Trump legal bills could get Republican National Committee support

Trump legal bills could get Republican National Committee support

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 15, 2024 in New York City.  Brendan McDermid | Getty Images A growing number of Republican National Committee members believe its campaign arm should help pay mounting legal bills for former President Donald Trump, a move that … Read more

Trump groups had little money left as they tried to influence elections

Trump groups had little money left as they tried to influence elections

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Winthrop Coliseum ahead of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S., February 23, 2024.  Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Several groups founded by allies of former President Donald Trump to combat alleged “voter fraud” now have … Read more

Trump’s best option to get $540 million for legal penalties could be ‘clean’ property, private lenders

Trump’s best option to get 0 million for legal penalties could be ‘clean’ property, private lenders

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall at the Greenville Convention Center on February 20, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Donald Trump is racing to stave off a pair of civil penalties totaling nearly $540 million — without having to first put … Read more

Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’

Biden to launch joint FTC-DOJ task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 13, 2023. Kevin Wurm | Reuters President Joe Biden on Tuesday will launch a new task force to take on “unfair and illegal” corporate pricing, which Biden sees … Read more

Biden may be losing his favorability advantage over Trump, new polls suggest

Biden may be losing his favorability advantage over Trump, new polls suggest

A flurry of new 2024 presidential election polls have a common thread: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is leading incumbent President Joe Biden in a hypothetical November matchup. In four separate surveys released over the weekend by The New York Times/Siena College, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and CBS News/YouGov, Trump’s lead ranged from two … Read more

Supreme Court put Trump back on Colorado primary ballot

Supreme Court put Trump back on Colorado primary ballot

Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at a “Get Out the Vote” Rally in Conway, South Carolina, on February 10, 2024.  Julia Nikhinson | Afp | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed the Colorado court ruling that barred Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s Republican presidential primary … Read more

Ex-Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg to plead guilty to perjury

Ex-Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg to plead guilty to perjury

Former CFO Allen Weisselberg leaves the courtroom for a lunch recess during a trial at the New York Supreme Court on November 17, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to perjury charges on Monday, related to the … Read more

Congress unveils first six budget bills to avert government shutdown

Congress unveils first six budget bills to avert government shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., attend a Menorah lighting to celebrate the eight-day festival of Hanukkah, in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Congressional lawmakers on Sunday released the details of the first six … Read more

‘Congress needs to get a spine’

‘Congress needs to get a spine’

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, flanked by U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during the President’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., February 29, 2024.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday rebuked Republican claims that the border can be managed solely through President Joe Biden’s executive action, … Read more

Nikki Haley says she will continue to fight ahead of Super Tuesday

Nikki Haley says she will continue to fight ahead of Super Tuesday

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley reacts while speaking about her husband, Maj. Michael Haley, who is currently deployed with the South Carolina National Guard, during a campaign stop at the Clemson University at Greenville ONE building ahead of the Republican presidential primary election in Greenville, South Carolina, … Read more