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Kathy Griffin has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump for years, and that hasn't stopped during his recent court appearances.
After two of his sons testified as witnesses last week, Trump took the stand on Monday in the $250 million civil fraud trial in New York. Letitia James, the attorney general of ... | US Political Corruption |
In a scene that could have been pulled from a Hollywood courtroom thriller, Donald Trump was called to the witness box last week and accused of threatening a clerk of the court.
The former president had already been fined for attacking the judge’s clerk. Now he had done it again and the usually jocular Judge Arthur Eng... | US Political Corruption |
McCarthy to endorse Biden impeachment inquiry, setting up possible vote
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will endorse an impeachment inquiry into President Biden this week, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill, setting the scene for a formal vote in the chamber — even though it remains unclear that there is enough ... | US Congress |
Washington — The House is set to decidefuture in Congress on Friday in the wake of an explosive report from the House Ethics Committee that convinced many of his colleagues to change their mind on expelling him.
It's the lower chamber's third attempt since May to oust the New York Republican and comes two weeks after t... | US Congress |
Mapping mistakes — Errors suggest ISPs are claiming to serve more homes than they actually do. Getty Images | Matt Anderson Photography Nevada's US senators say the Federal Communications Commission's new, more detailed broadband maps have tens of thousands of mistakes in their state alone.
"Nevada’s Office of Science,... | US Federal Policies |
The Louisiana-based leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives is getting a big thing absolutely right: They want a budget process that works.
That would be good for the country, and good for Louisiana too.
Our state is heavily dependent on federal spending in a multitude of ways, more so than many others. That's ... | US Congress |
Jack Smith: Trump’s New Bid to Halt D.C. Proceedings ‘Confirm His Overriding Interest in Delaying Both Trials at Any Cost’
Legal filings Wednesday night and Thursday morning show rising tensions over the former president's March trial date in Washington, D.C., and his May trial date in South Florida
Special Counsel Jac... | US Federal Elections |
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is considering new elections in the state's Harris County after it was discovered that a shortage of ballot paper was more widespread than officials had estimated it to be.
On Tuesday, Abbott said the shortage was so much larger than initially believed that it "may have altered the outcome of... | US Local Elections |
Those who harass, intimidate or use force on election workers performing their duties in Nevada could soon face up to four years in prison under a new law signed by the Western swing state’s Republican governor on Tuesday.
The law is meant to deter attacks against those in state and local election offices who have face... | US Local Policies |
, Republican of Ohio, still faces an uphill climb to the House speakership, with at least 10 to 20 Republican members who oppose his nomination, CBS News has learned, based on background conversations over the weekend with six key House Republicans and more than a dozen sources familiar with the deliberations.
"At leas... | US Congress |
I Can No Longer Justify Voting for Joe Biden in 2024
For years, Ahmed Moor rationalized voting for Democrats as the lesser of two evils. Now, Biden’s unequivocal support for Israeli war crimes has destroyed that argument for him.
It may not be obvious, but Arab Americans have never felt naturally at home in the Democra... | US Federal Elections |
President Biden must find a way to deliver student loan debt forgiveness or suffer political consequences from Democratic coalitions that pressed the White House on this issue, says Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley, this week's guest on "The Takeout" podcast.
"President Biden still needs to deliver this tr... | US Federal Policies |
If you watch TV, especially conservative TV, you know Mike Lindell. He’s the guy who comes on every 10 minutes or so to sell his pillows for “the best night’s sleep in the whole wide world.” He’s also the guy who has sunk tens of millions of dollars into supporting investigations and lawsuits that claim the 2020 presid... | US Federal Elections |
Florida Democrats plan to cancel presidential primary, enraging Dean Phillips’ campaign
The representative says the state party has deliberately moved to keep him off the ballot. Florida Dems say he is acting “unbecoming.”
Florida appears poised to hold no presidential primary election for Democrats this cycle after th... | US Federal Elections |
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley addressed President Biden's age in a recent 60 Minutes interview.
