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Rep. Jim Clyburn to step down from House Democratic leadership post

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., announced Wednesday that he’s stepping down from his Democratic leadership position in the House, while a protégé signaled a desire to succeed him. “I have informed Leader Hakeem Jeffries of my intention to step down as Assistant Democratic Leader of the House Democratic Caucus,” Clyburn, 83, said in a statement.  “I […]

Verdict expected Friday in Trump’s $370 million civil fraud trial

State Judge Arthur Engoron, who presided over the $370 million civil fraud case in New York against former President Donald Trump and his company, is expected to issue his verdict in the trial by the end of the week, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told NBC News. “It is currently anticipated the […]

Biden calls Trump’s NATO remarks ‘un-American’

President Joe Biden rebuked former President Donald Trump on Tuesday for recently saying that he would encourage Russia to attack NATO nations that he thought had insufficiently spent on defense as part of the mutual protection agreement. “The former president has sent a dangerous, and shockingly, frankly, un-American signal to the world. Just a few […]

Democrat Tom Suozzi wins N.Y. special election to replace George Santos

Democratic former Rep. Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress after he won the special election in New York’s 3rd District to replace former GOP Rep. George Santos, NBC News projects. Suozzi’s victory Tuesday over Republican Mazi Pilip cuts Republicans’ already razor-thin House majority by one seat, making legislating even more difficult moving forward. And […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson Throws Cold Water On Senate Foreign Aid Bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested Monday that the House would not vote on a foreign aid bill working its way through the Senate this week. Johnson complained in a statement from his office that the Senate legislation, which would provide billions of dollars in aid for Israel and Ukraine, did not have any provisions […]

Trump endorses Michael Whatley to lead RNC, with Lara Trump as co-chair

Former President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed Michael Whatley to be the next head of the Republican National Committee and backed his daughter-in-law Lara Trump for co-chair. Trump had indicated that it was time for RNC chair Ronna McDaniel to step aside, but he has also said he would make recommendations about changes at the […]

Donald Trump: Taylor Swift Is ‘Disloyal’ If She Endorses President Biden

Mr. Trump, feeling a little delicate? Former president Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Super Bowl Sunday to complain about pop star Taylor Swift and rumors she may endorse President Joe Biden this election cycle. Always happy to take credit for others’ success, the real estate mogul-turned-reality star claimed Swift should be grateful to […]

Defiant Biden Slams Special Counsel For Suggesting He Forgot When Son Died

In surprise remarks delivered from the White House on Thursday evening, President Joe Biden scolded special counsel Robert Hur for suggesting in his report on the handling of classified documents that the president had forgotten when his son Beau died. “There’s even reference that I don’t remember when my son died. How in the hell […]

Supreme Court signals unlikely to let Colorado kick Trump off ballot

The Supreme Court on Thursday signaled deep skepticism that Colorado had the power to remove former President Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot because of his actions trying to overturn the 2020 election results. A majority of the justices appeared to think during the two-hour argument that states do not have a role in […]

Marianne Williamson ends long-shot presidential bid as Democratic challenger

Marianne Williamson ended her 2024 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday after poor showings in the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries. “I read a quote the other day that said that sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful, too,” Williamson said in a video on YouTube. “And so today, even though it […]

Senate Republicans sink border bill as Schumer eyes a separate Israel and Ukraine aid vote

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill Wednesday, leaving the path for additional U.S. aid for allies Ukraine and Israel unclear. The Senate voted 49-50 to shoot down the border bill Wednesday afternoon with Republicans voting en masse to filibuster the agreement they had demanded, arguing that it wouldn’t do enough […]

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity

A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he was immune from prosecution on charges of plotting to subvert the results of the 2020 election, ruling that he must go to trial on a criminal indictment accusing him of seeking to overturn his loss to President Biden. The unanimous […]

Ronna McDaniel, R.N.C. Chairwoman, Plans to Step Down

The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has told former President Donald J. Trump she is planning to step down shortly after the South Carolina primary on Feb. 24, according to two people familiar with the plans. Mr. Trump is then likely to promote the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, Michael […]

Nikki Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in the Nevada GOP primary

Nikki Haley faced no major challenger Tuesday in Nevada’s presidential primary.  She still lost, according to NBC News projections.  Nevada voters in the state-run primary had a choice to reject all the candidates on the ballot, and they did just that — with more people choosing to vote for “none of these candidates” than for […]

Trump indicates it’s time for RNC chair Ronna McDaniel to step down

Former President Donald Trump indicated Monday that Ronna McDaniel should leave her post as head of the Republican National Committee in a shift from his past praise for her. During a Newsmax interview at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump was asked whether he thinks McDaniel should step aside. He responded affirmatively, saying: “Well, I […]

Procedure for an enlarged prostate led to King Charles’ cancer diagnosis

King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer after he underwent a procedure for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said Monday, but it did not say what kind of cancer it was or how serious the condition is. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent […]

At Las Vegas Rally, Biden Promotes Promises Kept

Fresh off an overwhelming victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary, President Biden rallied supporters on Sunday in Nevada, saying that he had kept his promises to the Black and Hispanic voters who helped elect him. Mr. Biden spoke at a community center in the historic Westside neighborhood of Las Vegas, home to an African American […]

Here’s Everything You Might Have Missed At The 2024 Grammy Awards

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Victoria Monét won the night’s top honors, with Swift becoming the first person to win Album of the Year four times, this year for her record “Midnights.” Eilish, who wrote “What Was I Made For?” for the “Barbie” soundtrack with her brother and writing partner Finneas, won Song […]

Potentially life-threatening storm system begins pounding California

An “extremely dangerous situation” was unfolding in the Hollywood Hills area and around the Santa Monica Mountains early Monday, as a powerful, slow-moving storm triggered mudflows and debris flows that damaged some homes and forced residents to evacuate. “Life-threatening landslides and additional flash flooding expected overnight,” the National Weather Service warned on social media. “Avoid […]

Trump D.C. trial drops off court’s March calendar, clearing way for N.Y. case

Former president Donald Trump’s March 4 trial date on charges of plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election has been dropped from the public calendar of the federal court in Washington, a sign of what has long been anticipated — that his claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution would delay his trial […]

Trump’s Former Finance Chief in Negotiations to Plead Guilty to Perjury

Allen H. Weisselberg, a longtime lieutenant to Donald J. Trump, is negotiating a deal with Manhattan prosecutors that would require him to plead guilty to perjury, people with knowledge of the matter said. As part of the potential agreement with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Mr. Weisselberg would have to admit that he lied on […]

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized Wednesday to parents in the audience of a Senate online child safety hearing who say Instagram contributed to their children’s suicides or exploitation. “I’m sorry for everything you’ve all gone through,” Zuckerberg said after Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., pressed him about whether he would apologize to the parents directly. “It’s […]

Dem Lawmaker Rips GOP Reps To Their Faces: ‘You Bend The Knee To The Orange Jesus’

A Democratic lawmaker slammed his Republican colleagues over their fealty to Donald Trump on Tuesday night during a marathon 15-hour session on impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over border security issues. Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) said the House Homeland Security Committee has held 17 hearings on the border, but zero full committee […]

House Republicans hold hearing on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Members of the House Homeland Security Committee are meeting Tuesday to discuss the Republican-led impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. House Republicans accuse Mayorkas and the Biden administration of disregarding federal laws on immigration and seek to make Mayorkas the second Cabinet official to be impeached in U.S. history. Tuesday’s hearing is another […]

E. Jean Carroll on jury’s $83 million Trump ruling: “They said ‘enough'”

E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused former President Donald Trump of sexual assault and was awarded $83.3 million in damages on Friday for defamatory statements, says she believes the jury was sending a message with their verdict.  “I think they said ‘enough,’” Carroll said in an interview on “CBS Mornings” on Monday. “Enough saying […]

