
Hunter Biden tells judge he'll seek to dismiss gun charges
Hunter Biden will ask a judge to throw out his federal indictment on felony gun charges, his attorneys said in a court filing late Thursday.
2023-10-06 23:23

Jim Jordan, the face of key GOP investigations, seeks the speaker's gavel
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a key figure in high-profile House GOP-led investigations, is seeking the speaker's gavel after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role and declined to run again in a major leadership shakeup.
2023-10-06 19:27

Steve Scalise is a veteran of House GOP leadership. Now he hopes to be speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has risen through the ranks of leadership during his time in Congress. Next, the Louisiana Republican hopes to be elected House speaker.
2023-10-06 19:24

Political forces begin to move on new California Sen. Butler as she mulls a run
The first step for the candidates running in next year's California Senate race is to quietly try to spook newly appointed Sen. Laphonza Butler into not running at all.
2023-10-06 18:25

Donald Trump's clearest legal strategy: Delay
While Donald Trump worked to make the most politically out of the start of a civil fraud trial against him and his namesake company in New York, the former president is using a well-honed tactic in the two federal cases he faces: delay, delay, delay.
2023-10-06 17:25

Trump eyes Jordan as he injects himself into House chaos
There was only one way the chaos in the Republican-led House -- likened Thursday by one of its members to a "stupid clown car" -- could get more extreme.
2023-10-06 12:20

Scalise and Jordan battle over centrists in speakership fight
The battle to win the House speakership could hinge on a contingent of more moderate Republicans uneasy about the conservative politics of their two leading candidates and angry at their hardline faction for ousting Kevin McCarthy in this week's unprecedented floor vote.
2023-10-06 10:56

Exclusive: Hillary Clinton says Trump is likely GOP 2024 nominee but Biden can still beat him
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that while former President Donald Trump is likely to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, she believes President Joe Biden can still beat him, describing the predicted rematch in stark terms.
2023-10-06 09:54

Trump drops lawsuit against Michael Cohen just days before former president was to be deposed
Donald Trump dropped his lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen four days before the former president was set to be deposed as part of the case, according to a court filing.
2023-10-06 09:54

Ongoing planning underway for potential Biden and Xi meeting in San Francisco in November, sources say
Ongoing planning is underway to arrange a potential meeting between US President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping at November's APEC summit in San Francisco, officials familiar with the matter said.
2023-10-06 09:51

ABC: Trump allegedly discussed sensitive nuclear submarine information with a Mar-a-Lago member
Former President Donald Trump allegedly discussed potentially sensitive information about US nuclear submarines with a member of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, following his presidency, ABC reported Thursday.
2023-10-06 09:25

Texas judge is ignoring Supreme Court's order on ghost guns, Biden administration says
The Biden administration returned to the Supreme Court on Thursday asking the justices to once again allow the government to regulate so-called ghost guns, arguing that a lower court had essentially revoked an order the justices issued just two months ago.
2023-10-06 06:52