The president's age, along with that of former President Donald Trump, have become points of concern for many ahead of the 2024 election. Mr. Biden is now 80 and Trump, the current frontrunner... | US Federal Elections |
Hours after Rep. Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, was sworn in as the new House speaker, a letter arrived at Johnson's new office suite in room H-232 of the Capitol. A few dozen House Democrats informed him in that letter that in the three weeks in which the House operated without a speaker, "2,030 people have di... | US Federal Policies |
President candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis does not apologize for his promise to "slit the throats" of bureaucrats in the federal government if elected.
The Florida governor was asked by MSNBC’s Willie Geist on Thursday if he regretted using such violent imagery.
"We’re going to have all of these deep state people, you know... | US Federal Elections |
Key GOP lawmaker calls for renewal of surveillance tool as he proposes changes to protect privacy
The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is calling for the renewal of a key U.S. government surveillance tool while also proposing a series of changes aimed at safeguarding privacy
WASHINGTON -- The Rep... | US Federal Policies |
United States lawmakers are receiving a flood of warnings from across civil society not to bend to the efforts of some members of Congress aimed at derailing a highly sought debate over the future of a powerful but polarizing US surveillance program.House and Senate party leaders are preparing to unveil legislation on ... | US Federal Policies |
For Kevin McCarthy and the Republican majority he leads in the House, the debt limit is all about leverage.In exchange for their votes in the November midterms, the party made big promises to their supporters, but the Democrats’ continued control of the Senate and Joe Biden’s presence in the White House means much of t... | US Federal Policies |
Hundreds of law enforcement officers descended on southern Maine this week, searching for a military-trained outdoorsman who vanished after police say he killed 18 people in two separate shootings Wednesday.
The deceased ranged in age from 14 to 76. A teen bowler, a shipbuilder and a sign language interpreter were amon... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
The campaign of scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is not short on problems, including a reported federal investigation.
As Santos reportedly weighs whether to run again in 2024, that spells real trouble—because the campaign hasn’t been legally allowed to raise or spend money for nearly two weeks, according to... | US Political Corruption |
Arizona's former attorney general suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud, according to documents released Wednesday by his successor.
Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, who took office last month, said the reco... | US Political Corruption |
Sen John Fetterman has a simple analogy when talking about his use of the captioning technology that helps him understand what people are saying to him.
Seated in his trademark black hoodie behind his desk in the Russell Senate office building, a stand in the shape of his home state of Pennsylvania props up a tablet sh... | US Congress |
Miller-Meeks Statement on Speaker Vote and Death Threats
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, I voted to support Jim Jordan’s candidacy for Speaker of the House. I voted for Jim Jordan for the greater good of the House Republican party, based on our Conference meeting and the test Speaker ballot that was cast earlier this wee... | US Congress |
Two years ago, Georgia was the state that decided control of the Senate in Democrats’ favor. This year, its importance will be slightly diminished – but that doesn’t mean the results of Tuesday’s run-off election between Democratic senator Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker won’t be closely watched.Democrat... | US Federal Elections |
A top White House official said the goal was to provide $600 million to investigate and prosecute systemic pandemic fraud, a similar amount to bolster fraud prevention and $400 million to help victims of identity theft.
"The president wanted to make sure that we had a special and concerted effort to prosecute and punis... | US Federal Policies |
As the saga of the House Speaker's race continues, it's obvious that this Republican House majority is more dysfunctional than at any time in history. This week was supposed to yield a new crop of candidates, among them at least one or two who could bring about a consensus among the moderates (sic) who hail from Biden ... | US Congress |
Jamilla Vanbuckley would like to buy a home one day.
A correctional counselor in New York City, Vanbuckley has been living with her parents and tucking as much money as possible into her savings account. But by late summer, she expects a new expense to enter her monthly budget – gradually paying off the $68,000 she owe... | US Federal Policies |
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. -- Law enforcement authorities in New York have scheduled a news conference Friday to announce a new development in their investigation of multiple sets of human remains found along the Long Island coast, some of which have been blamed on the work of a serial killer.
Rex Heuermann was arrested last mont... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN — In 1970, a protester in London, angered by the cancellation of a cricket tour, threw an egg at UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the leader of the ... | US Federal Elections |
Donald Trump is a long, long way from winning the GOP primary, let alone retaking the White House. But he always has revenge on his mind, and his allies are preparing to use a future administration to not only undo all of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s work — but to take vengeance on Smith, and on virtually everyone else... | US Political Corruption |
As the nation reeled from covid-19, the federal government sent many Americans a financial lifeline.
