Trump’s trial resumes: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s proceedings in New York
The second week of testimony in former President Trump’s New York trial got underway Tuesday — and it was more eventful than expected, encompassing everything from a gag order ruling to new details...
View ArticleBiden campaign rips Trump's Time interview: 'We cannot go back'
Biden 2024 campaign co-Chair Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) lambasted former President Trump over his immigration comments in a Time magazine interview published Tuesday, during which he vowed mass...
View ArticleFight over Johnson’s fate heats to a boil as Democrats vow unprecedented rescue
The simmering debate over the fate of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reached a rolling boil on Tuesday when top Democrats vowed to shield the embattled GOP leader from a conservative coup — and...
View ArticleTrump wonders if Columbia protesters will get 'same kind of treatment' as...
(The Hill) — Former President Trump blasted the protests taking place on college campuses nationwide over the war in Gaza and questioned if Columbia University students who took over a building will...
View ArticleDeSantis opens door to Trump truce as he weighs political future
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is taking steps to thaw relations with former President Trump, his primary-season rival, as he considers his next political move — including another potential White House...
View ArticleDemocrats cast aside worries of campus protests hurting Biden
Democrats are casting aside worries that college campus protests opposing the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza could spell trouble for President Biden in November. Biden and his White House aides have mostly...
View ArticleSenate braces for fights over FAA reauthorization
The Senate’s work to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will kick off in earnest Wednesday as members push to meet the May 10 deadline despite multiple looming battles, including...
View ArticleGreene unveils plan to force vote on Speaker Johnson ouster
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced Wednesday she’ll act next week to force a vote on whether to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), an extraordinary move highlighting the internal turmoil in...
View ArticleBiden forgives more than $6 billion in student debt for 317,000 defrauded...
(The Hill) - The Biden administration announced Wednesday it would be forgiving $6 billion in student debt for borrowers who attended the Art Institutes. The 317,000 borrowers will receive the...
View ArticleWitnesses line up to slam Michael Cohen ahead of Trump trial star's turn
NEW YORK — In 2011, Stormy Daniels’s manager phoned a lawyer to complain that “some jerk” had called her up threatening to sue over a blog post claiming the porn actor slept with Donald Trump. “I hate...
View ArticleFAA bill overcomes first Senate hurdle ahead of May 10 deadline
The Senate on Wednesday took the first step toward passing a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the final must-pass piece of legislation until the fall. Senators...
View ArticleTrump confirms he wanted to go to Capitol on Jan. 6
Former President Trump on Wednesday confirmed he told Secret Service agents he wanted to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while he mocked the claim that he lunged at officers in his vehicle when...
View ArticleMcConnell says he’s ready for 'chaos' in House to end
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said Wednesday he’s ready for the “chaos” that has plagued the House for much of 2023 and 2024 to end next week, when a bipartisan group of lawmakers is...
View ArticleCrackdowns and concessions: Student protests enter new phase
Colleges are taking more definitive action to end the pro-Palestinian student protests that have sprung up nationwide, either through police force or peaceful agreement between demonstrators and...
View ArticleHouse approves antisemitism bill amid pro-Palestinian campus protests
The House approved a bill Wednesday that seeks to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses, a measure that hit the floor as pro-Palestinian protests roil universities across the country. The...
View ArticleTrump tees off on 'bulls‑‑‑' legal cases at Michigan rally
Former President Trump on Wednesday used his off day from attending court in New York City to lambast the criminal cases against him as “bullshit” during one of his first battleground events since...
View ArticleGOP hardliners use rare procedural move to block leadership-backed bill
A group of hardline Republicans joined with Democrats in executing a rare procedural gambit on Wednesday that blocked a bill from being voted on in its current form, marking a small but embarrassing...
View ArticleGreene's motion to vacate vote leaves conservatives with no easy options
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) decision to force action on ousting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has created a dilemma for some rank-and-file Republicans who will now face a tough choice: vote...
View ArticleDemocrats split over campus protest crackdown
Senate Democrats in tough races are calling on college and university presidents to crack down on campus protests that have spun out of control, as images of protesters smashing windows and unfurling...
View ArticleSixth day of witness testimony wraps in Trump hush money trial
A sixth day of testimony has concluded in former President Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan. The day saw two witnesses take the stand. First up was Keith Davidson, an attorney for the two women...
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