Articles tagged: Government & Administration

Will Trump’s tax returns change anything?

A Q&A with Virginia Canter of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington about the presidential audit.

Biden poised to ‘repair’ judiciary after securing Senate majority

The Democrat-controlled Senate could help undo what Trump sowed during his own record-breaking pace of appointments

Essential California: Trump tax returns to end the year

A House committee released six years of the former president's tax returns. Plus: Southwest's meltdown and the year's best great reads.

The Invention of Elise Stefanik

To rise through the Trump-era G.O.P., a young congresswoman gave up her friends, her mentors and her ideals. Will it be enough?

Trump, Kushner Share 'Criminal Responsibility' for COVID Deaths: Kirschner

Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner suggested that Trump could be prosecuted for "involuntary manslaughter" over COVID-19 deaths under D.C. laws.

Fox News Host Confronts GOP Rep. Over Opposing Trump Tax Return Release

"Why is it that President Trump, in your estimation, should be an exception to history?" the Fox News interviewer asked Texas Representative Kevin Brady.

Kevin Brady on Trump tax return release: ‘This is a dangerous new precedent’

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said on Sunday that the release of former President Trump’s tax returns during the years he ran and held office set a “dangerous new precedent.” “This is a dangerous new precedent, it overturns 50 years of protections for American taxpayers that began in the Watergate era,” Brady said on “Fox News…

Kinzinger blames McCarthy for Trump ‘factor,’ ‘crazy elements’ in Congress

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Sunday that he blamed House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) for what he called the “crazy elements” in Congress and for the reason former President Trump is “still a factor” in politics. Kinzinger said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that if he had a one-on-one conversation with McCarthy, he would…

Trump White House aides' angry text messages over Capitol breach

The new release is part of a steady stream of documents from the Jan. 6 committee, complementing the release of its sweeping 845-page report.

Hope Hicks said Jan. 6 made Trump aides 'look like domestic terrorists'

The former Trump adviser said that White House staff became unemployable due to the violence.

Trump aide Hope Hicks texted ‘we look like domestic terrorists’ on January 6

Text exchange between then communications chief and fellow White House aide reportedly reveals exasperation at Capitol riot

Trump White House aides respond to January 6 in angry text exchange

A text exchange between Ivanka Trump's chief of staff Julie Radford and White House aide Hope Hicks reveals their anger over then-President Donald Trump's actions on January 6, 2021, hurting them professionally, according to newly released documents collected by the House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection.

Republicans Start the New Year With a Gift to Donald Trump

Some believe GOP infighting over Kevin McCarthy's bid for House speaker could force him to revive defunct rules allowing them to defund Trump investigations.

Trump, McCarthy, Biden: Six political storylines that will shape 2023

After a 2022 that saw Democrats celebrate passing key parts of their agenda and defy expectations in the midterms, the next year is set to bring about change in Congress and set the table for another big election year.

Inside the Jan. 6 committee’s massive new evidence trove

The panel's evidence provides the clearest glimpse yet at the well-coordinated effort by some Trump allies to help Trump seize a second term he didn’t win.

Biden, Senate Democrats gear up to prioritize judges in 2023

Senate Democrats plan to make confirming President Joe Biden's judicial nominees a top agenda item when they return from the holidays, after helping him put more judges on the bench than his predecessor Donald Trump did in his first two years in office.

Remember the hysteria over Trump's tax returns?

REMEMBER THE HYSTERIA OVER TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS? On Dec. 30, as Washington shut down for the Christmas-New Year holidays and Republicans prepared to take over the House of Representatives, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, in their final days of power, released copies of former President Donald Trump's tax returns from 2015 through 2020.

Hope Hicks, former Trump aide, on Jan. 6: ‘We all look like domestic terrorists now’

Hope Hicks, who was a senior aide to former President Donald Trump, texted an aide to Ivanka Trump that “we all look like domestic terrorists now” on Jan. 6.

Jan. 6 panel shutting down after referring Trump for crimes

The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and having sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Trump.

White House ceremony to be held to mark second anniversary of Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

Friday’s event will mark a rare moment for U.S. President Joe Biden to wade into the live issues stoked by the deadly riot by supporters of his Republican predecessor Donald Trump

U.S. House repeatedly rejects McCarthy despite Trump plea for unity

The U.S. House of Representatives, mired in a chaotic leadership battle, again rejected Republican Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber on Wednesday as a small group of holdouts in the party defied former President Donald Trump's call for unity.

Video Shows Kevin McCarthy Laughing Off Boebert's Speech Before Fifth Vote

Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert defied former President Donald Trump and called on Kevin McCarthy to withdraw as a speaker of the House nominee.

Lauren Boebert's Attack on Trump Shocks Congress

Boebert called Trump her "favorite president" but noted that he should tell McCarthy he does not have the votes for House speaker.

Boebert says Trump should tell McCarthy to withdraw from Speaker’s race

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Wednesday said former President Trump should tell Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that he should withdraw from the Speakership race, hours after the ex-president called on all Republicans to support McCarthy for the top spot in the chamber. Boebert, a staunch supporter of Trump, made the comment while nominating Rep. Byron…

U.S. House rejects McCarthy again despite Trump plea for unity

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives struggled with a second day of division on Wednesday as a stubborn band of holdouts refused to back Kevin McCarthy's bid to lead the chamber, defying former President Donald Trump's call for unity.

Gaetz on Trump support for McCarthy: ‘Sad’

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said in a statement to Fox News that former President Trump’s support of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker did not change his decision to back someone other than McCarthy. “Sad!” Gaetz said in a statement to Fox. “This changes neither my view of McCarthy, nor Trump, nor my…

Senate Democrats pan Biden border plan

Four Senate Democrats on Thursday were sharply critical of the Biden administration’s plan to trade off a border crackdown for 30,000 immigration permits. Biden administration officials on Thursday said they would use Title 42 — a Trump-era policy that allows border officials to quickly expel migrants without screening them for asylum — in order to…

As U.S. House speaker fight drags on, Republican holdout votes for Trump

A day after Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives rejected Donald Trump's plea to support Kevin McCarthy's campaign for speaker, one of McCarthy's hardline opponents cast his vote for the former president.

Biden to mark Jan. 6 by honoring defenders of democracy

Two years to the day after a mob of Trump’s extremist supporters stormed the Capitol, Biden was set to present the Presidential Citizens Medal to a diverse group of police and officials who did their jobs in the face of Trump’s scheme to cling to power.

Hardline Republicans dig in against McCarthy's House speaker bid

McCarthy, a congressman from California who was backed by former President Donald Trump for the post, offered the holdouts a range of concessions that would weaken the speaker's role, which political allies warned would make the job even harder if he got it. At least 200 Republicans have backed McCarthy in each of the votes this week.

McCarthy's stumbles reveal Trump's diminished influence over GOP

In the weeks since former President Donald Trump launched his third presidential campaign, few political moments have underscored his diminished standing inside the Republican Party as the ongoing stalemate over Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker.

McCarthy's concessions fail to win support for U.S. House speaker bid

That year, it took nine rounds of voting - a mark matched on Thursday. McCarthy, a congressman from California who had served as the top House Republican since 2019 and was backed by former President Donald Trump for the post, offered the holdouts a range of concessions that would weaken the speaker's role, which political allies warned would make the job even harder.

In House Speaker Fight, Trump Struggles to Play Kingmaker

Donald Trump held separate rounds of calls to those opposing Kevin McCarthy as speaker and was surprised when he was met with resistance.

Donald Trump gets a vote for U.S. House speaker: Why Rep.-elects can vote for non-members

On the third day of the increasingly bitter impasse over U.S. House speaker that has engulfed the chamber and halted legislative action — and the swearing-in...

Gaetz votes for Trump for Speaker on 7th ballot

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) voted for former President Trump for Speaker of the House on Thursday, as the chamber held its seventh vote in three days in an attempt to elect a Speaker. Gaetz, who has been a staunch opponent of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid for Speaker, broke with his fellow anti-McCarthy members to…

Biden marks pro-Trump Jan. 6 riot anniversary with presidential medals

The ceremony marking the two-year anniversary of the pro-Trump riot was Biden's first time bestowing the Presidential Citizens Medal.

Michigan attorney general re-opens criminal probe into fake electors for Trump

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has re-opened her criminal investigation into fake electors who signed a certificate claiming former President Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election when he did not, she said on Friday.

Hispanic Caucus split between rage and lukewarm reception to Biden’s new border plan

The Biden administration’s plan to crack down at the border in exchange for some expanded legal pathways of entry for migrants received a generally tepid response from Hispanic Democrats, though some in the group were incensed that they were sidelined in favor of developing a policy many worry treads too closely to Trump-era immigration efforts. …

Kevin McCarthy and the Return of the Pre-Trump G.O.P.

In the struggles over the speakership, the old G.O.P. world, with all its dysfunctions, stalemates and futility, has come again.

From Gingrich to McCarthy, the Roots of Governance by Chaos

Mr. Gingrich began the zero-sum politics that mutated into the Tea Party to Trump M.A.G.A. Republicans to the raucous five-day stretch in the House that ended early Saturday.

Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy Share Love-In After 'Crazy' Speaker Race

McCarthy said that nobody should doubt the former president's "influence" following his victory in the speaker's race.

Confrontation, anger and Donald Trump - an extraordinary night as US finally gets a new Speaker

There were angry confrontations inside Congress as Kevin McCarthy finally convinced enough of his colleagues to vote for him - but is he now the man of those who helped him over the line?

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse officially steps down, opening up appointment to seat

Sen. Ben Sasse, a critic of former President Donald Trump, stepped down from the Senate as he prepares to become president of the University of Florida.

Jim Durkin, House GOP leader, resigning seat in legislature

After 24 years in the House and nine as GOP leader, the Western Springs lawmaker laments former President Trump's influence on Republicans.

House Republicans preparing broad inquiry Into FBI and security agencies

Subcommittee could have power to subpoena information about Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election

GOP Rep. Scott Perry, subject of Jan. 6 probes, declines to recuse himself from looking into those investigations

“Why should I be limited just because someone has made an accusation?" asked Perry, R-Pa., a close Trump ally who has been a subject of federal Jan. 6 investigations.

House GOP select panel will target DOJ and FBI and their 'ongoing criminal investigations'

House Republicans are gearing up to investigate the Department of Justice and the FBI, including their "ongoing criminal investigations," setting up a showdown with the Biden administration and law enforcement agencies over their criminal probes, particularly those into former President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump: McCarthy speaker saga shows former president is far from untouchable ahead of 2024

Kevin McCarthy's seven-year-plus dream to become House speaker finally became reality early Saturday morning. The California Republican's tumultuous journey concluded after six Republican holdouts voted "present," allowing him to win on the 15th ballot with a lower majority threshold.

Trump 'No Longer in Control' Former Congressman Warns After Speaker's Vote

Former GOP lawmaker Carlos Curbelo said Sunday that he believed Trump's endorsement only swayed "two or three" holdouts for McCarthy.

Sasse officially leaves Senate

Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) formally resigned from the Senate on Sunday, leaving behind a tenure that was frequently characterized by his opposition to former President Trump. On his way out of Washington, Sasse excoriated the politics in the city for performances designed for cameras and a 24-hour news cycle. “When we’re being honest with…

From Trump to Governor: Sanders Prepares to Take on New Role

Since winning election, the 40-year-old Republican has largely avoided weighing in on the former president who endorsed her bid and appeared prominently in her campaign materials.

Here are the stark differences between Trump and Biden classified docs cases: legal experts

CNN reported on Monday that some classified documents were recently discovered in President Joe Biden's items in a storage office, which is drawing comparisons to former President Donald Trump's document scandal that has been referred to a special counsel in the Justice Department. However, there ar...

Mark Green's Anti-Trans Comments Resurface After Winning Committee Gavel

The GOP lawmaker was once an Army secretary nominee in the Trump administration, but withdrew after facing backlash for controversial remarks.

Trump calls for McConnell primary challenger over $1.7T spending bill

Former President Donald Trump called for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP senators who voted with him to pass the $1.7 trillion Omnibus bill last month to face primary challengers.

GOP’s ‘weaponization’ panel would have power to review those probing Trump

The GOP is preparing to hammer agencies reviewing the conduct of former President Trump with a new select subcommittee poised to focus on the “weaponization” of the federal government.  The panel is being drawn up to take aim at ongoing investigations at the Department of Justice and the FBI on Trump, including the taking of…

Fulton County grand jury completes Trump election interference investigation

A special grand jury in Georgia has completed its investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies for possible interference in the 2020 presidential election in the state.

UPDATE 3-Georgia grand jury probing Trump ends work, unclear if charges coming

The Georgia special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully sought to interfere in the state's 2020 U.S. presidential election results has issued its final report, a court filing showed on Monday, but it remained unclear whether criminal charges will follow.

A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents

The revelation that potentially classified materials were discovered at think tank...

Trump probe may be complicated by documents at Biden office

WASHINGTON (AP) — The volume of classified documents is vastly different, the...

U.S. House Republicans vote to go after Biden Justice Department

Republicans have been promising to use their new majority against federal agencies investigating Republican former president Donald Trump

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in prison

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months' imprisonment for his role in the company's tax fraud scheme.

Investigating Trump, Jack Smith Faces Headwinds Few Others Have

Jack Smith’s challenges include a newly empowered Republican House majority and the recent disclosure of classified documents at a former office of President Biden.

Trump Claims He Didn't Believe in 'Deep State' but Does Now

In a video, Trump urged Congress to investigate the FBI, saying, "There is a deep state indeed…I wasn't a believer, but everybody's a believer right now."

Longtime Trump CFO Weisselberg gets 5 months in jail in tax fraud case

Longtime Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to 5 months in jail in a tax fraud case at the former president's real estate company

Trump's 'Fall Guy' Committed Crimes 'At His Direction': Kirschner

On Tuesday, Allen Weisselberg, former CFO of the Trump Organization, was sentenced to five months in prison for tax-related crimes.

Conservative raises dire questions about security failures that nearly allowed Trump's coup to succeed

Donald Trump deserves the ultimate blame for the Jan. 6 insurrection, but the House select committee's investigation found a cascading series of failures that nearly allowed the attack to succeed.Multiple investigations by lawmakers, inspectors general and others have examined the failures by law en...

How Republicans Plan to Investigate the FBI

The House GOP voted to create a wide-ranging subcommittee investigation which Democrats said will just be used to "settle political scores" on behalf of Trump.

Biden, Trump and classified documents: An explainer

The documents had clearly visible stamps or cover material showing that they are considered sensitive. Read more at Boston.com.

Did Trump donate his salary in 2020? Tax returns don’t tell full story

Former President Donald Trump pledged to donate his salary while in office. Some news reports said his 2020 tax return suggests otherwise — but it's unclear.

Reuters US Domestic News Summary

"If 142 people ask for me to resign, I will resign," he said. Special counsel to probe Biden's handling of government documents President Joe Biden's own administration named a special counsel to probe the improper storage of classified documents at his home and a former office on Thursday, an embarrassing echo of a wider-ranging inquiry directed at his main political rival, Donald Trump.

A timeline of the Biden classified documents scandal

President Biden, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of hundreds of classified documents after leaving the White House in 2021, now finds himself accused in a similar situation. Here's how the scandal has unfolded:

EXPLAINER-Biden vs. Trump: What is the difference between the two classified records cases?

Garland tapped Trump-era former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur for Maryland to investigate the removal and retention of classified records from Biden's time as vice president, and the discovery of them at his home and one-time office at a think tank.

Comparing Biden's and Trump's Improper Storage of Classified Materials

Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have improperly retained classified information, but the two cases differ in important ways

Special counsel to probe Biden's handling of government documents

While Biden and Trump now face inquiries from special prosecutors, who are typically appointed to politically sensitive cases to ensure a degree of independence from Justice Department leadership, that does not mean their cases are the same. Biden's attorneys said they have found fewer than a dozen classified documents and turned over the relevant papers after finding them.

One man's gaffe, another man's gift? What we know about the Biden classified documents discovery

When it emerged former president Donald Trump had classified documents at his Florida home, Joe Biden asked incredulously, "How could anyone be that irresponsible?" It's a question he may now perhaps ask himself.

Comparisons between the Trump, Biden classified documents

A side-by-side look at the similarities and differences between the two situations.

Who is Robert Hur? Biden Docs Get Trump Appointed Special Counsel

When Trump was president he nominated Robert Hur to be U.S. attorney in Maryland in 2018 and the attorney served in that role until he resigned in 2021.

Robert Hur: special counsel in Biden documents case was Trump appointee

‘Well-informed, industrious’ lawyer, 50, was US attorney for Maryland before moving to private practice in 2021

Donald Trump Has Another Demand for Merrick Garland

The attorney general has pleased Trump by naming a special counsel to oversee the probe of classified documents found in Joe Biden's private office and home.

TIMELINE-What we know about the Biden documents: A timeline

12, 2023 Biden’s personal counsel informs the Justice Department that a document with classification markings was discovered in the president’s home in Wilmington. Garland appoints Robert Hur, the former Trump-era U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland, as special counsel.

Ben Sasse's Republican Senate Replacement Has Fraught History With Trump

Former Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has been tapped to replace Sasse, who is returning to a role in academia.

Trump's Impeachments May Be Irreversible as McCarthy Mulls Expunging

No Congress has ever tried to expunge a presidential impeachment before. It's not exactly clear if it can.

A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents

The revelation that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden, as well as at his Delaware home, has prompted questions on how the circumstances compare with the seizure last year of hundreds of documents marked as classified from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump.

Opinion | Biden’s Documents Case Isn’t Similar to Trump’s. It’s Really Like Hillary’s.

And that’s both a good and bad thing for the president.

GOP lawmakers slam Biden after discovery of classified documents

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday accused Biden of 'hypocrisy' in light of the FBI’s August raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.

Special Counsel Should Ask Biden Key Question, Former DOJ Official Says

Rod Rosenstein, who served in the Trump-era Justice Department, weighed in on how Robert K. Hur should approach his probe into Biden's classified documents.

GOP Probe Into 'Influence Peddling' Will Target Trump Admin: Congressman

"Both Democrats and Republicans have complained about this with the previous two administrations, so something needs to be done," James Comer said Sunday.

Ex-Trump aide Sanders defends critical race theory ban as Arkansas governor

Sarah Sanders, a former Trump press secretary, says move is preventative and ‘to make sure we’re not indoctrinating our kids’

Goldman says Biden administration is "doing things by the book" on classified documents

Rep. Dan Goldman told "Face the Nation" the Biden administration's actions regarding the documents marked classified is in "direct contrast" to former President Donald Trump's.

GOP rep: Biden and Trump both wrong for document handling

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday cast both President Biden and former President Trump as wrong in their handling of classified documents after leaving office following news of the discovery of materials belonging to Biden were made public this week. “I think there’s blame to go around to both sides of this,” Bacon said. “And…

Ex-Trump aide says DOJ wants to 'treat like cases alike,' which could be a 'huge problem' as it probes Trump and Biden over possible missing classified documents

A special counsel was appointed to look into Biden's mishandling of classified documents. The DOJ previously appointed special counsel to probe Trump for possible

Republicans want Biden home visitor logs - but not Trump's

The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Sunday demanded visitor logs for President Joe Biden's house in Wilmington, Delaware, after classified documents were found in his office and garage.

White House, Secret Service say no visitor logs for Biden's Delaware home

No visitor logs exist for President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, where classified documents from his vice presidential days were found, as it is a private residence, the White House Counsel and Secret Service said on Monday. Democrats have unsuccessfully sought visitor logs for Trump's Florida home for years. Legal experts have noted the differences between the two cases.

