Splashy testimony dominates first week of Trump's hush money trial
The first week of testimony in former President Trump's hush money trial has wrapped Friday in Manhattan. The trial so far has been dominated by splashy testimony from former National Enquirer...
View ArticleTrump says courthouse being kept too cold 'on purpose'
(The Hill) - Former President Trump again complained about the temperature in the courtroom during his ongoing hush money trial on Friday, suggesting it is being kept cold “on purpose.” “We have...
View ArticleBiden says he's 'happy' to debate Trump
President Biden indicated Friday that he's willing to debate former President Trump ahead of November's election. "I am, somewhere. I don't know when, but I am happy to debate him," Biden told Howard...
View ArticleBiden tells Howard Stern about feelings of suicide after first wife's death
President Biden joined radio host Howard Stern for a surprise live interview Friday, sitting down with the shock jock at his New York City studio for a roughly hourlong discussion about Biden's...
View ArticleTrump's potential plan for Fed raises alarms
Former President Trump's potential plan to exert more influence over the Federal Reserve is alarming experts and investors. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that a group of Trump allies is...
View ArticleState responses to student protests fall along red vs. blue lines
Pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses are getting very different responses from elected officials in red and blue states. Texas is seeing pushback after immediately responding to a peaceful...
View ArticleParamedic sentenced to 4 years of probation for Elijah McClain's death
(The Hill) — A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to four years of probation for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, was convicted...
View ArticleAbortion threatens GOP's chances in Florida statehouse races
Abortion politics is threatening to roil Florida Republicans’ chances in competitive state Legislature races amid widespread voter backlash. The Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week limit on...
View ArticleWhy is David Pecker still in Trump’s good graces?
Donald Trump has many enemies – or so he says. But it seems that David Pecker, the ex-National Enquirer publisher and lead witness in the Manhattan district attorney’s case against the former...
View ArticleHere are Biden and Trump's paths to victory in the Electoral College
The 2024 general election is heating up, with President Biden and former President Trump traveling the country as their parties’ presumptive nominees. Both candidates have made several stops in the...
View ArticleSquad scores with Summer Lee win but faces a long primary calendar
Rep. Summer Lee’s primary victory over a more moderate Democrat in Pennsylvania this week offered a jolt of momentum for progressives and dialed up the urgency for those targeting the “Squad.” It was...
View ArticleHow Trump's second term could be different from his first
Former President Trump’s pursuit of a second term in the White House could lead to an administration stocked with loyalists who are laser-focused on implementing Trump’s agenda and are willing to...
View ArticleBiden wins Puerto Rico Democratic primary
President Biden has won the Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Biden already became the presumptive Democratic nominee last month after attaining enough...
View ArticleBiden's tough task: Winning over Haley voters
President Biden’s reelection campaign faces the difficult task of appealing to moderate Republicans who may feel like they don’t have a place to go this election with former President Trump on the...
View ArticleAll eyes on Greene threat to oust Speaker Johnson
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) returns to Washington this week celebrating several recent policy victories but also facing a renewed threat to his gavel from a small but unpredictable group of...
View ArticleCruz proposal for lawmakers facing threats to get special airport security...
A proposal to allow lawmakers and judges facing credible threats to get special security escorts at airports was kept out of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization because of an...
View ArticleGrowing campus unrest sparks Democratic fears over Chicago convention
Intense clashes between anti-war protesters and police on college campuses is spreading alarm among Senate Democrats who worry that anger over President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza could...
View ArticleMaryland, Virginia senators blast move to add long-distance flights at Reagan...
A quartet of senators from the greater Washington area tore into a potential provision that would add a number of long-distance flight slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as part of the...
View ArticleJeffries calls on Johnson to hold vote on antisemitism bill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stage a vote on a bipartisan bill to combat antisemitism, the latest push by lawmakers in the wake of...
View ArticleTrump leads in 3-way race with Biden, RFK Jr.: Poll
Former President Trump is the front-runner in a three-way race with President Biden and Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a Harvard CAPS-Harris poll shared with The Hill on...
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