Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off
President Joe Bidenโs administration has formally begun planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of Novemberโs general election.
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.
Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
A federal judge in New York has rejected Donald Trumpโs request for a new trial after a jury awarded $83.3 million in damages to a longtime magazine columnist who sued the former president for defamation.
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.
Jill Biden praises her husband's advocacy for the military as wounded vets begin annual bike ride
First lady Jill Biden says her husband has pushed numerous efforts in his administration to advocate for the U.S. military during an event where veterans who were wounded after 9/11 started an annual bike ride from the White House.
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.
Trump's $175 million bond in New York civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promise
New York state lawyers and an attorney for former President Donald Trump have settled their differences over a $175 million bond that Trump posted to block the collection of a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals.
Path to the Polls: House Speaker subjected to rescue or coup and Trump forced to confront his โalternative factsโ
House Speaker Mike Johnson deftly maneuvered a long-stalled and sprawling foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel through the House and former President Donald Trump's historic business fraud trial.
The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
The commencement of opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial sets the stage for weeks of testimony about the former presidentโs personal life and places his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden.
Melania Trump is set to make a return to her husband's campaign with a rare political appearance
Former first lady Melania Trump is making a return to her husbandโs presidential campaign with a rare political appearance after months of being absent from Donald Trumpโs latest run for the White House.
Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him
Over the past week, Donald Trump has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and listen to a parade of potential jurors in his criminal hush money trial share their unvarnished assessments of him.
Republican Wisconsin Senate candidate says he doesn't oppose elderly people voting
The Republican candidate in Wisconsinโs closely watched U_S_ Senate race emphasized this week that he doesnโt oppose elderly people voting after initially saying that โalmost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote.โ.
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.