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Biden touts next steps on ‘Cancer Moonshot’ in speech at JFK library

President Joe Biden announced new steps to expand on his administration’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative to prevent deaths from cancer by trying to speed the discovery of new treatments and improve prevention, detection and treatment to those suffering from the disease. “Cancer doesn’t discriminate between red or blue, it doesn’t care if you’re a Republican or […]

Ex-Trump Aide Stephen Miller Subpoenaed In DOJ’s Jan. 6 Probe: Report

The Department of Justice has reportedly subpoenaed former President Donald Trump’s senior White House advisor Stephen Miller in a probe looking at a super PAC from the former president, The New York Times reported. Miller, along with ex-White House political director Brian Jack, is reportedly among a group of more than a dozen people linked […]

Kamala Harris warns domestic threats to democracy are harming America at home and abroad

Vice President Kamala Harris said anti-democratic forces that have emerged in the mainstream of American politics have made the nation weaker at home and undermined our legitimacy overseas, joining President Joe Biden in describing it as a major threat. Asked in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” whether the threats […]

Ukrainian forces made “significant gains” against Russian positions in the past 24 hours.

Ukraine’s armed forces have recaptured large swaths of territory and are making “significant gains” against Russia’s occupation of the northwest region of Kharkiv, the U.K.’s defense ministry said in an intelligence briefing Sunday. Russian forces have likely “withdrawn units from the area,” but fighting continues around the strategically important cities of Kupiansk and Izyum, it […]

King Charles III to address a nation in mourning after queen’s death

Britain’s new monarch, King Charles III, will address the nation Friday as it mourns the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. On his first full day of duties, the king is expected to return to London for a meeting with the U.K.’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, herself new to the job after being […]

DOJ to appeal special master ruling, arguing classified documents aren’t Trump’s ‘personal records’

The hundreds of pages of classified government records seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month aren’t the former president’s “personal records,” and he has no right to possess them, the Justice Department said in a court filing Thursday as it said the government would appeal a judge’s ruling on the matter. The Justice Department […]

Steve Bannon charged with money laundering, conspiracy in ‘We Build the Wall’ fundraising fraud case

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was charged Thursday in New York with defrauding donors who were giving money to build a wall at the southern U.S. border. Bannon, 68, was indicted on charges including money laundering, scheming to defraud, and conspiracy in what prosecutors described as a yearlong scheme. He pleaded not guilty in a […]

Trump Told Advisers He Needed to Save ‘Russiagate’ Docs so Biden Wouldn’t ‘Shred’ Them: Report

Former President Donald Trump reportedly told those close to him he intended to preserve documents related to the Russian collusion investigation, as he feared his White House successor would destroy them. The investigation dated back to 2016 and centered on allegations people in Trump’s orbit worked with Russians to help him win the election. According […]

Judge nixes Oath Keepers leader’s bid to delay Jan. 6 trial

The high-profile seditious conspiracy trial for the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will begin this month after a judge on Wednesday rejected a last-minute bid by Stewart Rhodes to replace his lawyers and delay his Capitol riot case. Rhodes said in court papers this week there had been a “breakdown” in communication […]

Obamas return to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday for the unveiling of their official portraits, reviving the bipartisan tradition that stalled under the Trump administration. “Barack and Michelle, welcome home,” President Joe Biden said at a ceremony in the East Room celebrating the former first couple. […]

California Independent System Operator issues emergency alert as record heat wave puts strain on state’s electrical grid

A record-setting heat wave made life miserable in much of the West on Tuesday, with California stretching into its second week of excessive heat that taxed the state’s power supply and threatened power shortages that could prompt blackouts while people were desperately trying to stay cool. The California Independent System Operator (ISO), the entity that […]

Covid vaccines will likely become annual like flu shots, White House officials say

Covid vaccinations will likely become an annual affair, White House officials said Tuesday, with a schedule resembling that of flu shots. “In the absence of a dramatically different variants, we likely are moving towards a path with a vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine, with annual updated Covid-19 shots matched to […]

Surveillance video shows Georgia ‘fake elector’ escorting operatives into elections office before alleged data breach

Newly obtained video shows the former head of Coffee County Republicans escorting members of a forensics firm hired by a Trump-allied lawyer into a Georgia elections office shortly before an alleged data breach in January 2021. The video, which was obtained by NBC News, shows Cathy Latham, the chairwoman of the Coffee County GOP at […]

Trump calls Biden ‘enemy of the state’ during 1st rally since Mar-a-Lago search

In his first rally since the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home last month, former President Donald Trump took the stage in Pennsylvania for nearly two hours during which he responded to the raid on his home last month and President Joe Biden’s remarks earlier this week. “The shameful raid and break-in of my home Mar-a-Lago […]

California braces for possible power outages as temperatures again break triple digits in relentless heat wave

California is facing worsening grid challenges and bracing for possible power outages as temperatures again surged into the triple digits Monday. The California Independent System Operator, or CAISO, which oversees more than three-quarters of the state’s electrical power flow, called for residents in a news release “to lower electricity use in the afternoons and evenings […]

Biden takes his case to two swing states for Labor Day in midterms push

President Joe Biden kicked off a Labor Day tour of two battleground states with rousing speeches in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh, where he touted his recent wins in Washington, denounced Republican supporters of former President Donald Trump and took specific aim at Sen. Ron Johnson. “This guy never stops,” Biden said of Johnson, R-Wis., referring to […]

