Two members of the 'Tennessee Three' will win back remainder of their terms in special elections, CNN projects
The two young, Black Tennessee state House Democrats whose expulsion sparked a nationwide controversy in April, will win reelection on Thursday, CNN projects.
2023-08-04 09:49
US weighing proposal to put troops on commercial vessels to prevent Iranian seizures
The US is considering putting troops on commercial vessels in critical Middle East waterways to prevent Iranian seizures, a US official familiar with the plans said Thursday, a decision that could bring US and Iranian forces closer to direct confrontation.
2023-08-04 09:26
Appeals court allows Biden administration to keep controversial asylum policy in place for now
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow the Biden administration to carry out a controversial asylum policy that a district court judge had blocked last week, putting that injunction -- a ruling the judge had put on hold for two weeks -- on pause for longer while the case is appealed.
2023-08-04 08:49
Takeaways from the arraignment of Donald Trump in the special counsel's election subversion case
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse Thursday to federal criminal charges stemming from his plots to overturn the 2020 election, in a 27-minute proceeding where the first flashes of the defense's tactics emerged.
2023-08-04 07:19
GOP Rep. Dan Bishop running for North Carolina attorney general instead of reelection to Congress
Republican Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024, instead opting to run for state attorney general, he announced on a local radio show Thursday morning.
2023-08-04 05:56
Bill Barr, on a mission to stop Trump, still might vote for him
It's hard not to view these two data points as symptoms of a democracy that is sick and in need of immediate attention:
2023-08-04 04:49
Two US Navy sailors arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive military information with China
Two US Navy sailors have been indicted and arrested for allegedly sending sensitive US military information to Chinese intelligence officers.
2023-08-04 03:55
Devon Archer says Joe Biden discussed 'nothing' important with Hunter Biden business associates, transcript shows
Hunter Biden's former business partner told lawmakers, throughout his nearly five hours of testimony earlier this week, that "nothing" of importance was discussed the 20 times he recalled then-Vice President Joe Biden being placed on speaker phone during meetings with business partners, according to a full transcript of the closed-door interview released by House Oversight Committee Republicans on Thursday.
2023-08-04 00:18
Donald Trump will appear Thursday in the DC federal courthouse -- the same place over 1,000 US Capitol rioters have faced justice
When former President Donald Trump appears in a Washington, DC, courtroom on Thursday he will be doing so in a building that had a direct view of the violence that unfurled at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
2023-08-03 19:29
Inside how Biden's frustrated advisers crafted an 'aggressive' response to Fitch's downgrade of US credit
Outreach from Fitch Ratings to the Treasury Department on Monday afternoon set off a frenzy inside the Biden administration to respond to news that would once again put President Joe Biden's handling of the economy under the microscope.
2023-08-03 19:25
Travis King's sister says US soldier who crossed into North Korea is 'not the type to just disappear'
Family members of US Army Pvt. Travis King said Wednesday night that they had no reason to believe the soldier,
2023-08-03 12:19
Barr says he believes Trump 'knew well he lost the election'
Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Wednesday that he believes Donald Trump "knew well he lost the election," speaking to CNN on the eve of the former president's arraignment in the special counsel's probe into 2020 election interference.
2023-08-03 12:15