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The non-Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedys collectively backed President Biden on Thursday. Does it matter?
This case was always bound to have major political implications. Heres what we can say so far.
Hard-line Republicans, who oppose Ukraine aid, have continued to threaten to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his leadership position over his foreign aid plan.
While serving on a jury, you cant talk about what you do for hours each day, even with your co-workers. And you cant learn anything about it, either.
Polls continue to show that President Biden retains an advantage with voters under 30, but its not clear where he can gain more ground.
Making a joke about something wonky you did lands a lot better when youre not incessantly doing similar things.
Jury selection in Donald Trumps hush money trial in New York is scheduled to continue Thursday. Five more jurors and six alternates need to be selected.
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Behind the scenes, researchers working for Trumps legal defense are scouring prospective jurors online lives, hunting for bias.
The move by several Kennedys to endorse President Biden is a rebuke of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is pursing the White House as an independent.
A U.S. Air Force leader in Niger made a whistleblower complaint to Congress raising alarm over the Biden administrations reluctance to heed an eviction notice.
Republicans will argue that Democratic senators dispensing with the trial of the homeland security secretary shows they arent serious about the border. But they were again undercut by their own.
His campaign style is uniquely well-suited to having his weekdays occupied.
The NRA avoided another potentially expensive trial by settling with the D.C. attorney general on allegations that its charity arm misused funds.
Addressing steelworkers Wednesday, President Biden identified with families of modest means and sought to create a contrast with former president Donald Trump.
The Senate voted to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which allege he mismanaged an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Both votes were along party lines.
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Of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, just Rep. Dan Newhouse and one other remain in the chamber.
Watch how Biden has shifted his views on abortion over the years.
In a heated exchange with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the House Oversight Committee chairman reiterated repeatedly debunked claims.
Barr, who served as attorney general under Donald Trump, had a falling out with the former president over his claims of 2020 election fraud but nevertheless says he will support the Republican ticket in November.
The justices unanimously ruled that employees do not need to prove harm to career prospects or a change in salary or rank to win a discrimination claim.
The speaker has introduced a complex five-part plan requiring separate floor votes on Israel and Ukraine, as well as a stand-alone proposal to assuage far-right members who want to strengthen the U.S. southern border. Success is far from guaranteed.
Meanwhile, about 1 in 10 supporters of both President Biden and Donald Trump views their own candidate unfavorably.
Donald Trumps interjections have featured in every one of his major legal cases, and they show no sign of abating. But a scene Tuesday indicates how the stakes are increasing.
Some Black activists want voters to reject Biden over his Gaza policy. Others see Trump as a far bigger threat.
Fear-driven rhetoric about immigrants is belied by data, while assertions of Donald Trumps innocence conflict with the evidence.
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As Arizona lawmakers consider repealing a Civil War-era abortion ban, the state GOP like the national party is split on the issue ahead of the 2024 election.
The Montana GOP Senate candidate now says he lied about accidentally shooting himself at Glacier National Park.
He was a Queens-born developer who conquered Manhattan and the tabloids, but now hes a Florida man who visits the city only intermittently.
As November draws closer, President Biden is calling for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and protections for the U.S. industry.
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, the public schools superintendent, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
Mr. Graham made a short-lived bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, campaigning largely on his opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
A brief unsealed suggests the senator may seek to demonstrate that Nadine Menendez led him to believe nothing unlawful was taking place.
Jury selection is underway in the historic hush-money trial of former president Donald Trump, with the first seven jurors being seated Tuesday.
The New York Supreme Court justice overseeing former president Donald Trumps criminal trial said opening statements could begin as soon as Monday.
Polls show Americans generally regard the charges against Trump as appropriate and even think hes a criminal. But as many as half are concerned about fairness and the role of politics.
Trumps $175 million bond is secured by his cash, according to the company backing an arrangment that allows Trump to appeal a massive civil fraud judgment.
Conservatives including Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Samuel A. Alito Jr. expressed concern about giving prosecutors too much power.
The motion is going to get called, okay? Does anybody doubt that? The motion will get called, and then hes going to lose more votes than Kevin McCarthy, said Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) of Johnson.
Trump and allies are claiming this shows how slanted the Manhattan jury pool is. Experts say its less surprising, in context.
After a Washington Post investigation, authorities charged ex-Army counselor Caz Craffy with siphoning millions of dollars from deceased soldiers families.
Jury selection continues in Donald Trumps first criminal trial. Hes charged with falsifying business records connected to a payment to Stormy Daniels.
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Federal Election Commission filings from the first quarter of 2024 show Democrats building an advantage over Republicans in key Senate contests, even as some GOP self-funders and wealthy donors have made the race for cash competitive by pumping their own money in.
The plunging price of shares of Truth Socials parent company means Donald Trump is no longer among the worlds richest people.
The administration faces challenges enacting new economic penalties that are not purely symbolic, experts say.
Johnson plans to put four different bills on the floor, essentially decoupling aid for Israel from help for Ukraine, the issue that has Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene threatening to oust him from the speakers chair.