Politics

LPETTET/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Looking ahead to 2024, Democrats concede some cause for concern — including President Joe Biden’s anemic approval rating and early polls forecasting a repeat race against former President Donald Trump in which Biden either ties or trails, due in part to a notable chunk of undecided voters and apprehension over Biden’s […]

Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith alerted the court to a social media post by former President Donald Trump in a filing that asks for a protective order so prosecutors can begin providing discovery to Trump’s legal team in the Jan. 6 case. Trump on Friday afternoon […]

Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DE MOINES, Iowa) — Sen. Tim Scott’s supporters are bankrolling an eight-figure advertising blitz in key early voting states in an effort to build on his recent polling momentum in the early voting states. Upon entering the race in May, Scott committed to a $6 million ad buy in Iowa and […]

Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Shortly after a third indictment was unveiled against former President Donald Trump, prosecutor Jack Smith spoke briefly on Tuesday from the Department of Justice about the new charges related to Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Smith said that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol […]

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On Tuesday, a third indictment was filed against former President Donald Trump, this time in connection with his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and remain in power. Prosecutor Jack Smith has called for a “speedy trial” on the four charges Trump faces in the latest indictment: […]

United States Courts via The New York Times via Redux (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump now faces a third set of charges after a grand jury handed up another indictment against him on Tuesday in the special counsel’s 2020 election ongoing investigation. The indictment alleges that Trump undertook a “criminal scheme” to undermine the results […]

Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ORLANDO, FL) — The NBA’s Orlando Magic donated $50,000 to Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid, according to financial records filed by this week by the political action committee. A spokesman for the team, which is owned by the DeVos family, who have supported many conservative causes […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Police, scores of protesters and supporters of Donald Trump were all part of the scene outside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., where the former president was arraigned Thursday afternoon. More than 100 protesters and supporters gathered outside the courthouse before Trump’s 4 p.m. arraignment. They were joined by a […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Thursday released the complete transcript of Devon Archer’s testimony before the Oversight panel, the substance of which became a subject of debate along party lines after the former business associate of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden appeared on Capitol Hill earlier this week, providing the most […]

Jeff Swensen / Stringer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Former President Donald Trump has been charged in connection with his alleged attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. A 45-page federal indictment, unsealed Tuesday, accuses Trump of four felony counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction […]