Manhattan DA opposes Trump's demand to delay hush money trial over...
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office is opposing former President Trump’s demand that his fast-approaching hush money trial be delayed because of prejudicial publicity. In court...
View ArticleDemocrats argue against criminalization of unhoused people in Supreme Court...
A host of Democratic legislators have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in opposition to subjecting unhoused people to criminal penalties. Led by Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), 18 Democrats argue...
View ArticleTrump leading Biden in 6 key swing states: Survey
(The Hill) - Former President Trump leads President Biden in six of seven of the closest swing states, according to a Wall Street Journal poll published Wednesday. Leaning on dissatisfaction with the...
View ArticleCook Political Report shifts Nevada Senate race toward Republicans
The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report announced Wednesday that it’s shifting its rating of the Nevada Senate race from “lean Democrat” to “toss up.” Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) is...
View ArticleSherrod Brown hauls in more than $12M in first quarter for Ohio Senate race
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) hauled in more than $12 million in the first quarter of fundraising in the Ohio Senate race, his campaign announced Wednesday. Brown is running against businessman Bernie...
View ArticleBrothers plead guilty to insider trading tied to Trump media company
Two brothers pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday for their roles in a $22 million insider trading scheme connected to the company that took former President Trump’s social media company public....
View ArticleHush money judge rejects Trump's immunity claims as untimely
A New York judge rejected former President Trump’s presidential immunity claims in his hush money case on Wednesday, saying Trump waited too long to raise the defense. Justice Juan Merchan’s ruling...
View ArticleHere's where the Biden-Trump polls stand in 7 swing states
The battle between President Biden and former President Trump is ramping up with the general election for the White House now underway. Biden and Trump both easily became their party’s presumptive...
View ArticleMeet the 'subprime auto king' who arranged Trump's $175 million bond
After weeks of uncertainty, former President Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case Monday with the help of little-known California billionaire Don Hankey. Hankey’s Knight...
View ArticleUS fumes at Israel over difficulty in getting relief to Gaza
The strike that killed a group of aid workers in Gaza underscores the difficulties the U.S. faces in delivering relief to an intensifying humanitarian crisis, particularly following the cutoff of...
View ArticleFlorida ruling poses latest test to Trump's abortion strategy
Former President Trump’s position on abortion access is back in the spotlight, this time thanks to a Florida court ruling that has given Democrats an opening to attack Trump in his home state. The...
View ArticleDems rage at Israel after deadly strike on World Central Kitchen convoy
House Democrats are sounding new alarms over Israel’s military operations in Gaza after a recent strike killed seven workers for an esteemed humanitarian aid group delivering food to famished...
View ArticleBiden extends some immigrant work permits, potentially saving thousands of jobs
The Biden administration on Thursday is announcing an extension of work permits for certain categories of immigrants, potentially preventing hundreds of thousands of people from losing their jobs...
View ArticleFox News rejects White House demands to retract Easter egg stories
Fox News is rejecting a call from Biden administration officials to retract coverage of the policy on Easter egg art used during the White House's annual holiday celebration earlier this week. The...
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Bill Clinton memoir planned for post-election release
(The Hill) -- Former President Bill Clinton is penning a new memoir focused on his life after leaving the White House, promising a candid look at both his successes and “mistakes” that he “made along...
View ArticleHow Michael Cohen became central to Trump’s hush money case
The last time former President Trump and his ex-fixer, Michael Cohen, publicly came face-to-face, their courtroom encounter during a civil business fraud trial ended with Trump storming out in a huff...
View ArticleGeorgia judge refuses to toss Trump’s charges under First Amendment
The judge overseeing former President Trump’s Georgia election interference case rejected his attempt to toss the charges under the First Amendment on Thursday. Trump and some of his co-defendants had...
View ArticleDemocrats call on Biden to declassify documents on Brazil’s dictatorship for...
A group of House Democrats is marking the 60th anniversary of Brazil’s 1964 military coup by calling on President Biden to declassify U.S. government documents detailing atrocities and human rights...
View ArticleBiden presses Netanyahu toward cease-fire deal, warns of change in US policy
President Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday toward a cease-fire deal that would release the remaining hostages in Gaza and suggested that U.S. policy on the war will...
View ArticleDemocrats urge Johnson to include humanitarian assistance in foreign aid package
A group of House Democrats is calling on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to include humanitarian assistance in a foreign aid package that is expected to address funding for Ukraine, Israel and the...
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