The top super PACs backing former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are ramping up attacks in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination. In an ad that...
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US Capitol Police to boost presence after Trump indictment
The U.S. Capitol Police will boost its presence around Capitol Hill following the indictment of former President Trump, officials said Friday. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms said authorities anticipate demonstrations across the...
Read MoreMinneapolis agrees to state-backed policing revamp nearly 3 years after Floyd incident
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved an agreement with the state to revamp policing, nearly three years after a city officer killed George Floyd. The state Department of Human...
Read MoreBiden calls devastated Mississippi town Rolling Fork ‘Rolling Stone’
President Biden accidentally referred to the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, as “Rolling Stone” on Friday, in the wake of tornadoes that have devastated parts of the Mississippi Delta. Rolling...
Read MoreStefanik rips Pelosi as a ‘radical authoritarian’ for saying Trump needs to ‘prove his innocence’
House GOP Caucus Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., slammed Rep. Nancy Pelosi as a “radical authoritarian” for suggesting former President Trump will need to “prove his innocence” following his indictment. A...
Read MoreTrump defuses extradition controversy by agreeing to be arraigned without handcuffs
Former President Trump is expected to surrender to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Tuesday to be arraigned in New York City court after an unprecedented grand jury indictment, defusing a...
Read MoreDonald Trump and Stormy Daniels: What you need to know
Former President Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday after a years-long investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. The grand jury indictment is under seal. At...
Read MoreMaine Gov. Mills’ approval of 2-year budget averts potential shutdown
Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a two-year, nearly $10 billion budget jammed through by fellow Democrats that will keep government services rolling — and possibly avert a...
Read MoreFormer AG Barr says Trump indictment designed to spoil GOP’s shot at the White House in 2024
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Friday that he suspects Democrats are pushing the indictment of former President Trump to help him win the 2024 Republican nomination in the hopes...
Read MoreHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy to join Las Cruces rally for former U.S. Rep. Herrell
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will visit New Mexico next month at what will likely be an announcement by former U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell to campaign for her old seat. The...
Read MoreNew Mexico Supreme Court blocks local abortion restrictions
The New Mexico Supreme Court blocked local anti-abortion ordinances Friday pending the outcome of a case centered on constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. The ruling granted a...
Read MoreMcConnell silent on Trump’s indictment as House GOP leaders slam ‘weaponized’ justice system
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said nothing about former President Donald Trump’s indictment this week, even as several House Republicans have condemned the charges as politically motivated. Since...
Read MoreDems who accused Trump of trying to jail opponents voice support for Trump grand jury indictment
Some House Democrats who previously condemned former President Donald Trump for threatening to jail political opponents had a different reaction after a Manhattan grand jury’s decision to bring criminal charges...
Read MorePennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman released from hospital after treatment for depression
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday after being treated for depression. A press release from Fetterman’s office says that he is...
Read MoreFormer AG Barr slams ‘pathetically weak’ legal theory behind Trump indictment: ‘An abomination’
Former Attorney General Bill Barr reacted to the indictment of former President Trump over his alleged 2016 hush money scandal on Friday, calling it “an abomination.” Trump was indicted by...
Read MorePlanned Parenthood sues Missouri AG over investigation into trans procedures
Missouri’s state attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided by Planned Parenthood, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by the St. Louis health provider. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey demanded...
Read MoreTrump indictment unlikely to sway Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The indictment of former President Donald Trump will likely have little impact on the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race to be decided next week, as Democrats try to flip...
Read MoreOhio Gov. DeWine signs $13.5 transportation budget, rail safety package into law
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a nearly $13.5 billion state transportation budget Friday, touting new rail safety measures that were included in response to the February train derailment and toxic...
Read MoreMike Pence responds to Trump indictment: It’s an ‘outrage’
Former Vice President Mike Pence called the Manhattan grand jury’s decision to indict former President Trump on a campaign finance issue an “outrage” in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer...
Read MoreGOP senator says Biden’s Dept. of Education imposing ‘dangerous delays’ on school security funds
EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is warning the Biden administration that “confusion” about funds granted in last year’s bipartisan school safety...
Read More21 states threaten banks with legal action over woke policies: ‘Stay in your lane’
EXCLUSIVE: A coalition of 21 state attorneys general sent a stark warning to dozens of financial institutions and asset managers, warning them against pursuing woke environmental and social initiatives. In...