Enemy drone that hit US base in Jordan possibly confused with American drone

An enemy drone was probably able to slip past defenses at a U.S. base in Jordan because American personnel mistook the enemy drone for one of their own returning from a surveillance mission, two U.S. officials confirmed Monday. The officials say that the explosive-laden attack drone approached the base at a low altitude and hit […]

Chiefs, 49ers in 2024 Super Bowl after Lions, Ravens losses

Christian McCaffrey scored two touchdowns and Brock Purdy threw for another score as the San Francisco 49ers rallied to a 34-31 victory over the Detroit Lions in the NFC title game Sunday, earning a Super Bowl date with the Kansas City Chiefs. Earlier in the day, defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City went to Baltimore […]

Jury Orders Trump to Pay Carroll $83.3 Million After Years of Insults

Former President Donald J. Trump was ordered by a Manhattan jury on Friday to pay $83.3 million to the writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her in 2019 after she accused him of a decades-old rape, attacks he continued in social media posts, at news conferences and even in the midst of the trial itself. […]

Joe Biden Pokes ‘Loser’ Donald Trump’s Sore Spot In Fiery Campaign Speech

President Joe Biden on Saturday slammed former President Donald Trump as a “loser” as he called out his predecessor’s derogatory comments about America’s war dead. Biden, during his address at South Carolina’s First in the Nation Dinner, ripped Trump over reports that during his presidency he referred to American service members who died in World […]

Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith put to death in first U.S. nitrogen gas execution

An Alabama man was put to death using nitrogen gas Thursday evening in a first-of-its-kind execution that could influence states in pursuit of a viable alternative to lethal injection. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was executed by nitrogen hypoxia, in which he was strapped to a gurney and made to breathe nitrogen gas through a mask […]

Nikki Haley ramps up attacks on Trump ahead of South Carolina showdown

Nikki Haley has ramped up her criticism of Donald Trump over the course of the 2024 presidential campaign. But she’s taking the attacks and the back-and-forth to a new level as she digs into a month of campaigning in South Carolina before the state’s Feb. 24 primary. She was greeted in her home state by […]

Donald Trump Has Midnight Meltdown Over E. Jean Carroll As Trial Resumes

Donald Trump repeatedly attacked his accuser E. Jean Carroll on his Truth Social platformovernight Wednesday, just hours before the writer’s second defamation trial against him was set to resume in a New York courtroom. Trump shared a mix of 37 videos, tweets, news articles and rants over two hours. It followed a similar pattern to […]

Nikki Haley Taunts Trump Over ‘Temper Tantrum’ After He Won New Hampshire

GOP presidential candidate and second-place finisher in New Hampshire’s primary Nikki Haley blasted former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying his anger over her performance reflected his insecurity with her own strength in the Republican nominating contest. Trump handily won the New Hampshire race on Tuesday, bolstering his bid for the Republican nomination and prompting […]

Most shocking snubs and surprises from Oscar nominations

Oscar has spoken, doling out its golden-ticket nominations this morning, not ignoring the Barbenheimer phenom that ignited the box office, though skimping on the “Barbie” side of the equation. “Barbie” garnered eight nominations to a field-leading 13 for “Oppenheimer.” Once again giving the short end of the stick to comedy. But, hey, snubs and surprises […]

Biden Wins New Hampshire Primary Without Being On The Ballot

President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday, securing a symbolic victory in spite of his absence from the ballot and the state’s irrelevance to the official nominating process. Enough New Hampshirites wrote in Biden’s name on the ballot for him to triumph over U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), self-help author […]

Donald Trump Fumes At Nikki Haley: ‘I Don’t Get Too Angry, I Get Even’

Ex-President Donald Trump fumed at former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday despite his victory in the New Hampshire GOP presidential primary. Delivering remarks at his election victory party in Nashua, Trump seemed peeved that Haley decided to stay in the GOP presidential race despite finishing second in the Granite State. “Who the hell was […]

Supreme Court Backs Biden in Dispute With Texas Over Border Barrier

The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration on Monday, allowing federal officials to cut or remove parts of a concertina-wire barrier along the Mexican border that Texas erected to keep migrants from crossing into the state. The ruling, by a 5-to-4 vote, was a victory for the administration in the increasingly bitter dispute between […]

Kamala Harris Says Trump Is ‘Proud That Women Are Silently Suffering’

Vice President Kamala Harris condemned former President Donald Trump for taking pride and credit for the reversal of Roe v. Wade, according to an exclusive CNN interviewpublished Monday. “The previous president expressed his intentions quite clearly. And fast forward to just recently, says he’s proud of what he did,” Harris told CNN journalist Laura Coates […]

Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote Tuesday

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it is investigating what appears to be an “unlawful attempt” at voter suppression after NBC News reported on a robocall impersonating President Joe Biden that told recipients not to vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary. “Although the voice in the robocall sounds like the voice of President Biden, this […]

DOJ seeks 6-month prison term for former Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress

The Justice Department wants former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro to spend six months behind bars after being convicted of criminal contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena. Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday that Navarro “deserves severe punishment” that includes a $200,000 fine in addition to prison time. He is scheduled […]

Trump For The First Time Concedes That His Actions May Have Been Illegal

In a middle-of-the-night, all-caps social media post, Donald Trump for the first time appears to have conceded that his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol may have broken the law. “EVEN EVENTS THAT ‘CROSS THE LINE’ MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING […]

Johnson gets squeezed by Biden, Senate GOP on Ukraine, border

(JOE BIDEN) President Biden and congressional leaders in both parties are ramping up pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to accept an expected deal on Ukraine funding and border security, warning national security is at risk without action by Congress. Security experts at a White House meeting Wednesday briefed Johnson and other leaders about the dire […]

Trump Savages Judge After Emerging from Courtroom: ‘That’s a Nasty Man’

Fresh off his contentious court appearance Wednesday, former President Donald Trump had some harsh words for Judge Lewis Kaplan, whom he called “a nasty man.” Trump was not required to be in court for Wednesday’s proceedings in E. Jean Carroll defamation’s case against him, but he said he will attend “all days.” Last year, a […]

SHOCK POLL: Haley Tied with Trump in New Hampshire

Nikki Haley (R-SC) is tied with Donald Trump in New Hampshire, according to a surprising new poll. American Research Group, Inc. showed Trump and Haley tied at 40% of likely Republican primary voters in the Granite State. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was tied at 4% with Vivek Ramaswamy (R), who dropped out of the race […]

House Republicans hit pause on effort to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress

The House has stopped moving forward with a resolution to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after Biden’s lawyers and the House Judiciary and Oversight committees renewed their conversations about scheduling a date for the president’s son to appear and testify. The two Republican-led committees voted last week to recommend that the full House […]

Trump plans to attend start of new E. Jean Carroll trial after Iowa caucuses

Former President Donald Trump intends to attend the start of the new E. Jean Carroll civil damages trial on Tuesday, according to two sources with direct knowledge of his plans. Trump plans to travel from Des Moines, Iowa, to New York City following the state’s caucuses that NBC News projected he won on Monday night, […]

‘Succession’ nabs Emmy for best drama series, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’ win big

Emmys: Full winners list NBC News Drama series: “Succession”  Comedy series: “The Bear” Drama lead actress: Sarah Snook (“Succession”) Drama lead actor: Kieran Culkin (“Succession”) Limited or anthology series: “Beef” Limited/movie lead actress: Ali Wong (“Beef”)  Limited/movie lead actor: Steven Yeun (“Beef”) Variety special (live): “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium” Read the rest of the list at […]

Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of the 2024 presidential race, endorses Trump

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the 2024 presidential race Monday night after a disappointing showing in the Iowa caucuses and endorsed former President Donald Trump. Ramaswamy finished fourth in Iowa, NBC News projects, coming in well behind Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Ramaswamy had 8% of the GOP […]

