as governor. In an email obtained by NBC News, which was […]
Biden calls Alabama IVF ruling “outrageous and unacceptable”
President Biden on Thursday called the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are considered children under the law “outrageous and unacceptable.” “Make no mistake: this is a direct result of the overturning of Roe v. Wade,” Mr. Biden said in a statement, vowing to keep fighting for women’s reproductive rights “until we restore the […]
White House Weighing Executive Actions On The Border — With Immigration Powers Used By Trump
The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. The administration, stymied by Republican lawmakers who rejected a negotiated border billearlier this month, has been exploring options that […]
Trump Compares Himself To The Late Putin Critic Alexei Navalny
Former President Donald Trump is back with another outlandish claim. Following a New York judge’s ruling in Trump’s fraud trial, which, in part, requires him to pay $355 million in fines, the former president effectively compared himself to Alexei Navalny, the late critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a town hall with Fox News […]
Biden campaign and allied Democratic groups raised $42 million in January
President Joe Biden raised a combined $42 million in January for committees supporting his re-election effort, fueled by seven-figure hauls from small-dollar donors in the days following Donald Trump’s victory in the leadoff Iowa GOP caucuses. The Biden campaign, the Democratic National Committee and other affiliated fundraising committees had $130 million in the bank at […]
A defiant Fani Willis rebukes misconduct allegations in Trump election case
In a surprise turn, a defiant Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the stand Thursday in her misconduct hearing after a former friend disputed the timeline of her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The friend had described “hugging, kissing, just affection” as early as November 2021 between Willis and Wade, the lead prosecutor […]
At least 1 killed in shooting at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration
At least one person was killed and as many as 21 other people were injured with gunshot wounds in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, after a rally Wednesday celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory, authorities said. Eight of the injured had “immediately life-threatening” injuries, seven had life-threatening injuries and six had minor injuries after […]
Republicans impeach Alejandro Mayorkas over the border after failing to last week
House Republicans on Tuesday night muscled through a vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border, exactly one week after their first attempt to impeach him collapsed spectacularly on the floor. The vote was 214-213, with three Republicans again opposing the impeachment. Mayorkas is just the second Cabinet secretary […]
Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in election subversion case
Former President Donald Trump on Monday filed a last-ditch request at the Supreme Court seeking to prevent his prosecution for attempting to overturn the 2020 election from moving closer to trial. Trump asked the justices to put on hold an appeals court ruling that rejected his broad claim of presidential immunity in relation to events […]
Trump says he’d let Russia do ‘whatever the hell they want’ to NATO countries that don’t pay enough
Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he would encourage Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” if it attacked a NATO country that didn’t pay enough for defense. His comments drew fierce backlash from some Republicans, the White House and leading Western officials, with the head of the trans-Atlantic alliance suggesting they could put […]
Biden won’t be charged in classified docs case; special counsel cites instances of ‘poor memory’
Special counsel Robert Hur has declined to prosecute President Joe Biden for his handling of classified documents but said in a report released Thursday that Biden’s practices “present serious risks to national security” and added that part of the reason he wouldn’t charge Biden was that the president could portray himself as an “elderly man […]
Will Trump stay on the ballot? What to expect at the Supreme Court today.