McCarthy calls on Biden to apologize after ‘semi-fascism’ remark

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday called on President Joe Biden to apologize for invoking fascism to describe the ideology of former President Donald Trump and his supporters. McCarthy made the remarks during a prebuttal speech ahead of the President’s prime-time address later in the evening. The speech from the House GOP leader marks […]

Federal judge puts off ruling on Trump’s request for a special master as Trump lawyer calls refusal to turn over documents ‘an overdue-library-book scenario’

US District Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments Thursday related to former President Donald Trump’s request that a special master be appointed to sift through and filter out any materials seized in the Mar-a-Lago search that could be privileged. After the nearly two-hour hearing, in which an attorney for Trump downplayed the former president’s communications with […]

Jan. 6 panel seeks testimony from Newt Gingrich about 2020 election claims

The Jan. 6 committee is requesting testimony from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, an ally of former President Donald Trump, over his involvement in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including on the day of the riot. In a letter sent Thursday, the committee specifically said it wants to ask Gingrich, R-Ga., about emails […]

John Eastman, Key Figure In Fake Elector Plot, Appears Before Atlanta Grand Jury

John Eastman, a key figure in the effort to block the certification of the 2020 Electoral College results, appeared before an Atlanta grand jury on Wednesday, his lawyers said. Eastman’s attorneys, Harvey Silverglate and Charles Burnham, said they advised him to assert attorney-client privilege and invoke his Fifth Amendment rights. The pair would not disclose […]

Serena Williams upsets No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit to advance to third round of U.S. Open

Serena Williams can call it “evolving” or “retiring” or whatever she wants. And she can be coy about whether or not this U.S. Open will actually mark the end of her playing days. Those 23 Grand Slam titles earned that right. If she keeps playing like this, who knows how long this farewell will last? […]

Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in special election for Alaska’s House seat

Democrat Mary Peltola is projected to win the Alaska special general election for the state’s sole House seat, ABC News reports. Peltola defeated two Republicans — former Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Nick Begich — and will be the first Democrat to represent the state in the House in nearly half a century, succeeding […]

Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who helped end the Cold War, has died

Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union and a reformer who helped end the Cold War and lead his country from communism to capitalism, died Tuesday at 91, according to the Gorbachev Foundation. “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital reported, according to the […]

Graham faces backlash after claiming violence could break out if Trump prosecuted

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is facing backlash after claiming political violence will break out if former President Donald Trump is indicted for mishandling presidential records. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, while not mentioning Graham by name, appeared to call him out at a political rally in Pennsylvania, saying, “the idea you turn […]

Biden calls out ‘MAGA Republicans’ on Jan. 6, attacking FBI over Mar-a-Lago search

President Joe Biden continued his sharpened attacks on the Republican Party as he visited Pennsylvania on Tuesday, criticizing “MAGA Republicans” for their response to the Mar-a-Lago search and Jan. 6 as he highlighted his administration’s policing and crime prevention efforts. “A safer America requires all of us to uphold the rule of law, not the […]

Brian Kemp must testify in Trump election interference probe, Georgia judge rules

A Georgia judge on Monday denied Gov. Brian Kemp’s bid to avoid testifying before the grand jury hearing evidence in an investigation of possible 2020 election interference by then-President Donald Trump and others but said he doesn’t have to testify until after the November election. “The governor is in the midst of a re-election campaign and this criminal […]

Biden to deliver prime-time speech on ‘battle’ for democracy

President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time address “on the continued battle for the soul of the nation” Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the White House announced Monday. Billed as a major address just over two months before the midterm elections, Biden, the White House said, will discuss how the nation’s standing in the […]

Here are the signs Republicans’ hopes for a ‘red wave’ are receding ahead of the 2022 elections

Last fall, Republicans held high hopes of a “red wave” in the 2022 elections after they stormed to power in blue-leaning Virginia and nearly won the governor’s race in New Jersey. While Democrats were demotivated, the GOP base was on fire. But in recent weeks, numerous data points have indicated Republican prospects of a smashing […]

Trump’s Inner Circle is Freaking Out Over Their ‘Comically Inept and Inexperienced’ Legal Team

Any public bluster from former President Donald Trump and his team in the wake of the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago is just posturing, says one top correspondent. Appearing on ABC’s This Week Sunday, Jonathan Karl reported that Trump’s inner circle is freaking out over the former president’s inability to retain adequate legal counsel. “Publicly, what […]

Intelligence officials assessing national security risk from documents found at Mar-a-Lago

Intelligence officials are assessing the potential risk to national security after classified documents were found at former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines sent a letter Friday to top lawmakers in Congress confirming the assessment is underway, a spokesperson for the agency told ABC News. The letter, addressed to the […]

Biden hits the campaign trail to tout a string of political wins

President Joe Biden hit the campaign trail on Thursday to highlight a series of policy wins as Democrats look to keep their narrow majorities in Congress during this fall’s elections. “I just want to be crystal clear on what’s on the ballot this year,” he said at a Democratic National Committee rally in front of […]

White House shines light on Republicans who are criticizing student debt cancelation after getting their PPP loans forgiven

The White House hit back at Republicans in an uncharacteristic manner Thursday by using its Twitter account to go after GOP lawmakers who are bashing President Joe Biden’s move to cancel some student debt after they personally benefited from having Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven during the Covid pandemic. In a series of tweets, the […]

Archives asked for records in 2021 after Trump lawyer agreed they should be returned, email says

About two dozen boxes of presidential records stored in then-President Donald Trump’s White House residence were not returned to the National Archives and Records Administration in the final days of his term even after Archives officials were told by a Trump lawyer that the documents should be given back, according to an email from the […]