Arctic blast hits US bringing life-threatening cold, South braces for snowstorm

A record-breaking Arctic cold snap is sweeping across much of the United States as the Great Lakes deal with heavy snow and the South prepares for a significant winter storm. Saturday brought record-breaking cold to much of the northern Plains, with Montana feeling the deepest chill. Chester, Montana, clocked in as the coldest spot in […]

Nikki Haley Moves Into Second In Final Iowa Poll, Trump Still Reigns

Nikki Haley rose into second place in a final Iowa poll while former President Donald Trump’s support among likely caucus-goers still makes him the overwhelming favorite to win the GOP’s first presidential nominating contest on Monday. The poll reinforced Trump’s projected strength in Iowa, while also underscoring Haley’s slow consolidation of the GOP field and […]

Trump Promises Voters Vengeance In His Final Pitch Before Iowa Caucus

Donald Trump implored his supporters Sunday to brave frigid temperatures and deliver him a decisive victory in Monday’s Iowa caucuses, saying their vote would help bring to Washington the retribution he has repeatedly promised if he returns to the White House. The former president has set sky-high expectations for his own performance in the first […]

Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Tax Charges

President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. The charges stem from what federal prosecutors say […]

U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to the Houthi Militia

The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid for the past three months. The American-led air and […]

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley use a few key themes to bludgeon each other in debate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley tore into each other in Wednesday night’s Republican presidential primary debate in Iowa. The rivals leaned on a few key themes to hit each other throughout the CNN debate, suggesting the other is fundamentally unfit for the job instead of merely being wrong on […]

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin leaves intensive care amid growing scrutiny of Pentagon secrecy

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, whose failure to disclose his need for emergency hospitalization has ignited a firestorm, was moved out of intensive care on Monday, as Democrats and Republicans intensified their calls for accountability, and senior officials at the White House and Pentagon struggled to defuse the uproar. Austin, 70, remains under doctors’ supervision at […]

Trump Says He Hopes Economic ‘Crash’ He Predicted Happens in ‘Next 12 Months’

Former President Donald Trump predicted the country will face an economic crisis and he hopes it happens within the next year. On Monday night, President Joe Biden’s campaign posted a 10-second video on X/Twitter of the former president giving an interview on Lindell TV – a platform owned by Trump supporter and pillow magnate Mike […]

Trump Claims Presidential Immunity In Georgia Election Case

Donald Trump is once again claiming presidential immunity in one of the many legal challenges mounted against him, this time in his Georgia racketeering case. The former president’s lawyers filed the presidential immunity motion Monday in Georgia’s Fulton County Superior Court, where he’s facing 13 felony charges related to his attempts to overturn the state’s […]

Mehdi Hasan Leaves MSNBC In Surprise Announcement At End Of Final Sunday Show

Mehdi Hasan signed off on Sunday evening’s final episode of MSNBC’s The Mehdi Hasan Show by announcing he is leaving the cable news network. “As we begin 2024, with an election coming, a war still ongoing, and too many Trump trials honestly to even keep track of, and with this show going away, I’ve decided […]

‘An Outrage!’ Pentagon Under Intense Fire For ‘Huge’ Failure To Disclose Def. Sec. Austin Hospitalized In Intensive Care — FIVE Days Ago

The Pentagon and President Joe Biden’s administration took intense heat on Friday and Saturday from politicos and journos alike after a Friday news dump from DOD revealed that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized — on Monday. And the criticism mounted from the Pentagon Press Association and others after learning he’d been in […]

Gunman kills 14 people and wounds 25 others at Prague university

A shooter killed at least 14 people and wounded 25 others at a university in Prague on Thursday in the deadliest mass shooting the Czech Republic has seen in decades. Authorities believe the gunman, a 24-year-old man, died by suicide, Czech Police Chief Martin Vondrášek said Thursday evening, but added it had not yet been confirmed. The […]

Rudy Giuliani Files For Bankruptcy

Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy in New York on Thursday, court records show. In the filing, the former New York City mayor listed nearly $152 million in debts, including legal fees and unpaid taxes. He lists his assets at between $1 million and $10 million. The filing comes one day after Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former […]

Jack Smith To SCOTUS: Yes, There Absolutely Is A Reason To Rush Trump’s Case

Responding to Donald Trump’s claim to the Supreme Court that there was no reason to rush the proceedings in the Jan. 6 criminal case against him, special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday told the high court: Oh, yes, there is — the former president’s unprecedented attempt to remain in power despite losing his election. “The […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott escalates border fight by chartering migrant flight to Chicago

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for the first time this week chartered a plane to fly migrants from his state to Chicago, marking an escalation after months of having bused migrants to Democratic-run cities to protest President Joe Biden‘s border policies. Abbott, a Republican, acted after Chicago began impounding buses carrying migrants. The city has said […]

CDC director says U.S. isn’t yet near peak Covid or flu levels for the season

Winter officially begins Thursday, and with the cold season comes an expected rise in rates of flu and Covid, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. is seeing a “sharp increase” in flu levels right now, particularly in the south, Cohen said Wednesday in an interview. […]

Congress Abandons Ukraine Aid Until Next Year as Border Talks Continue

Congress gave up Tuesday on a last-ditch bid to speed through emergency military aid to Ukraine before the end of the year, as negotiators failed to cement a deal that Republicans have demanded tying the money to a crackdown on migration across the U.S. border with Mexico. “It is our hope that their efforts will […]

Trump doubles down on immigrant ‘blood’ remark, says he ‘never read Mein Kampf’

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his widely criticized comments about immigration by suggesting that people crossing the border illegally into the United States are “destroying the blood of our country.” “They dump them on the border, and they pour into our country, and nobody said to check them,” Trump said at […]

Texas Gov. Abbott signs bill to let police make immigration arrests

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a measure Monday that gives law enforcement officials the power to arrest immigrants entering the state illegally from Mexico. The bill, known as S.B. 4, also gives Texas courts the power to issue orders to immigrants suspected to have entered the state illegally to return to the country through […]

Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid To Toss Fraud Lawsuit In Scathing New Ruling

Former President Donald Trump has lost his latest bid to end the business fraud lawsuit he faces in New York as he campaigns to reclaim the White House. Judge Arthur Engoron issued a written ruling Monday denying the Republican’s latest request for a verdict in his favor in a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney […]

Israel Faces New Calls For Truce After Killing Of Hostages Raises Alarm

Israel’s government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies on Sunday after a series of shootings, including the mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages, fueled global concerns about the conduct of the 10-week-old war in Gaza. Israeli protesters are urging their government to renew negotiations with Gaza’s Hamas rulers, whom […]

Giuliani defamation trial: Jurors will continue deliberations on Friday

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is on trial in Washington, D.C., this week for defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Giuliani, acting on behalf of former President Donald Trump, accused the mother and daughter of committing election fraud while the two were […]

Judge hits pause on Trump federal election case over presidential immunity appeal

The judge presiding over the federal election interference case against Donald Trump halted all proceedings in the criminal case on Wednesday pending the outcome of Trump’s appeal arguing he’s protected by presidential immunity. All pending deadlines and court dates in the case will be put on pause but not vacated, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan […]

Hunter Biden defies House Republican’s subpoena that he testify in private

Hunter Biden on Wednesday repeated his offer to appear at a public hearing on Capitol Hill, defying a House Republican-issued subpoena that called for him to testify instead at a closed-door deposition. President Joe Biden’s son lashed out at Republicans during brief remarks standing outside of the U.S. Capitol, saying, “I’m here today to make […]

COP28 climate summit OK’s controversial “historic” pact to fight climate change

United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks’ chief called “historic,” despite critics’ worries about loopholes. Within minutes of opening Wednesday’ session, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled approval of the central document, which says how far the world is off-track its climate-fighting […]

Biden announces $200M in aid for Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets GOP skepticism in Congress

