Woman who stole Ashley Biden diary sentenced to jail

Woman who stole Ashley Biden diary sentenced to jail

Ashley Biden speaks alongside her father US President Joe Biden during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.  Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Florida woman who stole and then sold a diary and other items belonging to Ashley Biden … Read more

Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial while he fights gag order

Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial while he fights gag order

Combination of Former President Donald Trump (L), and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Reuters A New York appeals judge on Tuesday knocked down yet another long-shot bid by Donald Trump to delay his criminal hush money trial, this time by seeking a pause while he challenges his court-imposed gag order. The swift rejection marked Trump’s … Read more

Trump files appeal to change hush money trial venue and pause gag order

Trump files appeal to change hush money trial venue and pause gag order

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone at the 18th green during day three of the LIV Golf Invitational – Miami at Trump National Doral Miami on April 07, 2024 in Doral, Florida.  Megan Briggs | Getty Images Attorneys for Donald Trump on Monday filed a last-ditch appeal to change the venue of … Read more

U.S. ready to sanction China for supporting Russian military

U.S. ready to sanction China for supporting Russian military

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to journalists.  Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The United States is prepared to sanction Chinese banks and companies, as well as Beijing’s leadership, if they assist Russia’s armed forces with the invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday. “We stand ready to act … Read more

Trump says he’ll announce his position on abortion Monday, a key moment in the presidential race

Trump says he’ll announce his position on abortion Monday, a key moment in the presidential race

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump says he will finally announce Monday when he believes abortions should be banned, after months of refusing to stake a position on an issue that could decide the outcome of November’s presidential election. The presumptive Republican nominee wrote on his social media site Sunday night that he plans … Read more

Israel troop reduction in Gaza does not mean new strategy

Israel troop reduction in Gaza does not mean new strategy

U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters National Security Spokesman John Kirby on Sunday said that Israel’s decision to pull some troops out of Southern Gaza does not appear to indicate a shift in military strategy. “As we … Read more

Being jailed for gag order violation would be ‘great honor’

Being jailed for gag order violation would be ‘great honor’

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event on April 02, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Donald Trump on Saturday said he welcomed the prospect of going to jail for violating a gag order in his upcoming New York hush money trial. “I will gladly become a Modern … Read more

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rapid ascent in Democratic politics in a book out this summer, a move that will undoubtedly spark fresh speculation about her potential presidential ambitions. “True Gretch” is scheduled for release July 9 and a book announcement provided to The Associated Press promises insights into Whitmer’s … Read more

Trump loses bids to dismiss classified docs, Georgia election cases

Trump loses bids to dismiss classified docs, Georgia election cases

Former US President Donald Trump arrives at 40 Wall Street after his court hearing to determine the date of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs in New York City on March 25, 2024.  Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon lost two separate … Read more

Biden’s battle to secure backing of anti-Trump Republicans

Biden’s battle to secure backing of anti-Trump Republicans

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 13, 2024. Sara Stathas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Allies of President Joe Biden are ramping up a charm offensive aimed at getting high-profile Republicans and donors who won’t support Donald Trump to back the Democratic president.  But … Read more