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Trump indicted on charges related to efforts to overturn 2020 election: Sources
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges related to special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources with direct knowledge [Read More…]
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Harris rejects DeSantis challenge to debate slavery, Florida academic standards
Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Florida Tuesday and continued to take aim at the state’s widely panned new Black history curriculum standard that suggests [Read More…]
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DOJ unseals new Jan. 6 arrest
U.S. Capitol Police (WASHINGTON) — While much attention is being trained on the possibility that former President Donald Trump could face charges for his actions leading up to Jan. 6, the Department of Justice on Tuesday [Read More…]
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House Republicans launch investigation of Hunter Biden’s deferred plea deal
Gabriel Cristea / 500px/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — House Republicans on Monday launched an inquiry into the Justice Department’s plea deal with Hunter Biden, which was put on hold after falling apart in court last [Read More…]
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Ohio voters to consider if abortion access measure should be harder to pass
FilippoBacci/Getty Images (OHIO) — Ohioans next week will vote in a special election to determine whether to raise the threshold required to amend the state constitution — and then, three months after that, voters will [Read More…]
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Gov. DeSantis invites VP Kamala Harris to discuss Florida’s new Black history standards
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has sent a letter inviting Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss his state’s new Black history standards. In a letter obtained by ABC News, DeSantis invited [Read More…]
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Mar-a-Lago property manager does not enter plea in classified documents probe
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MIAMI) — The newest defendant charged as part of the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump made his initial appearance in Miami federal court [Read More…]
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Judge denies Trump’s efforts to quash Fulton County DA’s probe into efforts to overturn Georgia election results
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In another blow to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stymie Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation into his conduct after the 2020 presidential election, a judge on Monday denied [Read More…]
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Mar-a-Lago property manager to be arraigned in special counsel’s classified documents probe
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MIAMI) — The newest defendant to be charged as part of the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in court [Read More…]
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Harris raises alarm about abortion restrictions but has ‘faith in the people of America’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris called out leaders in several states who she says have been diminishing the reproductive rights of women after last year’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe [Read More…]
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Trump team launching legal defense fund to help pay legal bills
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s team is launching a legal defense fund aimed at helping to handle the onslaught of legal bills the former president and his allies face as the [Read More…]
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Trump PAC spent more than $40M on legal bills this year as his charges mount: Sources
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A political group that supports Donald Trump spent more than $40 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 to defend the former president, his advisers and others, sources [Read More…]
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Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey on finding real gun violence solutions and whether he’d run for office
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A little more than a year after a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers, actor Matthew McConaughey hopes to make schools safer through his [Read More…]
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Biden would never consider pardoning son Hunter, who is under federal investigation: Dem lawmaker
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., said Sunday that President Joe Biden would never consider a pardon for his son Hunter Biden after a plea deal that the younger Biden agreed to on tax [Read More…]
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GOP shouldn’t move forward with Biden impeachment probe unless there’s a conviction: Sununu
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME (WASHINGTON) — While there are “very real” and “incredibly serious” allegations against President Joe Biden’s family, investigations into them must “play out in court” before congressional Republicans move forward with any [Read More…]
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Judge orders hearing on Trump’s motion to disqualify Fulton County DA
ABC News (ATLANTA, Georgia) — A judge scheduled a hearing on former President Donald Trump’s motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election [Read More…]
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Updated Trump indictment reveals new charges in classified documents case
DOJ via US Southern District of Florida (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice’s superseding indictment of former President Donald Trump and two co-defendants revealed new allegations that they allegedly mishandled government documents and plotted to [Read More…]
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White House quickly rejects idea of a pardon for Hunter Biden
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House quickly rejected the idea of a pardon for Hunter Biden, the president’s son, after his plea deal with federal prosecutors fell apart in court. White House press [Read More…]
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Biden to sign ‘historic’ executive order on how US military handles sexual assault cases
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a “historic” executive order on Friday that will change how the military handles sexual assault cases, the White House said. The executive order will [Read More…]
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Trump allegedly attempted to have surveillance video deleted: Special Counsel
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and two others are facing additional charges in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents after leaving office. The charges came in [Read More…]