President Joe Biden announced $200 million in pre-approved aid for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s marathon day of meetings here on Tuesday. The latest tranche of assistance came as the Ukrainian president visited the White House and Capitol Hill to make the case for additional U.S. support as an aid package with billions in funds […]

Special Counsel Jack Smith Plans To Use Trump’s Cell Phone Data At Trial

Special counsel Jack Smith plans to present former President Donald Trump’s cell phone data as evidence during his federal election interference trial, according to new court filings. Smith’s office filed a notice Monday saying prosecutors plan to call several expert witnesses during the trial to explain Trump’s cell phone use during and after the Jan. […]

George Santos is in plea negotiation talks, prosecutors say

Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors over the criminal charges filed against him this year, according to a new court filing. “The parties are presently engaged in plea negotiations with the goal of resolving this matter without the need for a trial,” prosecutors wrote Monday in a document submitted […]

UPenn President Resigns Days After Backlash Over Comments About Antisemitism

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned from her position Saturday, following comments she made about antisemitism earlier this week. “It has been my privilege to serve as President of this remarkable institution,” Magill wrote in a statement. “It has been an honor to work with our faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community members to […]

Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks ruling that allowed woman emergency abortion

The Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked a historic lower court ruling on Friday that allowed a Texas woman to get an emergency abortion. The state’s attorney general asked the high court to reverse a judge’s decision granting a woman’s request for an abortion for a pregnancy with a severe anomaly. The Supreme Court said it […]

Biden invites Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to the White House on Tuesday

President Joe Biden invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for a meeting on Tuesday and he has accepted, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and another White House official said Sunday. Biden intends to “underscore the United States’ unshakeable commitment to supporting the people of Ukraine” in its war against Russia, Jean-Pierre said. “As […]

Tuberville Drops Blockade of Most Military Promotions

Senator Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama, on Tuesday lifted his blockade of nearly all the military promotions he had delayed for almost a year in protest of a Pentagon policy ensuring abortion access for service members, saying he would continue to hold up only the most senior generals. Hours after Mr. Tuberville said he would […]

Biden says that ‘if Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running’

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his re-election campaign was prompted in part by Donald Trump’s decision to run for president again and an effort to block his predecessor from reclaiming the White House. “If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” Biden said at a campaign event in Boston, adding that he […]

Trump fraud trial: Trump likely to attend trial Thursday

Former President Donald Trump will likely attend his civil fraud trial on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the matter. He is not expected to be in attendance on Wednesday when his son Eric testifies. Trump last attended the trial on Nov. 6 when he testified as the last state witness. In total, the former […]

Fetterman commissions George Santos to record Cameo message for indicted Sen. Bob Menendez

Sen. John Fetterman commissioned expelled Rep. George Santos to unwittingly make a video on the celebrity video message platform Cameo telling Sen. Bob Menendez – whom Fetterman has called on to resign over charges he acted as a foreign agent to Egypt – to “stay strong.” “I thought my ethically-challenged colleague @BobMenendezNJ could use some […]

Florida Republican chairman won’t resign over rape allegation, saying he is innocent

The chair of Florida’s Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman’s allegation that he raped her, saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state’s conservative politics. Christian Ziegler sent the statement to state Republicans on Saturday, […]

Israel Was Aware of Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago

Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out. The approximately 40-page document, which the Israeli authorities code-named “Jericho Wall,” […]

Israel resumes Gaza military operation after cease-fire with Hamas ends

Israel renewed its assault on the Gaza Strip on Friday after the end of a weeklong deal with Hamas to pause the fighting and release more than 100 hostages as well as Palestinian prisoners. Israel’s military said it had “resumed combat” shortly after the truce deal was due to expire at 7 a.m. Friday local […]

Elon Musk claims advertisers are trying to ‘blackmail’ him, says ‘Go f— yourself’

Speaking at the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York on Wednesday, Elon Musk, the owner of social media site X (formerly Twitter), scoffed at advertisers leaving the platform because of antisemitic posts he amplified there. “If somebody’s gonna try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f—yourself. Go. F—. Yourself. Is that clear?” […]

Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state who shaped decades of U.S. policy, dies at 100

Henry Kissinger, the toweringly influential former secretary of state who earned a reputation as a sagacious diplomat but drew international condemnation and accusations of war crimes for his key role in widening the American presence in Vietnam and the U.S. bombing of Cambodia, died Wednesday. He was 100. Kissinger’s consulting firm announced his death, saying […]

Israel and Hamas discuss a broader hostage deal, but a renewed assault still looms

The gunfire, bombardment and cries of anguished relatives have for days now largely been replaced by the relief and joy of hostages reunited with loved ones and growing diplomatic murmurs of an extended cease-fire. But while the U.S. and others push for a broader deal, government rhetoric and public opinion in Israel seem unequivocal: Sooner […]

Anti-Trump network backed by Charles Koch endorses Nikki Haley in loss for Ron DeSantis

The political network financed largely by billionaire Charles Koch is endorsing former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, affording her new support against her Republican rivals in the fight to be the alternative to Donald Trump. The announcement was made in a memo to grassroots activists via the network’s […]

Pence Briefly Considered Not Presiding Over Jan. 6 Vote Certification

Former Vice President Mike Pence briefly considered not presiding over the ceremony that formalized his coup-attempting boss’s 2020 election loss, once again raising questions about the contemporaneous scheming about Iowa’s Chuck Grassley presiding in his stead. In his daily planner, in which he also took journal-like notes, Pence on Christmas Eve in 2020 wrote it […]

11 more hostages, including 2 toddlers, released by Hamas

Eleven more hostages who were abducted from Israel on Oct. 7 have been released and are in the custody of the Red Cross, an Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson said.Read More The 11 hostages released from Gaza Monday were dual citizens — from Israel as well as France, Germany and Argentina — while the 33 released […]

Rep. George Santos could face expulsion from the House this week

The George Santos saga could soon come to an end on Capitol Hill, though his legal troubles will continue well into 2024. As soon as this week, the House could vote to expel Santos, the indicted New York Republican congressman, after a blistering Ethics Committee report concluded he had used his campaign funds to pay […]

Donald Trump Greeted by Loud Boos at South Carolina Football Game

Former President Donald Trump was met with loud boos as he arrived at Williams-Brice Stadium in South Carolina on Saturday ahead of the Palmetto Bowl. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential primary, was in Columbia to watch the Palmetto Bowl college football game between the University of South Carolina’s Gamecocks […]

Former Trump Org. controller breaks down in tears on witness stand in fraud trial

After four days of testimony and two trips to the witness stand, former Trump Organization controller Jeff McConney broke down in tears on Tuesday, telling the court the toll of the numerous investigations and accusations of misconduct drove him to leave the company he loved working for after 35 years. “I just couldn’t do it […]

Colorado Supreme Court to take up appeals in Trump ballot case

The Colorado Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear appeals related to a judge’s ruling against an effort to keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s ballot in 2024. The appeals were filed by both Trump and the Colorado voters arguing he is ineligible to hold office. Trump took issue with the state judge’s finding that he “engaged in […]

Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act

A federal appeals court moved on Monday to drastically weaken the Voting Rights Act, issuing a ruling that would effectively bar private citizens and civil rights groups from filing lawsuits under a central provision of the landmark civil rights law. The ruling, made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, found that […]

House Speaker Johnson meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with former President Donald TrumpMonday night at Mar-a-Lago, according to a GOP source familiar with the meeting. The meeting at the former president’s Florida resort comes nearly a week after the newly minted speaker publicly endorsed Trump’s 2024 bid for the White House, becoming the highest-ranking Republican so far to do […]

Elon Musk’s X Sues Watchdog Group Media Matters For Defamation

Elon Musk’s X sued the watchdog group Media Matters for America for defamation on Monday after the nonprofit published a report about ads for major brands appearing alongside posts touting Nazism. Media Matters first published details Thursday about the spread of Nazi-related content on the social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, saying X had […]

