U-Haul driver faces multiple charges after crashing into a security barrier near White House in Lafayette Square, police say
The driver of a U-Haul who crashed into a security barrier in Lafayette Square near the White House Monday night was arrested on multiple charges, including threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president or family member, according to US Park Police.
2023-05-23 15:45
Prosecutors issue subpoena to Trump Org. for information regarding business deals in foreign countries
Federal prosecutors with the special counsel's office issued a subpoena to the Trump Organization for information regarding business deals in foreign countries, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
2023-05-23 09:29
Fact Check: Sen. Tim Scott's presidential announcement speech
Sen. Tim Scott announced he's running for the Republican nomination for president on Monday, setting up a challenge to former President Donald Trump, the current frontrunner.
2023-05-23 06:25
E. Jean Carroll asks judge to amend lawsuit to seek further damages for what Trump said at CNN town hall
E. Jean Carroll has asked a judge to amend her initial defamation case against former President Donald Trump to seek additional punitive damages after he repeated his statements at a CNN town hall.
2023-05-23 05:59
Trump's attorney took notes that say the former president wanted to fight subpoena for classified docs
Donald Trump asked whether he could push back against Justice Department efforts last year to recover any classified documents still in his possession during conversations with his lawyer over compliance with a federal subpoena, according to multiple sources familiar with notes taken by his lawyer and turned over to investigators.
2023-05-23 04:45
Nebraska governor signs bill that bans most abortions at 12 weeks, gender-affirming care for those under 19
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, signed a bill into law on Monday that bans most abortions after 12 weeks with exceptions for sexual assault, incest and medical emergencies.
2023-05-23 02:29
Longtime Democratic Sen. Tom Carper says he will not seek reelection
Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware said Monday he will not seek reelection in 2024.
2023-05-22 23:54
Get up to speed on the US debt drama
House Republicans are insisting on spending cuts before they will agree to raise the nation's debt ceiling past $31 trillion.
2023-05-22 19:54
Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, enters the 2024 GOP primary
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Monday will formally enter the Republican presidential primary as he seeks to upend a contest that has so far been dominated by coverage of former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to enter the fray in the coming weeks.
2023-05-22 18:20
C. Boyden Gray, former White House counsel and conservative legal mind, dies at 80
C. Boyden Gray, the former White House counsel to former President George H.W. Bush and ambassador to the European Union, has died. He was 80.
2023-05-22 17:45
Debt limit deal remains out of reach as McCarthy and Biden plan to meet again
The countdown is on, the stakes are high -- and there is still no debt limit deal.
2023-05-22 17:27
US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default
America is heading close to the brink of a self-imposed economic disaster with the Republican-led House refusing to pay the country's debts unless President Joe Biden agrees on cuts to current and future spending and new curbs on social programs.
2023-05-22 12:23