Explained: Why special counsels appointed in Biden and Trump classified documents' case aren't fully independent

Ensuring impartiality in the Department of Justice can be difficult, as the attorney general is appointed by — and answerable to — a partisan president. This gives the president the power to try to compel attorneys general, who head the department, to pursue a political agenda

Special counsels, like those examining Biden’s and Trump’s handling of classified documents, are intended to be independent – but they aren’t entirely

Read more about Special counsels, like those examining Biden’s and Trump’s handling of classified documents, are intended to be independent – but they aren’t entirely on Devdiscourse

McConnell calls on Department of Justice to treat Trump and Biden equally

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday called on special counsels at the Department of Justice to treat former President Trump and President Biden equally as they investigate their possession of classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and Biden’s Washington office and home in Delaware.   McConnell has feuded with Trump over that past…

Yes, President Biden has released his tax returns

President Joe Biden resumed releasing his tax returns annually. Former President Donald Trump didn’t release his returns and also was not audited by the IRS.

White House charges GOP with hypocrisy on Trump, Biden

The White House blasted Republicans on Tuesday, accusing them of hypocrisy with how they’ve handled the separate controversies surrounding classified documents found at President Biden’s garage and office and former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.   In a call with reporters, White House aides accused the GOP of engaging in “political theater” by attacking Biden while giving…

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS: A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden incidents

The revelation that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly...

Questions grow over DOJ's 'different treatment' of Biden and Trump in classified docs probes

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan blasted the Justice Department after it allowed President Biden's attorneys to search his Delaware homes for classified documents without FBI supervision.

Fact Check: Under Donald Trump, Did U.S. Accrue 25% of National Debt?

The federal debt rose trillions during the Republican's time four years in office, albeit amid major borrowings as a result of the pandemic.

The Justice Department’s Double Standards on Classified Documents

Biden and Trump both have special counsels. But the president’s lawyers got to conduct his search, while his predecessor’s weren’t even allowed to be present.

Trump’s Interior Secretary Didn’t Violate Ethics Rules, Watchdog Finds

An inspector general’s report found no evidence that David Bernhardt had improperly favored a group that once employed him as a lobbyist.

Pompeo says Haley plotted with Ivanka and Jared to become veep

​Nikki Haley schemed with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump to become then-President Donald Trump's vice president even while she was serving as the administration's ambassador to the United Nations, ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo relates in his new book. ​​

John Eastman Is Unbowed as Investigations Proliferate

A legal reckoning awaits a chief architect of Donald Trump’s effort to reverse his election loss. But in Mr. Eastman’s telling, he was far from a criminal.

HUD revamps Obama-era discrimination rule in rebuke to Trump

Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown called the proposal “an important step to ensure that we are fulfilling our nation’s commitment to fair housing in all of our communities."

Former top Trump ‘loyalty cop’ John McEntee testifies before grand jury: CNN

John McEntee, the former presidential body turned top Trump White House aide in charge of personnel, was subpoenaed in the special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump’s actions related to the January 6 insurrection, and testified before a grand jury Friday, CNN reports.McEntee began his career...

Trump Tells Republicans What Funding to Cut as McCarthy Eyes Deal With Dems

Donald Trump said Republicans shouldn't "vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security to help pay for Joe Biden's reckless spending spree."

GOP investigations of Biden to test Chairman Comer’s power

WASHINGTON (AP) — In early 2017, freshman Rep. James Comer found himself aboard Air Force One with the country's two most powerful Republicans , President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The House's legal lieutenant in its Trump wars speaks out - about Jan. 6 and more

In a wide-ranging interview with POLITICO, Doug Letter described his tenure battling a former president who tested the limits of executive power at every turn.

How the White House plans to target 18 House Republicans from districts Biden won

In parts of the West Wing and Capitol Hill, they're known as "The 18" -- the 18 House Republicans elected in districts where voters supported President Joe Biden over Donald Trump. His aides are putting together plans to squeeze and shame them in the hopes of peeling off a few key votes over the next two years.

GOP Rep. Confronted on Downplaying Trump Documents Probe Then Ripping Biden

"This inequality, this hypocritical aspect, especially from President Biden, having condemned Trump and then having done the same thing," Rep. Mike Turner said.

Dick Durbin agrees Biden has lost 'high ground' in criticism over handling of classified documents

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin agreed Sunday that Joe Biden has lost the "high ground" in the political back-and-forth over classified document storage following the discovery of additional material at the president's home in Wilmington, Delaware. But he rejected any comparisons between Biden's situation and that of former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.

GOP Rep. Mike Turner, who suggested Trump took about 300 classified documents to write a memoir, calls Biden a 'serial classified document hoarder'

Turner, who once questioned whether Trump's document possession was an "immediate national security threat," now worries Biden is a serial "hoarder."

McCaul says Biden, Trump ‘guilty of the same sin’ in documents scandal

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on Sunday that President Biden and former President Trump are “guilty of the same sin” after classified documents were discovered at each of their private residences. “Biden called it ‘totally irresponsible,’ yet he’s guilty of the same sin, if you will, by taking these documents home,” McCaul told Martha Raddatz…

Democrats ding Biden on documents even as they push back against GOP

"Joe Biden has shown total cooperation in this effort. That's a sharp contrast to President Trump,” Sen. Dick Durbin said.

On classified documents, secrets, and double standards

In the space of less than a year, FBI agents have recovered classified documents from the homes of the last two American presidents.   As he is now a private citizen, Donald Trump faces real legal danger for evidently violating, at a minimum, the Presidential Records Act after taking dozens of highly classified records with him after…

Garland defends handling of Biden, Trump classified document probes

Attorney general made his first public comments since FBI searched Biden's Delaware home and found more items marked classified.

Democrats ask GAO to investigate IRS Trump audit delay

A group of House Democrats sent a letter on Thursday asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate why the IRS failed to “adequately conduct mandatory audits” into former President Trump’s tax returns. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and 14 other Democrat representatives from the House Ways and Means committee sent a letter to Gene L.…

Biden Documents 'Incredible Gift' to Donald Trump, John Bolton Warns

The former national security adviser said Biden's handling of classified documents has "absolved Trump from the prospect of prosecution."

Georgia DA says charging 'decisions are imminent' in Trump election interference case

The Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump for alleged criminal interference in the 2020 election told a judge Tuesday that charging "decisions are imminent."

‘Decisions are imminent’: Georgia prosecutor nears charging decisions in Trump probe

Fulton County District Attorney Willis’ remark came as she urged a judge to oppose calls to publicly release the findings of her yearlong investigation.

Donald Trump Rushes to Defend Mike Pence

When documents were found at Trump's home, Pence called his former boss's handling of records "not proper." But Trump took a different position on Tuesday.

Atlanta D.A. Wants Grand Jury Findings Kept Private in Trump Inquiry

The prosecutor asked that a report on efforts to overturn former President Donald J. Trump’s election loss not be released, saying that she was “mindful of protecting future defendants’ rights.”

Senators: Officials blocking access to mishandled documents

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Senate intelligence committee said Wednesday that they should have access to classified documents that were discovered in the homes of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, arguing that Biden’s administration is stonewalling them over the matter.

California authorities want to disbar John Eastman for trying to help Trump overturn the 2020 election results

John Eastment tried to convince former Vice President Mike Pence to block the certification of electoral college votes on January 6, 2021.

Trump lawyer Eastman should be disbarred, California regulators say

Pence rebuffed his arguments, saying he did not have legal authority. Eastman also represented Trump in a long-shot lawsuit at the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to invalidate votes in four states where Trump had falsely claimed evidence of widespread voter fraud.

"That just cannot stand": Warner and Rubio united in demanding access to Trump, Biden documents

"Our job is to make sure there's not an intelligence compromise," the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman told "Face the Nation."

Archives ask past administrations to look for classified docs

The National Archives and Records Administration informed former presidents and vice presidents on Thursday to scour their records for classified documents after sensitive records were discovered at the homes of President Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, according to a report.

Classified Documents Scandals Point to Larger Culture of Impunity

The snowballing investigations into Trump, Biden, Pence, and others over their mishandling of classified documents present us with a unique opportunity.

Bad candidates or lack of money? GOP debates why it lost in 2022

As the RNC works on its audit on why the GOP lost in 2022, officials remain divided over a key part — a focus on “candidate quality" and Trump's endorsements.

Sens. Rubio, Warner want briefing on Biden, Pence and Trump classified documents

'Somehow the only people who are not allowed to know what was in there are congressional oversight committees,' Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) moaned Sunday.

Trump-Biden classified documents: DOJ tells senators it is working to satisfy demands without harming special counsel probes

The Justice Department has told lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee that it is working to satisfy their demands for information about classified documents found at properties of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump without harming ongoing special counsel investigations into both matters, according to a new letter obtained by CNN.

Democrats offer pay hike to federal workers to make good for Trump, COVID

Democrats are proposing giving federal workers an 8.7% pay increase for toiling through the coronavirus pandemic and the Trump administration.

Special counsels "actively working" on providing info on Trump and Biden documents to senators, DOJ says

Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Saturday.

Congress and Justice headed toward a showdown over classified documents

Congress and Justice are facing a reckoning over how to handle access to material related to the investigations into Biden and Trump classified documents.

Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Get 28,000 Mexican Soldiers to Police Border?

Former president Donald Trump alleged he had threatened the Mexican government with tariffs to secure the troops.

Trump Pledges Flurry of Executive Orders to Combat 'Gender Insanity'

One critic described Trump's proposals, which included bans on tax funds supporting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, as "beyond sick."

Judge who told Pence not to overturn election predicts ‘beginning of end of Trump’

‘What Trump has done is quite arguably the worst crime against the US that a president could commit,’ says J Michael Luttig

National Archives 'wasn’t allowed' to reveal Biden classified documents discovery

A top House Republican says the top lawyer for the National Archives “wasn’t allowed” to weigh in on the discovery of classified documents in President Joe Biden’s possession — despite publicly commenting repeatedly on former President Donald Trump’s similar circumstance.

Dems name former Trump impeachment officials to GOP investigative panel

Speaker Kevin McCarthy gets to approve any lawmakers on the subcommittee, but has said he would allow Democrats to name their members without interference.

Top Dem on House intel seeks briefings on classified records

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday called for more information about the classified records discovered in the private possession of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Biden and Trump are facing a classified-documents investigation. Here’s how the cases compare

Much will turn on whether Biden and Trump took classified papers home by accident or deliberately

Senate Intel Committee leaders urge "immediate compliance" with Biden, Trump documents briefing request

Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio renewed demand that their committee be briefed on classified documents found at Trump and Biden residences, and expanded request to include documents found in former Vice President Pence's possession.

Close to 1,000 migrant children separated by Trump yet to be reunited with parents

Out of the 998 children still separated, 148 are in the process of reunification. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Spanberger: Clearly problems with chain of custody of classified documents found at officials’ homes

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) lamented the handling of classified information by sitting and former elected officials in an interview Thursday, as lawmakers and the Justice Department grapple with how to handle such documents like the ones found at the homes of President Biden, former President Trump, and former Vice President Mike Pence.  “As a former…

FBI to reportedly search Mike Pence’s home, office for classified records

The discovery of classified records in January put Pence in the company of former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden

Trump 'Never Informed' of Chinese Balloons by Pentagon: Congressman

Michael Waltz said he had been told by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's office that spy balloons had been spotted in the U.S. in recent years.

US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump, Biden papers

Separate special counsels are investigating the documents found in the possession of Trump and Biden

Trump documents: Congress offered briefing on records kept at Mar-a-Lago

Lawmakers may not be satisfied given subsequent discoveries involving Joe Biden and Mike Pence

NORAD missed Chinese spy balloon flights during Trump admin, general admits

A top military commander said the US had not detected previous incursions by Chinese spy balloons as they took place during the Trump administration.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Reverses Course on Spy Balloons, Calls for Probe

The congresswoman Monday walked back her denial of Chinese spy balloons during the Trump administration and called for an investigation into the Pentagon.

Pentagon May Have Purposefully Hidden Spy Balloon From Trump: Republican

"And there is some speculation...that the Pentagon deliberately did it because they thought Trump would be too provocative and too aggressive," Mike Waltz said.

Greene calls for probe into why Trump was unaware of previous Chinese balloons

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called for a probe into why former President Trump was apparently not informed of previous Chinese surveillance balloons that Biden officials are saying crossed over the U.S. at least three times during the previous administration. “If it’s true the Pentagon purposely did NOT tell President Trump of Chinese…

Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘When Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis becomes president ... the first thing they need to do is clean house’

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Trump Official Responsible for SOTU Fence Outraging Republicans

Biden actually has little control over the decision.

Pence subpoenaed by special counsel investigating Trump's role in Jan. 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump.

Trump team turns over additional classified records and laptop to federal prosecutors

Former President Donald Trump's legal team turned over more materials with classified markings and a laptop belonging to an aide to federal prosecutors in recent months, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.

Ex-VP Mike Pence faces decision about Jan. 6 subpoena

Pence has resisted speaking either publicly or under oath about what he knows about former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which culminated in the failed insurrection attempt.

FBI search of Mike Pence’s Indiana home finds new classified document

Similar discoveries made in properties owned by president Joe Biden and Donald Trump

FBI search of Pence’s Indiana residence finds new classified document

Lawyer for Trump’s former vice-president reportedly present for search, which followed discovery of documents there last month

Ex-national security adviser Robert O'Brien is subpoenaed by special counsel in Trump probes

Special Counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Robert O'Brien as part of his probes into the former president.

Search of Trump VP Mike Pence home turns up classified document

The search of Pence's home came after classified documents were found at President Joe Biden's home in Delaware.

FBI searching Pence’s home in classified documents probe, Justice Dept. official says

The search of Pence’s home comes as Trump and Biden face investigations by two special counsels over the retention of classified records

Biden Cabinet member lawyers up as GOP threatens impeachment

Mayorkas and DHS have hired a law firm that helped House Democrats in their impeachment effort of then-President Donald Trump.

Trump lawyers expected to fight Pence subpoena on executive privilege grounds

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are expected to fight the special counsel's subpoena of former Vice President Mike Pence on executive privilege grounds, according to a source familiar with the Trump legal team’s discussions.

A Trump lawyer said a current aide's laptop turned in to federal investigators contained a copy of a classified folder, report says

Former President Donald Trump's team turned over the laptop as well as a folder with classification markings that were discovered last month, reports say.

AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classified

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have in recent months voluntarily turned over to federal investigators additional papers marked as classified as well as a laptop belonging to a Trump aide, a person familiar with the situation said Friday night.

Probe Into Jared Kushner's Saudi Ties 'On the Table,' Republican Says

The Trump administration's ties to Saudi Arabia are facing new scrutiny after a report saying Jared Kushner received $2 billion in Saudi funds.

GOP intelligence chair ‘stumped’ by Biden-Pence-Trump document handling

Rep. Mike Turner called them each out by name.

The rise of Rep. Scott Perry: The most dangerous insurrectionist you've never heard of

He doesn't breathe fire or hog the limelight like other Trump loyalists — but that's Scott Perry's secret weapon

Untouchable review: Trump as ‘lawless Houdini’ above US justice

Elie Honig offers a powerful indictment of the former president and those who have failed to bring him down

Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury report

A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the partial release later this week of a special grand jury report into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss.

What Georgia Special Grand Jury Report Will Reveal About Indicting Trump

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney on Monday announced he was ordering three portions of the report to be released on Thursday.

Georgia Judge Will Release Parts of Report on Trump Election Inquiry

Releasing the introduction and conclusion of a special grand jury report could shed light on the extent to which Mr. Trump and others might face legal jeopardy in the case.

Parts of Georgia grand jury report on Trump election reversal bid out Thursday

Judge Robert McBurney of Fulton County Superior Court said the grand jury found that "some witnesses may have lied under oath."

Judge orders release of parts of Georgia grand jury report on Trump's post-election conduct

A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the release of three sections of a report on efforts by the former president and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Georgia judge to release parts of report on Trump’s efforts to overturn state’s 2020 election

The judge will delay the report’s partial release until Thursday to give prosecutors time to discuss with him whether any further redactions need to be made

Georgia judge rules some of grand jury report in Trump probe be made public

A Georgia judge on Monday ruled that portions of a Fulton County grand jury's report into possible interference in the 2020 election by former President Donald Trump and his allies be made public later this week.

Parts of Trump Georgia grand jury report to be released

The grand jury's investigation included looking at the actions of former President Donald Trump and his allies.

Judge orders partial release of Georgia grand jury report on possible 2020 election crimes

The release will include a special grand jury’s report that focuses on whether former President Trump broke state law by pressuring local officials to change the 2020 presidential election results.

Pence to fight subpoena in probe of Trump's 2020 election denial -source

Republican former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is preparing to resist a grand jury subpoena for testimony about efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection loss, a source familiar with his plans said on Tuesday.

Mike Pence’s real reason for challenging Trump special counsel subpoena.

His purpose is transparent.

The Republican House weaponization committee's disturbing origins in Trump-land.

When in government, Russ Vought weaponized institutions in the worst ways.

Trump and Kushner's Saudi ties are an ethical minefield - and Hunter Biden's a distraction, DC watchdog says

Congress should investigate what deals Trump and his son-in-law made with Mohammed bin Salman before leaving office, an ethics expert told Insider.

Pence vows to ‘fight’ subpoena for testimony in Trump probe

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday vowed to fight a subpoena to testify before a grand jury investigating former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, saying he was prepared to go to the Supreme Court if necessary. “I’m going fight the Biden DOJ’s subpoena for me to appear before the grand jury…

Trump pick David Malpass stepping down as head of the World Bank

David Malpass is stepping down as president of the World Bank, nearly four years after former President Donald Trump nominated him to run the 189-nation agency.

Mike Pence says that his fight against DOJ subpoena in Trump probe is about 'separation of powers'

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he is willing to take his fight against a subpoena for his testimony in the Justice Department's 2020 election subversion investigation all the way to the Supreme Court.

Ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows subpoenaed by special counsel in Jan. 6 probe

Special counsel Jack Smith is demanding that Meadows testify to what he knows about former President Donald Trump’s scheme to overturn his loss in the 2020 election

A new Supreme Court decision leaves a Trump judge in charge of the Mexican border

Arizona v. Mayorkas shows how the Court’s Republican majority can manipulate its own procedures for partisan ends.

Grand Jury Report Is 'Bad Omen' for Trump: Ex-Prosecutor

"No widespread fraud took place in the Georgia 2020 presidential election that could result in overturning that election," said the special grand jury's report.

NEWSMAKER-Fani Willis, the 'pit bull' prosecutor eyeing Trump, now has new targets

Read more about NEWSMAKER-Fani Willis, the 'pit bull' prosecutor eyeing Trump, now has new targets on Devdiscourse

GOP Arizona legislators subpoenaed by special counsel in probe of Trump

PHOENIX — At least three Arizona Republican state legislators have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department’s special counsel, Jack Smith, as part of the criminal investigation into former President

A cover-up fit for a coup: Georgia grand jury says witnesses in Trump probe lied

A Special Counsel in Washington D.C. is also comparing the testimony of Trump witnesses for conflicts

Biden to replace Trump migration policy with Trump-esque asylum policy

The new administration policy mirrors Trump-era restrictions on asylum requests.

