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Do the Kennedy endorsements of Biden mean much even against another Kennedy?

The non-Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedys collectively backed President Biden on Thursday. Does it matter?

19 Apr 2024 2:08 am
Trumps increasingly charged criminal trial

This case was always bound to have major political implications. Heres what we can say so far.

19 Apr 2024 1:49 am
Johnsons plan to send aid to Ukraine moves closer to reality

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.

19 Apr 2024 1:41 am
Being a juror on a high-profile case: Life inside a bubble

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.

19 Apr 2024 12:46 am
The politics of younger voters are less exceptional than they used to be

Polls continue to show that President Biden retains an advantage with voters under 30, but its not clear where he can gain more ground.

18 Apr 2024 10:49 pm
Marjorie Taylor Greene would like to remind us that she is not serious

Making a joke about something wonky you did lands a lot better when youre not incessantly doing similar things.

18 Apr 2024 8:13 pm
Live updates: Jury selection to continue in Trump hush money trial

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.

18 Apr 2024 6:14 pm
Election 2024 latest news: Biden to campaign in Philadelphia with members of Kennedy family

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

18 Apr 2024 6:06 pm
Trump deploys favorite political tool, social media, as legal cudgel

Behind the scenes, researchers working for Trumps legal defense are scouring prospective jurors online lives, hunting for bias.

18 Apr 2024 3:30 pm
Kennedy family members will endorse Biden at Philadelphia event

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.

18 Apr 2024 2:30 pm
Defying Niger exit order leaves U.S. troops vulnerable, whistleblower says

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.

18 Apr 2024 4:22 am
The politics of the swiftly dismissed Mayorkas impeachment trial

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.

18 Apr 2024 3:48 am
Trump is overstating the problem of having to be in court

His campaign style is uniquely well-suited to having his weekdays occupied.

18 Apr 2024 3:01 am
NRA averts another trial by settling lawsuit by D.C. attorney general

The NRA avoided another potentially expensive trial by settling with the D.C. attorney general on allegations that its charity arm misused funds.

18 Apr 2024 2:01 am
In a swing through Pennsylvania, Biden pivots to populism

Addressing steelworkers Wednesday, President Biden identified with families of modest means and sought to create a contrast with former president Donald Trump.

18 Apr 2024 1:54 am
Senate votes to dismiss impeachment charges against Mayorkas

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.

18 Apr 2024 1:50 am
How senators are voting to end the Mayorkas impeachment trial

See how senators are voting on dismissing the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

18 Apr 2024 1:20 am
Trump takes aim at a remaining House Republican who voted to impeach him

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.

18 Apr 2024 12:55 am
How Bidens abortion stance has shifted over the years

Watch how Biden has shifted his views on abortion over the years.

18 Apr 2024 12:46 am
James Comer refuses to learn anything from his investigation into Biden

In a heated exchange with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the House Oversight Committee chairman reiterated repeatedly debunked claims.

18 Apr 2024 12:45 am
Barr, a vocal Trump critic, says he will support the Republican ticket in November

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.

17 Apr 2024 11:28 pm
Supreme Court makes it easier to file workplace discrimination claims

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.

17 Apr 2024 11:27 pm
Speaker Johnson moves on foreign aid, possibly triggering vote to oust him

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.

17 Apr 2024 10:50 pm
Partisans more likely to see O.J. Simpson favorably than the other candidate

Meanwhile, about 1 in 10 supporters of both President Biden and Donald Trump views their own candidate unfavorably.

17 Apr 2024 10:31 pm
Trumps increasing court outbursts come with increasing risks for all

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.

17 Apr 2024 10:19 pm
Bidens handling of Gaza shakes his support in the Black community

Some Black activists want voters to reject Biden over his Gaza policy. Others see Trump as a far bigger threat.

17 Apr 2024 9:21 pm
The Trump GOPs inverted perception of crime in America

Fear-driven rhetoric about immigrants is belied by data, while assertions of Donald Trumps innocence conflict with the evidence.

