Politics

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s attorney filed a motion Wednesday opposing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ new request to try all 19 defendants in her Georgia election interference case together. The Trump filing urged the judge to stick with his earlier ruling that only Kenneth Chesebro — who filed a […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he accepted five private jet flights from personal friend and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow last year, according to financial disclosure documents released Thursday. On one trip in February 2022, Thomas reports accepting a return flight from Dallas, Texas, “due to unexpected ice storm.” On […]

Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office on Thursday released a statement from the Capitol attending physician after an alarming episode Wednesday when he appeared to freeze for half a minute while answering reporter questions. Dr. Brian P. Monahan said he consulted with McConnell and has also spoken with McConnell’s neurology […]

Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Efforts to keep former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment are gaining momentum as election officials in key states are preparing for or starting to respond to legal challenges to Trump’s candidacy. The argument to disqualify Trump from appearing on primary or […]

adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hardball politics is being played behind the scenes in Nevada, and the state Republicans’ intra-party drama is creating a scenario that many are concerned confuses and disenfranchises voters and gives former President Donald Trump an advantage to secure the party nomination. The Nevada Republican Party recently announced plans to hold […]

Jason Marz/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said during a hearing Thursday that the court proceedings for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others will be livestreamed and televised. “We’ve been live streaming all of our major proceedings on a Fulton County provided YouTube […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Hours after entering a plea of not guilty in the Georgia election interference case, former President Donald Trump has filed a motion to sever his case from other defendants who have requested a speedy trial. The moves comes after a judge last week set a trial date of Oct. 23 […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump routinely overstated his net worth — sometimes by more than $2 billion — during years when the actual values of his real estate holdings were far less than he claimed, according to a court filing Wednesday by the office of New York Attorney General Letitia […]

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The judge overseeing Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress case ruled in a pre-trial hearing Wednesday that the former Trump adviser “has not met his burden” to show a formal assertion of executive privilege by former president Donald Trump. Navarro will stand trial on criminal contempt of Congress next week for […]

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign now says it has raised a total of $9.4 million since the release of his mug shot. The figure has been revised since the campaign first said this past Saturday that it raised a total of $7.1 million in less than three days, according […]