Trump Grand Juror Reveals 'Surprising' Testimony

One of the jurors from the 8-month-long probe into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election described being surprised by one senator's testimony.

Trump’s environmental rollbacks in focus on visit to Ohio toxic train site

Former president criticizes Biden administration’s response to train derailment in East Palestine as he visits town

Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump subpoenaed in Capitol riot probe: report

Former Trump White House advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing multiple criminal probes into former President Donald Trump, according to a report.

Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump subpoenaed in Capitol attack probe

Grand juries in Washington have been hearing testimony in recent months for two investigations from former top Donald Trump administration officials

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner subpoenaed by special counsel in Jan. 6 investigation: Sources

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, ABC News has learned.

Trump, Wray can be deposed in Strzok, Page lawsuits, judge says

Trump and Wray can be deposed on a narrow set of topics as part of the lawsuits by Strzok and Page, but Biden could invoke executive privilege, a judge ruled.

Judge orders depositions of Trump, Wray in long-running dispute with ex-FBI officials

The sworn testimony would be a part of the lawsuits related to Peter Strzok’s firing from the FBI in 2018.

What's a special grand jury and how does it work?

ATLANTA (AP) — The foreperson of a special grand jury that investigated whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally interfered in the 2020 election in Georgia raised some eyebrows this week when she gave interviews about a process that is typically cloaked in secrecy.

Did No White House Officials Visit East Palestine Before Trump?

The White House was accused of not taking clear action to respond to the situation in Ohio.

What Ivanka's Testimony May Reveal to Trump Special Counsel

This week, Ivanka was subpoenaed by Special Counsel Jack Smith to testify in the investigation into her father's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Trump Jan 6. Prosecution Going to 'Next Level' Over Ivanka Subpoena-Expert

Attorney Andrew Lieb predicts testimony from the former president's daughter and Jared Kushner over Capitol riot will be "spicy."

A Trump judge could shut down the federal government in Texas v. Garland

Ordinarily, this lawsuit would be laughed out of court. But you never can tell with Trump’s judges.

Northern Ireland Protocol: Rishi Sunak has so far kept his Brexit talks trump card under wraps - this is what could be in the deal and why it could face trouble ahead

The prime minister may have a Brexit negotiation success up his sleeve, but having left the DUP out of the loop during the talks, he may have undermined his ability to deliver on the agreement.

Gang of 8 to be briefed on Trump, Biden and Pence documents

The briefing is scheduled for Tuesday, according to multiple sources.

Bipartisan Gang of 8 gets briefing on Trump, Biden, Pence docs

A bipartisan group of high-ranking lawmakers received their first briefing Tuesday on the various Trump, Biden and Pence classified documents.

House Democrat nods to Kellyanne Conway in push to make Hatch Act violations a crime

A House Democrat is seeking to add criminal provisions to a federal law that bars federal employees from electioneering, naming his amendment after former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who played a central role in impeachment of then-President Trump, is seeking to update the Hatch Act through an amendment to a GOP-led…

Senate Intel leaders say Gang of Eight briefing on classified documents ‘left much to be desired’

The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday’s briefing on on the classified materials seized at President Biden’s home and office and former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate “left much to be desired.” The Gang of Eight, the top four leaders in Congress and the chairmen and vice chairmen of the Senate…

Top lawmakers briefed on Trump, Biden, Pence documents

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers in Congress were briefed Tuesday on the investigations into classified documents found in the private possession of Pr...

Watch live: Garland testifies before Senate panel at oversight hearing

Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday for the first time in the 118th Congress, as the Justice Department continues its investigations into President Biden, former President Trump and former Vice President Pence. The DOJ is looking into all three men following the discovery of classified documents at their homes…

DOJ lawyers say Trump can be sued over Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Former President Donald Trump can​ be held liable for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as part of a civil suit filed by police officers and members of Congress, lawyers for the Justice Department said on Thursday.

Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 riot harm, Justice Department says

The Justice Department lawyers note that they are not taking a position with respect to potential criminal liability for Trump or anyone else

Trump shouldn't be immune from Jan. 6 lawsuits, Justice Department says

The Justice Department on Thursday said former President Donald Trump should not be immune from lawsuits against him related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 actions, U.S. Justice Department says

Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability and the limits of executive power.

Trump can be sued for Jan 6, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S.

‘He’s gone full Trump’: Tories turn on Boris Johnson over Partygate

Senior MPs blast ex-PM’s ‘wicked’ claims after his backers level new accusations against Keir Starmer’s appointment of Sue Gray

Investigation-wary CPAC attendees urge House Republicans to avoid getting wrapped up in settling old political scores: 'Today's not the day to go back and cry about it'

Carrying out Trump's revenge agenda shouldn't be job number one, CPAC attendees warn House Republicans already struggling with their oversight fights.

2020 election interference: Trump seeks to block Pence's grand jury testimony

Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to block former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking to a grand jury about certain matters covered by executive privilege as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss, sources familiar with the move told CNN.

Vivek Ramaswamy hits Trump on Fauci, border and nepotism

"[Trump] could have ended Affirmative Action with the stroke of a pen. He didn't," Ramaswamy, 37 told The Post during a wide-ranging interview at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Gang of Eight has been 'given a flavor' of what's in the Trump, Pence and Biden docs, Himes says

The congressional leaders known as the "Gang of Eight" were "given a flavor” of what's in the classified documents found on the properties of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday.

Fox News Host Confronts Mike Pompeo on Trump Admin $6T Debt Criticism

"It's going to take a true conservative leader," Pompeo said about his hopes for lowering the U.S. deficit and growing the economy.

House Intel chair: FBI is ‘not being forthcoming’ on classified docs

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that the FBI is “not being forthcoming” about the classified documents found at the homes of President Biden and former President Trump after top lawmakers received a briefing on the matter. “Well, first off, in the things that we do know, one…

Buttigieg on critics saying he only went to East Palestine because Trump visited: ‘Bulls-‘

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday hit back against critics who argue that he only visited the site of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, because former President Trump had visited days beforehand. “That’s bull–,” Buttigieg said of the accusation in an interview with CNN. “We were already going to go.” The transportation…

The Democrats botched the Ohio disaster response - and handed Trump a victory

The failure of Pete Buttigieg, the US secretary of transportion, to appear for nearly three weeks recalls the incompetence of Fema during Hurricane Katrina

WSJ Opinion: Joe Manchin for President?

Wonder Land: If Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the 2024 presidential nominees, the West Virginia senator—or someone—will get into the race. Images: AP/Reuters/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly

Top Senator Ties Trump and Biden Classified Files to Fate of Wiretap Law

A renewed demand that an oversight panel be shown documents found at the homes of Donald Trump and Joe Biden came as the F.B.I. revealed new data about its use of the surveillance law.

Dem Intel chair: Biden admin position on classified docs fails ‘the smell test’

Sen. Mark Warner suggested broader consequences from Congress' lack of access to material found in the possession of the president, former president Donald Trump and Mike Pence.

Peter Navarro ordered to turn over emails from private account said to be White House records

A federal judge has ordered former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro to turn over to the US government certain emails from his time at the White House, granting the Justice Department a victory in a civil lawsuit the department brought against the ex-trade adviser.

Air Force One: New color scheme unveiled that discards Trump's design

The US Air Force unveiled a new color scheme for the new Air Force One jets under construction on Friday, doing away with the darker red, white, and blue chosen by former President Donald Trump and opting for a modernized version of the classic design of the president's aircraft.

New Air Force One will stay blue and white, discards Donald Trump’s design

The choice of the plane's exterior colors follows an earlier decision by the administration to scrap a red-white- blue design as favoured by former President Donald Trump.

Biden selects new Air Force One design after discarding Trump’s

President Biden has selected a new design for Air Force One after discarding the one former President Trump chose during his administration.  An Air Force release from Friday states that Biden has chosen a design for the “Next Air Force One,” which will be a VC-25B aircraft, that will resemble the design for the current…

Biden scraps Trump's paint scheme for Air Force One

The US Air Force on Friday unveiled a new color scheme for Air Force One, discarding the palette chosen by Donald Trump for the presidential aircraft.

Did Pelosi Speak to Tump Supporter Ray Epps by Phone Before Jan. 6 Capitol Riot?

Epps was captured on video urging attendees of Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally to march on the Capitol.

Biden faithful to Air Force One paint job - Air Force

Kennedy's administration, the Air Force said on Friday. A red, white and blue paint scheme for the presidential aircraft, known as Air Force One when the president is on board, was proposed by Donald Trump when he was president, but was scuttled after a study showed it would create too much heat.

New Air Force One will stay blue and white, Biden decides

They will replace the existing fleet of two aging Boeing 747-200 aircraft the president currently uses.The choice of the planes exterior colours follows an earlier decision by the administration to scrap a red-white-and-blue design favored by Donald Trump, Bidens immediate predecessor.

McCaul says Pence right in condemning Trump for Jan. 6

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday said former Vice President Mike Pence was right to criticize former President Trump for Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, saying “history will judge everyone” for their decisions on that day. “Vice President Pence exercised moral clarity and judgment that day,” McCaul said in an interview with…

Mike Pence says history will hold Trump 'accountable' for Jan. 6 riot

Former Vice President Mike Pence said history will hold Donald Trump "accountable" for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in his starkest remarks yet on the former president.

Former US vice president says his family was 'endangered' by Donald Trump at Capitol riot

Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence said history would hold his former boss accountable.

New Air Force One: What changes and why in the US President’s aircraft

US President Joe Biden has decided to stay with the blue-and-white colour over his predecessor Donald Trump’s choice of red-blue-white livery for the future Air Force One.

History will Hold Trump 'Accountable' for Capitol Attack: Mike Pence

Former US vice president Mike Pence on Saturday said history would hold former president Donald Trump "accountable" for his role in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

Capitol attack: ‘History will hold Donald Trump accountable’ Pence says

What happened on January 6th, 2021 ‘was a disgrace’, former vice president tells Washington, DC, event

Little-Known Lawyer, a Trump Ally, Draws Scrutiny in Georgia

A special grand jury looking into election meddling interviewed Robert Cheeley, a sign that false claims made by Donald J. Trump’s allies loom large in the case.

Mike Pence: Donald Trump was wrong, history will hold him accountable

Former vice-president, speaking at annual Gridiron dinner, says it ‘mocks decency’ to portray Capitol attack as anything other than a ‘disgrace’

Bank rule fight looms in Washington in aftermath of SVB collapse

Capitol Hill wasted no time in pointing fingers after U.S. officials swooped in to shore up confidence in the banking system after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank , with some accusing the Trump administration of weakening regional banks and others bemoaning government intervention.

Donald Trump says Mike Pence responsible for January 6 US Capitol riots

Donald Trump's remarks came in response to Pence, who on Saturday said that history would hold former president Donald Trump ‘accountable’ for his role in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol

Silicon Valley Bank collapse puts new spotlight on Trump banking law

Silicon Valley Bank's failure is putting new scrutiny on a 2018 law signed by then-President Donald Trump that rolled back some banking regulations.

FBI says it has no records related to Trump's claim he 'sent' agents to stop voter fraud in Florida during 2018 election

The FBI has said it can find no records related to former President Donald Trump’s assertions in November that he “sent in the FBI and the U.S.

Warren and Porter unveil bill to repeal Trump bank law

Following Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Katie Porter have a bill to restore bank regulations undone under then-President Trump.

Grand jury in Georgia heard recording of Trump call to state House speaker -report

The Atlanta grand jury that probed ex-President Donald Trump's 2020 election meddling heard a taped telephone call he placed to Georgia's Republican House leader seeking to reverse Democrat Joe Biden's victory in that swing state, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Wednesday.

Trump-aligned super PAC calls for Florida ethics investigation into DeSantis political activity

A super PAC closely aligned with former President Donald Trump is demanding Florida ethics investigators probe whether Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent political activity is violating state law.

Atlanta jurors heard another Trump call about 2020 vote

​Members of a special grand jury in Atlanta investigating Donald Trump's alleged meddling in Georgia's 2020 presidential election said they heard another recording of the former president pressing a top Republican lawmaker to overturn Joe Biden's victory in the Peach State, according to a report.

Swamp GOP ‘secretly’ worked with Democrats to doom Trump: Voters

A majority of voters believe that Republican leaders in Washington worked “secretly” with Democrats in 2020 to take out former President Donald Trump and make Joe Biden president.

"Jaw-dropping": Experts stunned after report reveals new tape of Trump pressuring Georgia official

“How big does Willis want to go in her charges?” ex-U.S. attorney wonders.

Inside the Trump world-organized retreat to plot out Biden oversight

"I’m not aware of any other group that has held trainings so consistently and for such a wide range of staffers."

Trump’s family failed to report 100 valuable foreign gifts, say House Democrats

Former President Donald Trump’s family failed to disclose more than 100 foreign gifts valued above a reporting threshold and collectively worth more than $250,000, House Democrats said Friday.

‘Vanity project’: Braverman under fire for taking only rightwing press to Rwanda

Home secretary’s trip to publicise refugee policy has been compared with Donald Trump’s news management

McCarthy Calls for GOP Investigations Amid Possible Trump Indictment

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy slammed the Manhattan DA's investigation as an "outrageous abuse of power" after Trump said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday.

Donald Trump, family didn't disclose THESE gifts from India, report states

As per the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee report, gifts above several hundred dollars that foreign officials give to the president, vice president and their families are required under the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act to be reported to the State Department.

House GOP turns knives on Manhattan DA over potential Trump arrest

ORLANDO, Fla. — House Republicans are taking aim at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) as former President Trump teases his own imminent arrest stemming from Bragg’s investigation into hush-money payments ahead of the 2016 election. Republicans are backing up Trump’s outrage about a “witch hunt” — a familiar talking point since he ascended to…

Kevin McCarthy Boasts of GOP Unity, but Tests Loom on Spending Cuts, Trump

House speaker ticks off wins while legal fate of former president looms over party’s retreat

Charters held accountable, who’d work for Prez Trump II and other commentary

"Trump could barely keep enough people on staff to have a functioning cabinet and White House," says National Review’s Michael Brendan Dougherty. "His orders and wishes — withdrawing from Syria, banning transgenderism in the military — were regularly reversed, ignored, or disobeyed.”

Why didn't Trump 'shatter the deep state' when he was president for four years?

Former President Donald Trump has released a grand plan to “shatter the deep state and restore government that is controlled by the people.”

Former Trump Officials Must Testify in 2020 Election Inquiry, Judge Says

The ruling paves the way for testimony from Mark Meadows and others. Separately, a Trump lawyer appeared before a grand jury looking into the former president’s handling of classified documents.

An 8-foot-tall portrait of Trump was among the foreign gifts that went missing when he left office. A reporter found it in a Trump hotel, collecting dust, next to a pile of yoga mats.

After a reader tip, a New York Times reporter found the painting, gifted by El Salvador's president, in an obscure room at a Trump Hotel in Miami.

Trump loses bid to block Meadows, aides from Jan. 6 probe

The grand jury is investigating Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Former US Attorney Questions What Jack Smith Can Get Out of Mark Meadows

"There is no factual or legal basis or substance to any case against President Trump," a spokesperson for Trump told Newsweek in a statement.

House GOP committee chairmen double down on Manhattan DA oversight efforts

The chairmen of three House committees sent a letter Saturday to the Manhattan district attorney leading the probe into Donald Trump, doubling down on their efforts to intervene in the hush money investigation ahead of possible criminal charges against the former president.

The Week in Photos: Snow, rain and striking teacher aides disrupt L.A. and LAPD goes on a 'watch list.'

Here is what you may have missed: A small tornado wrecked havoc in Montebello and Trump did not get arrested but wants protests if they come for him.

Mark Warner wants 'more information' about Trump and Biden classified docs

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) indicated that he was not satisfied with the intelligence community's briefing about classified documents found in the residences of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

Pence ordered to testify over Trump bid to overturn 2020 election result

The former vice president was told he will have to give evidence before a grand jury.

Mike Pence Ordered to Testify Against Donald Trump in Capitol Insurrection Probe

A US judge has ordered former vice president Mike Pence to testify about his conversations with Donald Trump leading up to the 2021 assault on the Capitol. Trump is running for the White House again in 2024, and Pence indicated he may challenge him for the Republican nomination.

Pence ordered to testify over Trump bid to overturn 2020 election result

A federal judge has ruled that former US vice president Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury as part of the investigation into efforts by former president Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Pence Must Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Judge Rules

The ruling in Washington was the latest setback to efforts by former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team to limit testimony to grand juries investigating him on various matters.

Mike Pence must testify before grand jury investigating January 6 - reports

A federal judge ruled the former vice-president must appear in the inquiry into Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election

Trump appeals court ruling lifting executive privilege shield for former aides

Former President Donald Trump is appealing a court ruling that would force several of his former aides, including Mark Meadows, to answer questions before a grand jury as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Trump appeals order directing Meadows, other aides to testify in Jan. 6 probe

Former President Trump’s legal team has appealed a decision from a judge ordering former chief of staff Mark Meadows and other Trump White House officials to testify in the Justice Department investigation into Jan. 6. The sealed decision from D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell rejected Trump’s claims of executive privilege over the officials, a…

Hill Republicans sprint to Trump’s corner before indictment details are clear

It was the latest illustration of GOP fealty to the former president as he mounts his third White House bid.

Republican leaders and Trump loyalists on Capitol Hill rally behind the former president after indictment

Key House Republican leaders lined up to defend former President Donald Trump on Thursday following the news that Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury -- a sign of the powerful grasp Trump still has on his party on Capitol Hill.

Schiff blasts DeSantis’ ‘cowardly’ response to Trump’s indictment

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) “cowardly” response to former President Trump’s indictment last week in New York City. In a tweet after the indictment was announced on Thursday, DeSantis called the charges against Trump “un-American” and said his state would not assist in any extradition request of Trump, who…

Trump Asks Republicans in Congress to Defund Justice Department and FBI

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to slash funding for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI, one day after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, took aim at federal law enforcement authorities.

Now Trump wants to defund the DoJ and FBI

Donald Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, took aim at federal law enforcement authorities even though the criminal charges against him were pursued not by them but by the Manhattan district attorney.

Republicans Vowed to Grill Bragg About Trump, but It’s Not So Simple

G.O.P. leaders have talked tough about investigating the New York prosecutor bringing charges against the former president, but behind the scenes, they are weighing how to move ahead.

Trump created conditions for chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, review says

US president Joe Biden was ‘severely constrained’ by the decisions of his predecessor Donald Trump, the report says

Donald Trump calls for defunding of the FBI, Justice Department ‘until they come to their senses’

Donald Trump has lashed out at investigators a day after facing court on criminal charges, demanding funding massive cuts for the FBI and Justice Department.

White House denies 'chaos' during Afghanistan withdrawal: 'Didn't see it from my perch'

The White House pushed back on the idea President Joe Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan was chaotic, defending its summary of administration-wide after-action reports that transfers much of the responsibility to former President Donald Trump.

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

The Biden administration laid the blame on Donald Trump for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

McCaul calls Kirby’s comments on Afghanistan withdrawal ‘disgraceful and insulting’

The GOP chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday blasted the White House for dismissing the idea that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was chaotic and shifting blame on the Trump administration for creating unfavorable conditions for the pullout. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), whose committee is leading a probe of the Biden administration’s…

Biden hopes to convince Americans Afghan chaos was caused by Trump’s lack of a plan

President’s poll numbers never recovered after the sudden withdrawal from Kabul

Georgia Trump Investigation Poses Challenges for Federal Prosecutors

The concurrent investigations create complications for separate teams relying on similar evidence, some of the same criminal targets and a small, shared pool of witnesses.

