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Hunter Biden’s lawyers say gun portion of plea deal remains valid after special counsel announcement
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Hunter Biden are pushing to keep part of a plea deal they reached with the prosecutor whose new status as special counsel intensified the tax investigation into the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election. Biden’s attorney argued in court documents late Sunday that an agreement...
Trump assails judge in 2020 election case after she warned him not to make inflammatory remarks
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is assailing the federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him, days after she warned him not to make inflammatory statements about the case. The former president made posts Monday on his social media network calling U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan “highly partisan” and...
Prosecutors have started presenting Georgia election investigation to grand jury
ATLANTA — Prosecutors in Atlanta who have been investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia have begun presenting their case to a grand jury. Former Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan, who had been subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury, said...
Trump’s Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials
DES MOINES, Iowa — Gone was the helicopter, but Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his reputation for defying norms and creating a mega-celebrity’s spectacle at the Iowa State Fair. Trump, in fewer than two hours on the steaming fairgrounds in Des Moines, attracted thousands of sweating, chanting supporters to his...
Fulton grand jury to hear Trump case early next week
ATLANTA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will begin presenting her 2020 elections interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies to a grand jury early next week. The timeline came into sharper focus on Saturday, when former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and independent journalist George...
Trailing in polls, DeSantis turns to attention-grabbing moves
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has long been known for his fiery responses to reporters and disdain for mainstream news outlets. He even blamed “the media” for low polling numbers in July. But in recent weeks, he has pivoted to accommodate and encourage the spotlight. As his presidential...
AG Garland appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden probe, deepening investigation
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland noted the “extraordinary circumstances” of the matter as he named David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who...
W.Va. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s been thinking seriously about becoming an independent
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said that he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. The West Virginia lawmaker, who has raised his national profile as a swing vote on major spending packages in the closely divided U.S. Senate, made the comments...
Biden asks Congress for $40B to support Ukraine, replenish U.S. disaster aid and bolster border
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end of the year, another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a...
Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn arrested in 2021 after groping complaints at club, police records show
PHOENIX — Boris Epshteyn, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump, was arrested in 2021 after he was accused of repeatedly groping two women in an Arizona nightclub, according to police records. Epshteyn pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges in Scottsdale city court after prosecutors dropped charges of attempted...
Florida Gov. DeSantis suspends another Democratic prosecutor as he seeks GOP presidential nominationVideo
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended the top prosecutor in Orlando, again wielding his executive power over local government in taking on a contentious issue in the 2024 presidential race. It’s the second time DeSantis, a Republican, has removed a Democratic state attorney and follows an investigation...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, fell in her home and went to a hospital, her office said on Wednesday. The 90-year-old California Democrat, who has faced mounting concerns about her health and her ability to perform the duties of a senator, “briefly went to...
Donald Trump wants his election subversion trial moved out of Washington, but it won’t be easy
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and his legal team face long odds in their bid to move his 2020 election conspiracy trial out of Washington, arguing the Republican can’t possibly get a fair trial in the overwhelmingly Democratic nation’s capital. Criminal defendants routinely try to have their cases moved to increase...
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a campaign this fall that will become the nation’s latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide protections last year. The...
DeSantis replaces campaign manager as he resets faltering 2024 presidential bid
NEW YORK — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is replacing his campaign manager as the Florida governor resets his sluggish presidential campaign. DeSantis is bringing on James Uthmeier, his chief of staff from his state office, to serve as his campaign manager, replacing Generra Peck, who led DeSantis’ reelection campaign...
Pence says he’s now met polling, donor qualifications for 1st Republican debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Tuesday he has qualified for the first Republican debate of the 2024 presidential cycle, securing the required number of donors with just two weeks until candidates gather in Milwaukee. According to his campaign, Pence has amassed 40,000 unique donors, checking off...
Biden makes Grand Canyon monument designation, citing Arizona tribal heritage, climate concernsVideo
TUSAYAN, Ariz. — Declaring it good “not only for Arizona but for the planet,” President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, turning the decades-long visions of Native American tribes and environmentalists into reality. Coming as Biden is on a three-state Western trip,...
Nonprofits are lobbying a lot less than 2 decades ago, according to new research
A generation ago nonprofit organizations regularly lobbied for legislation and served as advocates on issues. But according to a recent survey, charities are now far more reluctant to seek to influence lawmakers and other policymakers. The survey, conducted for Independent Sector, a membership organization of nonprofits and grantmakers, found that...
An Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights is fueled by national groups, money
COLUMBUS — Supporters of a ballot question in Ohio that would make it harder to change the state constitution and could determine the fate of abortion rights there say a yes vote will provide a “defense against out-of-state meddling.” Opponents argue that a yes vote would give “special interests the...
Trump joins a notorious club: World leaders who got in legal trouble
Former President Donald Trump is on his third set of criminal charges since leaving office, an unprecedented event in the U.S. His allies say this kind of thing only happens in so-called banana republics.That’s far from true. There is a long history of world leaders prosecuted before, during and after...
Democrats see Michigan and Minnesota as guides for what to do with majority power
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Fueled by election gains, Democrats in Minnesota and Michigan this year enacted far-reaching policy changes that party leaders in other states are looking to as a potential roadmap for what they could swiftly achieve with similar control. Gun safety packages, expanded voting rights, free meals for...
Indictment ignored, Trump barely mentioned as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Few even mentioned his name, and the new federal indictment he faces was completely ignored, as Republican candidates for president tried in Iowa Sunday to present themselves as Donald Trump alternatives. Over the course of two hours, seven GOP hopefuls took their turn on stage in...
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign
Vivek Ramaswamy is as comfortable talking about Bible stories as he is sharing the message of the Bhagavad Gita, one of the most sacred Hindu texts. The 37-year-old biotech entrepreneur turned Republican presidential candidate has been steadily garnering support in a party dominated by conservative Christians. In many polls, he’s...
DeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP about distraction from Biden, amid Trump’s latest indictment
VINTON, Iowa — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly urging Republicans to avoid the temptation to refight the 2020 election next year, even as former President Donald Trump remains the dominant favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination on a message of vindicating his defeat. Though DeSantis recently cast doubt on...
Trump and allies boost calls for Justice Dept. takeover in new attack on democratic institutions
In the two-and-a-half years since the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, Congress passed a bipartisan law closing loopholes in the complex process of choosing a new president that Donald Trump tried to exploit in his push to stay in office after losing the 2020 election. Candidates for crucial...
