Trump shares post on Jewish New Year attacking American Jews who didn't support him
Former President Donald Trump drew condemnation Monday after sharing, during celebrations of the Jewish New Year, a flier on his Truth Social platform asserting that liberal Jews who did not support him "voted to destroy America & Israel."
2023-09-19 09:50
Pence and other 2024 Republicans zero in on China to demonstrate foreign policy chops
When former Vice President Mike Pence delivered an expansive foreign policy speech Monday in which he laid out his vision, bashed President Joe Biden's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and contrasted his views with those of other Republicans, he started with a focus on one country: China.
2023-09-19 07:59
Marine Corps orders pause in flight operations after three recent crashes
The Marine Corps ordered a pause in flight operations following three crashes in the last six weeks, including Sunday's incident in which an F-35B fighter jet went missing after the pilot ejected.
2023-09-19 07:53
Donald Trump is testing the resilience of Iowa's evangelical voters
Donald Trump is testing the resilience of his evangelical support in Iowa, a key constituency that could solidify -- or slow -- his march to the Republican presidential nomination.
2023-09-19 07:28
Tensions flare inside House GOP as they barrel toward government shutdown
Tensions are flaring inside the House Republican conference as they barrel toward a government shutdown, with the infighting spilling out into public view and growing increasingly nasty.
2023-09-19 06:49
Judge hopes to decide by Thanksgiving whether 14th Amendment disqualifies Trump from Colorado's 2024 ballot
A Colorado judge said Monday she hopes to decide by Thanksgiving whether the 14th Amendment's ban on insurrectionists holding office means former President Donald Trump is disqualified from the state's 2024 presidential ballot.
2023-09-19 06:19
How Iran can use the $6 billion involved in the release of 5 Americans
The Iranian government now has access to $6 billion of their funds to be used for humanitarian purposes as a part of a wider deal that allowed five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran to go free.
2023-09-19 06:17
Hunter Biden asks for a virtual initial court appearance in gun case
Hunter Biden's attorneys are seeking to have his initial court appearance handled remotely over a video link, a federal judge said Monday.
2023-09-19 05:57
Trump to skip second Republican debate for Detroit prime-time speech
Former President Donald Trump will skip the second Republican presidential primary debate in California next week and instead will travel to Detroit to deliver a speech in front of current and former union members, according to a source familiar with his plans.
2023-09-19 05:47
Wearing shorts on the Senate floor? Americans may be OK with it
The US Senate is getting a makeover. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has told the sergeant-at-arms to no longer enforce the body's informal dress code for senators on the chamber floor. This means, for example, that male senators will no longer be forced to wear suits.
2023-09-19 03:59
Fact check: Trump falsely claims Raffensperger said former president 'didn't do anything wrong' on their 2021 phone call
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has long been a pointed critic of former President Donald Trump's conduct on a January 2021 phone call in which Trump pressured Raffensperger to somehow "find" enough votes to overturn his defeat in Georgia in the 2020 election.
2023-09-19 03:48
Biden takes a political hit but brings Americans home
President Joe Biden's deal with Iran that unlocks $6 billion in Tehran's frozen funds to bring five imprisoned Americans home is creating the kind of terrible optics and an opening for his domestic foes that a politically weakened president can ill afford.
2023-09-19 02:51