Trump visits Texas near US-Mexico border as he escalates anti-immigrant rhetoric

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday visited Texas near the US-Mexico border as he escalates his anti-immigrant rhetoric and campaigns on hard-line immigration policy proposals. During the visit, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination received the endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. “We need Donald J. Trump back as our president of the […]

Israel says soldiers recovered the body of a hostage near Al-Shifa Hospital

Israeli soldiers have recovered the body of one of the hostages kidnapped during the Hamas-led attack on Israel last month from a building next to the Al-Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City, the Israeli military said on Thursday night. The body of Yehudit Weiss, 65, a resident of Be’eri, a kibbutz near the border with […]

David DePape found guilty in Paul Pelosi hammer attack case

A federal jury on Thursday convicted the man who attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer during a break-in last year at the couple’s San Francisco home. David DePape looked down and showed no emotion as the panel found him guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official […]

Rep. George Santos won’t seek re-election following scathing House Ethics report

Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., said Thursday he will not seek re-election next year after the House Ethics Committee released a scathing report that concluded there is “substantial evidence” he “violated federal criminal laws,” including using campaign funds for personal purposes and filing false campaign reports. “I will continue on my mission to serve my […]

Biden says ‘real progress’ made after meeting with China’s Xi Jinping

President Joe Biden met face to face with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday and said afterward they had agreed to revive dormant military communication channels, crack down on fentanyl trafficking and work jointly to address rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The four-hour summit broke a yearlong silence marked by rising tensions that have […]

Police and pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash at DNC headquarters

Police said they evacuated the area around the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C., after making arrests at a chaotic pro-Palestinian rally Wednesday night. U.S. Capitol Police said on X that a “large group of illegal protesters…have cleared out, but USCP officers will stay on scene out of an abundance of caution.” […]

Republican Tim Burchett Says Kevin McCarthy Elbowed Him In The Back

Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) got into a physical altercation Tuesday inside the Capitol basement. As the two were leaving a Republican meeting ahead of a key government funding vote in the afternoon, McCarthy passed Burchett and, according to the Tennessee lawmaker, elbowed him square in the back. “I can still feel […]

Israeli Military Says Its Forces Have Entered Gaza Hospital

The Israeli military entered Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, conducting what it called a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area” of the facility, which has been the site of a standoff with the militant group. The army surrounded the facility as part of its ground offensive against Hamas. Israeli authorities claim […]

Democrats Signal Openness to Plan to Avert Shutdown as Republicans Balk

Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal to avert a government shutdown at the end of the week ran into increasing opposition on Monday from hard-line Republicans. But with Democratic opposition softening, it appeared the plan could be headed toward bipartisan approval within days. The shifting alliances came as the House planned to take its first action on […]

Supreme Court adopts code of conduct amid ethics scrutiny

The Supreme Court on Monday announced it has formally adopted what it called a new code of conduct following allegations of ethics lapses, although its impact is likely to be limited because the justices are left to enforce it themselves. The court issued a 14-page document that included five canons of conduct on issues such […]

Government shutdown looms as new speaker struggles to control hardliners

New House Speaker Mike Johnson may already be losing his first big clash with the hard-right lawmakers who are making the Republican majority and the nation ungovernable as time races down to yet another federal funding cut-off. The Louisiana conservative, who was just lifted from obscurity to second in line to the presidency, may soon […]

Tim Scott drops out of the 2024 presidential race

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced Sunday night that he is dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential campaign, shocking a TV interviewer and even his own campaign staff with an abrupt departure from the race. “When I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I am suspending my […]

Israel agrees to maintain daily pauses in fighting in northern Gaza, U.S. says

Israel will implement four-hour pauses in fighting in parts of the northern Gaza Strip each day, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday. Already, tens of thousands of people have fled from northern Gaza to the south in recent days as Israeli forces held brief battle pauses amid their bombardment of the […]

Suspicious letters sent to election offices being investigated by federal law enforcement

Federal law enforcement officials are investigating reports of suspicious letters sent to public officials, a Justice Department spokesperson said Thursday. “We are aware of the reports and the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating this matter,” the department spokesperson said in response to an inquiry from CNN. Public officials in California, Georgia, Nevada, […]

Ivanka Trump Testifies She Wasn’t ‘Privy to’ Father’s Finances

Her father went on the attack. Her brothers backed away. And on Wednesday, Ivanka Trump calmly sidestepped accusations that her family’s business prospered thanks to a lie. Ms. Trump, the fourth member of her family to take the witness stand in the civil fraud case brought by the New York attorney general, was questioned for […]

Blinken Lays Out Possible Endgame in Gaza Under Palestinian Authority

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Wednesday that Gaza should be unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority once the war is over, offering a strong signal about what the United States sees as its preferred endgame in the fight between Israel and Hamas. The message, delivered during a meeting of foreign […]

SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios reach a tentative agreement to resolve the strike

Hollywood actors are heading back to work. SAG-AFTRA, the union representing more than 150,000 film and television performers, reached a tentative deal on a new contract with the entertainment world’s top studios Wednesday — a major step that would revive an industry that has been virtually paralyzed for months. “In a unanimous vote this afternoon, […]

Rep. James Comer expected to subpoena Biden family members this week: Sources

Republican Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is planning to issue multiple subpoenas aimed at President Joe Biden’s family, which are expected to start being issued as soon as Wednesday, sources tell ABC News. The move would mark an attempt by Republicans to ramp up their impeachment inquiry into President Biden, which had faced delays during […]

White House says Israel should not reoccupy Gaza, after Netanyahu remarks

The White House on Tuesday repeated its opposition to an Israeli reoccupation of Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir he believed Israel will oversee Gaza’s security for “an indefinite period.” On Monday, Netanyahu, in his first U.S. media interview since the conflict erupted following the deadly […]

House Censures Rep. Rashida Tlaib Over Israel Criticism

Lawmakers censured Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Tuesday evening over what they claim is her antisemitic criticism of Israel. The House approved a censure resolution against Tlaib by a vote of 234 to 188, with 22 Democrats joining all but four Republicans in opposition. The resolution by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) accuses Tlaib, the only […]

Israel closes in on Gaza City; Blinken leaves region without combat pause

Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza on Monday after a night of devastating airstrikes and another communications blackout, leaving the battered enclave struggling to assess the damage as a U.S.-backed humanitarian pause remained out of reach. The airstrikes and ground attacks focused on the northern half of the Strip, cut off by the Israeli military […]

5 key races to watch on Election Day today

Voters across the country will be heading to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a slew of statewide and local races, which could provide clues about the national mood ahead of 2024.   In Kentucky and Mississippi, voters will weigh whether to give Govs. Andy Beshear (D) and Tate Reeves (R), respectively, a second […]

Poll: Trump Leads Biden In 5 Swing States, Biden Leads In Wisconsin

More voters in five key swing states say that they would vote for former President Donald Trump (R) over President Joe Biden (D) in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, according to New York Times/Siena College polls released on Sunday. Trump, the unrivaled front-runner in the GOP primary to take on Biden, leads Biden 52% to 41% […]

US strikes back at Iranian-backed groups that attacked troops in Iraq and Syria: Pentagon

U.S. military aircraft have carried out strikes in eastern Syria against facilities associated with Iranian-backed militant groups believed to be responsible for more than a dozen rocket and drone attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria that injured 21 service members, the military said Thursday night. “Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces […]

Trump Told to Pay $10,000 in New Punishment for Breaking Gag Order

A Manhattan judge on Wednesday ordered Donald J. Trump to the witness stand, questioned him personally, found that his answers were not believable and fined him $10,000. The judge, Arthur F. Engoron, who is presiding over Mr. Trump’s civil fraud trial, issued the punishment after determining that Mr. Trump had violated an order against discussing […]

