Biden is aiming increasingly personal and sarcastic jabs at Trump
President Biden has joked about Donald Trump going broke and needing to beg for money. He’s made fun of the plummeting stock of Trump’s Truth Social company, poked fun at…
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Trump draws strongest jail threat yet. But sometimes a threat is just that.
The judge in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial on Tuesday issued the strongest jail threat the former president has yet faced in any of his legal proceedings. While holding Trump…
Democratic leadership vows to rescue Johnson as intrigue grows in Capitol
Democratic leaders in the House officially declared Tuesday that they would vote to keep order in the House by protecting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from any far-right Republicans seeking his…
Trump held in contempt after violating gag order in hush money trial
NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday for repeatedly violating a gag order, and the judge overseeing his ongoing criminal trial warned him…
With Gaza aid flows rising, U.S. to push Israel to speed distribution
AMMAN, Jordan — The United States will press Israel to ensure humanitarian aid is effectively distributed within Gaza, Secretary of State Blinken said Tuesday, forecasting upcoming talks as the Biden…
Trumpworld has a new nonsensical theory of his document-case innocence
On his way into the Manhattan courtroom where he is being tried on 34 felony charges, former president Donald Trump on Tuesday spoke to reporters about another of his indictments,…
Federal judges strike down La. congressional map with second Black-majority district
A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday threw out Louisiana’s recently redrawn congressional map which would have created a second majority Black district, leaving the state without a settled congressional map…
Updated federal workplace guidelines protect employee gender identity
Employers who repeatedly misgender their employees or deny them access to a bathroom consistent with their gender identity are committing workplace harassment under federal anti-discrimination laws, according to a new…
Mike Johnson hasn’t matched Kevin McCarthy’s fundraising prowess — yet
House Speaker Mike Johnson followed his first major legislative victories with a private plea to the billionaire donors who fund Republican House campaigns: Give us more money. The Louisiana Republican…
Harsh deportation tools are just fine with many Americans
For months, former president Donald Trump and his allies have previewed a plan for mass deportations of millions of undocumented immigrants. And through it all, the Biden campaign has increasingly…