What To Know About Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk-Controversial Trump-Appointee Blocking Abortion Pill

Kacsmaryk was one of nearly 230 federal judges installed by former President Donald Trump.

Trump Faces 'Real Danger Zone' From Mike Pence Testimony: Kirschner

Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner warned that Pence has "sharply incriminating information" on the former president.

The man who saw Trump coming: Wayne Barrett warned us decades ago

A collection of Wayne Barrett's articles captures his early takes on Trump, Giuliani and New York corruption

Trump appeals judge's ruling requiring Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe

Trump has appealed a ruling that rejected his claims of executive privilege over his former vice president's testimony before a grand jury.

US President Joe Biden signs legislation ending Covid national emergency

Covid-19 virus was declared a national emergency by former US President Donald Trump in March, 2022

Trump Appeals Decision Forcing Pence to Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury

The appeal seeks to narrow the scope of testimony that former Vice President Mike Pence can provide the grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power.

Trump appeals order requiring Pence to testify in Jan 6 probe

Former US V-P Mike Pence had said he would not appeal a judge’s ruling that requires him to testify to a federal grand jury. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ex-White House adviser Stephen Miller grilled for 6 hours by grand jury investigating Trump over Capitol riot

Former White House adviser Stephen Miller was spotted leaving the US District Courthouse in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, after reportedly being interviewed before the grand jury hearing evidence of former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Justice Department shares classified documents information with lawmakers

The Justice Department reportedly has begun to provide the so-called Gang of Eight lawmakers with access to the classified documents found in the possession of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

Appeals court rejects Peter Navarro’s bid to retain hundreds of presidential records

The Justice Department sued Navarro last year, seeking to reclaim records the government said should have been returned to the National Archives after the Trump administration came to an end.

Trump Vows Investigations of Democratic District Attorneys

Mr. Trump’s threats of sweeping inquiries if re-elected came as local prosecutors in New York and Georgia were intensely scrutinizing him.

Appeals court rejects Navarro bid to block order to turn over emails

Peter Navarro lost his bid to block an order that requires him to hand over hundreds of emails sent during his tenure as a White House adviser during the Trump administration to the National Archives. A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that “there is no public interest in Navarro’s retention…

Partisan Bickering, Outbursts Interrupt House Judiciary Committee’s Hearing in New York

Republicans criticize Manhattan district attorney’s handling of crime; Democrats say ‘sham’ hearing stems from Trump indictment

US House won't raise debt limit without spending cuts, says Republican leader Kevin McCarthy

McCarthy, a close ally of former president Donald Trump, said President Joe Biden's policies added trillions of dollars of debt to the US fiscal portfolio, which he argued had also caused the inflation crisis

In the swamp, Tax Day is payday

As I came down to Capitol Hill shortly after Trump’s election in 2016, I saw a protester march by with a sign, illustrated with an outline of the District of Columbia, proclaiming, “Don’t Drain my Swamp.”

Schumer introduces resolution supporting FBI after Trump called for defunding

A vote on Schumer’s three-page resolution could leave Republicans caught between defying former president Donald Trump or supporting a position that would rankle rank-and-file voters of assorted political stripes.

Atlanta Prosecutor Seeks Removal of Lawyer in Trump Case

The lawyer represents 10 Georgia Republicans who were part of a plan to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election and keep Donald J. Trump in power.

McConnell Dodges Trump Indictment Question

The Senate Minority Leader also made a reference to a concussion he acquired from a recent fall that sent him to the hospital.

Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn to sit down with federal prosecutors investigating former president

Boris Epshteyn, an attorney and adviser to Donald Trump, is scheduled to be interviewed on Thursday by federal prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Rudy Giuliani floats bid for secretary of state if Trump wins reelection

The controversial former New York City mayor on Wednesday said he “would be open to” becoming the nation’s top diplomat.

Former Trump Organization CEO Allen Weisselberg leaves jail after fraud sentence

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was released from New York's Riker's Island jail Wednesday. He completed a sentence for his role in a ten year tax fraud scheme at the former president's company.

Former Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg is released from Rikers Island jail

Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, served roughly four months for his role in a decade-long tax fraud scheme.

Can Trump win over the GOP as the 'moderate' in the race?

Perhaps the most moderate Republican candidate in the field as of this moment is Donald Trump.

Trump Is Endorsed by a Senator With Sway on Republican Donors

Steve Daines of Montana, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, cited the former president’s accomplishments on issues like immigration.

Georgia prosecutor to reveal charging decisions in Trump probe this summer

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she'll announce charging decisions stemming from her investigation into possible interference in the 2020 election by former President Donald Trump and his allies as early as mid-July.

Georgia DA: Any charges against Trump and allies will be announced this summer

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she'd announce possible criminal indictments between July 11 and Sept. 1, according to media reports.

DA to decide on Georgia election probe charges in summer

ATLANTA (AP) — The prosecutor who is investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia said Monday she expects to announce charging decisions in the case this summer and urged “heighten

Trump loses appeal to block Pence's testimony in January 6th probe

Trump loses appeal to block Pence's testimony in Jan 6 probe - CNN

Trump Seeks to Have Intelligence Agencies Take Over Documents Inquiry

Lawyers for the former president asked a House committee to pass legislation stripping the Justice Department of authority to investigate his handling of classified material after leaving office.

Mike Pence testifies before grand jury investigating 6 January

Former US vice president Mike Pence on Thursday testified in the federal investigation examining his former boss Donald Trump's role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol, according to US media

Mike Pence Testifies Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury Investigating Donald Trump

Former vice president appears a day after appeals court denied Trump’s bid to block his testimony

Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source

Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Mike Pence testifies before special counsel grand jury

Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Mike Pence testifies to federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump and January 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence testified on Thursday to a federal grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election

Florida GOP Paves the Way to Help Ron DeSantis Challenge Trump

House Republicans approved a bill amending the state's Resign to Run law, permitting the governor to maintain his post while launching a presidential bid.

Fed Admits to Failures in Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse in New Report

The US Federal Reserve's report on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlights the need for stronger banking oversight and regulation. The report also criticizes a Trump-era law that rolled back some banking regulations and calls for tougher rules around interest-rate risk, liquidity, and capital requirements.

With Mike Pence's testimony, Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation of Donald Trump picks up steam

Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before the federal grand jury convened by special counsel Jack Smith to investigate former President Donald Trump's efforts to hold onto power by overturning the results of the 2020 election.

Fed blames Trump-era policies, SVB leaders - and itself - for bank’s stunning collapse

The document is a key opening salvo as the Fed and other regulators consider how to improve their policing of financial risks.

Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Lift Debt Ceiling With No Spending Cuts?

As House Republicans wrangle cuts, one commentator claimed that former President Donald Trump never had to negotiate cuts.

Mike steps up: Pence does what the law requires; in Trump World, that’s a big deal

Donald Trump tried to prevent him from telling the truth under oath, but tell the truth under oath he did: Mike Pence, former enabler-in-chief to the last commander-in-chief, did his legal duty and testified this week before a Washington federal grand jury about Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, up to and including the Jan. 6 lethal ransacking of the Capitol.

Transcript: Gary Cohn on "Face the Nation," April 30, 2023

The following is the transcript of an interview with Gary Cohn, the former top economic adviser in the Trump White House and now vice chairman of IBM, that aired on "Face the Nation" on April 30, 2023.

EPA needs to be rebuilt, not nickel and dimed to death with budget cuts

The Republican plan to raise the nation’s borrowing authority by cutting federal spending would cap the EPA budget at a level that would devastate the agency’s efforts to rebuild after decades of eroding resources and the attacks of the Trump years. EPA spending in real dollars in 2020 was less than half what it had…

Most Fake Trump Electors Have Taken Immunity Deals in Georgia Case

Prosecutors are nearing charging decisions after investigating whether former President Donald J. Trump and his allies illegally meddled in Georgia’s 2020 election.

At least eight fake Georgia electors get immunity deals in Trump probe: report

At least eight of the 16 fake Georgia electors who planned to declare former President Trump the winner of the state in 2020 despite his loss have received immunity deals in the investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the state’s election.  The Washington Post reported on Friday that prosecutors working for Fulton County…

8 false Trump electors have accepted immunity deals, lawyer says

The new revelation is the latest sign that a Georgia prosecutor is advancing her investigation into Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election.

Mike Pence on Trump, Jan. 6, and American leadership

The former vice president talks about how his experience readies him for the 3 a.m. phone call.

US border 'not open,' Biden admin insists ahead of rule change

The US border with Mexico will not be thrown open when Donald Trump-era restrictions change next week, the Biden administration said Friday.During a visit to the Texas frontier town of Brownsville, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said safeguards were in place to prevent a tide of migr...

Georgia GOP chairman says he was just following orders from Trump lawyers

Lawyers representing David Shafer, the embattled chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, are arguing their client should not be charged with any crimes for his actions following the 2020 election because he was following advice provided by attorneys working for former President Donald Trump, according to a letter sent to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week.

National Archives leader confirmed amid turmoil over Trump probe

Colleen Shogan, a political scientist, was confirmed as archivist of the United States in a 52-45 vote.

National Archives leader confirmed amid turmoil over Trump probe

President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the National Archives was confirmed on Wednesday by the Senate after a months-long partisan battle over the agency’s role in the investigation into sensitive documents seized at Donald Trump’s Florida home.

Former DHS official calls Biden border policies similar to Trump’s, but with ‘loopholes’

Former acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf argued that President Biden’s border policies are not much different from those of former President Trump, but he claimed they are not being enforced.  “A lot of those initiatives are the same as the Trump administration, except they’re not actually enforcing a lot of those…

Trump-era Title 42 immigration policy expires

The latest news and live updates on Title 42’s expiration this morning, marking the end of a Trump-era immigration policy set in place during the pandemic.

Federal judge blocks Biden move to release migrants on ‘parole’ just ahead of Title 42 end

A federal judge in Florida blocked the Biden administration’s plan to release some migrants into the U.S. on “parole,” shortly before Title 42 expired at midnight Thursday. U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell, a nominee of former President Trump, granted Florida’s request for a temporary restraining order on the parole policy, finding that the policy is not…

Yellen hopeful of a solution to 'more difficult' debt ceiling showdown

(1st UPDATE) US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the first major standoff over the debt ceiling since 2011 reflects continuing polarization after the presidency of Donald Trump

Manchin ratchets up battle with Biden

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is becoming a bigger problem for President Biden and Democrats in the Senate as he faces an uphill reelection battle in West Virginia, a state where former President Trump won one of his biggest victories in 2020.  Manchin has criticized Biden and Democrats publicly, opposed various nominees and, this week, said…

Takeaways from special counsel John Durham's report on FBI's Russia-Trump probe

Special counsel John Durham released his final report on Monday in which he casts doubt about the FBI’s decision to launch a full investigation into connections between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

Fulton County DA opposes Trump's efforts to toss special grand jury report on 2020 election interference

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a Georgia court to dismiss Donald Trump’s request to toss the final report and evidence from a special grand jury that spent months investigating efforts by the former president and his allies attempting to overturn the 2020 election.

FBI lacked evidence to investigate Trump over Russia links, key report finds

Agency ‘failed to uphold mission of strict fidelity’, special counsel John Durham concludes in investigation set up by Bill Barr

Former Trump appointee forced to repay Treasury for misuse of funds, GOP senator announces

U.S. taxpayer resources that were "misused" by former Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton were repaid to the federal government, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced

Taking on the FBI, Trump Allies Single Out a Former Agent

As Republicans and right-wing news outlets try to paint the bureau as politically biased, powerful members of Congress have trained their sights on a little-known former F.B.I. agent.

Trump urges hardline position as debt ceiling talks paused: ‘Do not fold!!!’

Former President Trump on Friday urged Republican lawmakers to dig in on debt ceiling talks just as negotiations with the White House were paused over disagreements. “Republicans should not make a deal on the debt ceiling unless they get everything they want (Including the ‘kitchen sink’),” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “That’s the way the…

Biden and Trump: Our worst-case candidates

The country needs a break from the chaos of Biden and Trump's incompetence.

Durham report criticized elements of FBI’s investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign

What did the more-than-300-page Durham report conclude after investigators conducted more than 480 interviews, served more than 190 subpoenas and reviewed...

Prosecutor suggests any indictments in Trump election investigation would likely come in August

The Atlanta prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke the law while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia seems to be suggesting that any grand jury indictments in the case would likely come in August.

Fox News Host Confronts Ted Cruz on Votes to Raise Debt Limit Under Trump

Congress raised the debt ceiling three times under Donald Trump with little or no spending cuts required.

GOP Rep. Confronted With Trump Flip-Flop on Debt Limit

The United States could avoid a default if the federal government decides to either have spending cuts or raise its debt ceiling or both.

Mulvaney: 14th Amendment ‘doesn’t really solve the problem’

Former Trump White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney said Monday that invoking the 14th Amendment to avert a federal default would do more harm than good. In an interview with NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Mulvaney said the likely interest rate spike and legal uncertainty to follow a 14th Amendment maneuver would damage the economy. “It doesn’t…

GOP chair ‘speechless’ after senior FBI official says she hasn’t read Durham report

Republican lawmakers denounced a senior FBI official during a hearing Tuesday after she said she hadn’t read special counsel John Durham’s report on the agency’s investigation into former President Trump’s alleged Russia ties. “I’m honestly speechless at this point in time,” Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement,…

Evening Update: Michael Sabia leaving Finance Department, expected to be named chief of Hydro-Québec

Also: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 presidential campaign to challenge Trump

How Republicans turned on the FBI

Former President Donald Trump wants to “defund” the FBI and Department of Justice. Republicans, alleging the FBI and DOJ have been weaponized against them, have held hearings featuring disgruntled former agents and are also gaming out ways to restrict funding for the federal law enforcement agency.

McCarthy says he spoke with Trump about US debt ceiling talks

Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday he spoke briefly with former President Donald Trump about the debt ceiling negotiations in recent days, as time runs short for an agreement to avoid default.

Joe Biden on the brink: Will the disastrous White House comms bring us a second Trump term?

Commentary: Joe Biden's communications failures have thrown Donald Trump a lifeline.

Politics latest: Johnson meets Trump 'to discuss Ukraine'; Union drops strike ballot after last minute offer of talks

The two former leaders met while Mr Johnson was touring the US, with his spokesman saying the pair talked about "the vital importance" of victory for Ukraine. Meanwhile, a major civil service union has dropped plans to ballot its staff for walkouts.

Texas House launches historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives launched historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday as Donald Trump came to the defense of the scandal-plagued Republican.

Debt limit deal shows why Republicans should reject Trump

The debt ceiling fight should teach Republicans a lesson about how to pick their 2024 presidential nominee. It’s a lesson about unity, the limits you face when you’re out of power, and the stupidity of self-inflicted and self-righteous powerlessness.

Trump pledges to end birthright citizenship on first day in office

Former President Trump is returning to his calls to remove birthright citizenship, with his 2024 White House campaign announcing Tuesday he would seek to end it via executive order on his first day in office. Trump announced his plan on the 125th anniversary of United States v. Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court case that…

Dina Powell McCormick leaving Goldman for merchant bank role

A former Trump administration official is leaving her position as a top executive at Goldman Sachs to become a partner at the merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners.  A release Tuesday states that Dina Powell McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser for about a year, has been appointed vice chair and president of…

DOJ has audio recording of Trump discussing classified document he took: CNN

The Justice Department (DOJ) has an audio recording of former President Trump discussing a classified Pentagon document he took from the White House, CNN reported Wednesday. Trump’s comments about the document, which reportedly details a potential U.S. attack on Iran, come from a July 2021 meeting at the former president’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J.…

Why the newly obtained Trump recording complicates his Mar-a-Lago classified document defense

Federal prosecutors have obtained a recording of former President Donald Trump on which he acknowledges that he was in possession of classified documents he took with him when he left the White House and that he did not have the power to declassify them, CNN reported Wednesday.

Special counsel tape of Trump discussing a classified documents

Special Counsel Jack Smith's office has obtained a recording of Donald Trump discussing a classified document that he had taken from his time at the White House.

Georgia probe of Trump expands to activities in other states

Two-year investigation broadens to look at whether racketeering statute applies to efforts to overturn southern losses

The Debt-Ceiling Deal Winners and Losers

Biden and McCarthy emerged OK politically; Trump and Schumer didn’t fare as well

The Great Debt Ceiling Drama’s Finale

Readers cheer the accord and the president but voice frustration over the process. Also: The Trump tape; anti-Trump Republicans; Amazon workers.

Why Trump’s threats to birthright citizenship spark fear

Former President Trump this week tossed a bone to immigration hawks, promising to issue an executive order rescinding birthright citizenship if he returns to the White House. The pledge drew groans from pro-immigration advocates, who quickly pointed out Trump only toyed with trying the move for four years in office, but it heightened fears about…

Mark Meadows has caused nothing but trouble for Trump - and it's not over

According to an MSNBC political analyst, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been the source of a great deal of the legal problems Donald Trump is now facing — many of which could lead to indictments and possible jail time.While Trump is responsible for his misdeeds, Meadows has inad...

Are political civility and respect for lawmaking a comeback as Republican values?

After Trump’s years of vile political attacks, the exchange of  civil compliments between President Biden and Speaker McCarthy was a breath of fresh air that evoked an earlier, more civil era.

Trump ally Steve Bannon subpoenaed by grand jury in special counsel's Jan. 6 investigation

A number of former Trump aides have already testified before the grand jury investigating the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Trump notified that he is the target of classified documents probe -ABC

Federal prosecutors have notified former U.S. President Donald Trump that he is the target of an investigation into his handling of classified materials, ABC News reported on Wednesday, adding to his legal troubles as he campaigns to win the White House in 2024.

Federal prosecutors have notified Trump he is target of investigation -Politico

A second criminal investigation is looking into alleged efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe Biden. It was not immediately clear which case the target letter refers to.

Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon issued subpoena in US Capitol attack probe -NBC

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Trump ally Bannon subpoenaed in special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 grand jury probe

Trump White House official Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in Washington D.C. investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Trump’s actions more blatant than previously known

As a baseline matter, the 49-page indictment gave the clearest picture yet of the highly sensitive records that Donald Trump took when he left the White House.

Trump’s GOP defenders in Congress leap into action on indictment charges after months of preparation

The federal indictment against Trump includes 37 counts, including allegations that the former president intentionally possessed classified documents, showed them off to visitors, willfully defied Justice Department demands to return them and made false statements to federal authorities about them

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis indirectly condemns Trump indictment on campaign trail

"As a naval officer, if I would have taken classified [documents] to my apartment, I would have been court-martialed in a New York minute," DeSantis said.

"He's not a victim here. He was totally wrong": Former Trump AG Bill Barr says, "He's toast"

“I mean, it’s a very detailed indictment, and it’s very, very damning," Barr says during a Sunday Fox segment

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he doesn't see Trump indictment as "political"

The GOP governor pushed back on claims that the indictment is politically motivated, saying it was "self-inflicted."

Nikki Haley's Harshest Words for Trump Yet

"It's reckless. It's frustrating, and it causes problems," Haley said of Trump's alleged actions outlined in the DOJ indictment.

Trump’s Boxes and Clinton’s Sock Drawer

A president chooses what records to return or keep and the National Archives can’t do anything about it.

Trump trial: How to keep the case public when the key evidence is classified

The case against Donald Trump will test the legal system’s ability to guard national secrets while guaranteeing a fair and open trial.