But some recipients say the covid relief payments have triggered financial distress by jeopardizing their Social Security benefits.
The government has demanded they repay much larger amounts — thousands of dollars in be... | US Federal Policies |
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Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he exits the courtroom of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he exits the courtroom of his civil business fraud trial at New York S... | US Federal Elections |
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How the Media Can Atone for Enabling the Rise of Trumpism
Democracy suffers when a commercial media system showcases fascist demagogues for profit.
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Democracy suffers when a commercial media system showcases f... | US Political Corruption |
If the two-party system is over, say goodbye to the GOP
No Labels, with $70 million in dark money in hand, maintains that the “two major parties [are] dominated by angry and extremist voices driven by ideology and identity politics rather than what’s best for our country.” It is threatening to run a third-party ticket ... | US Federal Elections |
- A CBS News interview destroyed any chance that Kevin McCarthy had in keeping his job as speaker.
- Just a handful of Democrats could have easily crossed over and saved McCarthy on Tuesday.
- But after he tried to blame them for the near-shutdown, Democrats voted unanimously to oust him.
On Sunday, Kevin McCarthy — ju... | US Congress |
Authorities are taking their search across the border as the manhunt for the Texas man who allegedlyafter they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard intensifies.
On Tuesday, the FBI said they were expanding their search for 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa, who fled his Cleveland, Texas, home Friday night after ... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
WASHINGTON -- About two-thirds of U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about the impact on the national economy if the U.S. debt limit is not increased and the government defaults on its loans, according to a new poll, even as few say they have a solid understanding of the ongoing debt limit negotiations.
The poll... | US Federal Policies |
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is expected to send a letter Thursday morning to the IRS commissioner demanding a halt to "harassment" of conservative organizations.
Vance's letter comes after the IRS informed the American Accountability Foundation (AAF) in a letter, which AAF shared with Fox News Digital, that it... | US Federal Policies |
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A woman approaches a drop box in the dark with what appears to be handfuls of ballots. At a different drop box, someone else is seen making multiple trips to insert ballots. At yet another, the same car stops on at least three separate occasions, with different people stepping out and heading to the ... | US Political Corruption |
Donald Trump is winning the Republican nomination race in a walk, and it’s been quite the pleasant stroll.
That’s because his opponents can’t make the most compelling argument against Trump — namely, that for myriad, deep-seated reasons he’s poorly suited to represent the GOP and become the country’s president again.
S... | US Federal Elections |
Education Department Takes Steps to Hold Leaders of Risky Colleges Personally Liable
Education Department Takes Steps to Hold Leaders of Risky Colleges Personally Liable
Guidance clarifies implementation of long-standing statutory provisions
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released guidance outlini... | US Federal Policies |
Donald Trump biographer Tim O’Brien on Thursday delivered a blistering analysis of Eric Trump’s testimony in his father’s civil fraud trial in New York.
Eric Trump attempted to spin he wasn’t really involved with the financial aspects of the family’s business that are the focus of New York Attorney General Letitia Jame... | US Political Corruption |
Politics Sen. John Fetterman Is Ready to Talk About His Mental Health: 'I Want People to Hear This' (Exclusive) The freshman Pennsylvania senator stunned the nation when he publicly admitted himself to the hospital for depression in February. Now back to work, he tells PEOPLE of the hidden pain that led him to rock bot... | US Congress |
A showdown vote will unfold Tuesday to determine House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s fate.
Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is leading the charge against McCarthy. He introduced the motion to vacate late Monday after criticizing how McCarthy has handled spending and budget issues since Republicans retook majority contro... | US Congress |
New laws restrict helping voters. Why Asian Americans feel targeted.
New voting laws in Republican-led states impose criminal penalties or fines for helping people to vote. Asian American and Asian immigrant communities feel that the laws – which restrict, for one, translation services – especially target them.
| Washi... | US Federal Policies |
EXCLUSIVE: The White House says the continuing resolution being contemplated by House Republicans to continue funding the government would eliminate 800 border agents and trigger "a windfall for drug cartels."
