Prosecutors propose website to notify victims whose tax returns were stolen along with Trump's
The ex-IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump's tax returns disclosed so many people's tax information that prosecutors want to notify the thousands of victims through a public website, according to a court filing Wednesday.
2023-10-07 08:19
Fact check: Biden makes false claims about the debt and deficit in jobs speech
During a Friday speech about the September jobs report, President Joe Biden delivered a rapid-fire series of three false or misleading claims -- falsely saying that he has cut the debt, falsely crediting a tax policy that didn't take effect until 2023 for improving the budget situation in 2021 and 2022, and misleadingly saying that he has presided over an "actual surplus."
2023-10-07 08:18
House Republicans face choice between chaos and convention
Both Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are staunch conservatives - but have wildly different styles.
2023-10-07 07:59
Ex-Trump Org. executive testifies that Eric Trump led him to inflate values of some properties
The former controller of the Trump Organization says that Eric Trump directed him to make certain decisions that led to the inflated valuations of several Trump properties.
2023-10-07 06:59
Biden finds GOP's chaos a helpful contrast but an unwelcome distraction
President Joe Biden on Friday acknowledged he's facing an unwelcome political obstacle: The disarray engulfing his political opponents has only made it more difficult for his message to break through.
2023-10-07 06:20
McCarthy denies reports he's leaving Congress
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is denying reports that he is expected to step down from Congress before the end of his term -- telling reporters on Friday that he still has "work to do," though he has sent different signals in private conversations.
2023-10-07 05:25
US preparing to officially designate military takeover in Niger as a coup d'etat after months of delay, officials say
The US State Department is preparing to officially designate the military takeover in Niger as a coup d'etat as soon as next week, three US officials told CNN, a decision which could have dramatic implications on the ability of the US to work with a crucial counter-terrorism partner in the region.
2023-10-07 04:17
Former IRS contractor who allegedly leaked Trump's tax information set to plead guilty
The ex-IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump's tax information to reporters is scheduled to enter into a plea agreement to federal charges, according to the court docket.
2023-10-07 04:17
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 02:26
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 01:57
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 01:29
Trump's anti-immigrant comments draw rebuke
Former President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that undocumented immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," using language that is often employed by White supremacists and nativists in comments that have drawn rebuke from one prominent civil rights group.
2023-10-07 00:54