U.S. House votes down Republican motion to censure Democrat Adam Schiff

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a Republican effort to censure Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat who played a leading role in the first impeachment of then-President Donald Trump in 2019. The Republican-controlled chamber defeated the motion by a vote of 225 to 196, with 20 Republicans joining 205 Democrats in opposition.

At the Heart of the Documents Case: Trump’s Attachment to His Boxes

The former president has long stowed papers and odds and ends in cartons that he liked to keep close. His aides have called it the “beautiful mind” material.

How to Arrest the Government

Trump’s indictment puts pressure on GOP aspirants to propose sweeping reforms.

'Road to hell is paved with good intentions': DOJ blasted for special treatment of Trump

Legal eagle Andrew Weissmann attacked his former employer, the U.S. Justice Department, for what he called going above and beyond to accommodate Donald Trump."The road to Hell is paved with good intentions," Weissmann explained, speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Thursday. "I think if you go dow...

Trump calls for replacement of 20 Republicans who voted to block censure of Adam Schiff

"There are plenty of great candidates out there," Trump said in a push to replace Republicans who disagree with him

Why do we use 'cult' to describe normal illiberal politics?

Hillary Clinton said during a recent presentation that Donald Trump’s followers won’t abandon him no matter how many criminal indictments are brought against him. The former Democratic presidential candidate added, “that it’s more of a cult than a political party at this point and they’re going to s...

Steve Bannon Declares 'Full on War' Against Administrative State

Bannon is among a number of Trump loyalists who want to unite all Republicans and Trump supporters to go "on offense" after the Biden administration.

Former Trump Defense secretary brands him a security threat

"It's just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation's security at risk," Mark Esper said.

Republican Candidates Criticize Trump in Documents Case

The comments, including harsh criticism from former Trump defense secretary Mark Esper, came on the first round of major weekend political talk shows since Trump pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom on Tuesday to mishandling some of the US government's most sensitive secrets

Opinion: Trump, the hoarder in chief

The humble bankers box, an icon in America’s offices, plays a starring role in the prosecution of a former US president, who pleaded not guilty to the charges related to his handling of top secret documents.

DeSantis takes aim at the First Step Act, Trump’s signature criminal justice reform law

He voted in favor of an earlier version of it when he served in Congress.

Barr, Bolton, Kelly line up to condemn Trump over alleged crimes

Most of former President Trump’s rivals for the GOP nomination have taken a cautious path in responding to his indictment — but some veterans of his administration have taken a far more assertive stance. Bill Barr, who served as Trump’s attorney general, said that Trump would be “toast” if “even half” of the behavior alleged…

FBI slowed investigation into Trump's role in January 6 for fear of appearing political, Washington Post reports

The FBI, mindful of not wanting to appear partisan, had for months held off on launching a formal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in efforts to subvert the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Monday, though the episode doesn’t appear to have significantly hampered prosecutors’ ability to look at Trump for federal crimes in the past two years.

Lawyer faces disciplinary hearing over plot to keep Donald Trump in power

John Eastman faces 11 disciplinary charges stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at helping Mr Trump overturn the election.

Politics latest: Johnson 'spewing Trump-like conspiracies', MPs at partygate debate told; Sunak under fire for not showing up; Rees-Mogg told 'that's a mic drop' after he interrupts

MPs are debating the partygate report on Boris Johnson - watch live in the stream below. Rishi Sunak has not turned up for the debate, while the former PM's allies are expected to boycott a vote on whether to accept the findings of the report later this evening.

Politics latest: Boris Johnson 'spewing Trump-like conspiracies', MPs debating partygate report told; Rees-Mogg told 'that's a mic drop' after he interrupts

MPs are debating the partygate report on Boris Johnson - watch live in the stream below. Rishi Sunak has not turned up for the debate, while the former PM's allies are expected to boycott the vote.

Texas Congressman Randy Weber talks why GOP continues to back Trump

On tonight's edition of Texas, The Issue Is: we speak with Congressman Randy Weber, who like most of Texas Republican delegation, is hanging tough with Donald Trump despite mounting criminal charges the former president faces.

Durham probe sets basis for reforms at FBI, House Intel leaders say

House Intelligence leaders who met with special counsel John Durham said his review of the FBI’s handling of the investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign would serve as a basis for laying down reforms to an agency whose work must withstand scrutiny. Durham uncovered little new information in his report capping his nearly four-year investigation,…

John Eastman's plan to keep Trump in power faces a reckoning, as authorities seek his disbarment

Disciplinary proceedings began Tuesday against John Eastman, the legal architect of Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.

Trump Wants to Use Nixon's Controversial Strategy if He Wins 2024 Election

"The people control the money, not the president. We got away from monarchies for this very reason."

House votes to censure Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump investigations

Rep. Adam Schiff is just the 25th House lawmaker to be censured in U.S. history.

House Republicans censure Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-era probes

House Republicans censured Schiff over his criticisms of then-President Donald Trump and his role in leading the first Trump impeachment inquiry.

A New Potential Pick for Trump's Vice President Emerges

One of Trump's former adversaries could be on Trump's shortlist as a running mate.

Christie blasts Trump's decision to 'choose golf' instead of handing over classified documents

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attacked former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents — the subject of Trump's latest indictment.

ICE detainers drop since Trump era, data shows

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are sending fewer immigration detainers to local law enforcement during the Biden administration, as compared to the Trump administration.

Graham says Biden impeachment without due process would be ‘dead on arrival’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said an effort to impeach President Biden now lacking due process would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate.  Graham said during a Friday appearance on “The Hill” on NewsNation that Republicans argued that Democrats did not give former President Trump the right to due process during the impeachment proceedings against…

Former Trump Campaign Official in Talks to Cooperate in Jan. 6 Inquiry

The office of the special counsel is negotiating with Michael Roman, who was closely involved in the efforts to create slates of pro-Trump electors in states won in 2020 by Joseph R. Biden Jr.

US House Republicans seek to expunge Trump impeachments

Representatives Elise Stefanik and Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced resolutions that, if passed, could change the record on his two impeachments

Conservative former federal judge calls GOP 'spineless' in scathing rebuke of Trump

Conservative retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig has called the Republican Party base “spineless” for its continued support of former President Donald Trump and submitted that the GOP is destroying itself.

Trump says 'vital' federal role remains for regulating abortion

Trump touted his record of appointing three judges to the Supreme Court, which gave the court the majority needed to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case which created federal protections for abortion.

Exclusive: CNN obtains the tape of Trump's 2021 conversation about classified documents

CNN has exclusively obtained the audio recording of the 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify.

"Colossal political miscalculation": Potential witness rips "spineless" Republicans defending Trump

Judge Michael Luttig, who served as a Jan. 6 adviser to Mike Pence, says GOP may be "beyond saving itself."

Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State who Trump asked to "find" votes, to be interviewed by special counsel

Special counsel Jack Smith's investigators will interview him on Wednesday, Raffensperger's office said.

Ron DeSantis vetoes popular criminal justice bill as he moves to Trump’s right

Ron DeSantis, in his latest move to get to the right of Trump, issued a surprise veto on Tuesday, of a popular criminal justice reform bill.

More than Trump ego maintenance: GOP move to "expunge" impeachments is part of their war on history

Book bans led to "expunging" impeachment

“She is a potential government witness”: Top Trump campaign official cited in indictment revealed

"She will either be held in contempt for failing to cooperate, or, cooperate and be deemed disloyal": attorney

Top Trump campaign aide Susie Wiles met numerous times with special counsel investigators in documents probe

A senior campaign official for Donald Trump was allegedly shown a classified map by the former president during a meeting at his New Jersey golf club after Trump left office, according to a source familiar with the matter.

State Department review of 2021 Afghanistan evacuation critical of Biden, Trump

A U.S. State Department report on Friay criticized the handling of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to withdraw troops had "serious consequences for the viability" and security of the former U.S.-backed government.

State Department report on chaotic Afghan withdrawal details planning and communications failures

The report faults both the Trump and Biden administrations for "insufficient" planning and a lack of clear communication.

Ex-Trump aide Michael Roman talks with DOJ in 2020 election probe

Michael Roman, a former Trump aide is reportedly working with DOJ prosecutors as part of an probe into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Trump pressured Arizona governor after 2020 election to help overturn his defeat

Following his defeat in the 2020 election, President Donald Trump spoke to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to discuss the results, a source familiar with the call told CNN.

Scathing report on US withdrawal from Afghanistan blames Trump and Biden

State department’s findings also reflect poorly on Antony Blinken as it outlines the agency’s failure to expand crisis taskforce

State Department review of 2021 Afghanistan evacuation critical of Biden, Trump

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Pence denies pressure from Trump to influence AZ Gov. on 2020 election

Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared to deny reports that he faced pressure from Donald Trump to prod then-Gov. Doug Ducey (R-Ariz.) over the 2020 election results.

The Big Break: Ben Terris on his portrait of Washington after Trump

The Washington Post reporter discusses his tale of pollsters, chancers, gamblers and more in a capital rocked to its core

Pence says "I don't remember any pressure" on state governors after 2020 election

Former Vice President Mike Pence confirmed to "Face the Nation" that he called Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey after Trump lost the state to President Biden.

Trump said president under indictment would create ‘constitutional crisis’

Former president made comments in 2016 days before election he won, and predicted Hillary Clinton would face criminal trial

Trump once said a president under felony indictment would grind the government to a halt and create a constitutional crisis

Former President Donald Trump said in 2016 that a president under indictment would “cripple the operations of our government” and create an “unprecedented constitutional crisis” – years before he himself was indicted on federal charges while running for a second term as president.

Judge restricts Biden officials from colluding with Big Tech

US District Court Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump appointee, determined Tuesday that the White House likely colluded with Big Tech to censor protected speech during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The battle over Wisconsin’s top elections office

Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, has been a target of conspiracy theorists who falsely claim she was part of a plan to rig the 2020 vote to secure President Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump in the state.

Trump aide pleads not guilty in secret documents case

A personal aide to former US president Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of mishandling classified government documents.

DeSantis, Trump mock Biden administration after cocaine found at White House

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took a jab at the Biden administration after officials confirmed Wednesday that cocaine had been found inside the White House. “I’ve long believed, I think a lot of us have believed that the Biden administration’s been blowing it on a lot of fronts. But I guess it’s a little bit…

New report blames both Trump and Biden for chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

The review repeatedly blames the administrations of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

Arizona secretary of state's office subpoenaed in special counsel's 2020 election investigation

The subpoena requested documents related to a pair of election-related lawsuits filed in 2020 by the Trump campaign and the former head of Arizona's Republican party.

Donald Trump's aide Marjorie Taylor Greene voted out from US House Freedom Caucus after heated altercation with member

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a US Representative known for her association with Donald Trump, has been removed from the Freedom Caucus, an ultra-conservative group in the House of Representatives. The decision comes after a heated altercation between Greene and another caucus member.

White House officials worried Trump showed reporters classified material while in office, new book recounts

Former President Donald Trump aides worried that he was cavalier in his handling of classified information while talking to reporters while in office.

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from US House Freedom Caucus

U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, has been voted out of the hardline House Freedom Caucus group after clashing with a fellow lawmaker, a caucus member said.

Special counsel digging into Oval Office meeting in final days of Trump presidency: report

Special counsel Jack Smith is digging into an Oval Office meeting that took place in the waning days of the Trump administration to discuss how the then-president could remain in power, CNN reported Thursday.  Multiple sources told the outlet that members of Smith’s team have asked questions to several witnesses in interviews and during sessions…

With Trump in trouble, Republicans step up assault on DoJ and FBI

Critics say party that touted its law-and-order credentials now intent on wrecking institutions that get in Donald Trump’s way

Trump wanted to tap aides’ phones to stem leaks, former official says

Former President Trump wanted to wiretap his aides’ phones in order to pursue potential leakers, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aide alleged in an upcoming book, reviewed by NBC. Miles Taylor, a senior aide to former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, also claimed that aides had concerns about the way the former president handled…

Dozens of witnesses have testified as the Jan. 6-focused grand jury probes Trump

A federal grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election has heard testimony from dozens of witnesses in an ongoing probe.

No Trade Is Free review: Trump’s man plots an unusually civil course

Robert Lighthizer, once US trade representative, is a rare aide of little interest to investigators. His readable book shows why

House Freedom Caucus wrestles with its future amid split over tactics and Trump

When a band of House Freedom Caucus members met last month to strategize over how to hold GOP leadership accountable for the bipartisan debt ceiling deal, not everyone from the far-right group was invited.

Marjorie Taylor Greene's ousting underscores GOP tensions

House Republicans will return to Washington this week amid rising tensions between GOP leaders and hard-line conservatives, a dynamic highlighted by the House Freedom Caucus taking a vote to oust Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). The apparent purge marks a stunning development for Greene, a conservative icon and close ally of former President Trump who…

Georgia grand jury selected in Trump case over attempt to overturn 2020 defeat

Grand jury will decide later this summer whether the former president and his associates will face criminal charges

From Mike Pence to 'fake' electors, here's who has testified to the January 6 grand jury or met with prosecutors

For months, federal prosecutors have brought witnesses in front of a grand jury in Washington, DC, to investigate efforts by former President Donald Trump and his close allies to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election.

FBI Director Chris Wray defends agents, bureau in hearing before House GOP critics

FBI Director Chris Wray, appointed by former President Donald Trump, testified before the House Judiciary Committee.

While trying to put Trump behind bars, DOJ grapples with how much to shield him in civil suits

The prosecution of Donald Trump has created a bizarre dynamic for DOJ, which has a longstanding mission to protect the presidency in court.

How to pick up the pace on confirming liberal judges

Biden is on track to fall behind former President Trump’s pace in confirmations by the end of the year.

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The long road to reining in short-term plans

It took more than two years, but the Biden administration has finally kept a promise made by then-candidate Joe Biden to roll back the Trump administration's expansion of short-term, limited-duration health plans.

Trump criticizes end of White House cocaine probe

Former President Trump criticized the Secret Service Thursday for ending its investigation into the cocaine discovered at the White House, suggesting it shows a “two tier level of justice.”    “Despite all of the cameras pointing directly at the ‘scene of the crime,’ and the greatest forensics anywhere in the World, they just can’t figure it…

ICE Disobeyed Biden Deportation Priorities, Stuck With Trump’s

Biden told ICE to stop pursuing immigrants who aren’t security risks for deportation, but the agency continued to uphold Trump’s priorities.

Ex-Trump Aide Who Testified About Jan. 6 Has Book Coming

A former White House aide to President Trump who became a prominent congressional witness against him and his allies in the wake of the Jan. 6 siege of the US Capitol has an upcoming...

Why Jared Kushner Testifying Could Be Devastating to Donald Trump

The former president's son-in-law is said to have appeared in front of a grand jury under Special Counsel Jack Smith's election probe.

Prosecutors grill Jared Kushner over Trump's stolen election claims

US federal prosecutors have questioned Donald Trump's son-in-law and ex-advisor Jared Kushner as part of their probe into the former US president in the aftermath of the 2020 election, according to media reports. Kushner has testified before a grand jury, the New York Times and US broadcaster CNN re...

Jared Kushner appeared before grand jury about Trump’s efforts to overturn election

The son-in-law and former adviser to the ex-president testified that Trump seemed to believe that he had won the 2020 election

Manchin stokes speculation with No Labels event

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is causing a stir among Democrats as his extended flirtation with a third-party presidential run is set to resurface when he headlines an event for No Labels — despite concerns that a possible run would boost former President Trump. Manchin will headline an event for the middle-of-the-road group — which has been pushing a…

Trump says he is target in US 2020 election probe

Former US president Donald Trump has said he had received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he was a target of a grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result.

Pence: Judgment over Trump’s actions on Jan 6 should be left up to American people

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday he hoped the Justice Department (DOJ) would not pursue charges against Donald Trump for his conduct around the Jan. 6 riots after the former president said he was notified he’s the target of the agency’s investigation into Trump’s attempts to remain in power after the 2020 election. Pence,…

Michigan Republicans charged in 'false elector' scheme to overturn Trump loss

Michigan's attorney general on Tuesday announced felony charges against 16 Republicans for participating in an alleged "false elector" scheme that aimed to overturn then-President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in the battleground state.

Is sprawling US probe into 2020 election zeroing in on Trump?

On Tuesday, Trump disclosed that he had received a letter from the Justice Department advising him that he was a target of the probe.

Trump's legal peril mounts with Jan. 6 charges amid 2024 campaign

Facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, former President Trump is in increasing legal peril as investigations into his efforts to cling to power after 2020 election appear to be coming to a head.

Special counsel's office contacted former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey in Trump investigation

Ducey was governor during Trump's alleged efforts to reverse the results of the election, which Trump lost.

A second Trump administration readies for power

The institutions of the new right expect Donald Trump to be the next president, and this time they will be prepared.

Judge scolds Jack Smith’s team for causing delay in unrelated Jan. 6 verdict

Prodded by the judge, a lawyer revealed that a grand jury witness faced questions implicating “executive privilege” — the latest sign of Smith’s probe into Donald Trump’s conduct after the 2020 election.

GOP centrists pan Trump impeachment erasure as McCarthy denies any deal

A number of lawmakers in Biden-won districts said they would not support a symbolic attempt to expunge the former president's record.

Top US House Republican denies deal with Trump to expunge impeachments

The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he did not promise Donald Trump that he would pass a measure aimed at expunging the former president's two impeachments.

Would a House impeachment 'expungement' doom Republicans who voted to oust Trump?

Today, only two pro-impeachment House Republicans remain in office.

Pence says Trump conduct around 2021 Capitol attack was reckless but not criminal

Pence says Trump conduct around 2021 Capitol attack was reckless but not criminal

DOJ special counsel contacts Kemp, former Arizona governor in Jan. 6 probe: reports

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has been contacted by the federal special counsel investigating former President Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, Kemp’s office confirmed Friday. Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) was also contacted for the investigation, according to CNN reports. Special Counsel Jack Smith is investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the election…

Filthy Rich Politicians: journalist Matt K Lewis on Trump, ethics and money in Washington

New books discusses ‘disturbing’ discoveries about how politicos enrich themselves, from stocks to lobbying and book deals

US third-party group mulls 2024 ticket - but would it merely help Trump?

Anxious Democrats say centrist No Labels group – which could back Joe Manchin – would act as spoiler against Joe Biden

Explainer: What is the Trump ‘fake elector’ scheme and why is it in the news?

A total of 16 people are facing felony charges in Michigan on foot of allegations they sent false certificates declaring that Donald Trump rather than Joe Biden had actually won the state in the 2020 election

Pence says Trump conduct around 2021 Capitol attack was reckless but not criminal

Former U.S. vice president and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said on Sunday he felt former President Donald Trump's words and actions leading up to the Capitol attacks on Jan. 6, 2021, were reckless though not likely criminal.

Mike Pence says he's 'not convinced' Trump's actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot were criminal

Former Vice President Mike Pence has doubts about whether his former boss and 2024 rival Donald Trump's conduct on Jan. 6 was criminal.

Blowback review: Miles Taylor on the dangers of a second Trump term

The aide who was Anonymous writes, under his own name, with an urgency the New York Times and others should note

For Trump and Allies, Outcome of Georgia Election Inquiry Nears

The prosecutor overseeing the investigation into election interference will make her case next month to a grand jury in Atlanta. Nearly 20 people have been warned that they could face charges.

