Inside the long-odds push to undo an abortion ban in ruby red Arkansas
BRYANT, Ark. — Tony Chism pulled up to the library in a red pickup truck with a “Don’t Tread on Me” plate on the front and a “Biden Sucks” sticker…
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Senate pursues action against AI deepfakes in election campaigns
Politicians, like us all, often engage in hyperbole to make a point. But don’t doubt the alliterative precision of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) when he warns about “a deluge of…
A day all about Trump: Mostly out of sight, but still ubiquitous
From the lofty chambers of the Supreme Court to the gutters of tabloid journalism, Thursday was, once again, a day all about Donald Trump. He was largely invisible, as he…
What Trump was doing on the other Jan. 6.
Four years to the day before rioters loyal to Donald Trump stormed into the Capitol to keep Congress from finalizing his loss in the 2020 presidential election, Congress met in…
A N.Y. court tossed Harvey Weinstein’s conviction. Could it help Trump?
The New York appeals court’s stunning decision Thursday to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s sex-crimes conviction landed during the second week of Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal trial — and will undoubtedly be…
Supreme Court seems poised to allow Trump Jan. 6 trial, but not immediately
The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared ready to reject Donald Trump’s sweeping claim that he is immune from prosecution on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 election, but in…
U.S. troops to leave Chad, as another African state reassesses ties
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia — Dozens of American military personnel are expected to withdraw from Chad in coming days, three senior U.S. officials said Thursday, amid a broader, involuntary reconfiguration of Washington’s…
Mortar attack on Gaza coast spotlights risk to U.S. pier mission
Militants launched mortars at Israeli forces in Gaza as they prepared for the arrival of a floating U.S. Army pier dispatched to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid, U.S. officials said…
Trump focused on campaign, not family, when facing media, trial witness says
NEW YORK — Donald Trump repeatedly sought to block potentially damaging media reports that might hurt his 2016 presidential campaign but did not seem worried about how his family would…
Aid to Ukraine seemed dead. Then secretive talks revived it.
House Speaker Mike Johnson had walked into something of an ambush. President Biden had called the four congressional leaders — Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), along…