DOJ releases unredacted memo to Barr on Trump, obstruction in Mueller probe

The Justice Department on Wednesday released the unredacted version of a 2019 memo that made the case to then-Attorney General William Barr that President Donald Trump should not be charged with obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation. The nine-page memo, from March 24, 2019, was written by Steven Engel, then the assistant attorney general […]

Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo fired over botched response to shooting that killed 19 students and 2 teachers

Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo was fired Wednesday by the Texas city’s school board. The board voted unanimously to oust the embattled chief after a recommendation from the school district superintendent. Arredondo’s removal caps three months of outrage over the botched law enforcement response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School, which killed 19 […]

After Delay, Biden Readies Student Loan Help, Payment Pause

President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to announce his long-delayed move to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loans for many Americans and extend a pause on payments to January, according to three people familiar with the plan. Biden has faced pressure from liberals to provide broader relief to hard-hit borrowers, and from […]

Dr. Oz’s campaign jabs at John Fetterman for stroke, suggesting he brought it on himself

The Pennsylvania Senate race took a heated — and personal — turn on Tuesday as an aide to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee and former cardiothoracic surgeon who for years offered medical advice as a popular TV host, was quoted derisively blaming Democratic opponent John Fetterman for his own stroke. “If John Fetterman had […]

Fauci plans to step down in December after half a century in government

Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s preeminent infectious-disease expert who achieved unprecedented fame while enduring withering political attacks as the face of the coronavirus pandemic response under two presidents, plans to step down in December after more than a half-century of public service, he announced Monday. Fauci, 81, has led the National Institute of Allergy and […]

Justice Department investigating Arkansas officers’ use of force in arrest caught on video

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday that the U.S. attorney general’s office and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will investigate a viral video that shows law enforcement officers holding down and beating a man Sunday morning outside a convenience store in Mulberry, Arkansas. The three officers were suspended Sunday following widespread outrage over the […]

Donald Trump asks judge to review ‘shockingly aggressive’ Mar-a-Lago search

Former President Donald Trump asked a judge Monday to order the appointment of a special master to oversee the handling of the documents seized in the search of his Mar-a-Lago estate two weeks ago. The court filing also asks the judge to require the Justice Department to return materials not covered by the scope of […]

NBC News poll: 57% of voters say investigations into Trump should continue

A clear majority of American voters believe that the various investigations into alleged wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump should continue, according to a national NBC News poll conducted after the FBI searched Trump’s Florida home and recovered documents marked as “top secret” earlier this month. The poll also shows a dissatisfied public, with three-quarters of voters saying […]

Democratic Senate campaign fundraising outpaces GOP for fourth straight month

The committee tasked with electing more Democrats to the Senate is reporting a $10 million haul in July, outpacing its Republican counterpart for the fourth month in a row, according to numbers first released to NBC News. With less than three months until the November elections, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee appears to be in […]

Trump appeals ruling backing IRS release of tax returns to House to full DC Circuit

Former President Donald Trump asked the full bench of the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals to review a recent appellate panel ruling okaying the Internal Revenue Service’s release of Trump’s tax returns to a House committee. The DC Circuit panel made “made several errors” in its ruling in favor of the House, Trump said […]

Judge partially blocks DeSantis’ anti-‘woke’ law

A federal judge in Florida on Thursday ruled that a law pushed by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting conversations around race in schools and the workplace is unconstitutional. In a 44-page ruling blocking enforcement of parts of the law, US District Judge Mark Walker said that Florida’s Individual Freedom Act (IFA), better known as […]

2022 ELECTION McConnell says Republicans may not win Senate control, citing ‘candidate quality’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday downplayed expectations of Republicans capturing control of the Senate in the fall elections, describing “candidate quality” as an important factor. “I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they’re statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do […]

Pence says he would consider testifying before the Jan. 6 committee

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he would consider testifying before the House Jan. 6 committee if invited to appear, but he suggested he would need to sort out thorny constitutional questions before committing. “If ever any formal invitation were rendered to us, we’d give it due consideration,” he said, in reply to […]

CDC director Rochelle Walensky announces shake-up of the organization, citing COVID mistakes

The head of the nation’s top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and needs to become more nimble. The planned changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — CDC leaders call it a “reset”— come amid criticism of the agency’s response […]

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg could be called to testify against company after pleading guilty in fraud case

Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty Thursday to 15 counts of fraud and tax evasion, acknowledging that he was part of a scheme to receive more than $1.7 million in off-the-books perks and compensation. Weisselberg was charged alongside two Trump Organization companies that prosecutors claim took part in […]

Updated COVID boosters could be available in 3 weeks, White House predicts

Newly updated COVID-19 boosters tailored to target a dominant strain of the virus will be available in the next three weeks or so, assuming the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention work through their processes for authorization as expected. That was White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha’s prediction Tuesday […]

Sarah Palin advances to November’s general election for Alaska’s House seat

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has clinched one of four spots in November’s ranked-choice general election for the state’s at-large congressional seat, NBC News projects, keeping alive her hopes for a political comeback. She will be joined on the fall ballot by Republican Nick Begich, the namesake grandson of a former Democratic representative who held […]

Biden signs major climate, health care and tax bill into law

President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a major Democratic spending bill that seeks to fight climate change, raise taxes on corporations and expand health care coverage. The bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, is a major legislative achievement for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections. It passed the House and the Senate last week […]