Special counsel scrutinizing February 2020 meeting where Trump praised US election security

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republican lawmakers may consider an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden over unproven claims of financial misconduct, responding to enormous GOP pressure to demonstrate support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn't.

Texas' floating barrier on the Rio Grande is new, but a former Trump administration official says the idea isn't.

Trump investigation live updates: Grand jury expected to meet in 2020 election probe

The grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump over Jan. 6 and attempts to overturn the 2020 election is meeting Tuesday.

Georgia prosecutors eye criminal solicitation crimes in Trump inquiry

Exclusive: Fulton county DA has identified multiple state election crimes in the 2020 election investigation, sources say

Mark Meadows Is 'Somebody Who Would Sing,' Turn on Trump: Ex-GOP Colleague

A former House Republican said the ex-White House chief of staff "is somebody that would give up" the former president to protect himself legally.

Jan. 6 investigator: New Jack Smith evidence signals that "Trump was acting in bad faith"

Evidence shows "Trump's public statements and actions about election fraud were not borne out of good faith."

Can Trump’s impeachments be “expunged”? Kevin McCarthy may try.

The House speaker’s job does not seem very fun right now.

U.S. broadens Trump classified documents case, charges second employee

U.S. prosecutors broadened their criminal case against Donald Trump on Thursday, bringing new charges against the former president and accusing a second of his employees with helping to evade officials who were trying to recover sensitive national security documents he took from the White House.

When Dealing with Trump, Republicans Should Remember Employee 4

It’s still possible to stand up to The Boss.

Biden ‘keeping Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama’

This overturns a decision by the Trump administration.

Trump charged over efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election results

The indictment focuses on schemes by Mr Trump and his allies to subvert the transfer of power and keep him in office despite his loss to Joe Biden.

Biden opts to keep Space Command in Colorado, reversing Trump’s decision to move it to Alabama

President Biden has decided to keep Space Command headquarters in Colorado, reversing plans by President Trump to shift the headquarters to Alabama.

Biden keeps Space Command headquarters in Colorado, reversing Trump move to Alabama

Former President Donald Trump sought to move the command's headquarters to Alabama in his final days in office.

Judge denies Donald Trump legal request to end Georgia election interference probe

A Georgia judge on Monday shot down an attempt by former President Donald Trump to quash an investigation into his alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

The “stop the count” scheme.

A Section 241 charge can and should encompass Trump’s efforts to stop the electoral count, a scheme that did not prove successful.

Midtown's chaotic refugee camp proves disorder is Democrats' only migrant 'plan'

If you want to know how Donald J. Trump could once again become President Trump, look at the images that New York is broadcasting to the country about how an all-Democratic city — with a Democratic mayor, governor and president — governs itself.

Trump charged over efforts to overturn 2020 US election

Former US president Donald Trump has been hit with criminal charges for a third time in four months - this time arising from efforts to overturn his 2020 US election defeat - as he campaigns to regain the presidency next year.

Pence says 'country more important than one man' after fresh Trump charges

The former US vice-president has made his strongest condemnation of his former boss after latest indictment

Donald Trump charged over effort to ‘overturn’ 2020 election by ‘preventing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s victory’

Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted following an investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.

Donald Trump: New charges against ex-president attempt to tie him to January 6 Capitol riot

The latest charges will add to the former president's legal troubles - he is already facing criminal cases in Miami and New York over national security concerns and allegedly falsifying business records.

Finally, 30 months after leaving office in disgrace, Trump must face the music

The latest indictments – for trying to overturn the 2020 election – mean a reckoning for the man who led chants of ‘lock her up’

Trump indictment over 2020 election is shocking, but may come without political consequences

Donald Trump’s latest indictment over efforts to overturn the 2020 vote is a historic moment that could still come without political consequences as the former president retains realistic chance of returning to the White House

Explainer: Who allegedly conspired with Trump to overturn the 2020 election?

Donald Trump allegedly conspired with six other allies in his failed bid to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to an indictment of the former president made public on Tuesday.

EXPLAINER-What is the 'fake electors' scheme Trump supporters tried after his 2020 loss?

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE 2020 ELECTION? According to the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Trump and his allies sought to overturn his defeat by convincing Republican-controlled legislatures in battleground states to name their own Trump-friendly electors or refuse to name any electors, even though Biden had won the popular vote in those places.

How the 'fake electors' in seven states are central to the Trump Jan. 6 indictment

WASHINGTON — The federal indictment accusing Donald Trump of trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election includes detailed accusations of Trump and his alleged co-conspirators’ pressure on individual state officials. The central plot to overturn the election, as described i...

Trump in court on Thursday on charges he tried to overturn 2020 election

He is facing a judge just blocks from the US Capitol his supporters stormed to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power.

Trump arrives at courthouse to face charges he tried to overturn election

The courthouse sits within sight of the US Capitol that his supporters attacked on January 6th, 2021

Trump to appear in court on charges that he tried to overturn election

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is due to appear in court on Thursday to face charges he led a wide-ranging conspiracy built on lies to overturn the 2020 presidential election, culminating in a violent attack on the seat of American democracy.

Pence and a Christmas call star in Trump indictment

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who confounded attempts by then-President Donald Trump to remain in power after losing the 2020 election, features prominently in the indictment charging Trump with orchestrating a plot to overturn the result.

Mike Pence Is No Hero. His Actions Might Send Trump to Jail Anyway.

What the former vice president’s “contemporaneous notes” reveal.

Trump arraignment key takeaways: four charges and a swift return date

The ex-president was hit with four felony counts over efforts to overturn the election, and another hearing is due later this month

Trump lawyer claims former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn election

Mike Pence, who was Donald Trump’s vice president, flatly denied the claims

Trump is legally immune and didn’t violate U.S. Constitution, says his defense lawyer

Donald Trump’s attorney said Sunday that the former president did nothing wrong in pressuring former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn election results on Jan. 6, 2021 — nor in asking the Georgia Secretary of State to “find” votes in the 2020 election.

Trump lawyer, Pence spar over former president's election certification request

Donald Trump's defence lawyer says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of voters in the 2020 election, but only wanted the then vice-president to "pause" the certification of votes to allow states to investigate his claims of election fraud. Those baseless claims had already been rejected by numerous courts.

If Trump committed 'a technical violation of the Constitution,' it's not a crime, his lawyer says

Former President Donald Trump lawyer John Lauro previews his criminal defense in 2020 election indictment on NBC’s “Meet the Press."

Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of January 6, 2021

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Pence says he'll 'comply with the law' if called to testify in Trump 2020 election trial

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he would comply with the law if he were compelled to testify in former President Donald Trump’s trial in the 2020 election case.

Pence disputes Trump legal team's claims, and says Trump asked him "what he thought" they should do after 2020 election

Pence refuted the notion that Trump only asked him to delay the counting of 2020 electoral votes to allow states to audit the results.

Pence would be ‘best witness’ in Trump election conspiracy trial, attorney says

John Lauro slams indictment as full of holes and says Mike Pence could help former boss fight off 2020 election conspiracy charges

Trump lawyer says Pence will be defense's "best witness" in 2020 election case as former VP disputes claims

Former Vice President Mike Pence is a key figure in the prosecution's case against former President Donald Trump.

Longtime Trump, Giuliani ally Kerik meets with Jack Smith’s investigators

Bernard Kerik, who helped lead a Trump campaign investigation in to false claims of voter fraud, met Monday with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith’s office. The meeting comes after Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner, turned over all documents relating to the effort to prosecutors last month.  Timothy Parlatore, Kerik’s attorney, said…

Atlanta-area prosecutor expected to seek more than a dozen indictments in Trump case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek more than a dozen indictments when she presents her case regarding efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia before a grand jury next week, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith's team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6

Two law professors active in the Federalist Society wrote that the original meaning of the 14th Amendment makes Donald Trump ineligible to hold government office.

Jack Smith wants Jan. 2 Trump trial date on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election

Special Counsel Jack Smith said in court documents filed Thursday that he wants a Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump's charges of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

For first-term Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis, a historic decision looms in Trump election investigation

Charges in the case have the potential to bring a riveting televised national spectacle.

Comer says Kushner ‘crossed the line of ethics’ with Saudi deal

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said Thursday that Jared Kushner, former President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser while in office, “crossed the line of ethics” by accepting a $2 billion investment from the Saudi government in his private investment firm six months after he left the White House.  In an interview on CNN’s…

Opinion: We've defended Trump's 1st Amendment rights. But his latest claims about the Jan. 6 indictment are nonsense

Trump's free speech rights don't shield him from prosecution for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election results. The issue is his actions, not his words.

Rep. Jamie Raskin promises report on ‘foreign government emoluments’ to Trump

Rep. Jamie Raskin teased new revelations about payments to Trump golf courses, hotels and other businesses.

Ga. Trump indictment seems imminent as witnesses confirm grand jury appearances

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will meet with the grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election early this week.

45 pages every American should read

The document presents detailed, credible and compelling evidence about the attempt by President Trump and six co-conspirators to overturn a free and fair election.

Trump has been indicted in a fourth case. Here's where all the investigations stand

Donald Trump has now been indicted in a fourth case, with the former president being charged Monday in Georgia over his efforts to overturn his 2020 general...

The Trump allies indicted in the Georgia case

Some of his allies and closest advisers also face criminal charges for their roles in the alleged scheme.

Grand jury in Trump election case return 10 indictments

The grand jury in Georgia investigating Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss handed up a criminal indictment, though it was unclear whether the charges involved the former president.

Georgia grand jury indicts Donald Trump, 18 allies in 2020 election meddling probe

A Fulton County, Georgia grand jury indicted Donald Trump and 18 allies for scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

The GOP Senate candidate whose Trump ambassador stint is coming back to haunt him

National Republicans were wary of Jeffrey Gunter's bid to begin with. He jumped into the Nevada primary anyway.

Georgia D.A. says Trump and 18 indicted allies have to turn themselves in by noon on August 25

Former President Donald Trump​ and more than a dozen associates are charged with election fraud, racketeering and other counts related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Mark Meadows wants Fulton County charges moved to federal court

Meadows and Trump were among 19 indicted Monday in a case accusing them of acting as a "criminal enterprise."

Mark Meadows seeks to move Fulton County case to federal court

Meadows, who was Trump's White House chief of staff, argues that the charges against him pertain to actions he took while serving in the Trump administration.

Georgia indictment lays out Trump election plot in all its shocking detail

Charging document, staggering in its breadth and ambition of its charges, may represent greatest legal peril for ex-president to date

Governor Brian Kemp tells Trump Georgia’s 2020 election ‘was not stolen’

Republican says no one has produced evidence of fraud in court of law despite ex-president’s vow to present ‘irrefutable’ proof

Georgia indicts Trump, 18 allies on RICO charges in election interference case. Here are the details.

The Georgia grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump returned the indictments on election fraud, racketeering and other charges.

‘Overly optimistic’ Georgia Trump trial plan could create ‘circus,’ legal experts warn

Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., asked a judge Wednesday to start the trial of former President Trump on charges alleging he and 18 co-defendants plotted to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results in March — just more than six months away.   But legal experts told The Hill such a timeline is…

New Georgia oversight commission causes concern over political retaliation

As the election interference case against Donald Trump in Fulton County, Ga., moves closer to trial, a new state oversight commission has raised concerns about political retaliation against the prosecuting attorney.

Arizona AG investigating 2020 alleged fake electors tied to Trump

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes' office is conducting an ongoing investigation into an alleged fake elector situation.

Gaetz filing resolution to ‘censure and condemn’ judge overseeing Trump election fraud trial

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Friday announced he is calling on Congress to investigate U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan and will file a resolution to "censure and condemn" the jurist who is presiding over the Washington, D.C. federal trial of Donald Trump on charges related to his alleged attempt...

What we know about 30 unindicted co-conspirators

Editor’s note: This file has been updated to note that Patrick Byrne is the former CEO of Overstock. The Georgia indictment against former President Trump lists 30 unindicted co-conspirators, who are alleged to have aided in various efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The individuals were not named or charged, but the list appears…

Biden sells border wall parts to thwart GOP push to use them

President Biden is quietly selling off millions of dollars' worth of unused parts from former President Trump’s border wall for peanuts – apparently to stymie pending legislation in Congress.

Trump Breaks Silence on Georgia Indictment in On-Camera Statement, ‘I Have Four of Them Now’

The charges are the result of a careful examination of the of Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in the state.

Mike Pence says he wasn't aware of 'any broad-based effort' by Trump to declassify docs

Mike Pence, a GOP presidential candidate, said Sunday he did not know of any “broad-based effort” by Donald Trump to declassify docs before he left office.

Meadows seeks dismissal of Georgia charges against him

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is asking a federal court to dismiss Georgia state criminal charges against him stemming from former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to a court document.

Mark Meadows files motion to duck arrest in Georgia election fraud case

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows filed an emergency motion in federal court on Tuesday demanding that he be protected from arrest in Georgia on charges that he conspired with former President Donald Trump to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.

Suarez criticizes DeSantis' handling of slavery curriculum, addresses Trump charges

Francis Suarez's differences with Ron DeSantis include the governor's handling of state standards on teaching Black history and what critics call t...

Meadows seeks to block arrest as he tries to move Georgia charges to federal court

Mark Meadows, the former Trump White House chief of staff, asked a federal judge Tuesday to block his arrest over Georgia election charges as he tries to move his case to federal court.  In a court filing Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Meadows’s lawyers filed an emergency motion…

Trump expected to turn himself in at Georgia jail on 2020 US election charges

The former US president is expected to turn himself in and have a mug shot taken at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia.

Trump due to report to Atlanta jail

Former US president Donald Trump is due to report to an Atlanta jail to face charges stemming from his effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, in the fourth criminal case to hit him this year.

Trump Georgia case: Here are mug shots for everyone who has surrendered so far

The former president and 18 of his allies were indicted by a grand jury for allegedly orchestrating a “criminal enterprise” to subvert his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

Trump Surrenders in Georgia for Historic Fourth Arrest

Thursday night's booking in Fulton County was the fourth time that the former president has been arrested this year.

Trump arrives at Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived Thursday at a jail in Atlanta to surrender on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia , a county jail booking expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a

Trump surrenders to Georgia officials on charges he tried to overturn the state's 2020 election result

Donald Trump arrived at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday evening to turn himself in to authorities in Georgia on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election result in that state, a county jail booking expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former U.S. president.

Trump legal brief: Trump turns himself in for arrest in Atlanta

Former President Donald Trump turned himself in Thursday for arrest and processing at Atlanta’s Fulton County jail after being indicted along with 18 others for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

GOP Moves to Oust Georgia Prosecutor Who Indicted Trump

The Georgia prosecutor who indicted Trump, Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis, is being targeted by the GOP for removal under a new law.

Trump arrives in Georgia to surrender on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 loss

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump arrived in Georgia Thursday evening to turn himself in on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state , a county jail booking expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former Ame

Trump and all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail

Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a jail in Atlanta before the deadline at noon Friday.

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows takes the stand in Georgia case

Meadows is seeking to fight the charges in federal court rather than in state court.

In Georgia case, former Trump aide Meadows says he was doing his job

Donald Trump's onetime White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified on Monday that he was doing his job when he helped Trump try to reverse his 2020 election loss, as the former aide sought to have his criminal case moved to potentially more favorable terrain in federal court.

GOP House appropriations committee member seeks to 'defund' Trump probes

A Republican member of the House Appropriations Committee and staunch backer of Donald Trump said Monday he will seek to withhold federal funding for legal cases against the former president.

Peter Navarro's testimony is 'weak sauce'

The absence of testimony from Trump could leave Navarro, who has pleaded not guilty, without direct evidence that he was acting at the direction of the former president when he declined to testify and turn over records to Congress.

Navarro says Trump wanted him to assert privileges during Jan. 6 panel investigation

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro testified in federal court Monday that former President Trump made it “very clear” executive privilege should be invoked over testimony he was subpoenaed to give the House Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol attack last year. Navarro was charged with contempt of Congress after refusing to cooperate with…

Peter Navarro says Trump told him to assert privilege during Jan. 6 committee investigation

Navarro urged judge to allow him to defend himself at contempt of Congress trial by testifying that Trump told him not to comply with congressional subpoena.

The defense of Trump’s “perfect phone call” is really something.

The “perfect phone call” is back in the news this week.

Trump Georgia prosecutor wants speedy trials done together

Former President Donald Trump and 18 others are accused of conspiring to illegally seek to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden in Georgia.

Donald Trump: Everything We Know About His Arrest

Here's everything we know about the arrest of former President Donald Trump, including his charges, co-defendants, & what's next.

Judge rejects executive privilege claim made by ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro

A district judge on Wednesday ruled that former Trump adviser Peter Navarro did not demonstrate that the former president had invoked executive privilege to justify his failure to testify before Congress.

Judge rejects key defense for former Trump adviser Peter Navarro as trial is set for Tuesday

Navarro told Judge Ahmit Mehta Tuesday that Trump had made it "very clear" that he wanted Navarro to invoke certain privileges and not respond to the Jan. 6 committee's subpoena.

Fani Willis Is Tearing Apart Georgia Republicans

A pro-Trump lawmaker accused GOP Governor Brian Kemp of ""allowing his disdain for President Trump to cloud his judgement" regarding attempts to punish Willis.

PHMSA temporarily suspends Trump rule governing LNG-by-rail transport

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is temporarily suspending a 2020 rule that allows the transport of liquefied natural gas in specialized cryogenic tank cars.

Expresso Top National and International Headlines of the Week on 2 September 2023

Weekly News Roundup: Adani Group's offshore shell companies link, Indian Parliament's special session announcement, Trump's not guilty plea in Georgia election case, Belgian asylum shelter ban for single men, and more.

Schiff calls Meadows testimony ‘Hail Mary to escape a potential conviction’

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday he was surprised Mark Meadows, former President Trump’s White House chief of staff, decided to take the stand in the Georgia 2020 election case, calling his testimony a “Hail Mary to escape a potential conviction.”  In an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Schiff underscored the tremendous risk…

Why isn't agriculture an issue in presidential debates?

In 2016 and 2020, farmers overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump for president. The track record of his administration justifies the choice, as Trump appointed agency directors who reversed unnecessarily strict Obama-era regulations on chemical crop protection products that are essential for fighting pests and preserving yields.

Jury selection begins in contempt case against ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the case against former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was charged with contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro, a former economics professor, served as a White House staffer…

Mark Meadows, John Eastman plead not guilty in Georgia election interference case

Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump attorney John Eastman were among the final seven defendants, in Georgia's 2020 election interference case, to plead not guilty Tuesday.

Judge poised to rule on ex-Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ push to remove Georgia election interference case to federal court

U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones is expected to rule at any time on whether former President Donald Trump's top lieutenant should be tried in federal court, where he might be able to get the conspiracy charges tossed altogether.

Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Georgia 2020 election indictment

Former Trump chief of staff joins 18 other co-defendants in pleading not guilty over illegal scheme to overturn election results

Ex-Trump adviser found guilty of contempt of Congress

A US jury has found former Trump administration official Peter Navarro guilty of contempt of Congress.

U.S. to cancel Alaska oil and gas leases issued under Trump

The U.S. Interior Department said it would cancel oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development agency in the final days of former President Donald Trump’s administration.

Biden cancels Trump-era Arctic drilling leases

Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story  Biden administration cancels controversial Alaskan oil leases The Biden administration on Wednesday confirmed it will nix seven Alaskan oil and gas drilling leases issued under the Trump administration and suspended for review shortly after Biden took…

Trump 14th amendment debate more extensive than realized, election chief says

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said she has been talking to other secretaries about it.

