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Democrats, shocked by Supreme Court’s minority voter ruling, see opportunity as House fight looms
joe daniel price/Getty Images/STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are celebrating Thursday’s Supreme Court decision bolstering the Voting Rights Act — and the power of minority voters — which they say also bolsters the party’s chances to take [Read More…]

Trump plans to head to Florida Monday as search for expanded legal team continues: Sources
Creativeye99/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to head to Florida midday Monday ahead of his first appearance Tuesday before a federal judge regarding the 37 counts he faces from Special Counsel [Read More…]

Trump indictment live updates: Trump vows to stay in race even if convicted
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges in an investigation into his handling of classified documents, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday. The indictment comes [Read More…]

People should be ‘worried’ Trump could beat Biden, but 2nd indictment is big GOP challenge: Coons
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons on Sunday said he thinks Donald Trump’s federal indictment over handling of classified records creates electoral trouble for the GOP in 2024 — and, at the same [Read More…]

In testy interview, Lindsey Graham argues Trump is ‘stronger’ after 2nd indictment
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Donald Trump’s most ardent defenders on Capitol Hill, argued Sunday that in the wake of the former president’s unprecedented federal indictment over how he handled government secrets, [Read More…]

Trump federal indictment unsealed in classified documents probe
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors unsealed the indictment Friday against former President Donald Trump in connection with his handling of government documents. The 38 charges against Trump and his aide Walt Nauta include [Read More…]

Donald Trump’s lawsuit against former fixer Michael Cohen scheduled for trial in August 2024
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against his one-time lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is set for trial in August 2024, according to an order Friday by a federal judge in Florida. [Read More…]

‘This is secret information’: Trump on audio recording talks about not declassifying documents
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said on an audio recording in 2021 that he had taken classified information with him to his Florida home after leaving the White House, [Read More…]

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, initially assigned to oversee his case: Sources
ftwitty/Getty Images (FORT PIERCE, Fla.) — The summons sent to former President Donald Trump and his legal team late Thursday indicates that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will be assigned to oversee his case, at [Read More…]

Biden condemns ‘hysterical’ and ‘ugly’ anti-LGBTQ measures
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled new initiatives to support LGBTQ Americans and called recent anti-trans efforts “thoroughly unjustified” and “ugly.” Biden was set to host [Read More…]

Donald Trump indicted for second time, in classified documents investigation: Sources
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a second time, this time on federal charges in relation to his handling of classified information while out of office, sources [Read More…]

Trump indictment live updates: Trump facing federal charges in classified docs investigation
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges in an investigation into his handling of classified documents, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The indictment of [Read More…]

Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation
MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former [Read More…]

Supreme Court rules Alabama’s congressional maps violate Voting Rights Act
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Alabama’s congressional maps, redrawn after the 2020 census, violate Section 2 of the landmark Voting Rights Act by diluting the influence of the [Read More…]

House Oversight plans UFO hearing after unconfirmed claims of crashed alien spacecraft
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The powerful House Oversight Committee is in the “early stages” of preparing a hearing on UFOs in the wake of unconfirmed claims from a former intelligence official that the U.S. has [Read More…]

Trump informed that he is target of special counsel investigation over classified docs: Sources
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith’s office in recent weeks informing him that he is the target of an ongoing investigation related to his handling [Read More…]

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum joins 2024 presidential race against Trump, DeSantis
Stephen Yang/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Wednesday jumped into the 2024 presidential race — becoming the 12th Republican candidate on the list, with a pitch to voters focused on lessons he [Read More…]

Republicans launch new effort to boost early voting, breaking with Trump’s past criticism
Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Republican National Committee on Wednesday launched an effort to increase early-vote turnout in 2024, seeking to curtail a Democratic advantage and to put more distance [Read More…]

Standoff between McCarthy, hardline Republicans continues as House remains in recess
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House business has been brought to a halt as the standoff continues between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and hard-line conservatives over McCarthy’s handling of the debt ceiling deal. McCarthy, who said he [Read More…]

Onetime Trump loyalists Pence and Christie sharpen their challenges on campaign trail: ANALYSIS
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump might never have become president without them. And his quest to regain the presidency might depend on what they do now to stop him. With back-to-back announcements this week, [Read More…]
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