Liz Cheney tries to hold on in today’s Wyoming primary reshaped by Trump

Six years ago, when Rep. Liz Cheney first ran for Wyoming’s lone House seat, Nicholas Houfek said he saw the long-time Virginia resident, who had purchased a home in Jackson Hole four years earlier, as a “carpetbagger.” Now, Houfek, a registered Republican who works in real estate, is staunchly behind Cheney in Tuesday’s primary against […]

Rudy Giuliani informed he’s a target of probe into Trump’s alleged election interference in Georgia

Rudy Giuliani is a “target” of the criminal investigation into possible 2020 election interference in Georgia by former President Donald Trump and others, his attorney told NBC News. The lawyer, Robert Costello, said that as part of their efforts to compel Giuliani’s testimony, Georgia prosecutors initially told New York courts that Giuliani was a material witness. Then, Costello said, […]

Ex-Trump Org. official Allen Weisselberg expected to plead guilty in tax case

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges tied to his indictment by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in an investigation of former President Donald Trump’s businesses, according to two people familiar with the matter and a public court filing. Weisselberg’s plea could come as soon as 9 a.m. […]

Sen. Rand Paul Aims To Repeal Espionage Act To Save Trump

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has called for the Espionage Act to be repealed just days after the Justice Department revealed that Donald Trump is under investigation for possibly violating the law. “The Espionage Act was abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI. It is long past time to repeal this egregious affront to […]

‘Great Simmering Anger!’ Trump Doubles Down on DOJ and FBI Attacks After Mar-a-Lago Raid

Six days after the raid at Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump is continuing to rage on his platform Truth Social, adding to the increasing criticism of the FBI and Justice Department since Monday. The search warrant and inventory list from the former president’s estate were revealed to the public on Friday, showing that Trump could […]

House Democratic chairs request federal intelligence damage assessment after classified docs seized at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

The Democratic chairs of the House Intelligence and Oversight Committees have asked federal intelligence leadership for a congressional briefing and damage assessment after the FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home earlier this week. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney requested that […]

Man who fired nail gun at Cincinnati FBI building called for violence on Truth Social in days after Mar-a-Lago search

A man identified by two law enforcement sources as Ricky Shiffer, who died in a confrontation with police after he fired a nail gun at a Cincinnati FBI building, appeared to post online in recent days about his desire to kill FBI agents shortly after former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence was searched. Two law […]

House Democrats are poised to send a sweeping climate and health care bill to Biden’s desk Friday

The House is expected to pass a sweeping Democratic bill to combat climate change and extend health care coverage Friday, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Passing the Inflation Reduction Act would deliver a major victory for the Democratic Party less than three months before the November midterm elections and cap nearly […]

Anne Heche not expected to survive fiery crash into home, her family says

Actor Anne Heche suffered an “anoxic” brain injury and is not expected to survive, her spokesperson said Thursday, nearly a week after she crashed her car into a home in Los Angeles. “It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is being kept on life support to determine if any are […]

FBI Director Denounces ‘Deplorable’ Threats After Mar-A-Lago Raid

The director of the FBI had strong words Wednesday for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agency’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Christopher Wray, who was appointed as the agency’s director in 2017 by Trump, called threats circulating online against federal agents and the […]

Gas prices fall below $4 a gallon, the lowest point since March

The national average for a gallon of gas has fallen below $4 for the first time since early March, a key psychological threshold for cash-strapped Americans even as inflation remains elevated. The U.S. average dropped 2 cents overnight to $3.99, AAA reported Thursday, a 20 percent pullback from its June peak above $5. The run-up […]

Biden signs bill to expand benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

President Joe Biden signed legislation on Wednesday expanding health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. The bipartisan bill, known as the PACT Act, is the most significant expansion of veterans’ health care and benefits in more than 30 years, a White House official said. Speaking at a White House ceremony, Biden said […]

2022 midterm primary results: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut

Four states went the polls Tuesday night in matchups that included a race to take on a swing-state governor, a member of the progressive “Squad” with several primary challengers and an opportunity to elect a woman for the first time in Vermont’s at-large congressional district. Tuesday’s primaries take place a day after the FBI searched […]

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), a top Trump ally, says FBI agents seized his cellphone

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., said Tuesday night that the FBI seized his cellphone earlier in the day, less than 24 hours after federal agents searched former President Donald Trump‘s home in Florida. “This morning, while traveling with my family, 3 FBI agents visited me and seized my cell phone,” Perry said in a statement. Perry, […]

Federal court rules that House committee can access Trump’s tax records

A federal appeals panel unanimously ruled Tuesday that a House committee can access former President Donald Trump’s tax records after a yearslong legal battle. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., agreed that the House Ways and Means Committee has the authority to obtain Trump’s tax records from the […]

Republican officials reacted with fury to news of the search at Mar-A-Lago

Top Republicans and prominent conservatives reacted with outrage on Monday night to the news that the F.B.I. had searched the private residence of former President Donald J. Trump, with some suggesting that federal agents should be arrested and others hinting that the court-approved law-enforcement action against Mr. Trump was pushing the country toward political chaos. […]

The House Jan. 6 panel is scheduled to interview Pompeo and Mastriano today

In the wake of the F.B.I. search of former President Donald J. Trump’s property in Florida, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is gearing up to meet with two potentially key witnesses in its separate inquiry on Tuesday. The committee is expected to meet with Mike Pompeo, the former secretary […]