Georgia grand jury report on Trump election interference to be released Friday

Georgia grand jury report on Trump election interference to be released Friday

Peter Navarro, Trump White House official, convicted of contempt of Congress

Trump White House official Peter Navarro was convicted Thursday of contempt of Congress charges filed after he was accused of refusing to co-operate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Pelosi: I’m Running Partly to Thwart Trump

By remaining a candidate, the former speaker can continue to raise money to help the Democrats retake the House and keep the presidency.

Judge rejects Meadows effort to move election case from Georgia to federal court in big win for Willis

A federal judge has rejected former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s attempt to move his charges in the Georgia election interference case to federal court. The ruling was a broad rejection of arguments from Meadows that his case should be heard in federal court because he was acting in his capacity as…

How Lindsey Graham escaped charges in Georgia

A long-awaited Georgia grand jury report released Friday provides a look at how Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) avoided being charged in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) election interference case against former President Trump and 18 other defendants.  The report shows that the jury recommended taking the enormous step of bringing charges against the…

Brian Kemp Puts Donald Trump on Blast for COVID Response

Kemp slammed Trump, saying he "parroted media talking points" while opposing Georgia's attempt to re-open amid the pandemic.

What is Project 2025? Trump Shadow Network Plans to Overhaul 'Deep State'

More than 50 conservative-leaning groups have united to create a program of government for the next Republican president.

Georgia special grand jury recommended charging Lindsey Graham in Trump case

Two other former senators, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, and Michael Flynn, the former president’s national security adviser, were also singled out.

Prosecutor says ‘fairness’ behind decision to lump Trump in mass criminal trial

Former US President Donald Trump and his co-accused face charges next month pertaining to their alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

DeSantis says Biden's and Trump's ages are a "legitimate concern"

"The presidency is not a job for someone that's 80 years old," DeSantis, a GOP candidate for president, told "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell.

Trump privately discussed Biden impeachment with House GOPers

The former president talked with House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik on Tuesday.

Biden spokesperson: McCarthy turning House into Trump’s campaign arm over impeachment inquiry

The Biden campaign on Tuesday accused Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) of acting as a “super-surrogate” for former President Trump’s campaign after the California Republican earlier in the day directed House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. “As Donald Trump ramped up his demands for a baseless impeachment inquiry, Kevin McCarthy cemented…

Biden to criticise Trump-style economics, warn of government shutdown

Biden to criticise Trump-style economics, warn of government shutdown

Retiring Romney urges Trump, Biden to quit for younger leaders

The moderate Republican senator’s call came as he announced he would not seek re-election next year.

Why Trump is going after the judge in his Jan. 6 case.

Stories about Airbnb, Virginia democrats, Kevin McCarthy's impeachment inquiry into Biden, and more.

Appeals court shields Trump ally Scott Perry’s phone in 2020 election inquiry

Three-judge panel ruled some communications of the House Freedom Caucus leader were protected from legal proceedings

Willis argues Meadows can’t move Georgia charges because he is no longer federal official

Georgia prosecutors argued Wednesday that Mark Meadows cannot move his criminal charges to federal court because he no longer works at the White House. Meadows, former President Trump’s White House chief of staff, is trying to move his two charges so he can assert immunity. After a federal judge previously rejected his attempt, he is…

Vivek Ramaswamy proposes mass federal layoffs as more GOP hopefuls look to slash US government

They have been working on drafting a plan for when Trump returns to the White House to oust federal employees and replace them with like-minded officials.Ramaswamy said, currently, presidents act like puppets who cant implement policies.

DeSantis rips Trump for claiming not to know who gave Fauci presidential commendation: 'Is this the immaculate commendation?'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump for claiming he doesn’t know who gave Dr. Anthony Fauci a presidential commendation that the former president awarded him.

Kevin McCarthy opens impeachment inquiry without passing budget despite once criticizing Democrats for the same

In 2019, then-Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy vehemently criticized Democrats for initiating an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump without first passing a budget and securing government funding to prevent a shutdown.

Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden. Here’s what to know

As Donald Trump’s Republican allies in Congress work to impeach Biden, the proceedings add a wild card to the 2024 presidential race

Georgia judge allows key pair be tried separately from Trump and 16 others

Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, who requested speedy trial in election interference case, to be tried next month

Special counsel seeks 'narrowly tailored' gag order against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith seeks a 'narrowly tailored' gag order against Donald Trump for the federal elections interference case in Washington.

Clark argues Trump changed his job responsibilities to include 2020 election

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark in new court filings sought to justify becoming involved with Georgia’s 2020 presidential election by arguing former President Trump had an “unqualified and illimitable right” to change his job responsibilities. Clark, who is charged in Georgia alongside Trump and 17 others over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election…

Biden seeks to preempt GOP attempts to slash federal workforce

The Biden administration is seeking to strengthen protections for federal workers as a host of Republican candidates, including frontrunner Donald Trump, make reducing and altering the federal workforce a key component of their campaigns.

A Moderate Anti-Trump Republican Who Got Fed Up With the Senate Has Retirement Advice for Mitt Romney.

On his way to the golf course, former Sen. Bob Corker explained why the Senate has become miserable for politicians seeking bipartisan work.

All the president’s henchmen

Trump put together a band of brothers resembling a mafia org chart.

Former aide says Trump wrote to-do lists on classified documents - report

Trump denies wrongdoing after ex-assistant reported he wrote tasks for her on back of sensitive materials during presidency

Trump rejects the pro-life position on abortion

Former President Donald Trump helped correct a 50-year-old grievous wrong when he appointed three Supreme Court justices who provided the margin to strike down Roe v. Wade, an indefensible ruling that had taken abortion mostly out of the democratic sphere.

Trump official Jeffrey Clark attempts to move Georgia trial to federal court

Judge appears inclined to reject ex-DoJ official’s effort and throws out written testimony from Clark

Trump asks why Republicans haven’t moved to oust Biden under 25th Amendment

Former President Trump is questioning why Republicans have not sought to remove President Biden under the 25th Amendment — a move that GOP lawmakers do not have the power to use. “After seeing what has happened to our beautiful USA in such a short period of time, including Afghanistan, Self Imposed Inflation, Energy Independence, the…

US House panel sets first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for next week

Two other House committees also are taking part in the inquiry. McCarthy announced the inquiry into Biden, who is running for re-election next year, after facing pressure from far-right lawmakers in his party who were furious that Democrats, when they controlled the House, impeached Republican former President Donald Trump in 2019 and 2021.

Fake Trump electors case should stay in Fulton county court, prosecutors argue

Georgia attorneys said that merely performing a role in the presidential election did not make them federal officials

Donald Trump calls on Republicans to allow government shutdown

Donald Trump has called on congressional Republicans to let the government to shut down in a dubious effort to undermine the criminal proceedings against him.

11 Things Joe Biden Did in His First Hours as President to Overturn Donald Trump’s Policies

Biden lost little time in charting a clear course to undo many of his predecessor's policies within his first few hours in office.

“He’s not here, we are": House Republicans ice out Trump, look to make a deal with Democrats

House Republicans reject Trump's funding bill comments as GOP tensions spark unity between Dems and moderates.

US gov't shutdown could slow House Republicans' Biden impeachment inquiry

The looming U.S. government shutdown that some hardline Republicans, including Donald Trump, are cheering for could slow one of their other priorities: the recently launched impeachment inquiry of Democratic President Joe Biden.

Why is the US govt at risk of another shutdown? What happens next?

Far-right hardliners in the US House, cheered on by Donald Trump, are attempting to undo Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s deal on federal funding levels with President Joe Biden as well as cripple his leadership. History shows that proponents of shutdowns fare extremely poorly when it comes to getting what they want

Cassidy Hutchinson Reappears. She Has More Trump Stories to Tell.

“I would like not to be a hermit,” the former White House aide says upon the publication of a memoir about her journey down a political rabbit hole.

Swalwell: McCarthy shares Speakership with Trump, Greene and Gaetz

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Sunday criticized Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) ability to govern and said that while McCarthy holds the official title, he effectively shares the top job in Congress with former President Trump, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.).  “Kevin McCarthy is a spectator speaker. He may have the…

Top Trump aide burned so many papers wife noticed ‘bonfire’ smell, book says

Mark Meadows’ wife complained of cost of dry-cleaning to remove smell from suits, Cassidy Hutchison writes in new memoir

Andrews’ exit is ‘a big shock’ for Victoria: Foley

Victoria’s former health minister says Daniel Andrews shock resignation will disrupt the state’s political system; Donald Trump defrauded banks as he built his real estate empire, a judge rules. Follow updates here.

Hutchinson: Trump took part in “Hang Mike Pence” chants on Jan. 6

As part of her new memoir, Cassidy Hutchinson affirms that Trump actively expressed support to “hang” Mike Pence

Federal judge declines to recuse herself from Trump election interference case

Tanya Chutkan rejected former president’s claims that her past comments raised doubts about her fairness

Judge orders top Trump administration officials answer for family seperation policy

Jeff Sessions and Kirstjen Nielsen had "unique personal knowledge of their own intent" in migrant family seperation

Man pleads guilty over attempt to reverse Trump election defeat

Scott Hall, 59, pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties.

Texas Democrat asks witness how many times GOP said 'if' in Joe Biden allegations - video

During a hearing of the House Oversight Committee Crockett also accused GOP members of ignoring evidence against Donald Trump

IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn accused of disclosing Trump's tax returns

IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn was charged with disclosing tax return information of a high-ranking government official and "thousands of the nation's wealthiest people."

Top US general Milley takes apparent jab at Trump as he retires

But it also included the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan two years ago and a rocky relationship with Trump. Milley said that troops take an oath to a constitution and not a "wannabe dictator", in an apparent reference to Trump that drew an audible reaction from some in the audience.

Trump official Jeffrey Clark loses bid to move Georgia trial to federal court

Judge Steven Jones concluded Clark had been acting outside the scope of his duties and is not immune from state prosecution

Cassidy Hutchinson says Ted Cruz told her not to be a 'tattletale' after she complained to Mark Meadows that Cruz crashed a Trump tarmac arrival in Texas

"I was infuriated," Hutchinson wrote in her memoir of finding out Cruz was on the tarmac waiting for Trump. "I spotted Cruz and made a dash for him."

Enough review: Cassidy Hutchinson on Trump and the damage done

White House aide who became the lead January 6 witness offers a persuasive, dispiriting tale of political degradation

The murky history of US presidential recordings

Recordings like those involved in cases against Donald Trump have a long history stretching back over 60 years

Transcript: Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on "Face the Nation," Oct. 1, 2023

The following is a transcript of an interview with Trump administration Defense Secretary Mark Esper that aired on "Face the Nation" on Oct. 1, 2023.

Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump

John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.

John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump

John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.

FACTBOX-Who could succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House?

JIM JORDAN Representative Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee and an ally of former President Donald Trump, was nominated by some Republican rebels to be the speaker during the election to the seat in January.

Trump allies offered plea agreements in Georgia election interference case

At least half of fake set of electors have already reached deals with district attorney’s office for immunity in exchange for assistance

Who is Matt Gaetz? The congressman who led the ouster of Kevin McCarthy

A Trump loyalist and legacy politician from Florida, Gaetz recently survived an inquiry by the House ethics committee

Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

It marks the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.

Donald Trump ‘may visit Capitol to address Republicans’ as they pick new speaker

It would be his first trip to the Capitol since his supporters violently stormed the building on January 6 2021.

Evidence at fraud trial shows Trump’s financial statements were key to loan deal

Former Trump company controller Jeffrey McConney gave evidence on day four of the trial.

Why did the speaker of the House get ousted?

Stories about Trump's gag order, Nancy Pelosi getting kicked out of her office space, antitrust cases against Google and Amazon, and more.

Steve Bannon Helped Stoke the McCarthy Ouster, Boosting Gaetz and Rebels

The former Trump adviser has helped create the spectacle of G.O.P. dysfunction, using it to build his own following and those of the right-wing House rebels who took down Kevin McCarthy.

Donald Trump could bid for Speaker of the House of Representatives to 'unify' GOP

Former US President Donald Trump showed his willingness to become a short-term speaker of the House of Representatives Thursday to act as a unifier as he is planning to pay a visit to Capitol Hill...

FACTBOX-Republicans Scalise, Jordan, and Trump, eye US House speaker role

The candidates listed as "in" have declared their interest. IN: JIM JORDAN Representative Jim Jordan, an ally of former President Donald Trump, was nominated by some Republican rebels to be speaker during the election to the seat in January.

Trump says he’s willing to serve as House speaker for up to 90 days — if it’s ‘necessary’ to unite Republicans

Former President Donald Trump revealed Thursday that he would accept a short-term role as speaker of the House “if necessary” to unite the Republican Party.

Trump Endorses Jim Jordan in Race for House Speaker

Representatives Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise sought support from members of the fractured Republican Party, and then former President Donald J. Trump weighed in.

Trump cannot be prosecuted for actions committed while in office, lawyers argue

Lawyers say ‘allegedly improper’ behavior by president falls within ‘outer perimeter’ of duties and is protected from prosecution

Trump Seeks Dismissal of Federal Election Case, Claiming Immunity

Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a judge to throw out charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that a president could not be criminally prosecuted for official acts.

If Trump Wants to Be Speaker, He’ll Need a House Seat

It’s a constitutional urban legend that anyone other than a current member can lead the chamber.

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’

President Joe Biden is defending his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of U.S.

Biden, Trump spar over border wall expansion

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon}  View Online  Evening Report     ©  AP Biden, Trump spar over border wall expansion  President Biden and former President Trump are clashing over the Biden administration’s announcement that it’s waiving 26 federal laws to allow for border wall construction in…

Trump cites 'presidential immunity' in motion to dismiss election interference case

Former President Donald Trump cited his alleged "presidential immunity" in his first motion to dismiss special counsel Jack Smith's federal election interference case against him.

Trump mulls trip to Capitol Hill amid Speaker scramble

Former President Trump is considering making a trip to Capitol Hill next week as House Republicans gather to determine who they will back to become the next Speaker following the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the position. A source confirmed there are discussions about having Trump visit the Capitol next Tuesday, when the…

Trump endorses Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker

With an early morning social media post on Friday, Trump inserted himself into the chaotic race to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker by backing Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan for the post.

Trump toady Jim Jordan will make a terrible House speaker

If anyone, inside the House or out, thought that Kevin McCarthy lacked leadership qualities and was divisive, he’s Abe Lincoln compared to Donald Trump’s guy, Jim Jordan.

Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?

Read more about Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter? on Devdiscourse

Former Trump Org exec testified he accounted for multi-million dollar mansions not yet built when valuing a company at the request of Eric Trump

Jeffrey McConney took the stand at the former President's fraud trial and said Eric Trump directed him to account for millions in unbuilt mansions to inflate property values.

House speaker race pits Trump-backed Jordan against Scalise

The bitter battle between Representatives Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan for the US House speakership culminates a long-simmering personal rivalry that grew along with the fractures in the Republican party.

Should the next House speaker work across the aisle? Be loyal to Trump?

Most Republicans say yes to both and split over "MAGA," as Americans look for bipartisanship.

‘They didn’t stand up to Trump’: how the Republican party descended into disarray

The GOP was once feared for its ability to unite and win – but Kevin McCarthy’s demise shows a party deeply divided

Trump changes plans, ‘unlikely’ to hit up House Republican speaker forum

Former President Donald Trump is “unlikely” to go to Capitol Hill Tuesday to discuss the election of a new speaker of the House with...

Time for Senate Democrats to step on the gas to confirm judges

To even tie Trump, the Senate needs to confirm 42 more judges in under three months.

More than 25 Trump election case witnesses withheld information based on attorney-client privilege, prosecutors say

Witnesses interviewed in the federal investigation around efforts to overturn the election withheld information on the basis of an assertion of attorney-client privilege, special counsel Jack Smith's office said in a court filing Tuesday.

Fani Willis accuses Jim Jordan of ‘abusing’ his authority on Trump’s Georgia trial

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) penned another fiery letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), again rebuffing his request for information about her prosecution of former President Trump and others involved in trying to block President Biden’s electoral victory in Georgia. “A charitable explanation of your correspondence is that you are ignorant…

Look Who’s Building a Border Wall Now

Biden is starting to sound like Trump, but that will only play to the former president’s strength.

Republicans pick Trump ally as nominee for House speaker

House Republicans have been fighting bitterly over whom they should elect to replace Kevin McCarthy, and the future direction of their party.

Fani Willis rejects Jim Jordan's request for information in Fulton County case against Donald Trump

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has rejected a request from the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee to share information about her case against former President Donald Trump.

Executive at Donald Trump’s company says 'presidential premium' was floated to boost bottom line

Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” when calculating the value of his Trump Tower penthouse, Mar-a-Lago resort and other assets during his White House years.

Republicans pick Trump ally Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker

House Republicans have been fighting bitterly over whom they should elect to replace Kevin McCarthy, and the future direction of their party.

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reach

Republicans have chosen Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal...

Execs weighed 'presidential premium' to boost Donald Trump's net worth

The Trump Organization's top brass weighed padding Donald Trump's net worth with a "presidential premium" while he was in office, according to testimony that closed out the second week of a fraud trial.

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reach

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of

Trump has narrow gagging order imposed by judge in election subversion case

The Republican is accused of illegally conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.

Republican Jim Jordan trying to sway holdouts in bid for US House speaker role

Staunch Trump ally believes he will get the votes required to secure speakership in a ballot

‘I felt backstabbed’: Biden’s US-Mexico border wall plans elicit condemnation

Area residents thought their land was safe after Trump’s wall plans were foiled, only to discover Biden’s plans to build more

Amid international crises, US Congress handcuffed by Republican feud

As the flames of war burn in the Middle East and Ukraine, the U.S. Congress is immobilized by a brawl among Republicans, a dysfunction that even some in Donald Trump's party worry is giving comfort to the nation's adversaries. The House of Representatives has drifted leaderless for 12 days since eight of its 221 Republicans ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

How Jim Jordan, a Fighter Aligned With Trump, Fought His Way to Power

The Ohio Republican defines himself by his penchant for punching back, whether against allegations that he was derelict in a sex abuse scandal or attempts to prosecute the former president.

Republican Jim Jordan loses first US House speaker vote, postpones another round

The Ohio lawmaker said the House would vote in a second round at 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT) on Wednesday. Jordan, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, won 200 votes, short of the 217 needed to win the job, in a first vote on Tuesday afternoon as 20 of his fellow Republican voted against him.

Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot, signaling more turmoil ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — More turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as an unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel.

House Speaker Election Jim Jordan Loses First Vote to Become Speaker

Mr. Jordan, the combative ally of former President Donald J. Trump, fell 17 votes short of the majority he would have needed to prevail, despite a right-wing pressure campaign to win over Republican critics.

Trump ally Jim Jordan loses second vote to become House speaker

22 of his colleagues rejected his candidacy in the second ballot.

GOP's Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker and colleagues seek other options

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even more GOP colleagues who are refusing to give him the gavel.

Prosecutors tell judge Donald Trump is ‘not above the law’

Lawyers for Mr Trump had asked US district judge Tanya Chutkan earlier this month to throw out the federal election subversion case.

Sidney Powell’s Plea Deal Could Be a Threat to Trump

For the first time, prosecutors have the cooperation of someone who was closely involved in Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after his election defeat.