Congress is currently negotiating a continuing resolution to extend the current year’s funding, but without pa... | US Congress |
WASHINGTON ― Staunch conservative Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is in the spotlight after launching a bid for the speaker’s gavel this week, a race that is sure to provide even more drama and chaos than the unprecedented ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
But one critical aspect of Jordan’s history that has been omit... | US Congress |
University of Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger may have held on to an ID belonging to one of the four killed in the shocking November stabbings, sources claimed this week.
Kohberger, 28, was arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 30 – six weeks after Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were ... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing in September in their... | US Congress |
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Saturday unveiled their stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown set to begin next weekend. But with just five legislative days left until the deadline, Congress has little room for error.
Just two and a half weeks into the job, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., opted to go with ... | US Congress |
The number of populist leaders around the world has fallen to a 20-year low after a series of victories for progressives and centrists over the past year, according to analysis from the Tony Blair Institute showing the number of people living under populist rule has fallen by 800,000 in two years.The research claims 20... | US Federal Elections |
An anonymous reader quotes a report from SecurityWeek: Moving to clamp down on the growing scourge of SIM-swapping and port-out fraud, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unveiled new rules mandating telcos to give consumers greater control of their mobile phone accounts. Under the new rules, wireless carri... | US Federal Policies |
History repeats itself, as Karl Marx memorably said, first as tragedy, second as farce—and there is surely no more farcical figure on the contemporary scene than soon-to-be-ex-Rep. George Santos (R-NY).
Donald Trump, of course, was the tragedy: a con man who, even to this day, is able to hoodwink a hundred million peop... | US Congress |
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell begged his supporters for last-minute donations ahead of his election monitoring Monday night.
Lindell, a loyal ally to former President Donald Trump, has been hit with financial woes, telling supporters last week he does not "have any more money." Lindell has been a vocal proponent of Trump's... | US Federal Elections |
THE FETTERMAN DILEMMA. John Fetterman was sworn in as a senator from Pennsylvania on Jan. 3. On Feb. 8, after 36 days in office, Fetterman was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in Washington after experiencing symptoms he and those around him feared might indicate a stroke. Tests showed he did not have ... | US Congress |
Trump Denied Immunity Against US Election Subversion Charges
Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute presidential immunity against criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge ruled.
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute presidential immunity against c... | US Political Corruption |
An 11-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with a felony after falsely reporting that her friend had been kidnapped when she was inspired by an online challenge, police say.
Thinking it “would be funny,” according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office in Florida -- located approximately 60 miles northeast of Orlando o... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
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A reparations rally outside City Hall in San Francisco this month, as supervisors take up a draft reparations proposal. The growing number of local actions has renewed hopes and questions about a national policy.
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A reparations rally outside City Hall in San Francisco this month,... | US Local Policies |
Washington —, the son of President Biden, has agreed to be interviewed by lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee in public as part of its into the president, his lawyer said in a letter to the panel Tuesday.
Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden's attorney, told Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentu... | US Political Corruption |
Washington — Senate Democrats are moving ahead with a vote this week on, including billions in foreign aid, amid a growing dispute with Republicans over security funding for the U.S.-Mexico border.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York set up a key procedural vote on the supplemental spending package that in... | US Congress |
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) has apologized for underscoring criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris as he campaigns against her and President Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination.
"In the Atlantic, I shared kind words about Harris because that’s been my personal experience and I respect her," Phill... | US Federal Elections |
- After the Supreme Court struck down Biden's first student-debt relief plan, he announced he'll be trying again.
- He started the process to use the Higher Education Act of 1965, but it will take longer this time.
- That's because that Act requires Biden to hold public hearings and solicit feedback on the proposal.
Pr... | SCOTUS |
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The legal landscape for former President Donald Trump has recently seen potential shifts, particularly in the context of his ‘election interference’ indictment case. During a lengthy appeals court session, judges appeared to question the necessity of a gag order that had been imposed on Trump by a lower court.
Accordin... | US Circuit and Appeals Courts |
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A man stabbed a child to death and critically injured a woman in the southern suburbs on Saturday morning because they are Muslim, the Will County Sheriff's Office said on Sunday.
It happened just before 11:40 a.m. Saturday in Plainfield. A 32-year-old woman called 911, saying her landlord had... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
One hundred and twenty-eight House Republicans and nearly all Republican senators on Friday filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court opposing the Biden administration's federal student debt cancellation plan, which has been halted as tens of millions of Americans await the justices' ruling on its legality.