Olivia Newton-John, pop singer who found stardom with ‘Grease,’ dies at 73

Olivia Newton-John, a British Australian pop star who dominated the pop culture of an era, has died after repeated treatments for cancer, her family announced Monday. She was 73. “Dame Olivia Newton-John … passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends,” John Easterling, her husband, said in […]

Liz Cheney ‘Would Find It Very Difficult’ to Support DeSantis for President: He’s ‘Lined Himself Up Almost Entirely’ with Trump and ‘That’s Very Dangerous’

Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-WY) criticisms of former President Donald Trump are no secret, with her impeachment vote and involvement in the House Select Committeeinvestigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and she holds similar concerns about Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), telling The New York Times she “would find it very difficult” to support the […]

Republicans block cap on insulin costs for millions of patients

Republican lawmakers on Sunday successfully stripped a $35 price cap on the cost of insulin for many patients from the ambitious legislative package Democrats are moving through Congress this weekend, invoking arcane Senate rules to jettison the measure. The insulin cap is a long-running ambition of Democrats, who want it to apply to patients on […]

Biden ends isolation in White House after negative Covid tests

President Joe Biden traveled to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday after he ended isolation in the White House following two negative tests for Covid. “This morning, the president’s SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing was negative for a second consecutive day,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, wrote in a letter Sunday. “He will safely return to […]

Trump lawyers in talks with Justice Department about January 6 criminal probe

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is in direct communication with Justice Department officials, the first sign of talks between the two sides as the criminal probe intoJanuary 6, 2021, accelerates, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The talks revolve around whether Trump would be able to shield conversations he had while he was […]

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema signs off on Democrats’ big agenda bill, paving the way for Senate passage

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema signed off on sweeping Democratic legislationThursday that would provide new spending to mitigate climate change and extend health care access while taxing corporations. The Arizona Democrat’s announcement likely unlocks the votes needed to pass the bill in the Senate. Sinema said her support came after Democratic leaders agreed to remove a provision […]

U.S. officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency

The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday as cases topped 6,600 nationwide. The declaration could facilitate access to emergency funds, allow health agencies to collect more data about cases and vaccinations, accelerate vaccine distribution and make it easier for doctors to prescribe treatment. “We’re prepared to take our response to the […]

Trump ally Navarro sued for alleged unofficial email account

The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday against Peter Navarro, claiming the former adviser to Donald Trump used an unofficial email account while working in the White House and wrongfully retained presidential records. The lawsuit in federal court in Washington claims Navarro used at least one “non-official” email account — a ProtonMail account — to send […]

Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski and two staffers killed in car crash

Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and two of her staffers were killed in a car crash on Wednesday, authorities said. Walorski was 58. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy first confirmed Walorski’s death in a tweet earlier Wednesday. McCarthy said he spoke to Walorski’s husband, Dean Swihart, who was informed of her death by the Elkhart County […]

Here are key takeaways so far from Tuesday’s primaries

Kansas voters handed abortion-rights advocates a massive victory Tuesday, surging to the polls to defeat a measure that would have allowed the GOP-led legislature to impose new restrictions. The vote in Kansas was one of the first tests of the potency of abortion rights at the ballot box since the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade and […]

Federal grand jury subpoenas ex-Trump WH counsel Cipollone in 2020 election probe, source says

Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN, the latest sign that the Justice Department’s investigation is heating up. Cipollone and his attorneys are in discussions about an appearance before the grand jury, […]

Senate passes veterans health bill after Republicans cave to pressure

The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation expanding lifesaving health care benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. The 86-11 vote came after Republicans agreed to lift their blockade of the popular bill, caving to pressure from more than 60 veterans groups — and comedian Jon Stewart — who had railed […]

Lindsey Graham adds Trump’s former White House counsel as he battles Georgia subpoena

Amid an ongoing legal battle over the 2020 election probe in Georgia, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has added former President Donald Trump’s first White House counsel, Donald McGahn, to his legal team. Graham continues to fight a subpoena ordering him to appear before a grand jury in Fulton County’s criminal investigation into efforts to overturn […]

Veterans have been camping out on the Capitol steps after GOP blocks burn pit bill

Jen Burch, 35, a retired staff sergeant in the Air Force, looks strong and healthy from the outside. She says that inside, however, she’s suffering from ailments that she believes are related to her service during the Afghanistan war more than a decade ago. While they were in Kandahar, Burch and her fellow service members […]

DHS watchdog asked the Secret Service for all Jan. 6 texts, then retracted the request in an email

The Department of Homeland Security’s watchdog agency, which in February 2021 requested all Secret Service text messages sent around Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the Capitol riot, withdrew the request five months later, according to an email obtained by the top Democrats on two House committees. On July 27, 2021, DHS Deputy Inspector General […]

House Democrats pass a ban on assault weapons

The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to ban assault-style weapons. The last-minute vote was announced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Friday morning just hours before the chamber was set to break for a month-long recess. The legislation passed 217 to 213. Two Republican lawmakers — Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania […]

Biden ‘continues to feel well’ after testing positive for COVID-19 again: Doctor

President Joe Biden has tested positive again for COVID-19, according to a letter from White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who said on Sunday that Biden “continues to feel well” and that “unsurprisingly” his test results are still positive. O’Connor wrote in a memo released by the White House that Biden’s antigen test came back […]

Speaker Pelosi Heads To Asia, But No Word On Potential Taiwan Visit

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Sunday she is leading a Congressional delegation to several Asian countries, but didn’t say if she planned to stop in Taiwan. Pelosi’s office said the speaker would visit Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan with several members of her caucus, including Reps. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.), Mark Takano (Calif.), Suzan DelBene […]