The Supreme Court on Thursday will confront the critical question of Donald Trump’s eligibility to return to the White House, hearing arguments in an unprecedented case that gives the justices a central role in charting the course of a presidential election for the first time in nearly a quarter-century. The justices will decide whether Colorado’s […]
House Republicans fail to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
A monthslong GOP campaign to oust Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas collapsed in the House on Tuesday after Democrats and a trio of skeptical Republicans voted to reject a resolution to impeach him over his handling of the southern border. The vote was 214-216, making a stunning blow for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House […]
Senate Republicans threaten to block border security bill they negotiated
In a striking turn of events, Senate Republicans threatened Monday to block a major bipartisan package of border security measures and asylum restrictions, just one day after their chief negotiator signed off on it. GOP senators left a special closed-door meeting in the evening predicting that their party would not provide enough votes to move […]
Senators unveil $118.28 billion bipartisan bill to overhaul immigration system along with Israel, Ukraine aid
A bipartisan group of senators has released the text of a proposal of a bill that would tie billions of dollars in new foreign aid to the first major overhaul of the country’s immigration system in years. Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., hammered out an agreement that would beef […]
FBI Agents Reportedly Missed ‘Hidden Room’ While Searching Mar-a-Lago for Government Documents
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team questioned multiple witnesses about a closet and a “hidden room” that FBI agents did not enter while executing a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022, according to ABC News. Smith is prosecuting Trump over his retention of government documents after leaving the White House. […]
FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday warned that Chinese hackersare preparing to “wreak havoc and cause real-world harm” to the US. “China’s hackers are positioning on American infrastructure in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities, if or when China decides the time has come to strike,” Wray told the House […]
Biden says he has decided on response to deaths of U.S. soldiers in Jordan
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he has made a decision on how to respond to the drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers and injured dozens of others at a base in northeast Jordan. As Biden departed the White House on Tuesday morning, a reporter asked him whether he had made a decision in response to the […]
Republicans Who Screamed About A Crisis On The Border Now Oppose A Plan To Fix It
For months, Republicans have shouted from the rooftops about a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and how President Joe Biden needs to act to address it, insisting the flow of migrants is an urgent national security threat. Now many on the right are urging their party to reject the very same things they said […]
Biden Says 3 Americans Killed, ‘Many’ Wounded In Drone Attack In Jordan
Three American service members were killed and “many” were wounded in a drone strike in Jordan, President Joe Biden said in a statement Sunday. He attributed the attack to Iran-backed militia groups. They were the first U.S. fatalities in months of strikes against American forces across the Middle East by Iranian-backed militias amid the Israel-Hamas […]
Trump briefly testifies in E. Jean Carroll damages trial, clashes with judge
Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand in a federal courthouse Thursday in New York City, where he testified for just under five minutes after he clashed with the judge in the damages trial in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against him. Trump, who returned to court after his victory in Tuesday’s GOP presidential […]
Trump Privately Pressuring GOP Senators To ‘Kill’ Border Deal To Deny Biden A Win
Donald Trump on Wednesday privately pressured Senate Republicans to “kill” a bipartisan deal to secure the U.S. border because he doesn’t want President Joe Biden to chalk up a win ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to a source familiar with the tenuous negotiations on the package. Trump directly reached out to several GOP […]
Trump wins the New Hampshire Republican primary, as Nikki Haley vows to fight on
Former President Donald Trump leapt closer to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, defeating his lone remaining rival, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, in New Hampshire’s primary, NBC News projects. In doing so, he put one of the final pieces in place for a long-anticipated rematch with President Joe Biden in November. The victory made the former […]
Trump, Haley make their final pitches before today’s New Hampshire primary
The first six ballots of the 2024 primary season were cast at midnight today in the small town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. Trump received no votes and Haley received all six. Four of the voters were registered Republicans, while two were undeclared. “A great start to a great day in New Hampshire,” Haley said […]
Ron DeSantis suspends his presidential bid and endorses Trump
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, once seen as the most formidable opponent to Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary, suspended his campaign Sunday and endorsed the former president. The move comes two days before the New Hampshire primary. DeSantis made the announcement in a video on X — the same social media platform where he […]
Congress passes stopgap bill to prevent a shutdown until March, sending it to Biden
