Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) gained a Republican challenger in her reelection to the Senate on Tuesday night, setting the GOP up for a longshot bid in a blue state whose congressional delegation is all but locked in for Democrats. The Associated Press called the race for John Deaton at 8:42 p.m., 42 minutes after the […]
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to special counsel Jack Smith’s superseding indictment in his Jan. 6 case against the former president. In a single-page court filing, Trump put forward his not guilty plea in the new indictment, crafted after the Supreme Court’s landmark presidential immunity ruling. “I, President Donald J. Trump, the above-named […]
A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to remove his criminal hush money case to the federal courts, saying there is “nothing” in the Supreme Court‘s recent immunity decision that should allow for such a move. “Nothing in the Supreme Court’s opinion affects my previous conclusion that […]
The first clip of former President Donald Trump’s biopic, The Apprentice, shows the former president being coached by lawyer Roy Cohn. The clip shows Cohn, played by Jeremy Strong, pushing a young Trump, played by Sebastian Stan, to adopt the confidence and mannerisms he’s now known for. Cohn can be seen urging Trump to be […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Republican leaders are threatening to withhold federal funds from colleges and universities if they do not crack down on student-led protests calling for a ceasefire in Israel. “House Republicans are demanding higher education take more deliberate action to ensure Jewish students and faculty are protected,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), House GOP chairwoman, […]
The White House did not answer directly when asked an unusual question — whether Vice President Kamala Harris is getting debate advice from President Joe Biden. “The president was the last person to face Donald Trump on the debate stage,” a reporter said during Tuesday’s news briefing. “Vice President Harris will be doing so in a […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reinstate federal funding for Oklahoma’s family planning services under Title X after the state declined to provide abortion referrals or distribute a national hotline number for such information. This decision upholds the stance of the Biden Department of Health and Human Services to withhold millions of dollars from Oklahoma. Republican-appointed […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the greater Portsmouth, New Hampshire, area Wednesday, where she will unveil new proposals targeting small businesses as she seeks to contrast her economic policies against former President Donald Trump. But the visit will also give her a chance to support Democrats in a purple state that was […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has joined those defending former President Donald Trump over his Arlington National Cemetery visit, during which he paid respect to the 13 servicemembers killed during the 2021 attack at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, criticized Trump online for visiting the cemetery last week, claiming […]
The Department of Justice announced charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants over their roles in the Oct. 7 surprise attack against Israel. “The charges unsealed today are just one part of our effort to target every aspect of Hamas’s operations,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a video statement. “These actions will […]