Prosecutors prepare for court battle to force former White House officials to testify about Trump’s January 6 conversations

Justice Department prosecutors are preparing to fight in court to force former White House officials to testify about then-President Donald Trump’s conversations and actions around January 6, according to people briefed on the matter. At issue are claims of executive privilege that prosecutors expect the former president to make in order to shield some information […]

U.S. Economy Shows Another Decline, Fanning Recession Fears

A key measure of economic output fell for the second straight quarter, raising fears that the United States could be entering a recession — or perhaps that one had already begun. Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, fell 0.2 percent in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That drop followed a decline of […]

Blindsided veterans erupt in fury after Senate Republicans suddenly tank Burn Pit Act

Blindsided veterans erupted in anger and indignation Thursday after Senate Republicans suddenly tanked a widely supported bipartisan measure that would have expanded medical coverage for millions of combatants exposed to toxic burn pits during their service. Supporters of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act — or PACT […]

DOJ is questioning witnesses about Trump’s conduct on Jan. 6

Federal prosecutors have been interviewing witnesses pertaining to former President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021 as part of a larger investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a person familiar with the matter said. Prosecutors will also review attempts by Trump and his team to alter the election […]

U.S. seeking to swap Russian arms dealer for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

The U.S. government has proposed to Russia that it release detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan in exchange for imprisoned Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. Griner, a WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist, has been held in Russia since February, and Whelan, a corporate […]

Manchin strikes major deal with Schumer on climate, taxes and health care

In an unexpected breakthrough, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., reversed his opposition to quickly moving a broad filibuster-proof bill Wednesday and announced he will support a package that includes major investments in drug pricing, as well as provisions to address climate change and taxes on the wealthy. Manchin announced the agreement in a joint statement with […]

Georgia state bar investigating two lawyers who participated in fake elector plot

The State Bar of Georgia is investigating two Republican lawyers who signed on to the “fake electors” scheme to subvert the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election. The lawyers, Brad Carver and Daryl Moody, were specifically referred to the State Disciplinary Board for investigation by the Office of General Counsel, the state bar told […]

Self-awareness in short supply as Trump calls for law and order in DC

America first, irony last. Donald Trump, the former US president accused of a coup attempt in which police were speared and sprayed, returned to Washington on Tuesday with a plea for law and order to give police “the respect that they deserve”. Trump spoke at a luxury hotel less than two miles from the US […]

Trump Defense Secretary Says He Never Received ‘Direction or Order’ to Deploy National Guard on Jan. 6

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol shot down a right-wing talking point on Tuesday by releasing a video deposition of former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller saying there was no order to have military personal ready ahead of Jan. 6. “I was never given any direction or order […]

GOP lawmaker attended gay son’s wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage

A Republican lawmaker attended his gay son’s wedding just three days after joining the majority of his GOP colleagues in voting against a House bill that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriage. The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., confirmed to NBC News on Monday that he “married the love of [his] life” […]

Top Pence Aides Testify to Grand Jury in Jan. 6 Investigation

Two top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence testified last week to a federal grand jury in Washington investigating the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the highest-ranking officials of the Trump administration so far known to have cooperated with the Justice Department’s widening inquiry into the events leading up to […]

Biden tears into Trump over violence against police hours before ex-president returns to D.C. for campaign-style speech

President Joe Biden slammed former President Donald Trump on Monday for lacking “the courage to act” as police defending the U.S. Capitol suffered through “medieval hell” on Jan. 6, 2021 — a rare and direct attack pre-empting Trump’s plan to deliver a law-and-order-themed speech Tuesday in the nation’s capital. The two men may be on […]

Biden’s Covid symptoms are improving ‘significantly,’ doctor says

President Joe Biden’s Covid symptoms “continue to improve significantly,” his doctor said in a letter Sunday. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, said that the president completed his third full day of treatment with the antiviral drug Paxlovid on Saturday and that his “predominant symptom” is only a sore throat. Biden, who tested positive […]

Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial

A jury on Friday found former Donald Trumpadviser Steve Bannon guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress for blowing off the House Jan. 6 committee. The jury returned the verdict after deliberating for less than three hours in what prosecutors presented as a straightforward case. “This case is not complicated, but it is important,” […]

Mike Pence’s Security Detail Feared For Their Lives During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

Members of former Vice President Mike Pence’s security detail were so afraid for their lives during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot that they made calls over radio to say goodbye to their family members, according to testimony given to the House committee investigating the attack. “The members of the VP detail at this time […]

Senate Democrats Introduce Bill To Lift Federal Ban On Weed

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats in the chamber announced a long-awaited bill Thursday to lift the federal ban on cannabis products ― something that’s hugely popular with the American people but unlikely to succeed in Congress right now. The New York senator’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act has been in the works […]

President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID, Experiencing Mild Symptoms

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House confirmed. Biden, who is fully vaccinated and twice boosted, tested positive Thursday morning and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” the White House said. “Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties […]

Prosecution rests its case in Steve Bannon trial after calling 2 witnesses

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday rested what they argue is a pretty straightforward contempt of Congress case against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon after calling just two witnesses. Justice Department prosecutors told jurors in their opening statement Tuesday that Bannon thought he was “above the law.” Wednesday’s testimony from a senior staffer on the House Jan. […]