Congress passed a bill on Thursday that would prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend and keep federal funds flowing through March 1 and March 8. The Democratic-led Senate voted 77-18 on final passage after considering a few amendments. The Republican-led House soon followed suit, passing it by a vote of 314-108. The bill now […]
Agitated Trump says ‘I would love it’ after judge threatens to boot him from E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
The judge presiding over E. Jean Carroll’s damages trial in New York federal court warned former President Donald Trump on Wednesday that he might bar him from the courtroom for grousing loudly and animatedly to his lawyer during Carroll’s testimony about how he repeatedly defamed her. “Mr. Trump has the right to be present here. […]
Trump damages trial gets underway in E. Jean Carroll defamation case with former president in courtroom
Former President Donald Trump attended his defamation damages trial in New York on Tuesday, sitting roughly 10 feet away from E. Jean Carroll, the writer whom a civil jury last year said he was responsible for sexually abusing in the 1990s. Trump was in the courtroom for jury selection but left before opening statements began […]
Trump easily wins the Iowa caucuses, Ron Desantis far behind in 2nd place
Donald Trump has won the Iowa caucuses, NBC News projects, cementing his firm status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. Trump, who is aiming to be the first former president since Grover Cleveland in the 1890s to return to office after losing re-election to a second consecutive term, scored a record-breaking showing Monday […]
What to Watch For in Today’s 2024 Iowa Caucuses
The coldest Iowa caucuses in history arrive Monday night amid expectations that Republicans in the state will put former President Donald J. Trump on the march to a third G.O.P. presidential nomination. The battle for second place, hard-fought between Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, will anoint […]
Trump rants that New York civil trial is a ‘fraud on me’ after judge allows him to speak during closing arguments
An angry Donald Trump told the judge presiding over his New York civil fraud trial Thursday that the case is “a fraud on me,” while lawyers from the state attorney general’s office painted the former president as a remorseless fraudster who intentionally lied about his net worth in a successful scheme to line his pockets […]
Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 presidential race
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Wednesday that he is getting out of the 2024 presidential campaign — as his main competition for moderate votes in the New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley, gains on Donald Trump in the state. “It’s clear to me tonight that there isn’t a path for me to win the […]
Judges skeptical of Trump’s immunity appeal at court hearing in 2020 election interference case
Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday questioned former President Donald Trump’s broad claim of immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that resulted in a chain of events that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The all-woman three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]
Joe Biden in South Carolina Compares 2020 Election Deniers To Confederates After Civil War
Speaking to a predominantly Black audience on Monday at the site of the worst white supremacist terror attack in recent U.S. history, President Joe Biden compared the people who falsely assert that the 2020 election was stolen to defeated members of the Confederacy making spurious claims about the Civil War. Biden’s remarks from the pulpit […]
Congress reaches a deal on how much to spend for 2024 as shutdown deadline nears
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a deal Sunday on how much the U.S. government will spend in the new year, a significant step toward avoiding a shutdown. But while the agreement on a “topline” spending level breaks a logjam that had stalled the process, it doesn’t necessarily extinguish the […]
Supreme Court agrees to weigh whether Trump can be kicked off ballot in Colorado
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether former President Donald Trump could be deemed ineligible to run for federal office again because of his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — a case that could have a seismic impact on the presidential election. The justices will review a […]
Trump Received Millions From Foreign Governments as President, Report Finds
Donald J. Trump’s businesses received at least $7.8 million from 20 foreign governments during his presidency, according to new documents released by House Democrats on Thursday that show how much he received from overseas transactions while he was in the White House, most of it from China. The transactions, detailed in a 156-page report called […]
Recording Shows Trump Pressed Michigan Republicans To Not Certify Election Results: Report
Former President Donald Trump was recorded pressing two Wayne County, Michigan, election canvassers to not certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, the Detroit News reported Thursday. According to four recordings listened to by the Detroit News, which were reportedly made by a person present during the conversation, the then-president and Ronna McDaniel, the […]
Colorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot
In the 24 hours since the Colorado Supreme Court kicked former President Donald Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot, social media outlets have been flooded with threats against the justices who ruled in the case, according to a report obtained by NBC News. Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts public interest research, […]
Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state’s 2024 primary ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution
In a bombshell decision, Colorado’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Donald Trump‘s candidacy in the state’s primary next year is prohibited on constitutional grounds. The first-of-its kind ruling stems from a lawsuit that focused a little-known provision in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Similar challenges in other states have proven […]