While Whit... | SCOTUS |
Republican 2nd District Congressional candidate Celeste Maloy’s campaign said in a Tuesday morning news release that her opponents in the September primary election, Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough, have agreed to participate in 10 debates ahead of the primary. Edwards’ campaign says that’s not true.
The news release and... | US Congress |
President Joe Biden said Friday that he was not fully confident that the current U.S. Supreme Court, which he described as extreme, could be relied on to uphold the rule of law.
When asked the question directly, Biden paused for a few seconds. Then he sighed and said, “I worry.”
“Because,” he said, “I know that if the ... | SCOTUS |
When FBI agents arrived at James Nott’s Kentucky apartment with a search warrant on Tuesday, they asked if anyone else was home.
“Only my dead friends,” Nott replied.
That’s according to the FBI, who in a criminal complaint detailed 40 human skulls and other remains they found decorating Nott’s home, tying him to a rin... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Key events19m agoMcCarthy's first day on House speaker job poised to be rocky oneShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMcCarthy's first day on House speaker job poised to be rocky oneGood morning, US politics blog readers, and welcome to Kevin McCarthy’s first day on the job as speaker of the... | US Congress |
For the first time in United States history, a Speaker of the House of Representatives has been removed from his post. And while you can’t blame Democrats for the blow that right-wing bomb throwers landed on Kevin McCarthy, what you can say is that they failed to do the right thing on behalf of the American people.
Let... | US Congress |
Law enforcement officers were going door-to-door Sunday searching for clues about a gunman who fled after killing five people in a rural Texas town after his neighbors asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard.
The alleged shooter, Francisco Oropesa, 38, was considered armed and dangerous after fleeing the area F... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be falling out with the MAGAverse. On Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. made the case that the Democratic scion is caught up in a conspiracy designed to undermine his father. “It legitimately always felt like it was a Democrat plant to hurt the Trump thing,” he said of Kennedy at the Trump campaign’s... | US Federal Elections |
As Republicans in the House of Representatives debate who should lead the lower chamber, it's notable that the House speaker — who is second in line for the presidency — doesn't have to be a member of Congress.
The House has never been led by a non-member in its 234 years of existence, according to the Congressional Re... | US Congress |
Election Day shortages of the paper needed to run voting machinery caused significant problems in a northeastern Pennsylvania county in November, but the extent of the problem or what caused it are still unclear, witnesses told a congressional committee Tuesday.
The three-hour hearing of the U.S. House Administration C... | US Federal Elections |
Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has found a new cause—changing the election law she blames for her 2022 congressional campaign loss. But new details about the fringe conservative group behind that crusade suggest that this battle might very likely meet the same fate.
That gro... | US Political Corruption |
Memphis police search for suspect after 4 female victims killed and 1 wounded in 3 linked shootings
Police in Tennessee have launched a manhunt for a suspect believed to have shot and killed four females and critically wounded a fifth at three separate locations during a deadly outbreak of domestic violence
MEMPHIS, Te... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A local Democratic official in Connecticut's largest city invoked her 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination Friday rather than answer questions in court about allegations of illegal ballot box stuffing during a recent mayoral primary.
Wanda Geter-Pataky, vice chair of the Bridgeport Democr... | US Political Corruption |
Law enforcement officials announced new details Monday in the 1975 cold case murder of Gretchen Harrington of Marple Township, Delaware County.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer's office said that they filed charges against David Zandstra, 83, of Marietta, Georgia -- a former church pastor -- for his ... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Subscribe: RSS This week on CounterSpin: In May of this year, a white supremacist killed ten people in Buffalo, New York. He made clear that he wanted to kill Black people, because he believes there is a plot, run by Jews, to “replace” white people with Black and brown people. News media had an opportunity then to deep... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Former US Republican Representative Liz Cheney made a worrying prediction about newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson during a podcast appearance this week, in which she described the Louisiana congressman as “dangerous.”