Judge orders Rudy Giuliani to testify before grand jury in Trump election probe

A New York judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to testify before the Georgia special grand jury hearing evidence in an investigation into possible 2020 election interference by former President Donald Trump and others, court filings show. The order came after Giuliani, who was Trump’s personal attorney, failed to appear at a July 13 hearing before the judge to challenge […]

Senators Propose Changes To Electors Law After Capitol Riot

A bipartisan group of senators agreed Wednesday on proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act, the post-Civil War-era law for certifying presidential elections that came under intense scrutiny after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and Donald Trump‘s effort to overturn the 2020 election. Long in the making, the package introduced by the group […]

Secret Service Says Some Missing Jan. 6 Texts Are Unlikely to Be Recovered

The Secret Service said it may not be able to recover a batch of erased text messages from phones used by its agents around the time of the attack on the Capitol last year, a development that comes amid intensified scrutiny over lapses in the agency’s accounting of its actions during the riots. The Secret […]

Steve Bannon thought he was ‘above the law,’ prosecutors say in contempt trial

Former Donald Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon “decided he was above the law” when he blew off the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in opening statements of Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial. Bannon “chose to show his contempt for Congress’ authority and its processes” by refusing […]

House votes to protect same-sex marriage in case the Supreme Court rescinds it

The House passed the Respect For Marriage Act Tuesday to codify legal same-sex marriage nationwide, fearing that the conservative majority on the Supreme Court will rescind the right after it overturned Roe v. Wade last month. The vote was 267-157, with 47 Republicans joining a unanimous Democratic caucus in supporting the legislation. Among the GOP lawmakers who […]

Biden could declare climate emergency as soon as this week, sources say

President Biden is considering declaring a national climate emergency as soon as this week as he seeks to salvage his environmental agenda in the wake of stalled talks on Capitol Hill, according to three people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private deliberations. The potential move comes […]

Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Ex-Trump Adviser Steve Bannon

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Steve Bannon, a one-time top adviser to former President Donald Trump. He is facing criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Bannon is charged in Washington’s federal court with defying a subpoena […]

Angry and heartbroken Uvalde parents flood school board meeting with demands for new leadership

One by one, dozens of angry parents and residents lambasted the Uvalde school board, repeatedly calling for the superintendent to be fired and trustees to step down after more law enforcement failures were revealed in the response to the shooting that killed 19 childrenand two teachers at Robb Elementary School. “Shame on you!” a chorus […]

Jury selection set to begin in contempt trial of Trump ally Steve Bannon

Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of former President Donald Trump’s ally Steve Bannon over his defiance of a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Bannon, who previously served as Trump’s White House chief strategist but departed in August of 2017, was […]

Jan. 6 panel expects to get Secret Service texts by Tuesday, says new witnesses will appear in next hearing

The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot expects to receive erased Secret Service text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, by Tuesday, and will present testimony from new witnesses during Thursday’s public hearing, its members said Sunday. Fanning out on Sunday programs, multiple members of the committee discussed the latest developments in […]

Four dead after a shooter uses a long gun to open fire at an Indianapolis-area mall

Four people were dead, including the suspected shooter, after a man with a long gun entered a mall south of Indianapolis and opened fire, police said. Two others were injured in the early evening attack at Greenwood Park Mall, Jim Ison, the police chief of Greenwood, Indiana, said at a Sunday night news conference. One […]

Manchin rejects climate and energy provisions in reconciliation bill

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has dealt a huge blow to President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, telling Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that he will only support a reconciliation bill that lowers prescription drug prices and extends subsidies for the nation’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act, according to a Democrat briefed on the […]

Texas AG sues Biden for telling doctors to perform abortions as needed in emergencies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday filed the first legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s executive order on abortion — accusing the administration of turning emergency health care providers into “walk-in abortion clinics” and kicking off what is expected to be a protracted legal battle between the White House and red states. At issue […]

Ivana Trump, Donald Trump’s first wife, dead at 73

Ivana Trump, Donald Trump‘s first wife and the mother of his three oldest children, has died, the former president said Thursday. “I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” the former president said […]

House Jan. 6 committee is having conversations with Justice Department

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been having conversations with the Justice Department about the phony elector scheme put forward by former President Donald Trump’s allies, committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson said Wednesday. Thompson confirmed a day earlier the committee had been having discussions with the Justice […]

Novavax Covid-19 vaccine wins FDA authorization

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, opening up another option for adults who have not received immunization against the virus. The vaccine, a two-dose series administered three weeks apart, is manufactured using a lab-made spike protein produced in insect cells and an adjuvant obtained from the […]

Biden meets with Israeli leaders amid unsettled political climate

President Joe Biden sought to reaffirm U.S. support for Israel and present a united front between the two nations on a range of issues from Iran to Russia’s war in Ukraine as he kicked off a day of meeting with Israeli leaders here on Thursday. Biden met Thursday with Israeli caretaker prime minister Yair Lapid, […]

Biden heads to Israel, kicking off first Middle East trip as president

President Joe Biden will arrive in Israel Wednesday for his first trip to the Middle East as president looking to show support for that nation amid low expectations that his visit will lead to any fundamental shift in the growing tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. While most presidents have centered their visits to Israel around […]

Cheney says Trump called a Jan. 6 committee witness after its last hearing

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., revealed Tuesday during the Jan. 6 committee’s seventh hearing that former President Donald Trump called a witness in the probe after the previous hearing on June 28. “After our last hearing, President Trump tried to call a witness in our investigation — a witness you have not yet seen in these […]

