US expels 2 Russian diplomats after Moscow expelled American diplomats last month
Two Russian diplomats have been expelled from Moscow's embassy in Washington, the US State Department confirmed Friday.
2023-10-07 02:26
Fact check: Trump falsely claims New York has hit a murder record. It's nowhere close
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that murder and violent crime in New York have hit record highs.
2023-10-07 01:57
Trump asks appellate court to stay civil trial pending appeal of judge's ruling he committed fraud
Donald Trump is asking a New York appeals court to put the civil fraud trial on hold pending their appeal of Judge Arthur Engoron's surprise summary judgment order last week that said the former president is liable for fraud.
2023-10-07 01:29
Trump's anti-immigrant comments draw rebuke
Former President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that undocumented immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," using language that is often employed by White supremacists and nativists in comments that have drawn rebuke from one prominent civil rights group.
2023-10-07 00:54
Hunter Biden tells judge he'll seek to dismiss gun charges
Hunter Biden will ask a judge to throw out his federal indictment on felony gun charges, his attorneys said in a court filing late Thursday.
2023-10-06 23:26
Jordan tries to draw contrast with Scalise in pitching himself as chief GOP salesman
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is trying to draw a sharp contrast with his chief competitor for the speakership, arguing that he would be a more effective messenger for his party to the American public as he tries to win Republican holdouts ahead of next week's pivotal vote.
2023-10-06 22:57
Giuliani's Florida condo placed under IRS lien as ex-NYC mayor owes nearly $550K in taxes
A property owned by Rudy Giuliani in Palm Beach, Florida, has been placed under a federal tax lien by the Internal Revenue Service as he owes more than a half-million dollars in unpaid income taxes, according to a court filing.
2023-10-06 21:46
DNC rules panel meets again as status of Iowa and New Hampshire on 2024 calendar remains up in the air
The rule-making panel of the Democratic National Committee will meet Friday in St. Louis as the party works to implement President Joe Biden's plan to revamp the 2024 nominating calendar and resolve the status of the longtime early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire.
2023-10-06 20:47
Trump seeks to reassert himself as GOP kingmaker in House speaker fight
There was only one way the chaos in the Republican-led House -- likened Thursday by one of its members to a "stupid clown car" -- could get more extreme.
2023-10-06 19:46
Steve Scalise is a veteran of House GOP leadership. Now he hopes to be speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has risen through the ranks of leadership during his time in Congress. Next, the Louisiana Republican hopes to be elected House speaker.
2023-10-06 19:24
Jim Jordan, the face of key GOP investigations, seeks the speaker's gavel
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a key figure in high-profile House GOP-led investigations, is seeking the speaker's gavel after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role and declined to run again in a major leadership shakeup.
2023-10-06 19:17
Political forces begin to move on new California Sen. Butler as she mulls a run
The first step for the candidates running in next year's California Senate race is to quietly try to spook newly appointed Sen. Laphonza Butler into not running at all.
2023-10-06 18:29