Jim Jordan pauses US House speaker bid and backs interim candidate

Decision comes after Donald Trump ally and Republican firebrand failed in two earlier votes

US: Republican Jim Jordan loses third House Speaker vote

Rep. Jim Jordan failed badly on Friday on a third ballot for the House speaker's gavel, rejected by even more Republicans from the conservative mainstream who warned the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no threats or promises could win their support

Judge temporarily lifts Trump gag order in federal 2020 election case

A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily lifted a partial gag order she had imposed limiting Donald Trump's public statements about the federal criminal case in which the former president is accusing of illegally attempting to undo his 2020 election loss.

Kenneth Chesebro’s Plea Deal in Georgia Could Increase Peril for Trump

The lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty in the Georgia election tampering case and is an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal election case.

Trump Seeks Freeze of Gag Order in Election Case During Appeal

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who imposed the order, agreed to put it on hold for eight days as the parties filed additional papers.

With Republicans split, the U.S. now has a three-party system

There is the Democratic Party, the Donald Trump party, and the rump of the old GOP – welcome to the instability era

Federal judge pauses limited gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case

Former President Trump was ordered earlier this week by a federal judge not to post statements targeting court staff, potential witnesses, special counsel Jack Smith or his family.

Haake: Have House GOPers finally learned to stand up for themselves?

For now, by standing up to Jordan bullying tactics, some GOP Congressmen have decided enough is enough. Their push-back against Trump-inspired MAGA bullying is a late but welcome political development that could yet save our republic. Fingers crossed their newfound fortitude sets in and decides to stay.

Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden's election win in Georgia

When Republicans gathered on Dec. 14, 2020, claiming to be legitimate electors casting the state's 16 electoral votes for Donald Trump, they met at the Georgia Capitol in a room just upstairs from the building's public entrance. A Trump campaign official asked for the electors' “complete discretion,” telling them to say only that they were meeting with two state senators who were there.

Pratt played Trump better than most, new recordings reveal

Despite privately comparing Donald Trump to the mafia, Anthony Pratt entered an administration whose policies lowered his taxes and benefited his business.

Leaker of Trump taxes worked for Biden donor that just won a big new IRS contract

The Internal Revenue Service recently awarded a lucrative contract to help modernize its computer databases to the same Washington firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, that employed the man who pleaded guilty last week to stealing and leaking thousands of private tax returns of wealthy Americans, including former President Trump, according to records reviewed by RealClearInvestigations.

Extremist Jim Jordan's rejection spells hope

Eight radical right-wingers toppled Kevin McCarthy. Now three times that many Republicans have said no to the right's favorite son, even though Donald Trump and Steve Bannon were pushing hard for Jim Jordan. That gives us hope that the sensible Republicans, who want to govern, not just smash things, can stick together and empower a speaker worthy of the job.

Tom Emmer becomes third Republican candidate to fail in speaker bid

He reversed course after Donald Trump objected to his nomination and hardliners in the House of Representatives denied him the votes he would need.

It's Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level names seek Trump's support and race for the gavel

It's Day 20 without a House speaker, and Republicans are starting over. They're convening...

Trump talks to GOP Speaker candidates ahead of third nomination election

Former President Trump spoke to several of the nine candidates for Speaker in recent days ahead of the House GOP’s internal election to nominate a third candidate for the gavel. Trump’s conversations with Speaker candidates included House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Reps. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), and Mike…

Candidate favoured by Trump is elected House speaker ending US political chaos

Republican representatives rallied behind little-known Mike Johnson of Louisiana to elevate him to the key post.

Trump says electing Emmer as speaker would be ‘tragic mistake’

“I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House, and some are truly great warriors. RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, referring to Emmer as a “Republican in Name Only.”

‘Hopelessly divided’ Republicans keep US Congress paralysed

Donald Trump’s criticism of the latest candidate for US House Speaker has demolished the Republican Party’s attempts to end the congressional impasse.

MTA hires high-powered attorney in NJ congestion pricing suit

Roberta Kaplan — a prominent litigator known for securing gay marriage rights and representing writer E. Jean Carroll in her sexual assault case against Donald Trump — has signed on to argue the transit agency's case in a federal lawsuit brought by New Jersey.

ABC News: Mark Meadows received immunity to testify to special counsel in federal election subversion probe

Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was granted immunity by special counsel Jack Smith and has met with federal prosecutors multiple times in their investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to a report from ABC News.

Tom Emmer becomes third Republican candidate to fail in speaker bid

Bid abandoned after Donald Trump objects to his nomination

How the 'uniparty' myth shut the House down

Republicans’ House speaker morass continued Tuesday with a little help from former President Donald Trump. It’s a situation that highlights not only Republican divisions, but also the bright line between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill.

Safety May Trump Burr Ridge Gate Disdain

Safety May Trump Burr Ridge Gate Disdain - Burr Ridge, IL - A couple wants what others have in their neighborhood – a driveway gate. But getting the village's approval is a challenge.

Emmer drops US House speaker bid as Republican infighting continues

Trump early this month had backed party hardliner Representative Jim Jordan's bid for the speakership, but Republicans gave up on his attempt last week after Jordan lost three floor votes. Republicans have already rejected two prior speaker nominees, leaving the chamber leaderless since a small group of insurgents ousted Kevin McCarthy from the job on Oct. 3.

Who is Mike Johnson, the new Republican US House Speaker?

A former constitutional lawyer, Mr Johnson is an avowed supporter of Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Who is Mike Johnson? New House speaker is a strong Trump ally and a quiet force among Republicans

A low-key lawmaker who has been in the House for less than a decade, new House Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t instantly recognizable to most Americans.

'I've prayed for each of you': How Mike Johnson led a campaign of election denial

The new speaker, an unsung enabler of Trump's last-ditch effort, privately urged his colleagues to oppose the election results the day before the attack on the Capitol.

Mike Johnson elected as Speaker of US House of Representatives

While not the party's top choice, the deeply religious Mr Johnson has few foes and an important backer in former president Donald Trump

Trump Gives Mike Johnson the Thumbs-Up

Could the fourth time be the charm for the House GOP? Politico seems to think so, noting that their pick of Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker nominee late Tuesday came with "no...

Who is Mike Johnson?

Johnson is among the most staunchly conservative members of Congress and a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump.

Why Trump is so happy about the new House speaker

If you read the news that Republicans have selected Rep. Mike Johnson to be the next speaker of the House, second in line to the presidency, and thought to yourself, “Who is Mike Johnson,” you’re not alone.

Ivanka Trump must give evidence in father’s fraud trial, judge rules

Former president President Donald Trump is accused of overstating his wealth for years on financial statements.

New Speaker Mike Johnson heads to the White House to discuss Biden's bid for Israel and Ukraine aid

Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the Donald Trump ally inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders, tested their grasp of the gavel and eventually chased them from office.

Biden meets with new Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House to discuss aid for Israel and Ukraine

Republican Mike Johnson is the new speaker of the House, but the Donald Trump ally inherits many of the same political problems that have tormented past GOP leaders, tested their grasp of the gavel and eventually chased them from office.

Ivanka Trump must give evidence against her father Donald Trump in fraud case, judge rules

Ms Trump had previously been dismissed as a defendant in the case, but prosecutors believe her past role in the Trump Organization as executive vice president makes her testimony important.

Mark Meadows walks tightrope, complying with Trump prosecutors while maintaining GOP influence

Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows has been walking a tightrope, trying to strike a careful balance of complying with federal investigators who are using his testimony to prosecute Trump, while not crossing any red lines that would jeopardize his influential political relationships with congressional Republicans.

Donald Trump Wants to Reveal Classified Intel in Court

Trump wants to use classified documents to show he tried to save America from foreign interference in the 2020 election.

Larry Donnelly: A new House Speaker has been elected in the US

Our columnist looks at the right-wing constitutional lawyer and close associate of Trump is now the House Speaker and hence an extremely powerful man.

Enough review - inside story of the Trump White House by star witness at Capitol riot hearings

Whistleblower and former aide Cassidy Hutchinson dishes the dirt – from crockery-based temper tantrums to sexual harassment – on the former president and his cast of underlings

DOJ seeks 10 years for Trump appointee who assaulted officers on Jan. 6

The Justice Department is seeking 10 years in prison for Federico Klein, a former Donald Trump appointee convicted of assaulting law enforcement on Jan. 6.

Trump White House aide points finger at Jan. 6 National Guard call-up in 14th Amendment trial

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify which information Kash Patel’s testimony about the National Guard contradicted. Former Trump administration aide Kash Patel on Wednesday denied claims that President Trump chose not to call up the National Guard during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack or delayed efforts to approve their deployments in testimony…

Gaping Hole in Donald Trump's Defense Identified

Trump's defense in his 2020 election trial has a major flaw, a civil-rights attorney told Newsweek.

Jan. 6 riot was 'culmination' of Trump conspiracies to overturn 2020 election, special counsel says in new filing

Special counsel Jack Smith's office called Trump’s motion a “meritless effort” to evade allegations that he was responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Ivanka Trump Pitted Against Jared Kushner During Testimony

Ivanka Trump was faced with questions about emails she sent her husband, Jared Kushner on the redevelopment of a D.C hotel.

Evening Report - Manchin announces Senate retirement; Trump leads Biden in swing-state polls

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon}    Evening Report   ©  The Hill/Greg Nash Manchin passes on Senate reelection bid Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Thursday he won’t run for reelection, ending speculation over what would have been a bruising reelection bid while leaving the door open to…

The Joe Manchin Experience

The Senator may have a third-party opening because Biden and Trump are so unpopular.

Trump plots mass detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants should he regain power

Former President Donald Trump is planning a widespread expansion of his former administration’s hardline immigration policies if reelected to a second term in 2024, including rounding up a undocumented immigrants already in the US and placing them in detention camps to await deportation, a source familiar with the plans confirms to CNN.

Trump plans sweeping undocumented immigrant roundups, detention camps - report

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, if re-elected in 2024, would expand his first-term immigration crackdown to include sweeping roundups of people who would be held in large camps to await deportation, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The report was based on interviews with several advisers, including Stephen Miller, who oversaw Trump's first-term immigration policies, the Times said.

Donald Trump's plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings

With less than a year until Election Day, Trump is dominating the race for the Republican nomination and has already laid out a sweeping set of policy goals should he win a second term.

Trump plans sweeping undocumented immigrant roundups, detention camps, New York Times reports

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, if re-elected in 2024, would expand his first-term immigration crackdown to include sweeping roundups of undocumented people who would be held in large camps to await deportation, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

Trump University, Now With Tax Money

He plans to launch a tuition-free, online-only bachelor’s degree.

Trump's agenda includes deportation raids if he wins second term

Some of his current ideas would probably end up in court or impeded by Congress. But Trump’s campaign and allied groups are assembling policy books with detailed plans.

Expert: Trump aide Dan Scavino may face "superseding indictment" after Jenna Ellis spills the beans

Trump's longtime social media aide was implicated in ex-Trump lawyer's proffer session with prosecutors.

Marjorie Taylor Greene: GOP ‘fear’ blocks bold action voters demand

For over two years, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been pushing her Republican colleagues on edgy legislation, such as impeaching President Joe Biden and erasing the two impeachments of former President Donald Trump.

Fulton County prosecutors want Trump Georgia election subversion trial to begin in August 2024

Fulton County prosecutors want the Georgia election subversion trial of Donald Trump and his co-defendants to begin on August 5, 2024, directly in the middle of the presidential election.

Trump loses bid to cut Jan. 6 reference in election case

Donald Trump is due to stand trial in March on federal criminal charges related to his attempt to undo the election victory of President Joe Biden.

Judge in Trump election interference case won't strike Jan. 6 references from indictment

Judge Tanya Chutkan has rejected Donald Trump's request to strike references to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot from his indictment in the election interference case.

Donations have surged to groups linked to conservative Project 2025

The advisory board for Project 2025 includes representatives from conservative groups led by veterans of the Trump administration.

Trump ‘insurrectionist ban’ ruling: Takeaways from the blockbuster decision

A Colorado judge on Friday issued a stunning ruling that fell just short of removing former Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist ban.

MTG joins Sen. Mike Lee’s call for J6 probe, ‘MAGA did not do this’

One of Capitol Hill’s longest doubters about the spark that fired the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots joined Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) today in calling for an investigation into the bias of the anti-Trump House Jan. 6 committee.

Appeals court grapples with Trump gag order in special counsel's election interference case

Trump's legal team and federal prosecutors faced off over a ruling last month that limited aspects of his speech ahead of his D.C. criminal trial.

Trump thinks the Federalist Society isn’t conservative enough now.

The GOP front-runner is shifting the Overton window once again.

The SCOTUS case that could help Trump pack government with his loyalists

The U.S. Supreme Court will next week hear arguments in SEC v. Jarkesy, a case expected to have major implications on Trump's ambition to fill government agencies with staffers loyal to him.In 2022, appeal judges ruled that the system the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been using to pro...

Readers sound off on prison vegan options, white supremacists and Trump's Thanksgiving greeting

Otisville, N.Y.: The Federal Bureau of Prisons isn't doing all that it can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For one thing, it doesn't reliably provide a vegan option for inmates who yearn for it due to religious beliefs or self-improvement goals. "Policy" is the only reason ever cited. In other words, it's only bureaucratic inertia and no real reason exists.

‘It has to be done’: can Reconstruction-era laws hold Trump and allies accountable?

Rarely used but relevant laws could be key to removing Trump from the ballot for his stoking of the January 6 Capitol attack

Judge rejects Trump bid for US House Jan. 6 committee records

A judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s request to see records from the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which the former president said may be relevant to his defense against election interference charges.

LIz Cheney unloads on Trump and GOP 'enablers' in new memoir

The former congresswoman from Wyoming decries McCarthy and other former GOP colleagues as shameless hypocrites who followed Trump even when they knew he posed a grave danger to American democracy.

Cheney book slams GOP as Trump 'enablers and collaborators'

Liz Cheney also accuses Kevin McCarthy of repeatedly lying and choosing the “craven” path of embracing Trump. She recounts the moment she first found out that McCarthy, fearing he had lost his ability to fundraise, secretly went to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago just three weeks after the Jan. 6 attack.

Former Trump Adviser Has Good News for Joe Biden

Trump's former chief economic adviser said the U.S. economy is back to a normal for the first time in two decades.

Former Trump golf club worker was sexually harassed by supervisor, then conned into signing illegal NDA, lawsuit says

Alice Bianco was duped into signing the non-disclosure agreement by Trump attorney Alina Habba in 2021, according to a suit filed this week in New Jersey.

Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in federal 2020 election case

Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges for actions he took as president, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday, rejecting his bid to toss out the case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith accusing him of unlawfully trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Trump gag order appeal faces skeptical reception in US court

U.S. appeals court judges signaled skepticism toward Donald Trump's bid to overturn a gag order imposed in a criminal case in which he is accused of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

Judges Bat Down Donald Trump’s Presidential-Immunity Arguments

Ex-president’s claims that his post protected him from criminal case on efforts to reverse 2020 election and civil suits related to Jan. 6 violence are rejected

Why governors don’t become presidents anymore

Ten years ago, Donald Trump spurned an effort by a group of consultants to chart a path to the White House by first getting him elected governor of New York. It shouldn’t be surprising that he continues to fend off challengers from that direction.

Appeals court rules Trump doesn’t have immunity from civil suits over Jan. 6 riots

Former President Trump is not immune from civil lawsuits blaming him for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, an appeals court ruled Friday.

Federal appeals court finds Trump not entitled to presidential immunity in Jan. 6 civil cases - for now

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected former President Donald Trump's bid to dismiss civil claims seeking to hold him to account for the Jan. 6 riot, 2021 at the U.S.

Donald Trump vows to repeat his biggest mistake.

And volleyball icon George Santos says goodbye.

A second Trump term will be far more autocratic than the first. He’s telling us

Trump is broadcasting his plans in advance – and, if elected, he’ll claim he has a mandate to accrue power and exact retribution

The system worked during Watergate. With Trump, I am not so sure.

Fifty years after Watergate, the nation faces another enormous moment in the alleged abuse of presidential power.

Trump is showing how a second term would rewrite the rules of presidential power

Donald Trump is underscoring the profound choice that voters could face next year with expansive claims of unchecked presidential power alongside increasingly unapologetic anti-democratic rhetoric.

Special counsel previews trial roadmap in federal 2020 election case against Trump

In a new filing, prosecutors revealed they plan to use historical evidence of events both before and after the alleged conspiracy involving Trump's efforts to resist the peaceful transfer of power after the election.

Kevin McCarthy threatened to primary GOPers if they opposed Trump on Jan. 6: Liz Cheney

In the days leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, supporters of Donald Trump were using their power to demand others fall in line. In former Rep. Liz Cheney's (R-WY) new book, "Oath and Honor," she describes Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) as seriously concerned about the safety and security...

Special counsel outlines bid to show Trump motive, knowledge of plan to stay in power

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team outlined the evidence it has collected against former President Trump on Tuesday, walking through information it says will showcase his motive and knowledge of a plan to block the transfer of power. The breakdown comes in a request to introduce evidence of events both before and after the conspiracy outlined in…

Wall Street Lunch: Tough Road Ahead For Buybacks

J.P. Morgan predicts a worse outlook for income investors in 2024. Fisker Automotive CEO fights for the stock. Trump tapping Jamie Dimon for Treasury Secretary?

Trump appeals judge's ruling rejecting his claim of immunity in federal election subversion case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to court papers filed Thursday.

Trump campaign distances itself from report of second-term Cabinet contenders

The Trump campaign on Friday sought to distance itself from a report that detailed whom the former president might consider for his Cabinet if he wins reelection, which included prominent names like Tucker Carlson, Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon. The lengthy statement, attributed to senior advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, came days after Axios reported Trump would look…

Trump gag order in 2020 election case largely upheld by appeals court

A federal appeals court heard arguments in November over the gag order limiting what Trump can say about the 2020 election-related case filed against him in Washington, D.C.

Trump tests federal gag order with attack on Bill Barr: ‘He was a coward’

Audience at gala event included allies that Trump is expected to tap for top roles should he be re-elected next year

Liz Cheney: Speaker Mike Johnson can’t be trusted to defend the constitution

Former congresswoman makes comments as she continues to warn of dangers that a second Trump presidency would present

McCarthy endorses Trump for president: ‘We’re very honest with each other’

Former House speaker, who has driven out by Trump loyalists, also expressed interest in joining his cabinet should Trump win

Inside a nightmare: Donald Trump’s White House on April 4, 2025

Imagine it’s April 4, 2025, and Donald Trump is not in prison. Trump is in the White House. You wake up before dawn, and a wave of dread washes over you as you check your news app to see what’s going on. Trump has declared it’s Ivanka Trump Day, and his Cabinet secretaries are approaching her one by...

Oath and Honor review: Liz Cheney spells out the threat from Trump

The former congresswoman, a conservative Republican, was purged by her party. Her memoir makes chilling reading

‘Human Gumball Machine’: Mitt Romney Blasts Trump, Warns Of 2nd Presidency

“He just says whatever,” Romney said about Trump.

Liz Cheney calls McCarthy ‘pathetic’ for saying he’d serve in Trump administration

Former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney called Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) "sad" and "pathetic" for his willingness to serve in a second Trump administration.

Liz Cheney: Checks and Balances Won’t Stop Trump

The Constitution’s protections won’t be able to block his abuses of executive power.

McCarthy’s exit interview: Gaetz, Trump and Mike Johnson