Rudy Giuliani sued again by former election workers who now want a court order against further defamatory remarks
Days after being awarded $148 million in damages against Rudy Giuliani in a defamation suit, two former Georgia election workers have filed a new lawsuit against the former Trump lawyer over remarks he made about them immediately after Friday’s verdict. The new suit by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss seeks a court order permanently barring […]
Biden unharmed after car strikes president’s motorcade in Delaware
A sedan smacked into a Secret Service vehicle that was part of President Joe Biden’s motorcade in Delaware on Sunday night. Following the crash, U.S. Secret Service agents whisked Biden into a vehicle. Agents quickly surrounded the sedan with guns drawn and aimed at its driver, who had his hands up. The cause of the […]
As House adjourns, Senate delays holiday recess to work on immigration deal
As the House adjourned Thursday for Christmas recess with plans to return in the new year, the Senate decided to delay its holiday break and return next week to hammer out a deal on immigration and aid to Ukraine and Israel. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that shift on the floor Thursday afternoon, one […]
House Republicans vote to authorize their impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden
The GOP-controlled House on Wednesday voted to authorize its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden — a formal step Republicans believe will grant them the ability to better enforce their subpoenas in the courts. The 221-212 vote was along party lines, with all Republicans voting yes and all Democrats voting no. “The impeachment power resides […]
Trump’s defense concludes its case in New York fraud trial
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump ended a month-long procession of more than a dozen witnesses Tuesday with testimony from a feisty, combative accounting professor named Eli Bartov, who proclaimed that New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case against Trump is “absurd.” Bartov’s appearance marked the end of the two sides’ core cases in the […]
Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state
A Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis and who was awaiting a decision from the Texas Supreme Court about whether she would be allowed to get an abortion said Monday that she has decided to leave Texas to get the procedure. Kate Cox, a mother of two who is around 20 weeks pregnant, […]
In a reversal, Donald Trump says he won’t testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial
In an eleventh-hour reversal, former President Donald Trump announced Sunday he will not go back on the witness stand in the $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company. “I have already testified to everything & have nothing more to say other than this is a complete & total election interference (Biden campaign!) […]
Trump says he won’t be a dictator if elected, ‘except for Day One’
Former President Donald Trump said at a Fox News town hall Tuesday that he would not be a dictator “except for Day One” if he is elected president next year. Trump’s comments at the taped event in Iowa came in response to host Sean Hannity’s asking him whether he would abuse the power of the […]
White House Warns Ukraine Aid Is Running Out, Pressing Congress for More
The White House warned congressional leaders on Monday that the United States would run out of money to send weapons to Ukraine by year’s end, severely jeopardizing Kyiv’s ability to defend itself against Russia if lawmakers fail to approve emergency military aid soon. The urgent warning from President Biden’s top budget official, delivered in a […]
Ousted George Santos Plots Revenge Against Ex-House Colleagues In Online Tear
Now-former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was expelled from Congress on Friday, but he didn’t take the night off. Instead, the disgraced Republican ― who was kicked out of the House after a committee alleged that he spent campaign funds on Botox and other personal expenses, which Santos has called a “politicized smear” ― kicked off […]
Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis debate abortion, taxes, crime and who’s the bigger bully
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom duked it out in a roughly two-hour debate Thursday that was heavy on contrasts between their leadership of two of the nation’s largest states but lighter on references to the ongoing presidential primaries — the race one of the men is currently running in. “There are […]
Israel And Hamas Extend Ceasefire For Another Day As Captive Exchanges Continue
Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, said Qatar, which has been mediating between the two sides. The truce was set to expire Thursday morning. Negotiations on extending it came down to the wire, with last-minute disagreements over the hostages to be freed […]
Liz Cheney’s new book blasts GOP as ‘enablers and collaborators’ of Trump, whom one member called ‘Orange Jesus’
In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as “enablers and collaborators,” who after the 2020 election were “willing to violate their oath to the Constitution out of political expediency and loyalty to Donald Trump.” The book, “Oath and Honor,” which was obtained exclusively by CNN ahead of its Dec. 5 […]
Judge denies Trump’s ‘fishing expedition’ to subpoena Jan. 6 committee records
The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s upcoming election interference trial said in a ruling Monday that the former president’s attempt to subpoena what his legal team dubbed “missing” records from the House Jan. 6 committee appeared to be a “fishing expedition” that was not in good faith. Last month, Trump’s team said it wanted to […]
Suspect arrested in shooting of 3 students of Palestinian descent in Vermont, police say