Ms Cheney, who previously represented Wyoming, said that although Mr Johnson has stated he’s co... | US Congress |
Mike Johnson reveals House GOP agenda in first press conference as speaker: What you missed
Johnson made clear that House Republicans, despite their razor-thin majority, won’t cede to the White House and the Democratic-controlled Senate. The Louisiana Republican reiterated he is pushing forward with an Israel funding b... | US Congress |
Republicans could have avoided opening an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden simply by subpoenaing his son. But they have no good answer for why they didn’t take that option instead.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden on Tuesday, after months of the GOP insisting that the president ... | US Political Corruption |
The former president falsely claimed during a break in his civil fraud trial in New York on Wednesday that it was keeping him from being on the 2024 campaign trail. “I have to be here instead of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, lots of other great places,” Trump whined to reporters. “They want me to be here.”
Trump... | US Political Corruption |
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly told his supporters he will serve as their “retribution” if he is elected again in 2024.
But in a Fox News town hall moderated by Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, Trump sidestepped a question about whether he would abuse power or seek retribution against political enemies.
“Do... | US Federal Elections |
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Friday is expected to release the full report compiled by a special grand jury that helped an investigation by the Georgia prosecutor who ultimately indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others.
The special grand jury spent seven months hearing from some 75 witnesses before completing ... | US Political Corruption |
MOSCOW (Idaho Statesman) — Some of the families of the four University of Idaho students killed in Moscow last fall oppose tearing down the off-campus home where the crime occurred before suspect Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial in October.
A date has yet to be set for demolition of the King Road home, according to the u... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Staff for the Alaska Public Offices Commission have recommended a $16,450 fine against Preserve Democracy, a group led by former U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka.
In a report released Friday, staff for the state’s campaign finance regulator concluded that Preserve Democracy failed to register with the commission be... | US Campaigns & Elections |
Republicans and Democrats are again preparing to play a game of chicken over the U.S. debt ceiling – with the nation’s financial stability at stake.
The Treasury Department on Jan. 13, 2023, said it expects the U.S. to hit the current debt limit of $31.38 trillion on Jan. 19. After that, the government will take “extra... | US Federal Policies |
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Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday became the first speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives to be voted out of the position in the middle of his first term. Traditionally, two years is the minimum tenure of a speaker – it’s not too uncommon that someone gets tapped to lead the House, only to see their ... | US Congress |
The finances of about 40 million Americans with college loans may take a hit now that the Supreme Court hasto forgive up to $20,000 per person in student debt.
Borrowers are now facing a double whammy this summer because the high court invalidated the plan just before the pause on debt repayment lifts in September. Tha... | SCOTUS |
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett says former Speaker Kevin McCarthy elbowed him on Capitol Hill
Burchett was talking to a reporter following a closed-door Republican conference meeting when the ousted speaker walked past behind him and hit him in the back. The Tennessee Republican, who was one of eight GOP members who voted to re... | US Congress |
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Washington Post and MSNBC contributor Jonathan Capehart compared Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and former President Trump to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in "Star Wars" on Friday.Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks appeared on "PBS News Hour" with Judy Woodruff to... | US Congress |
Donald Trump has been whining about Fox News lately. The former president is upset because the network has been using what he deems to be unflattering photographs of him and has apparently refused to show the numerous polls in which he is beating Joe Biden “by a lot.” These “numerous polls” are, of course, basically no... | US Federal Elections |
An affiliate of the Florida Chamber of Commerce indirectly provided the funding for a secretive political committee that didn’t disclose its donors and spent more than $160,000 on mail ads in a competitive Central Florida state Senate race in 2020, according to Florida Department of Law Enforcement records released thi... | US Political Corruption |
President Joe BidenSusan Walsh/APArizona's new Democratic attorney general dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block student-debt relief.It was filed by the former GOP attorney general in September.This lawsuit is separate from the two cases blocking the relief that are going to the Supreme Court.Arizona just dismissed one ... | US Federal Policies |
Presidential candidate and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy clapped back at Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a longtime vocal critic of former President Trump, after he said he would rather support "a number of Democrats" over Trump and Ramaswamy in the 2024 election.
"Turns out he's opposed to America-First itself, not just one m... | US Federal Elections |
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Georgia voters cast their ballots in a U.S. Senate runoff election on Dec. 6, 2022, in Norcross, Ga.
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Georgia voters cast their ballots in a U.S. Senate runoff election on Dec. 6, 2022, in Norcross, Ga.
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ATLANTA — Georgia Republican... | US Federal Policies |
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