Testimony will continue Friday in Donald Trumps trial on allegations of business fraud related to hush money payments.

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

President Biden will give the nations highest civilian honor Friday to former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, civil rights leader Medgar Evers, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and others.

The previously unreported petition reflects a potential new antiabortion strategy to block women from ending their pregnancies in states where abortion is legal.

Friends say the former aide and Trump have not spoken since she testified to Congress about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, but the two continue to have affection for each other.

The Republican chairs of four congressional committees plan to investigate the mostly nonviolent pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses.

In this week's episode, the crew discusses Judge Juan Merchan's finding that former president Donald Trump is in contempt of court, the $9,000 fine he faces, and what could happen if he continues violating the gag order imposed by the court. Washington Post Senior National Political Correspondent Ashley Parker joins the show to talk about Hope Hicks, the former Trump aide who could be called to testify soon.

Donald Trumps lawyers used tabloid stories to portray their client as a victim, and other key takeaways from the New York hush money trial.

This newly formed, barely known party is operating in several states, but you may be wondering what its all about.

The College Democrats warn the Democratic Party that their votes arent a given. Thats very much the problem for the incumbent president.

During contentious questioning of Stormy Daniels lawyer Keith Davidson, Donald Trumps lawyers portray their client as the victim in the New York criminal case.

In recent media interviews, Trump declined to commit to accepting the 2024 election results, a posture that drew a sharp rebuke Thursday from the Biden campaign.

A senior member of the right-wing group Turning Point USA said that early voting just tells Democrats how many votes they need to win.

President Bidens remarks have not elicited a formal response from the countries he named. But experts said they were likely to have offended, particularly in Japan.

The Federal Communications Commission is warning that some rural areas may lose cell service altogether if Congress doesnt provide more money to carriers that have been ordered to remove Chinese-made equipment.

His return to the trail offered Trump a chance, if only for a day, to escape the cold realities of the courtroom and bask in the strength he projects for his supporters.

A new poll on presidential immunity tells a familiar tale: If he pushes it, they eventually decide they support it, too.

Former president Donald Trump has new rhetoric on abortion laws, which he claims are making people very happy.

An inspector generals report helps explain why NASA has delayed by at least a year what was to have been Orions first flight with crew on board.

Donald Trump and someone rumored to be on his vice-presidential shortlist take more steps down a slippery slope.

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has been indicted in four criminal cases. Here is the latest news on each.

Posts on TikTok by Russian state media in English and Spanish are increasing, a study by the Brookings Institution has found.

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The judge will hear more allegations that Donald Trump has violated a gag order in his New York trial on charges of business fraud related to hush money payments.

The American Independent Party of California, which backed segregationist and former Alabama governor George Wallace in 1968, nominated Kennedy for president.

As president visits Tar Heel state, Democrats hope a controversial GOP governor candidate boosts their chances

Even before Trumps defense brings its case, government testimony has described Michael Cohen, a key hush money witness, as a jerk, difficult and hopeless.

Brandon Herreras candidacy has been embraced by several of Gonzaless hard-line conservative colleagues who see Herrera as a future ally.

Heres a guide to some recent stories told by President Biden that cannot be verified or are not plausible.

The proposed change has the potential to set up a contrast between Biden and Trump, who has shown little interest in engaging with federal marijuana policy.

Six months after becoming speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnsons job is on the line. Today on Post Reports, we explore Johnsons rise to power and his potential ouster at the hands of his Republican colleagues.

Former film producer Harvey Weinsteins rape case is expected to be retried sometime after the Labor Day holiday, a judge said Wednesday.

The failed Senate candidate outlined a replacement-is-great pitch for his House candidacy.

The president hasnt said much about the protests for obvious political reasons. But increasing clashes and outspokenness from his party are testing that.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign the repeal into law in the coming days, but the timing for when the repeal can legally go into effect could still complicate abortion access in the state.

Critics call the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which has some Democratic support, an effort to silence criticism of Israel and an affront to the First Amendment.

We want to ensure that the Washington police is working with campus police to ensure the safety of Jewish students, said House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.).

Like his former boss, Larry Kudlow uses fears of anti-White discrimination for his own purposes.

The New York mayor offered a familiar argument for diminishing rhetorical opponents: They are gullible patsies for nefarious actors.

Her chances of success, however, are in doubt because House Democratic leadership pledged Tuesday to rescue Johnson from such a motion to vacate by attempting to kill it before it can gain any traction.

The idea that young people cant develop their own opinions is long-standing and intertwined with a right-wing view of college.

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Officials say Starlinks satellites will probably fill gaps in the Biden administrations $42 billion push to hook every U.S. home up to high-speed internet.

From his rivals hair to his maturity level, the president is no longer determined to stay above the fray

More than a dozen states have laws that criminalize abortion when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Heres a look at abortion laws by state.

The panel ruled Tuesday that a newly redrawn congressional map, which added a second majority Black district, violated the Equal Protection Clause and blocked the state from using the map in upcoming elections.

Once he is sworn in to represent the states 26th District in Congress, the Republican majority in the chamber will temporarily fall to just one seat.

In the right-wing media universe, useful rumors get infinitely more traction than reality.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli leaders.

The judge in Trumps N.Y. hush money trial found the former president in contempt for his critical public statements as proceedings entered their third week.