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with the shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday night, police said. Jason J. Eaton was detained midday Sunday near the site of the shooting, the Burlington Police Department said in a press release. Police then searched his home and […]
American girl who turned 4 while held hostage freed by Hamas
An American girl who spent her fourth birthday held captive by Hamas was freed by the militant group Sunday as a part of the cease-fire and hostage exchange agreement between Israel and the militant group. Abigail Mor Edan was among 17 hostages freed on the third day of the fragile truce, which has seen Israel […]
Israel and Hamas reach deal to release 50 hostages and pause fighting for 4 days in Gaza
A deal has been reached to release some of the hostages kidnapped during last month’s deadly Hamas terrorist attack in Israel — the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since Oct. 7. Fifty women and children who have been held captive for more than a month will be released first over four days in exchange for Israeli-held Palestinian […]
Negotiators near deal with Hamas to release hostages
Negotiators are getting closer to an agreement with Hamas to release an initial 50 civilians in exchange for Israel allowing in more aid including fuel, coinciding with a limited pause in fighting, multiple sources told CBS News. More civilian hostage releases could potentially follow. At this stage, there is no firm deal in hand but […]
U.S., Israel, Hamas Reportedly Near Deal To Pause Fighting, Free Hostages
The U.S., Israel and Hamas are nearing a tentative deal that could result in the freeing of dozens of hostages held in Gaza, sources told The Washington Post on Saturday. Under this U.S.-brokered agreement, Israel and Hamas will be expected to freeze all combat operations for five days while about 50 hostages are released every […]
Donald Trump Posts Tirade Against Judge, Court Clerk Hours After Gag Order Paused
Former President Donald Trump went on a tirade against the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial on Thursday, just hours after an appeals court paused a gag order against him that limited what he could say about court staff. A New York Appellate Division judge issued a stay on the gag order after finding it […]
Senate sends funding bill to Biden’s desk, averting a government shutdown
The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Wednesday night, punting the GOP’s spending fight and the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays. The bipartisan vote was 87-11, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat — Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado — voting against the bill. “Because of bipartisan cooperation, we are keeping the government open […]
House passes a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown
House lawmakers on Tuesday passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown, most likely punting the GOP’s spending fight until after the holidays. The vote was 336-95, with 209 Democrats and 127 Republicans voting to support it. Ninety-three Republicans voted against it, more than voted against the last government funding bill […]
‘The boss is not going to leave’: Proffer videos show ex-Trump lawyers telling Georgia prosecutors about efforts to overturn 2020 election
As part of a plea deal, one of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys has told prosecutors in Georgia that she was informed in the wake of the 2020 election that Donald Trump was “not going to leave” the White House — despite the fact that he had already lost the election and most of his […]
Donald Trump Jr. to headline defense’s case today in $250 million civil fraud trial
After the New York attorney general last week rested her $250 million civil fraud caseagainst Donald Trump and top Trump Organization executives, lawyers for the former president will present the defense’s case beginning Monday with new testimony from Trump’s eldest son and co-defendant. Donald Trump Jr. faced questions from a state attorney in the trial […]
Senate Democrat Joe Manchin says he will not seek reelection
Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) announced Thursday he would not seek reelection in 2024, setting back Democrats’ plans to hold onto their Senate majority in 2024 and raising their fears that he could get involved in the presidential race as a third-party candidate. “After months of deliberation and long conversations with my family, I believe […]
Grappling with Trump and abortion losses: Six key takeaways from the Republican debate
On his home turf at the Republican presidential debate in Miami, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sharpened his case against front-runner Donald Trump and tussled with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as she looked to build on her momentum. Five candidates met on stage Wednesday night, just over two months before voting begins: DeSantis, Haley, […]
Abortion rights advocates win major victories in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia
Abortion rights advocates won major victories Tuesday as voters in conservative-leaning Ohio decisively passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to abortion, while those in ruby-red Kentucky reelected a Democratic governor who aggressively attacked his opponent for supporting the state’s near-total ban on the procedure. In Virginia, a battleground state where Republicans pushed a proposal to […]
A combative Donald Trump testifies in $250 million civil fraud trial, blasting judge and state AG’s office
An often-irate former President Donald Trump testified Monday in the high-stakes $250 million civil fraud trial in New York that could lead to the dismantling of his sprawling business empire, and used his time on the stand to engage in several blistering attacks against the judge and lawyers in the case whom he maintained were […]
Donald Trump set to testify today in his own $250 million civil fraud trial