Read MoreNancy Pelosi roasted over Trump indictment tweet saying he has a right ‘to prove innocence’ at trial
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., released a statement Thursday night commenting on the indictment of Former President Donald Trump – a statement that has raised eyebrows due to its blatant inaccuracy...
Read MoreWhite House tight-lipped as push for congressional intervention into rapid AI developments heats up
The White House remains largely on the sidelines of what has become a growing debate among Americans and lawmakers about the rapid developments being made in the artificial intelligence (AI)...
Read MoreTrump indicted after Manhattan DA probe for hush money payments
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted as part of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s years-long investigation, possibly for hush money payments. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been investigating...
Read MoreWhite House says ‘trans community’ is ‘under attack’ after Nashville shooting
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that the “trans community” in America is “under attack,” just days after a transgender former student opened fire in a Nashville, Tennessee,...
Read MoreRick Scott wants to take $80B from IRS to fund armed officers in schools after Nashville shooting
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is urging Congress to reroute the billions of dollars earmarked for the Internal Revenue Service in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act into money to hire armed officers...
Read MoreDeSantis trolls Trump, says US needs to ‘finally’ build border wall
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a shot at former President Donald Trump, his potential 2024 presidential primary opponent, by saying it’s time to actually build a border wall between...
Read MoreDems react to Trump indictment: Schiff calls it ‘sobering,’ Waters knew ‘Stormy Daniels would get him’
Some of former President Donald Trump’s biggest critics in the Democratic Party weighed in on his historic indictment just minutes after he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on...
Read MoreMissouri House passes diversity spending ban, proposal likely ill-fated in Senate
Republicans on Thursday voted to ban diversity spending in the government of Missouri, a state known internationally for racial justice protests in Ferguson and the University of Missouri. Democratic state...
Read MoreTop House, Senate Republicans outraged about Trump indictment: ‘A dark day in American history’
Top Republican lawmakers reacted with outrage to the unprecedented indictment of former president Donald Trump on Thursday as part of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s years-long investigation. Manhattan DA Alvin...
Read MoreTrump’s 2024 GOP rivals react to the former president’s indictment: ‘Politically motivated’
Several of Donald Trump’s declared and potential rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination have weighed in on the Manhattan grand jury indictment of the former president. “The politically motivated...
Read MoreTrump says DA Bragg’s ‘obsession’ with trying to ‘get Trump’ will ‘backfire’ after grand jury indictment
Former President Trump on Thursday reacted to his indictment, slamming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for his “obsession” with trying to “get Trump,” while warning the move to charge him...
Read MoreRon DeSantis says he will refuse any extradition request after Trump indictment: ‘Questionable circumstances’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his state “will not assist” in any extradition request by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg amid what he called “questionable circumstances” while slamming the charges...
Read MoreTrump indictment: Eric, Donald Trump Jr blast ‘third-world prosecutorial misconduct’
Two of former President Donald Trump’s children immediately took aim at the move by a grand jury in Manhattan to indict him Thursday — slamming “third-world prosecutorial misconduct” and warning...
Read MoreTrump, Democrats immediately begin fundraising off indictment: ‘Our work isn’t over’
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and Senate Democrats’ campaign arm immediately began fundraising after a New York grand jury voted to indict the former president Thursday. “We are living through...
Read MoreNew Jersey passes campaign finance overhaul into law
New Jersey’s Democrat-led Legislature passed a sweeping overhaul of the state’s campaign finance laws on Thursday, sending the measure to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk. The measure, called the Elections...
Read MoreWhite House mum on Trump indictment
The White House is silent on the unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump. The former president of the United States, and the leading Republican presidential nominee for 2024, was...
Read MoreNew York lawmakers blame ‘big budget issues’ for likely failure to meet deadline
New York legislative leaders said Thursday they expected to miss the deadline for adopting a new state budget as they negotiate with fellow Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul over her proposals...
Read MoreTrump warns that he ‘cannot get a fair trial in New York’ after indictment on ‘disgraceful’ charges
Former President Trump said Thursday that he “cannot get a fair trial in New York,” after being indicted by a grand jury following the years-long investigation by the Manhattan District...
Read MoreTrump indicted: NYPD orders all officers to report in uniform Friday ‘in preparation for anything”
All New York City police officers have been told to show up to work Friday in uniform for deployments around the city following the indictment against former President Donald Trump. ...
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