Rep. Mike Johnson elected 56th speaker of the House, after weeks of GOP chaos

House lawmakers on Wednesday elected little-known Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the 56th speaker of the House, capping more than three weeks of dysfunction and chaos on Capitol Hill. It’s a stunning rise for the conservative Donald Trump ally and low-ranking member of the GOP leadership team who is now second in line to […]

Jenna Ellis, Former Trump Lawyer, Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case

Jenna Ellis, a pro-Trump lawyer who amplified former President Donald J. Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud as part of what she called a legal “elite strike force team,” pleaded guilty on Tuesday as part of a deal with prosecutors in Georgia. Addressing a judge in an Atlanta courtroom, she tearfully expressed regret for taking […]

Michael Cohen Denounces Trump During Courtroom Face-Off

For five years, Michael D. Cohen has waged battle with Donald J. Trump from afar: on social media, on cable television and in the pages of his books. But on Tuesday, Mr. Cohen confronted his onetime boss from the witness stand in a Manhattan courtroom, attacking the former president as a criminal and a cheat […]

Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker in latest attempt to break GOP impasse

Rep. Mike Johnson, a relatively little-known Louisiana Republican and low-ranking member of the GOP leadership team, became the party’s latest nominee for House speaker Tuesday night after three other hopefuls fizzled out. He was nominated just hours after Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., beat Johnson and six other candidates to seize the nomination, only to […]

Two elderly hostages freed by Hamas, but families ache for others held

Some of the first images of freed hostage Yocheved Lifshitz show the frail 85-year-old grandmother walking to a waiting ambulance, more than two weeks after she was snatched by Hamas militants from her home in kibbutz Nir Oz. Hamas released Lifshitz and her neighbor and friend Nurit Cooper, 79, on Monday, and later they were […]

Trump compares himself to Nelson Mandela as he rails against criminal charges against him

Former President Donald Trump on Monday compared himself to Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years in South African prisons before emerging to lead the nation out of decades of apartheid rule, as he railed against the numerous criminal charges against him. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, sought to paint himself as […]

Mitch McConnell Supports Biden’s $106 Billion Request For Israel-Ukraine Aid

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday offered his strong support of President Joe Biden’s proposal to bundle $106 billion in aid for both Israel and Ukraine. When asked about Republicans who resist the joint aid during an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation,” McConnell said he viewed Ukraine and Israel as “interconnected.” “I […]

Mitch McConnell Says He Is ‘Completely Recovered’ After Freezing Episodes

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday he has “completely recovered” following a series of troubling incidents where he froze and was unable to speak in front of reporters this summer. “I’m fine. I’m completely recovered, and I’m just fine,” McConnell, 81, told CBS “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan. “I’m in good shape, […]

CNN Airs Chilling Voicemail Sent To Wife Of Anti-Jim Jordan Republican

CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday aired a chilling voicemail that was received by the wife of a Republican lawmaker who opposed Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) faltering bid for the House speaker role. “This is pretty ugly stuff,” Tapper warned viewers before playing the audio that was sent to the GOP lawmaker, who he did not […]

In the latest sign of House chaos, the temporary speaker is threatening to quit

In a closed-door meeting Thursday, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., told GOP colleagues he might resign as speaker pro tempore if Republicans push him to try to move legislation on the floor without an explicit vote to expand his powers, according to multiple lawmakers in the room. “If you guys try to do that, you’ll figure […]

Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case

Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleaded guilty Thursday morning in the Georgia election interference case just a day before jury selection in her trial alongside co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro was set to begin. Powell pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit election interference in Fulton County Superior Court as part of a deal reached […]

House remains without leader as Jordan fails a second time to win speaker gavel

For a second time in two days, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, fell short of the 217 votes needed to be elected speaker, another serious blow to the Donald Trump-backed candidate’s chances of seizing the prized gavel. Jordan, the GOP’s latest nominee for speaker, received 199 votes; that was one net vote fewer than he received […]

Jim Jordan Loses First Vote For Speaker’s Gavel As Moderates Hold Firm

Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) bid to become the next speaker of the House appeared to be on life support Tuesday night following a big loss on his first floor vote and a decision to put off another vote until Wednesday. “We’re going to keep going,” Jordan told reporters late Tuesday. “We had great conversations with, […]

Biden Says He Is ‘Outraged’ After Blast At Gaza City Hospital

President Joe Biden said he was outraged following an explosion at a hospital in Gaza Citythat killed hundreds of people, saying the United States would continue to investigate to determine “what exactly happened.” The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said the blast ripped through the Al Ahli Arab hospital on Tuesday night, where thousands of […]

Fox News Host Caught On Hot Mic Insulting ‘Dumbass’ Republican Lawmaker

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade was caught on a hot mic on Tuesday apparently insulting a Republican congressman who didn’t vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for speaker. The right-wing network carried live footage of the roll-call vote on the House floor. When Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) was called upon, he cast his vote for […]

Judge issues partial gag order in Trump federal election interference case

The judge overseeing the federal election interference case on Monday issued a partial gag order forbidding former President Donald Trump from making statements about potential witnesses or disparaging comments about the prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she would not impose restrictions on Trump’s statements about Washington, D.C., and its residents, nor on statements […]

Vulnerable Republicans face a moment of reckoning with Jim Jordan speaker vote

Centrist and politically vulnerable Republicans face a moment of reckoning as the House is expected to vote on whether to elect Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as the next speaker. Jordan is a right-wing firebrand and fierce Donald Trump ally, a Freedom Caucus co-founder who worked his way up to be Judiciary Committee chairman and […]

Biden Joins Trump’s Truth Social Site ‘Because We Thought It Would Be Very Funny’

It looks President Joe Biden may be able to do something Donald Trump couldn’t: get people to join the former president’s Truth Social platform. Biden’s presidential campaign announced Monday that it would be joining Truth Social in order to “[meet] voters where they are,” a Biden campaign official told Fox News. The spokesperson added: “Republicans […]

Interim Speaker McHenry effectively powerless on Israel matters, experts say

The global crisis unfolding in Israel is putting renewed scrutiny on Congress, which has been without a permanent House speaker since Kevin McCarthy was ousted last week. Hamas on Saturday launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, killing hundreds of people and escalating a decadeslong conflict in the region. President Joe Biden said that U.S. support for Israel […]

Sen. Tommy Tuberville won’t lift his military blockade amid Israel-Hamas conflict

The office of Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he isn’t backing down on his monthslong blockade on hundreds of military promotions, even amid Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel, a close U.S ally. “The Pentagon clearly thinks forcing taxpayers to facilitate abortion is more important than confirming their top nominees wit Sen. Tommy Tuberville won’t lift […]

Music festival revelers in the Israeli desert were massacred by Hamas militants

As thousands of people danced at a music festival in an Israeli desert area in the early hours of Saturday, Hamas militants from Gaza descended upon the revelry. Videos show young Israelis dancing to trance music under a giant Buddha statue and prayer flags around dawn — right around when festivalgoer Eliav Klein said he […]

Trump Asks For Jan. 6 Dismissal Because Coup Attempt Was Part Of His Official Duties

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him based on his actions leading up to his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt because, as president, that coup attempt should be considered part of his presidential duties. Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and John Lauro, in Thursday’s 52-page filing to U.S. […]

Why Biden claims he has no choice but to build more of Trump’s border wall

President Joe Biden on Thursday said his administration had no choice but to build about 20 miles more southern border wall — after he’s long dismissed Donald Trump‘s wall as a waste of money that doesn’t work to stop illegal immigration. “Money was appropriated for the border wall,” Biden told reporters, referring to congressional action […]

Trump Endorses Jim Jordan in Race for House Speaker

The two leading candidates to become the next Republican speaker of the House worked the phones and the halls of the Capitol on Thursday, vying for support from within their party’s fractured ranks as the chamber remained in a state of paralysis after the ouster of Representative Kevin McCarthy of California. Representatives Steve Scalise, the […]