When Donald Trump enters court on Monday, the former president will swap his chair next to his lawyers for a seat on the witness stand — sitting to the left of a judge he has called a wacko, feet from a clerk he has called biased, and directly across from a state attorney general he […]
Blinken seeks to contain Israel-Hamas war; meets with Middle East leaders in Jordan
Arab leaders decrying the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Israel-Hamas war pushed for an immediate cease-fire even as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned in meetings in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday that such a move would be counterproductive and could encourage more violence by the militant group. After an afternoon of […]
Maine mass shooting leaves 18 dead; shelter-in-place orders extended as manhunt expands
When a man with an assault rifle stormed into Schemengees Bar & Grille in Maine, Joseph Walker grabbed a long-bladed knife. He wanted to save lives. He didn’t stand a chance. Moments later, he was dead. Seventeen others would also die in a mass shooting that unfolded in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, prompting extended […]
Maine mass shooting: At least 16 dead, dozens injured; manhunt underway
At least 20 people are believed to be dead from a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday evening, according to multiple sources briefed on the situation. Dozens of other people were injured, sources said. The person of interest is still at large and has been on the run for hours, law enforcement said. The […]
Mark Meadows Granted Immunity In Justice Department Case Against Trump: Reports
Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, has reportedly been granted immunity to testify under oath in the Department of Justice case against Trump and his allies regarding their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Meadows had spoken with special counsel Jack Smith’s team at least three times this year — including before […]
House Republicans embark on electing third speaker nominee as Trump looms
House Republicans will regroup and again try to elect a speaker of the House this week, a usually simple task that has proved nearly impossible in a divided and wounded Republican conference that has for three weeks been unable to choose a leader. Eight candidates from across the Republican ideological spectrum presented their pitch to […]
These 9 candidates have joined the House speaker race after Jim Jordan dropped out
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik said Sunday that nine candidates have joined the race for speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, dropped his bid last week. Stefanik, R-N.Y., noted on X that the deadline to announce speaker bids was noon ET Sunday. The GOP candidate forum is set for 6:30 p.m. ET Monday. Then, […]
Biden urges aid for Israel and Ukraine and calls on Israel ‘not to be blinded by rage’
President Joe Biden spoke to the nation in a rare prime-time address Thursday, explaining why he believes it’s crucial for Israel and Ukraine to win the respective wars they’re fighting, as he looks to build support for a hefty aid package aimed at strengthening both countries. Though Israel endured a horrifying attack from Hamas militants […]
Biden to deliver a prime-time foreign policy address tonight
President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time foreign policy speech to the country on Thursday night, White House officials said Wednesday. The Oval Office address is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and will address the administration’s response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia’s war in Ukraine. It comes after Biden flew to Tel […]
Biden Arrives in Israel as Region Reels From Hospital Explosion in Gaza
President Biden landed in Israel on Wednesday, making an audacious visit to a region seething with anger and recriminations after a blast at a hospital in the Gaza Strip that Palestinian officials said killed hundreds of people, and left Palestinians and Israelis trading blame. Protests broke out in cities across the Middle East in response […]
Biden To Travel To Israel Amid Concern That Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Expand
President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show support for the U.S. ally as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden’s travel to Israel as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire and as […]
Death Toll Passes 1,100 in Israel and Gaza
Israel’s military acknowledged on Monday that it was still battling to drive Palestinian militants out of southern towns near the Gaza Strip and that more militants could still be crossing through breaches in the border fence, two days after an invasion that has killed hundreds and provoked furious retaliatory strikes by Israel. “We are still […]
Trump Said to Have Revealed Nuclear Submarine Secrets to Australian Businessman
Shortly after he left office, former President Donald J. Trump shared apparently classified information about American nuclear submarines with an Australian businessman during an evening of conversation at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Florida, according to two people familiar with the matter. The businessman, Anthony Pratt, a billionaire member of Mar-a-Lago who runs […]
Letitia James Says The ‘Trump Show Is Over,’ Calls His Attacks On Her ‘Race-Baiting’
New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday that Donald Trump’s appearances at his business fraud trial were merely a “political stunt” but declared that justice would be served and that would not be “bullied” by the former president. Trump has spent the last three days in court as part of a $250 million lawsuit […]
What happens next now that Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as speaker
The House voted Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair, with Rep. Matt Gaetz and seven other conservatives joining all Democrats present to remove him. What happens next? First, a temporary speaker takes over The Office of the Speaker has been declared vacant. This does not immediately trigger a new speaker election, however, […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz triggers vote to oust Kevin McCarthy from speaker’s office
