Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
Donald Trump has lost a bid to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington.
House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow
House congressional leaders are toiling on a delicate, bipartisan push towards weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies.
Former Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for Congress
A Democrat who served one term representing southeast Wisconsin in Congress in the 1990s before going on to become a leader in the Assembly and state revenue secretary announced Thursday that heโs running for Congress again.
Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military
President Joe Biden has misstated key details about his uncleโs death in World War II as he honored the manโs wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as commander in chief.
Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left 'at her feet'
Donald Trumpโs legal team says it tried serving a subpoena on Stormy Daniels as she arrived for a screening of her documentary at a gay bar in Brooklyn last month, but the porn actor and hush money trial figure refused to take it and walked away.
NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
National Public Radio has reportedly suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay for an outside outlet that criticized his employer for what he says is an unquestioned liberal point of view.
Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist
President Joe Biden has made a nostalgic return to the house where he grew up in working-class Scranton, kicking off three days of campaigning across Pennsylvania by calling for higher taxes on the rich and casting Donald Trump as an out-of-touch elitist.
First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump's hush money criminal trial, with 11 more still needed
The first seven jurors for Donald Trumpโs New York hush money trial have been chosen after lawyers grilled members of the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives.
The Latest | First day of Trump's hush money trial adjourns with no jurors selected
The first day of Donald Trumpโs historic hush money trial has ended after hours of pretrial motions and an initial jury selection process that saw dozens of prospective jurors excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial.
Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern
Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy.
Trump's historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life.
A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel's handling of war
An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israelโs war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who've criticized the conflict.
Trump goes after the judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial begins
Former President Donald Trump lit into New York prosecutors and the criminal hush money case they brought against him during his last rally before what he called a โcommunist show trialโ begins Monday.
Biden tells racial justice meeting, 'We've kept our promises,' as he looks to energize Black voters
President Joe Biden has virtually addressed the Rev. Al Sharptonโs racial justice conference, telling a sympathetic crowd โweโve kept our promisesโ as he ramps up efforts to energize Black voters who will be vital to his reelection bid this fall.
How a Black conservative activist arranged Donald Trump's stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A
Donald Trump's visit to a Chick-fil-A restaurant location in Atlanta near the campuses of prominent historically black colleges and universities electrified conservative media at a moment when Republicans hope to make inroads with Democrats' most committed voting bloc.
House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
The U.S. House has passed a bill to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool without including broad restrictions on how the FBI uses this crucial program to search for Americansโ data.
How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
Millions of jobs that new immigrants have been filling in the United States appear to solve a riddle that has confounded economists for at least a year: How has the U.S. economy managed to prosper, adding hundreds of thousands of jobs, month after month, at a time when the Federal Reserve has aggressively raised interest rates โ normally a recipe for a recession.
Trump tests limits of gag order with post insulting 2 likely witnesses in criminal trial
Days after a New York judge expanded a gag order on Donald Trump meant to curtail โinflammatoryโ speech ahead of his upcoming criminal hush money trial, the former president tested its limits by disparaging two key witnesses in the case as liars.
Judge in Trump's election interference case rejects 'hostages' label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trumpโs election interference case rejects the notion that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the U_S_ Capitol riot are worthy of being called โhostages.โ.
Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: 'Should have their head examined'
Donald Trump has stirred religious controversy again in his presidential comeback bid, lashing out at Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden and framing Election Day as a referendum on Christianityโs strength in America.
Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case
Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg has received a five-month jail sentence for lying under oath during testimony in a lawsuit brought against Donald Trump by New Yorkโs attorney general.
Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump has granted a request by prosecutors aimed at protecting the identities of potential government witnesses.
Blinken and Cameron urge Congress to approve aid for Ukraine, calling it critical for world security
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron are urging Congress to approve new military aid for Ukraine, saying the stalled funding is critical for U.S., European and world security.
Prosecutors urge Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claims in election subversion case
Special counsel Jack Smithโs team is urging the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trumpโs claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.