Trump attends hush money case hearing as he seeks trial delay

Trump attends hush money case hearing as he seeks trial delay

A combination photo shows adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels speaking in New York City, and then- U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, U.S. on April 16, 2018 and April 28, 2018 respectively.  Reuters Donald Trump on Monday morning is set to attend a New York court hearing where … Read more

NBC’s Chuck Todd lays into his network for hiring former RNC chief Ronna McDaniel as an analyst

NBC’s Chuck Todd lays into his network for hiring former RNC chief Ronna McDaniel as an analyst

NEW YORK — Former NBC News “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd criticized his network Sunday for hiring former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor, saying on the air that many NBC journalists are uncomfortable with the decision. Todd spoke on “Meet the Press” after his successor as moderator, Kristen Welker, … Read more

Tammy Murphy drops out of NJ Senate race to unseat Sen. Bob Menendez

Tammy Murphy drops out of NJ Senate race to unseat Sen. Bob Menendez

First Lady of New Jersey Tammy Snyder Murphy speaks as Governor Philip D. Murphy sworn in for his second term in office as the 56th Governor of the State of New Jersey at War Memorial Building in Trenton, New Jersey, United States on January 18, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Tammy … Read more

House Republicans ramp up Speaker Johnson pressure after budget saga

House Republicans ramp up Speaker Johnson pressure after budget saga

House Freedom Caucus member U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks during a press conference regarding federal government spending on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 12, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters After six months of budget deadlocks, stopgap funding measures and near-miss government shutdowns, Congress finalized the remaining parts of a permanent spending package for the … Read more

Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package

Biden signs .2 trillion spending package

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with (L-R) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), on February 27, 2024 at the White House in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images President Joe Biden on … Read more

Trump claims to have about $500m cash as he fights fraud appeal bond

Trump claims to have about 0m cash as he fights fraud appeal bond

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after exiting the courtroom as he attends his Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, October 18, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Donald Trump on Friday claimed to have nearly half a billion dollars in cash — after his lawyers said he doesn’t have … Read more

Judge orders Trump company to tell watchdog about appeal bonds

Judge orders Trump company to tell watchdog about appeal bonds

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 25, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Reuters A New York judge ordered Donald Trump’s company Thursday to tell a court-appointed financial watchdog about any future efforts to obtain bonds … Read more

House Speaker to invite Israel leader Netanyahu to address Congress

House Speaker to invite Israel leader Netanyahu to address Congress

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference with members of the House Republican Conference in the Cannon building on March 6, 2024, the day before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday said that he … Read more

Don’t trust Trump’s ‘impossible’ appeal bond claims, attorney general tells judges

Don’t trust Trump’s ‘impossible’ appeal bond claims, attorney general tells judges

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against him, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in New York City, U.S., October 4, 2023.  Mike Segar | Reuters If Donald Trump were … Read more

Trump suggests he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy

Trump suggests he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure. The Republican former president has taken credit for striking down a federally guaranteed right to abortion by appointing … Read more