17 Apr 2024 8:54 pm
The biggest 2024 Supreme Court rulings so far, and whats still to come

Were tracking decisions in the biggest cases before the Supreme Court in 2024. See the latest.

17 Apr 2024 8:40 pm
Election 2024 latest news: Biden to greet steelworkers in battleground state of Pennsylvania

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

17 Apr 2024 6:07 pm
Inside the GOP reckoning over Arizonas 1864 abortion ban

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.

17 Apr 2024 5:09 pm
Sheehy apologized and asked for leniency after alleged 2015 gun incident

The Montana GOP Senate candidate now says he lied about accidentally shooting himself at Glacier National Park.

17 Apr 2024 2:30 pm
Trump trial further splinters his relationship with his beloved New York

He was a Queens-born developer who conquered Manhattan and the tabloids, but now hes a Florida man who visits the city only intermittently.

17 Apr 2024 2:30 pm
Biden wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel as U.S. election looms

As November draws closer, President Biden is calling for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and protections for the U.S. industry.

17 Apr 2024 2:30 pm
Atlantic City mayor and his wife accused of abusing teenage daughter

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, the public schools superintendent, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

17 Apr 2024 1:34 pm
Bob Graham, former Florida governor and U.S. senator, dies at 87

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.

17 Apr 2024 8:51 am
Menendezs legal strategy may include blaming his wife, unsealed document says

A brief unsealed suggests the senator may seek to demonstrate that Nadine Menendez led him to believe nothing unlawful was taking place.

17 Apr 2024 6:50 am
What we know so far about the jurors in Trumps New York hush money trial

Jury selection is underway in the historic hush-money trial of former president Donald Trump, with the first seven jurors being seated Tuesday.

17 Apr 2024 5:25 am
Seven jurors picked in Trumps N.Y. trial as judge presses ahead

The New York Supreme Court justice overseeing former president Donald Trumps criminal trial said opening statements could begin as soon as Monday.

17 Apr 2024 4:58 am
Most reject Trumps claims of persecution. Some still have concerns.

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.

17 Apr 2024 2:06 am
Company defends Trumps $175 million bond in new filing

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.

17 Apr 2024 2:05 am
Supreme Court divided over key charge against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump

Conservatives including Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Samuel A. Alito Jr. expressed concern about giving prosecutors too much power.

17 Apr 2024 1:52 am
Momentum builds to oust Johnson from House speakership

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.

16 Apr 2024 11:40 pm
Half of prospective Trump jurors said they cant be impartial. What does it mean?

Trump and allies are claiming this shows how slanted the Manhattan jury pool is. Experts say its less surprising, in context.

16 Apr 2024 9:56 pm
Ex-Army staffer pleads guilty in massive life-insurance scheme

After a Washington Post investigation, authorities charged ex-Army counselor Caz Craffy with siphoning millions of dollars from deceased soldiers families.

16 Apr 2024 9:38 pm
Live updates: Jury selection continues in Trumps New York hush money trial

Jury selection continues in Donald Trumps first criminal trial. Hes charged with falsifying business records connected to a payment to Stormy Daniels.

16 Apr 2024 6:18 pm
Election 2024 latest news: Biden heading to Pa. for first of three days in battleground state

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

16 Apr 2024 6:02 pm
Biden flexes his cash advantage, GOP megadonors spend big in latest FEC filings

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.

16 Apr 2024 5:32 pm
A tech-stock bubble and burst, all within three weeks

The plunging price of shares of Truth Socials parent company means Donald Trump is no longer among the worlds richest people.

16 Apr 2024 4:15 pm
Bidens options for retaliating against Iran risk antagonizing China

The administration faces challenges enacting new economic penalties that are not purely symbolic, experts say.

16 Apr 2024 3:30 pm
Johnson gambles on plan separating Israel aid from Ukraine funds

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.

16 Apr 2024 8:30 am