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Giuliani’s financial woes could compound as he faces mounting legal exposure
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In 2007, when Rudy Giuliani launched his presidential bid, he seemed both politically and financially at the height of his powers. His image as “America’s mayor” in the [Read More…]

Timeline: Hunter Biden under legal, political scrutiny
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five years into a federal probe of his personal and professional life, President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is facing additional legal exposure in the coming months after a [Read More…]

ABC News to host GOP presidential debate before New Hampshire primary
Henrik5000/Getty Images (MANCHESTER, N.H.) — ABC News, partnering with WMUR-TV, announced Thursday it will host a Republican presidential primary debate in New Hampshire next month, just days ahead of its first-in-the-nation GOP primary election. Held [Read More…]

Special counsel files nine tax-related charges against Hunter Biden
Mark Makela/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Special counsel David Weiss leveled a nine-count indictment against Hunter Biden late Thursday, accusing President Joe Biden’s son of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 [Read More…]

Ramaswamy defends debunked conspiracy theories he shared at Republican debate
Micah Green/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy shared multiple conspiratorial or controversial claims at Wednesday night’s debate, amplifying them to a new level of prominence in the 2024 [Read More…]

House censures Rep. Jamaal Bowman for falsely pulling fire alarm
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The House voted Thursday to censure Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York for falsely pulling a fire alarm in a House office building in September. The final vote [Read More…]

House Republicans to move forward on formalizing Biden impeachment inquiry next week
joe daniel price/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The House Rules Committee announced Thursday it will consider a resolution next week to formalize Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. House Speaker Mike Johnson said earlier [Read More…]

Five takeaways from the latest Republican presidential debate
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Four Republican presidential candidates took the stage in Alabama on Wednesday night for one last chance to trade attacks and stake out policy positions before voting starts in the [Read More…]

Senate Republicans reject Biden’s call to urgently approve Ukraine aid
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hours after President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to urgently approve a stalled package of aid to Ukraine, Republicans blocked a key Senate procedural vote over [Read More…]

Colorado Supreme Court hears Trump 14th Amendment eligibility arguments
SimpleImages/Getty Images (DENVER) — The Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the historic challenge to Trump’s ballot eligibility in Colorado under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. During the two-hour hearing in Denver, [Read More…]

House advances GOP resolution to censure Democratic Rep. Bowman over pulling fire alarm
Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Wednesday advanced a Republican resolution to censure Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling a fire alarm, teeing up a final vote on Thursday. A Democratic [Read More…]

Trump raises new alarms, saying he wouldn’t be a ‘dictator’ except on ‘Day One’
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump is raising new alarms about what he would do if he makes it back to the White House, even referring to himself in an interview Tuesday night as [Read More…]

Kevin McCarthy resigning from Congress after being ousted as House speaker
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted from his role by a faction of his own party earlier this year, will resign from Congress at the end of the [Read More…]

Five things to watch in the latest Republican debate
Henrik5000/Getty Images (TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Four Republican presidential candidates will face off in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Wednesday for the fourth debate of the 2024 primary. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, [Read More…]

Jan. 6 attack was ‘exactly’ what Trump intended, special counsel claims in court filing
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith, in a court filing Tuesday, detailed additional evidence he plans to introduce at the trial of former President Donald Trump on charges of unlawfully trying to overturn [Read More…]

House will vote to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry next week, Johnson says
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House will hold a formal vote to authorize the ongoing Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday. Johnson said the House is at an [Read More…]

Hundreds of military nominees confirmed hours after Tuberville ended monthslong blockade
Digital Vision./Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hundreds of military nominees were confirmed unanimously on the Senate floor Tuesday just hours after Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville announced he was ending his hold on most promotions. It took just [Read More…]

Biden argues Trump is an existential threat to America; Trump tries to point finger back at Biden
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday labeled rival Donald Trump an existential threat to the country’s system of government as he responded to the former president’s recent comments pushing back on [Read More…]

DeSantis vs. Newsom, Haley gets key endorsement and more campaign takeaways you may have missed
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Republican governor running for president debated a Democratic governor who made clear he is not running for president — and Nikki Haley’s momentum on the trail continued with a [Read More…]

Democratic governors have some advice for the unpopular president
Joshua A. Bickel/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Ground-breaking events. Presentations of preposterously oversized checks. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies — especially ribbon cuttings. Increasing the in-your-face representations of things like a new battery manufacturing plant opening or [Read More…]