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20 Apr 2024, 07:18

Trump will face a grueling cross-examination about his lying, defaming, and books-cooking if the DA gets his way

Leaving his NY hush-money trial, Trump said he'll testify. The DA hopes to grill him on a history of lies, falsifying documents, and ignoring judges.

20 Apr 2024, 04:14

A top House Democrat wants to remove Trump's Secret Service protection if he's sent to prison

As a former president, Trump is currently entitled to Secret Service protection for life.

20 Apr 2024, 02:53

Man sets himself on fire outside the courthouse where Trump is standing trial

A man lit himself on fire Friday outside of the courthouse where Donald Trump's criminal trial is taking place, witnesses and police said.

20 Apr 2024, 02:12

House Republicans have a wacky new plan to finally pass Ukraine aid — and force a sale of TikTok

Speaker Mike Johnson plans to hold separate votes on Ukraine aid and Israel aid, then bundle it together and send it to the Senate.

20 Apr 2024, 00:13

These House Republicans want to boot Mike Johnson from the speakership

Just three Republicans have signed onto a "motion to vacate" against the Speaker. But Democrats may protect him anyway.

19 Apr 2024, 21:18

There's a conservative 'great migration' from blue states — and one place is the big winner

Conservatives are increasingly moving from blue states to Republican-stronghold South Carolina, in what some are calling "the great migration."

19 Apr 2024, 18:39

Trump's hush-money trial is set to heat up

Former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial — the first-ever criminal trial of a former president — got underway this week with jury selection.

19 Apr 2024, 16:12

12 jurors — including 3 finance guys and a woman whose friend is a convicted fraudster — have been chosen for Trump's Manhattan criminal trial

Some of the people selected to serve on Trump's jury are super-boring finance guys. Others defy stereotypes.

19 Apr 2024, 03:04

Trump trial sketch artists catch the former president's many courtroom moods: sleepy, grumpy, and — less often — happy

Courtroom sketch artists have been able to offer the public glimpses of Donald Trump at his historic New York criminal trial.

19 Apr 2024, 02:22

House conservatives have a special group dedicated to preserving their power. Of course, it's called the FART team.

The somewhat secretive House Freedom Caucus couldn't stay completely silent about a potentially deadly threat to their control.

19 Apr 2024, 01:58

Mike Johnson and progressives are strange bedfellows on Israel and Ukraine aid

The GOP House Speaker is holding separate votes on Israel and Ukraine aid, and he's getting applause from an unlikely source: progressive Democrats.

19 Apr 2024, 00:38

Trump's trial is losing jurors after they've already been sworn in

Juror No. 2 told the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal trial that she did not believe she could be "fair and unbiased."

18 Apr 2024, 23:14

Prosecutors want Trump held in contempt for 'disturbing' Truth Social post attacking prospective jurors

Trump has attacked prospective jurors on his Truth Social account, which prosecutors say warrants sanctions.

18 Apr 2024, 22:53

These 13 House Democrats voted against a resolution to condemn Iran's attack on Israel

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Republicans were teeing up bills "designed purposefully to increase the likelihood of a deadly regional war."

18 Apr 2024, 21:28

MTG nodded to her infamous 'Jewish space laser' theory in an amendment meant to mess up sending aid to Israel

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene invited comparisons to her infamous conspiracy theory by bringing up "space lasers" as a proposed amendment to a bill.

18 Apr 2024, 16:03

A beheading meme and 'Mark Ruffalo, naked' — how 'anti-Trump' posts got 5 New Yorkers booted from the hush-money trial

Some hilarious "anti-Trump" memes have been read aloud at his hush-money trial. Trump was not laughing.

18 Apr 2024, 15:22

Biden wants to sell blue-collar workers the American Dream of a failing China

In some of his harshest comments ever made about China, Biden called the country "xenophobic" and said it had more retirees than workers.

18 Apr 2024, 12:03

Jamie Dimon says the future of the world depends on whether the US can sort out its relationship with China

"It's very hard to see really positive outcomes with China until the Ukraine war is resolved," Dimon told Bloomberg.

18 Apr 2024, 04:24

China just proved why Congress wants to ban TikTok

The Chinese Embassy reportedly lobbied against the bill, likely cementing Congress' opposition to it.

18 Apr 2024, 04:23

Arizona GOP defies Trump, refuses to repeal 160-year-old abortion ban

Arizona Republicans shut down an attempt to repeal the Civil War-era abortion ban Wednesday, which Trump recently said had gone too far.

18 Apr 2024, 03:59

A top Republican Senate candidate's story about accidentally shooting himself just got weirder

Per a newly-released Park Service report, a park visitor said a firearm discharged at Glacier National Park. It contradicts Tim Sheehy's new story.

18 Apr 2024, 03:59

Trump to GOP campaigns: If you use my name to raise money, I want a 5% cut

Plenty of Republicans use Trump's name and likeness to get supporters to pony up money. Now, the former president wants in on the action.

18 Apr 2024, 03:58

Senate Democrats unceremoniously kill Mayorkas impeachment trial

The Mayorkas impeachment trial died without any formal debate after party-line votes. GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted "present" on one article.

17 Apr 2024, 17:30

Fetterman won't admit that he's become one of Biden's many Israel critics

Fetterman has increasingly grown critical of the Biden adminsitration's approach to Israel. On Tuesday, he insisted he's merely airing disagreements.

17 Apr 2024, 17:08

Donald Trump appears to have trouble staying awake during his criminal trial. I can relate.

Don't nap-shame Donald Trump, who looks to have been falling asleep in court this week. Aside from the criminal trial, I know the feeling!

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