Trump Endorses Jim Jordan in Race for House Speaker

The two leading candidates to become the next Republican speaker of the House worked the phones and the halls of the Capitol on Thursday, vying for support from within their party’s fractured ranks as the chamber remained in a state of paralysis after the ouster of Representative Kevin McCarthy of California. Representatives Steve Scalise, the […]

Jim Jordan And Steve Scalise Are Running For House Speaker

Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) are the first Republicans to declare their candidacies for speaker of the House after the shocking ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday. Both men asked their Republican colleagues for support on Wednesday in letters lambasting federal spending and the supposed persecution of former President Donald […]

Biden touts efforts to ease student debt, including $9B more in loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted his administration’s efforts to address student debt, including an additional $9 billion in relief that the White House announced. The additional relief, set to help about 125,000 Americans, brings the Biden administration’s total approved debt cancellation to $127 billion for nearly 3.6 million Americans, Biden said in remarks at […]

‘Petty S**t’: Acting GOP Speaker Slammed For ‘Despicable’ Move Against Pelosi

House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) had a curious choice for one of his very first orders of business: He booted Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) from the hideaway office she has in the Capitol. “Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed,” a top aide on the Republican-controlled House Administration Committee wrote […]

Yes, Trump Made All Those Awful Remarks About Veterans, John Kelly Says

John Kelly, who served as former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, unleashed a blistering attack against his former boss on Monday, confirming on the record that many of Trump’s critical remarks about veterans and injured service members were true. “What can I add that has not already been said?” Kelly told CNN in an […]

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) is the victim of an armed carjacking in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night about a mile from the Capitol. His chief of staff confirmed the incident in a statement and said he was not injured. “As Congressman Cuellar was parking his car this evening, 3 armed assailants approached the Congressman and stole his vehicle. Luckily, he was not harmed and […]

Trump says he’ll appear at civil fraud trial in New York on Monday

Former President Donald Trump said he will go to court in New York for his civil fraud trial on Monday. “I’m going to Court tomorrow morning to fight for my name and reputation,” he posted on Truth Social Sunday evening. Trump had been expected to attend, and law enforcement and court employees had already been […]

Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler To Finish Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Term

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced he’s appointing EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to finish out the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate term, making good on his promise to fill the vacancy with a Black woman. The swift appointment (D) was essential for Democrats’ power in the Senate, where they have a slim 50-49 majority […]

Congress races against time to avert a shutdown in 3 days, facing bleak prospects

Congress is hurtling toward a government shutdown, with money set to run out in a little more than two days and no sign of a short-term funding deal between the Republican-led House and Democratic-controlled Senate. With time running short, the two chambers are moving in different directions and remain far from converging on a path […]

Trump drops bid to move Georgia election case to federal court

Attorneys for Donald Trump have notified a Fulton County court that the former president will not seek to have his Georgia election interference case removed to federal court. The move comes three weeks after a judge denied a bid by co-defendant Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, to have his case moved. Meadows had […]

Shutdown looks more likely, as House GOP leaders reject Senate plan

A federal government shutdown this weekend looks increasingly likely, as House Republicans indicated Wednesday they would not consider a bipartisan Senate plan to fund the government past the weekend deadline. In light of the standoff in Congress, the White House Office of Management and Budget told federal agencies Wednesday to be prepared to notify their […]

Judge Tanya Chutkan won’t recuse herself in Trump’s election interference case

The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington has denied his request that she recuse herself because of her comments in criminal cases against other Jan. 6 defendants. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in her opinion that her comments in other Jan. 6 cases, which Trump’s team took issue […]

Trump In Michigan: Union Negotiations ‘Don’t Mean As Much As You Think’

Donald Trump claimed he came to Michigan on Wednesday to show solidarity with striking autoworkers. Instead, he fearmongered about the transition to electric vehicles, told autoworkers they would be out of a job in two or three years even if they secured a contract with wage increases, then begged United Auto Workers leadership to endorse […]

WGA strike to end Wednesday, members authorized to return to work

After 148 days, leaders of the Writers Guild of America have unanimously voted to lift its strike, allowing writers to return to work Wednesday, Sept. 27. “The WGAW Board and WGAE Council also voted unanimously to lift the restraining order and end the strike as of 12:01 am PT/3:01 am ET on Wednesday, September 27th. […]

Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line

President Joe Biden made history Tuesday when he visited a picket line in Michigan in a show of loyalty to autoworkers who are striking for higher wages and cost-of-living increases. Biden, who is looking to polish his pro-labor persona, is the first sitting president to appear on a picket line. Speaking through a bullhorn, he […]

Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom will debate on Fox News in November

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom will take part in a televised 90-minute debate moderated by Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Nov. 30, the network announced Monday. The debate will air on Hannity’s namesake show from Georgia, though a specific location in the key battleground state remains “to be determined,” Fox News […]

Asa Hutchinson misses out as seven candidates qualify for second GOP debate

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson fell short of qualifying for the second GOP presidential primary debate this week, but the seven other candidates who were there for the first debate in August will be back onstage Wednesday in California. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former […]

Two more Democratic senators call on Bob Menendez to resign

Two Democratic senators called for Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign Monday, joining a growing chorus of lawmakers urging him to step down amid federal corruption charges. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio — chairman of the Banking Committee, where Menendez chairs a subcommittee — and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont called on Menendez to leave […]

Chris Christie rules out running for indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that he has “no interest” in running for the recently indicted Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat if his presidential run is unsuccessful. “No, I have no interest in being in the United States Senate,” Christie, who’s running for the 2024 GOP nomination, told NBC News’ Kristen Welker on […]

Hollywood screenwriters and studios reach tentative deal to resolve strike

The Writers Guild of America and Hollywood’s top media companies reached a tentative agreement Sunday that could resolve the writers strike and bring a close to one of the longest walkouts in entertainment industry history. “WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” the guild said in a statement. “This was made possible by […]

Two House Republicans say they might work with Democrats to fund government

As the Republican stalemate over government funding continues, two freshman GOP House members opened the door Thursday to end-running their party’s leadership and working with Democrats to fund the government. Reps. Marc Molinaro and Mike Lawler, two New York Republicans who represent Hudson Valley-area districts that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020, said they’re […]

GOP Logjam On Spending Bills Shows Signs Of Finally Breaking

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the House will vote again on whether to consider the bill to fund the Pentagon as House Republicans showed signs of breaking an intra-party logjam that threatens a government shutdown in 10 days. Talking to reporters after a lengthy party conference early Wednesday night, McCarthy said the House would […]

Ukraine’s Fight Is the World’s, Zelensky Tells U.N. Assembly

The entire world has a vested interest in helping defeat the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, casting his appeal for more allies and aid as a matter of security — even survival — for many other nations. Delivering one of the most anticipated speeches […]

‘It’s A S**tshow’: House GOP In Open War With ‘Weak’ Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Republican infighting reached new heights this week as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy engaged in a war of words with conservative hard-liners on his right flank. Republicans in the Senate watched their counterparts in the House with dismay as internal squabbles over s/9pending put McCarthy’s future as speaker in doubt and increased the odds of a […]

‘He’s 100% in’: Matt Gaetz widely expected to run for Florida governor

The idea that Rep. Matt Gaetz will run for Florida governor in 2026 has been the topic of several conversations in Tallahassee over the past few days, including during a reception Sunday night for the incoming speaker of the Florida House. Gaetz has long been considered on the shortlist of those who will try to […]

House Republicans release short-term bill to avert government shutdown until Oct. 31

Key factions of the House Republican Conference reached a tentative agreement Sunday to keep the government funded temporarily and avert a shutdown scheduled for the end of the month, pairing it with a conservative border security measure, multiple GOP sources with knowledge of the agreement said. House Republicans released a bill after the far-right Freedom […]