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., the Donald Trump ally and conservative bomb-thrower who has been a nagging thorn in leadership’s side, filed a resolution Monday to force a vote to overthrow his political nemesis, Kevin McCarthy, as speaker of the House. The House must now vote on whether to keep McCarthy on as speaker. It has […]
Matt Gaetz says he is planning a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy over government funding bill
Matt Gaetz said Sunday that he plans a vote this week to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his role as punishment for McCarthy backing a bipartisan stopgap funding bill to stave off a partial government shutdown. In an interview with ABC “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy critic, savaged the […]
Democrats call Biden impeachment inquiry ‘about nothing,’ GOP chair struggles to keep control
House Republicans on Thursday held the first public hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Republicans say their House Oversight Committee inquiry is focused on whether Biden was involved in or benefitted from his family’s foreign business dealings, among other issues. But so far, they have yet to release evidence that Biden profited […]
G.O.P. Rivals Try to Shake Up Race With Frenzy of Attacks in 2nd Debate
As he sat in the spin room with the Fox News host Sean Hannity after the second Republican debate on Wednesday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida accurately summed up the spectacle he had just participated in. “If I was at home watching that,” Mr. DeSantis said, “I would have changed the channel.” The meandering […]
New York judge rules Trump committed fraud and lied about his net worth for years
A New York judge ruled in the state attorney general’s $250 million lawsuit against Donald Trump and his company Tuesday that the former president committed repeated acts of fraud for years. According to the ruling, which allows the civil trial to begin next week, Trump lied to banks and insurers by both overvaluing and undervaluing […]
Trump breaks with McCarthy, pushing Republicans to shut down the government
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s attempts to avoid a government shutdown just became more complicated after former President Donald Trump stepped in to endorse the tactics of far-right House Republicans, who prefer to see a funding lapse than compromise with the Democratic-led Senate and White House. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, who […]
Biden warns against shutdown, makes case for second term with VP at Congressional Black Caucus dinner
One week ahead of a potential government shutdown, President Biden issued a stark warning that “America could be forced to pay the price” if Republicans in Congress fail to act. “Let’s be clear: if the government shuts down, that means members of the Congress — members of the U.S. military are going to have to […]
Trump Demands House GOP ‘Defund’ Criminal Cases Against Him Amid Shutdown Threat
Coup-attempting former President Donald Trump demanded that House Republicans use the looming threat of a government shutdown to “defund” the federal criminal prosecutions against him. “Republicans in Congress can and must defund all aspects of Crooked Joe Biden’s weaponized Government that refuses to close the Border, and treats half the Country as Enemies of the […]
Former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson alleges Rudy Giuliani groped her on Jan. 6
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, said in a new book that she was groped by then-Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani at an event on Jan. 6, 2021. In excerpts of her book “Enough,” set to be released next week, Hutchinson said Giuliani was “like a wolf closing […]
Shutdown Prospects Grow As House GOP in Disarray Fumbles Defense Funding Bill
A small group of rebellious House Republicans sank the annual funding bill for the Pentagon in the House Tuesday, underlining how difficult it will be to keep the entire government open and the lights on after Sept. 30. The defense bill is usually the easiest for Republicans to vote in favor of, as it funds […]
Trump wrote to-do lists for assistant on White House documents marked classified: Sources
One of former President Donald Trump’s long-time assistants told federal investigators that Trump repeatedly wrote to-do lists for her on documents from the White House that were marked classified, according to sources familiar with her statements. As described to ABC News, the aide, Molly Michael, told investigators that — more than once — she received […]
‘It Was My Decision’: Trump Claims Full Ownership for Directing the Effort to Overturn the 2020 Election
Former President Donald Trump assumed complete responsibility for his attempts to overturn his loss in the 2020 election. As NBC’s Kristen Welker grilled Trump on numerous issues surrounding Jan. 6, she drilled down on who the ex-president was listening to as he pushed his unsubstantiated claims that the election was corrupted by mass fraud. “The […]
McCarthy dares GOP detractors to ‘file the f—ing motion’ if they want to remove him
Frustration boiled over in a closed-door House GOP meeting Thursday morning when Speaker Kevin McCarthy all but dared his detractors to file the “motion to vacate” the speaker’s chair and try to remove him. In the meeting, McCarthy told House Republicans, “If you want to file a motion to vacate, then file the f—ing motion,” […]
Judge restricts Trump’s access to classified info in documents case and limits what he can say
The judge presiding over the federal criminal case alleging Donald Trump willfully mishandled national security secrets issued an order Wednesday limiting the former president’s access to the evidence and barring him from publicly discussing sensitive material. The 16-page order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is largely in line with a proposal special counsel Jack […]