Fox News twists data on economy and crime to attack Biden
There is an enduring chicken-egg question in American politics and media: Do Republicans who watch Fox News hold more extreme views because they watch Fox News, or do they watch…
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Greene renews threat to Johnson’s speakership with letter to House GOP
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) renewed her threat Tuesday to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from House leadership in a lengthy and biting letter sent to her Republican colleagues. Greene…
The partisan gap in U.S. politics continues to center heavily on age
It is easy to lose sight of how unusual the 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be. It is unusual, most obviously, in that it features the same two…
Why Trump’s ‘hush money’ case is bigger than hush money
The fact that Donald Trump has been indicted four times means we all must use shorthand to differentiate between the cases. So one case is the “classified documents” case. We’ve…
N.Y. appeals judge denies Trump’s second trial-delay bid in two days
NEW YORK — An appeals court judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay the start next week of his New York criminal trial for allegedly falsifying business…
The Arizona Supreme Court just upended Trump’s gambit on abortion
It took little more than a day for Donald Trump’s political gambit on abortion to come undone. On Monday, the former president declined to support any new national law setting…
Some Jan. 6 rioters win early release, even before key Supreme Court ruling
Federal judges have begun ordering the early release pending appeal of Jan. 6 defendants who challenged their sentences even though the Supreme Court is a week away from hearing arguments…
After months, Judge Cannon agrees to shield Trump witness names
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen M. Cannon agreed Tuesday to end a long-running dispute with prosecutors over whether government-agent witnesses in Donald Trump’s classified documents criminal trial should be publicly…
Trump rages against Graham on abortion in rare break between allies
Former president Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday after Graham expressed public disagreement with Trump’s latest statement on his abortion position. “I blame myself for…
Special counsel urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claim
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday urged the Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump’s “novel and sweeping” claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution on charges of conspiring to…