Video from inside Uvalde school shows officer running from classroom where gunman killed 21

Security video published Tuesday by two Texas news outlets shows police officers retreating from the classroom where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The video, which was recorded in a hallway and obtained and edited by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV of Austin, shows the officers […]

xWhat to watch for during President Biden’s trip to the Middle East

When President Joe Biden touches down in Israel on Wednesday for a series of meetings there and in the West Bank before heading to Saudi Arabia, he will find himself treading carefully around political land mines both foreign and domestic, where any missteps could have wide-ranging consequences. For much of Biden’s time in office, the […]

Judge won’t delay Steve Bannon’s trial after his last-minute offer to cooperate with Jan. 6 panel

A judge said Monday that he would not delay Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial, just one week before it is set to begin. Bannon was indicted last year for refusing to answer questions from the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Bannon, who had stonewalled the committee since October, […]

Judge orders Lindsey Graham to testify before grand jury in Trump election probe

A judge ordered U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ordered that Graham will be required to testify on Aug. 2. The judge’s certification filed […]

Bannon now says he will testify for Jan. 6 committee after Trump’s OK — with contempt trial looming

Steve Bannon, a former top adviser in Donald Trump’s White House, recently told the House panel investigating the Capitol riot that he would be willing to testify since Trump now says he won’t cite executive privilege. In a letter on Saturday to the committee, obtained by ABC News, Bannon said he would prefer testifying in […]

Ex-Oath Keepers spokesperson to appear as witness at Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing

A former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers, a far-right “militia” organization, will appear as a witness at the House Jan. 6 committee’s next public hearing Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans said. While he was not part of the Oath Keepers, whose members have pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in connection with the riot or with […]

Biden Considering Public Health Emergency To Protect Abortion Access

President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem like “a great option.” He also offered a message to people enraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that ended a constitutional […]

Highland Park suspect’s father could have some ‘responsibility’ in attack, police say

Highland Park shooting suspect Robert E. Crimo III’s father “may have responsibility in certain circumstances” for his son’s deadly actions, police said Wednesday while stopping short of tying the dad to any criminal culpability. The 21-year-old suspect was too young to get a gun permit in 2019 from the state of Illinois, but his father, […]

IRS Watchdog To Investigate Why Comey, McCabe Both Chosen For Rare, Invasive Audit

The head of the Internal Revenue Service, Charles Rettig, has asked the agency’s inspector general to investigate why former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe were both selected to undergo rare, invasive audits in recent years “The IRS has referred the matter to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration […]

Former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe dies after being shot at campaign event

Former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot at a campaign event, in an attack that shocked a country where gun violence is virtually nonexistent. Abe, 67, was a towering political presence even after he stepped down as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, and he was campaigning ahead of elections scheduled for Sunday. […]

New Report Details The Many Law Enforcement Failures During Uvalde School Massacre

A new report offers the clearest timeline yet of a mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, school in May that left 19 children and two teachers dead, and it addresses the many failures of law enforcement that contributed to the high number of casualties. The report, released Wednesday by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’ll challenge subpoena in Georgia Trump probe

Lawyers for Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday they’ll challenge a subpoena demanding that he testify before a special grand jury in Georgia hearing evidence in a probe of possible 2020 election interference by former President Donald Trump and others. In a statement, Graham’s attorneys Bart Daniel and Matt Austin said the subpoena, in which the grand jury […]

Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone agrees to testify behind closed doors with Jan. 6 committee

Pat Cipollone, who served as Donald Trump’s White House counsel, is expected to testify behind closed doors on Friday with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The interview with Cipollone will be transcribed and videotaped, according to a person familiar with […]

Highland Park shooting suspect’s past littered with ‘red flags’

A portrait of Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III as a mysterious and music-obsessed loner began emerging Tuesday, a day after he was arrested in the wake of a mass shooting at a July Fourth parade that left seven dead and traumatized an affluent Chicago suburb. Crimo, 21, who attempted to disguise himself by wearing women’s […]

Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham subpoenaed by grand jury in Trump election probe

The Georgia special grand jury hearing evidence in an investigation into possible 2020 election interference by former President Donald Trump and others has issued subpoenas to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and key members of Trump’s legal team, including Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, NBC News has confirmed. The Fulton County special grand jury also subpoenaed lawyers Jenna Ellis, Cleta […]

Blood-Smeared Toddler Reportedly Found Orphaned At Highland Park Parade Shooting

A toddler found at the scene of the July Fourth shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, was left orphaned in the attack. His parents — Irina McCarthy, 35, and Kevin McCarthy, 37 — were among the seven people killed by a gunman during the town’s July Fourth parade. Members of the community worked together to care […]

Bidens ‘shocked’ by Highland Park shooting as White House marks July Fourth

President Joe Biden began Independence Day by sharing a message that looked to the country’s future, but quickly had to respond to another mass shooting in the United States. “Jill and I are shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day,” the President […]

Here’s what we know about the suspect arrested in connection with the Highland Park shooting

Robert E. Crimo III, identified by police as the person suspected of shooting and killing six people and wounding dozens of others Monday morning at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been arrested, authorities said Monday evening. Police believe the suspected gunman opened fire shortly after 10 a.m. CT from the […]

Jan. 6 panel could make multiple criminal referrals of Trump to DOJ, Cheney says

House Jan. 6 committee members said Sunday that they may make criminal referrals to federal prosecutors involving former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Fanning out on Sunday programs to discuss the congressional investigation and its public hearings, committee members said that while no formal decision has been made, […]