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Inside how the Trump and Biden campaigns, with the help of eager networks, found a way to agree to debate -- and immediately started arguing about the details.
Supreme Court justice says his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, flew the flag as a symbol of protest after a dispute over political yard signs turned personal.
The company is still assessing a helium leak in the service module of its Starliner capsule, whose test launch with astronauts has now been postponed three times.
A judge likened the actions of Leo Brent Bozell IV to those who spearheaded the riot.
Trapped volunteers call on the United States to stop sending weapons to Israel, as the closure of the Rafah border crossing cuts the flow of food and medical supplies.
Federal prosecutors argued for a long sentence, saying that the attack constituted terrorism. A jury convicted David DePape in November 2023 on federal charges of trying to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and assaulting her husband, Paul Pelosi.
Mosby, who prosecuted police officers following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, was convicted in February of mortgage fraud and faces years in federal prison.
Many of the other 17 Trump allies who are accused of trying to overturn the states election results are expected to be arraigned next week.
A House Oversight Committee meeting devolved into a partisan shouting match between members, filled with personal attacks about intelligence and appearance.
An analysis of Federal Judicial Center data shows the racial and gender breakdowns in Bidens picks for the Supreme Court and other federal courts so far.
Parsing what is potentially the most consequential exchange of the Trump hush-money trial so far.
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
Actions on audio recordings, marijuana, debates address political vulnerabilities
This week, the crew discusses former Trump attorney Michael Cohen's testimony and cross-examination by defense lawyers and whether Cohen ended up being the star witness prosecutors hoped for. Law enforcement reporter Tom Jackman joins the show to discuss what he's seen in court, whether the jury is likely to believe Cohen's testimony, and the tight-rope Justice Juan Merchan has walked in trying to control Trump. Plus, a whole host of Republican politicians have attended court this week to suppo
The confrontation between Michael Cohen and Trump lawyer Todd Blanche was the most anticipated moment in the trial, which is now speeding toward a conclusion.
House Republicans have long been on the front lines of Trumps attacks on the justice system.
Its a necessary test for Biden, but one with real pitfalls. And some key dynamics stand out.
The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court to reject an appeals court decision that cast doubt on Congresss authority to decide how to fund an agency.
The impeachment investigation has been in its final stages for about six months.
New polling reinforces President Bidens struggles as the general election nears.
In 2016, he was the outsider. In 2020, he was the incumbent. In 2024, Trumps running as the victim.
Were tracking decisions in the biggest cases before the Supreme Court in 2024. See the latest.
Michael Cohen will return to the witness stand to be cross-examined in Donald Trumps trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment.
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
President Biden said the floating pier will help alleviate Gazas humanitarian crisis, but critics fear the operation will put U.S. troops at risk.
The liberal congressman has raced to the political middle in a key battleground where moderates have a huge influence. Will it work?
The first of the 2020 presidential debates was so marred by personal attacks and accusations that mute buttons were added for the second Trump-Biden debate.
The court had been asked to resolve uncertainty over which map Louisiana will use, with just months to go before the 2024 election.
The 31-page road map calls for a $32 billion infusion for AI research and development and asks congressional committees to develop legislation.
Donald Trumps ex-fixer offered key evidence about the former presidents involvement in the New York hush money trial, but also has past credibility issues.
ESPN also gifted Harris tickets to a college football game last year, according to the annual report, which the White House released Wednesday.
The former president has said he will send nearly 5 percent of U.S. residents out of the country if hes reelected.
Lily Goldberg Call, a staffer at the Interior Department, cites Jewish heritage in accusing Biden of disastrous support for Israels military campaign.
The Maryland Senate candidate spent $62 million of his own money, only to lose a primary. But others have fared worse at least on a dollars-per-vote basis.
The former presidents Boeing 757 clipped a parked corporate jet after landing in Palm Beach, according to FAA information and public records.
New polling suggests Americans might be warming to the prosecution and even the prospect of Trump in jail. Heres where things stand.
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
Cohen, a key witness in Donald Trumps hush money trial, was grilled during cross-examination on past lies and his colorful insults of the former president.
The president said he will not participate in the traditional televised showdowns organized by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates.
The White House says he means that the conditions were in place for the high inflation that came 17 months after he took the oath of office.
Prominent co-defendants in election subversion cases have received support from a charity run by White House alumni who are working on plans for a second term.
Ambitious Republicans are eagerly parachuting onto the sidelines of the first criminal trial of a former president, with even onetime Trump critics and dissenters plunging themselves into the proceedings.
The donation from Jacob Helberg, a Palantir adviser who helped push the TikTok ban, shows how some in the tech industry are coalescing against Biden.
The decision underscores that President Biden remains intent on surging arms into Israel despite pausing a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs last week.
Take this quiz and see which people you think Donald Trump could pick to be the Republican vice presidential nominee. The Fixs Aaron Blake offers his analysis.
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies for a second day in the former presidents New York trial on charges of falsifying business documents.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Ukraine to show U.S. support, played guitar and sang Neil Youngs Rockin in the Free World with local band 19.99.
The president thinks that his 2020 voters will come back home. Hes making one of the biggest political bets in U.S. history.
The former Trump attorney must appear before a judge on May 21 or he could be held in contempt.
The lawsuit is the second major legal challenge to a new law that could lead to the video apps nationwide ban.