US POLITICS
Nine California legislators asked the state’s attorney general to seek a court opinion on whether former President Donald J. Trump is disqualified from office under the 14th Amendment. Share full article Assemblyman Evan Low, who wrote the letter, said that…
The former president, who has been warned against saying anything that could influence witnesses in his election interference case, made the statements during an interview on “Meet the Press.” Share full article
The speaker’s decision to hold a vote on the stalled legislation was a bid to pressure far-right Republicans to drop demands for steeper cuts — or risk public ire for voting against military funding. Share full article Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
Party leaders have rallied behind the president’s re-election bid, but as one top Democratic strategist put it, “The voters don’t want this, and that’s in poll after poll after poll.” Share full article In poll after poll, Democratic voters have…
The former president and the Florida governor, leading the Republican primary field, will address two conservative events, presenting an opportunity for Ron DeSantis to contrast himself with Donald Trump. Share full article Former President Donald J. Trump and Gov. Ron…
The former Memphis officers, who already pleaded not guilty to state charges of second-degree murder, face new charges of civil rights offenses and witness tampering. Share full article The former police officers appeared with their attorneys at an indictment hearing…
The move against President Biden, which Speaker Kevin McCarthy had been signaling for weeks, comes as some far-right House Republicans are irate over spending and threatening to depose him. Share full article 752 Speaker Kevin McCarthy had long signaled he…
The tax agency is opening examinations into large hedge funds, private equity groups, real estate investors and law firms. Share full article The Internal Revenue Service is making a push to focus on wealthier taxpayers in 2024 in an attempt…
In a sign of the complexity and politically charged nature of the issue, the majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., was accompanied by three concurring opinions and two dissenting ones. Give this articleShare full article By…
The child will receive some of Hunter Biden’s paintings as part of a settlement that ended a yearslong court battle. Give this articleShare full article Hunter Biden, seen walking across the South Lawn with his father and son Beau as…
With their party out of power, some Republicans in the state are worried that the former president could cost Michigan its status as a swing state. Give this article Former President Donald J. Trump’s attacks on liberals and Gov. Ron…
A previously unnoticed change in Donald Trump’s online fund-raising appeals allows him to divert a sizable chunk of his 2024 contributions to a group that has spent millions to cover his legal fees. Give this article Former President Donald J.…