US expels 2 Russian diplomats after Moscow expelled American diplomats last month
Two Russian diplomats have been expelled from Moscow's embassy in Washington, the US State Department confirmed Friday.
2023-10-07 02:25
Fact check: Trump falsely claims New York has hit a murder record. It's nowhere close
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that murder and violent crime in New York have hit record highs.
2023-10-07 02:00
Trump asks appellate court to stay civil trial pending appeal of judge's ruling he committed fraud
Donald Trump is asking a New York appeals court to put the civil fraud trial on hold pending their appeal of Judge Arthur Engoron's surprise summary judgment order last week that said the former president is liable for fraud.
2023-10-07 01:28
U.N. Libya mission says will assess electoral laws
The United Nations Libya mission "will assess the implementability" of electoral laws issued by Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh,
2023-10-06 23:51
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
George Santos campaign aide pleads guilty to fraud
Nancy Marks admitted to falsifying hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign finance reports.
2023-10-06 19:28
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