Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony
Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president.
Why Michigan is key battleground state in 2024 presidential election
Michigan, a pivotal state in presidential politics, is once again in the spotlight. With just six months to go until the election, numerous polls indicate that this state is a battleground for both candidates, underscoring its crucial role in shaping the nation's future.
Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster
Pennsylvaniaโs House of Representatives is advancing legislation long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state.
The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment
The head of the United Nationsโ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehranโs nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains limited.
Trump calls judge 'crooked' after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
Returning briefly to the campaign trail, Donald Trump has called the judge presiding over his hush money trial โcrookedโ a day after being held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
Trump's comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
Former President Donald Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia Universityโs pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.
Trial begins for financial executive in insider trading case tied to taking Trump media firm public
An insider trading trial has begun for a financial executive charged with enabling his boss and others to make millions of dollars illegally on news that an acquisition firm was taking former President Donald Trump's media company public.
Delaware judge refuses to fast-track certain claims in post-merger lawsuit against Trump Media
A Delaware judge has granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a merger-related lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company.
Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K
Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case.
Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president's campaign
Former President Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, marking a dรฉtente between the former rivals after a brutal primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos.
Republicans seeking Georgia congressional seat debate limits on abortion and immigration
Brian Jack sought to make a debate among Republicans for an open Georgia congressional seat all about his close ties with Donald Trump, while the other contenders are ignoring Trumpโs endorsement of Jack.
Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too
While a bill to ban TikTok if it doesn't change owners has received President Joe Biden's signature, it could still be years before the popular video-sharing app is actually blocked from U.S. app stores โ if it is blocked at all.
Charges against Trump's 2020 'fake electors' are expected to deter a repeat this year
An Arizona grand juryโs indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election.
Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war
Donald Trump on Thursday claimed a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was โnothingโ compared to the college campus protests that have sparked around the country over the Israel-Hamas war.
Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to restore rules to prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others โ for instance, by slowing or blocking certain content or by offering higher speeds to customers willing to pay extra.
Investigator says Trump, allies were uncharged co-conspirators in plot to overturn Michigan election
A state investigator in Michigan says he considers former President Donald Trump and some key allies to be uncharged co-conspirators in a scheme to claim that he had won Michigan in the 2020 election.
Investigator says Trump, allies were uncharged co-conspirators in plot to overturn Michigan election
A state investigator in Michigan says he considers former President Donald Trump and some key allies to be uncharged co-conspirators in a scheme to claim that he had won Michigan in the 2020 election.
Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law
President Joe Biden says he's immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine now that he's signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also includes assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other allies.
Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate
A proposed repeal of Arizonaโs near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle a week after a court concluded the state can enforce the 1864 law, which only offers an exception for saving the patientโs life.
Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried workers
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in the U.S. The move marks the largest expansion in federal overtime eligibility in decades.
The Latest | Pecker says he wanted to keep tabloid's agreement with Trump 'as quiet as possible'
The National Enquirerโs former publisher says he pledged to be the โeyes and earsโ of Donald Trumpโs 2016 campaign, which led to an agreement to give the ex-presidentโs lawyer advance notice of negative stories that might torpedo his aspirations.
Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign's 'eyes and ears' during 2016 race
A veteran tabloid publisher has testified that he pledged to be Donald Trumpโs โeyes and earsโ during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting for a jury how he promised the then-candidate that he would help suppress harmful stories and had even arranged to purchase a doormanโs silence.
Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial
The opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the law, and how the defense plans to fight the charges on multiple fronts.
Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison
A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, temporarily blinding both of them.