Donald Trump Sidesteps Question On Whether He’d Pardon Himself

Former President Donald Trump danced around questions as to whether he’d pardon himself if reelected next year, a clip from an upcoming NBC News interview showed. In the segment from his sit-down with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker filmed Thursday, Trump hesitated to give her a straight answer when she asked him about the […]

UAW strikes begin as deadline passes with no agreement

At midnight, the United Auto Workers union officially went on strike against all three of the Big Three automakers. Members walked out at three plants: a GM site in Wentzville, Missouri; a Stellantis center in Toledo, Ohio; and a Ford assembly location in Wayne, Michigan. How Detroit’s Big Three automakers are fighting to dominate the […]

Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges

Federal prosecutors have indicted Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, on gun charges, court documents show.  Biden was indicted Thursday in federal court in Delaware on three counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. Two counts accuse Biden of having completed a form indicating he was not using illegal drugs […]

Gaetz Says McCarthy Has ‘No Real Intention’ To Impeach Biden

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) slammed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday, saying his colleague was “never” going to impeach President Joe Biden, accusing the Republican leader of gaslighting members of his party. “He’s throwing impeachment out like an ill-cast lure with no real intention to follow through,” Gaetz said of the speaker in an […]

Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not run for re-election in 2024

Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee and an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, will not run for re-election next year, he said in a video statement Wednesday. “I have spent my last 25 years in public service of one kind or another. At the end of another term, I’d […]

Lauren Boebert Thrown Out Of ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical For Causing ‘Disturbance’

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) wasn’t quite ready for showtime. The conspiracy theorist lawmaker was given the boot from a touring production of “Beetlejuice” in Denver on Sunday for being disruptive, according to multiple reports. The Denver Post said three theatergoers complained that Boebert and her companion were vaping, singing, recording the performance and causing a […]

CDC recommends updated Covid shot for everyone ages 6 months and up

Everyone ages 6 months and older should get the updated Covid vaccines this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The move follows a vote from the CDC’s advisory committee earlier in the day in favor of the recommendation. “We have more tools than ever to prevent the worst outcomes from Covid-19,” […]

In Georgia, Meadows requests emergency stay as Giuliani seeks to sever his case

Three days after losing his bid to have his Fulton County, Georgia, election interference caseremoved to federal court, former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Monday filed a motion for an emergency stay with the Eleventh Court of Appeals, as well as the judge overseeing the case, asking that the order be stayed pending […]

Biden marks Sept. 11 anniversary with U.S. troops in Alaska

President Joe Biden delivered remarks for the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on the way back to Washington from a trip to India and Vietnam. Biden spoke at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson before an audience of more than 1,000 service members, first responders and their families, a White House spokesperson […]

Trump hearings expected in at least Florida and Georgia this week

Looking ahead: In Georgia, where Trump and 18 co-defendants face state charges for trying to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, the judge schedules weekly hearings to review the many requests he is getting from defendants and prosecutors. At Thursday’s hearing, we may get more insight into when Trump will go on trial there. Sometimes lawyers […]

Anger and despair in quake-ravaged Morocco as communities wait for help

Communities near the epicenter of Morocco’s powerful earthquake were a picture of devastation and anger Sunday, as residents described using their bare hands to pull loved ones from the rubble. In most places, there was no sign of government-promised rescue teams, and there was no word yet from many villages higher up in the mountains. […]

Ron DeSantis erupts at audience member who blamed him for the Jacksonville shooting

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis engaged in a heated argument Thursday with an audience member at a news conference who blamed him for the recent racist mass shooting that killed three Black people in Jacksonville. The news conference, which was in Jacksonville, had been scheduled to highlight Florida’s protections against Covid-related mandates. But it took a […]

Hurricane Lee intensifies to a Category 5 storm

Hurricane Lee strengthened to a major Category 5 storm Thursday night, with forecasters predicting “dangerous beach conditions” around the western Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center warned that the storm system was going to “rapidly intensify” Thursday — meaning maximum winds would surge 35 mph in 24 hours or less. In a matter of hours Thursday, […]

Fani Willis Schools Jim Jordan With Brutal Correction For His ‘Total Ignorance’

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis essentially told House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan(R-Ohio) to stay in his lane in a blunt response to his demand for documents related to her case against Donald Trump. “Your attempt to invoke congressional authority to intrude upon and interfere with an active criminal case in Georgia is flagrantly at […]

Court strikes down Alabama congressional map for diluting the power of Black voters

A panel of federal judges on Tuesday struck down a new congressional map created by Alabama Republicans that includes only one majority-Black district, defying a Supreme Court order. “We are disturbed by the evidence that the State delayed remedial proceedings but ultimately did not even nurture the ambition to provide the required remedy,” the three […]

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid

First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid Monday night, the White House said in a statement. President Joe Biden tested negative and will continue to test at regular intervals. “She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms,” the White House said of the first lady. “She will remain at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.”  […]

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference case

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday in the Georgia criminal case accusing him of racketeering and conspiracy in connection with the effort to overturn the 2020 election, according to court documents. Trump’s lawyers submitted the plea in writing and notified the court that he will not appear in person for the scheduled arraignment […]

Some Republicans want more details on McConnell’s health after another freeze-up

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell released a doctor’s note Thursday saying he is “clear” to return to work after he appeared to freeze up for the second time in two months. But that isn’t satisfying Republicans who are raising concerns that McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving leader in Senate history, isn’t being fully transparent about his […]

In Florida, Idalia leaves a trail of destruction and a sense of relief

Tim Delaino didn’t even consider leaving his home as Hurricane Idalia approached this week. His family has been in Cedar Key, a little island city in the Gulf of Mexico, for five generations, and they have weathered dozens of storms. “People say, ‘Why don’t you leave?’ But we don’t leave for storms. We never do,” […]

Rudy Giuliani defamed former Georgia election workers, a federal judge rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani defamed former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, and is liable for damages after he failed to comply with discovery obligations in their lawsuit over his baseless claims that they committed fraud during the 2020 election. A civil trial will be held […]

Trump inflated net worth by more than $2 billion in one year, N.Y. attorney general alleges

Former President Donald Trump routinely overstated his personal net worth to financial institutions, by as much as $2.2 billion one year, New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office alleged in a filing Wednesday. The figures, tucked into a 100-page motion for partial summary judgment, are the latest details in the sweeping $250 million civil lawsuit James […]

Conservatives Plot To Dismantle U.S. Government, Replace With Trump’s Vision

With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump, recruiting thousands of Americans to come to Washington on a mission to dismantle the federal government and replace it with a vision closer to his own. Led […]

Federal judge sets March trial date in Trump’s election interference case

The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in federal court set a trial date for March 4, a schedule that could have a crucial impact on the 2024 race for the White House. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan‘s decision sets the trial in the middle of the Republican presidential primaries and the […]

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed in shooting that sent campus into lockdown

A University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill faculty member was killed Monday in a shooting that prompted a campuswide lockdown while officials searched for an “armed and dangerous person,” university officials said. A suspect was captured about an hour and a half after the shooting at Caudill Laboratories, and an all-clear was issued for the campus […]

Bob Barker, longtime ‘Price Is Right’ host, dies at 99

Bob Barker, the longtime host of television’s “The Price Is Right” who used his combination of comfort-food charm and deadpan humor to become an American television staple, has died, according to his longtime publicist. He was 99. “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker […]

Kevin McCarthy: House impeachment inquiry into Biden is a ‘natural step forward’

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden is a “natural step forward” following Republican probes into the business dealings of the president and his family. In an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” McCarthy, R-Calif., was asked whether he plans to launch an impeachment inquiry when Congress returns […]

Trump Returns to Twitter With First Post Since January 2021 Ban

Former President Donald Trump returned to Twitter — recently rebranded as “X” — on Thursday and made his first post since January 2021, just hours after he was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia. In Trump’s first post since his Twitter ban following the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots, Trump shared the mugshot from his Thursday […]