Aug 13 Trump brings Florida lawmakers to Iowa State Fair in shot at rival DeSantis By Thomas Beaumont, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press On Saturday at the Iowa State Fair, Donald Trump tried to set himself apart from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump's main rival with more than five months until Iowa's leadoff caucuses and who was on the fairgrounds at the same time. Continue reading
Aug 12 How the attorney general's special counsel appointment affects Biden's reelection bid By Steve Peoples, Associated Press As he gears up for reelection, President Joe Biden faced a fresh setback Friday when Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to probe his son, Hunter. Continue reading
Aug 12 U.S. grapples with rising threats of political violence as 2024 election looms By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent years, creating new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and the health of American democracy. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Judge says Trump's right to free speech is 'not absolute' in election case In our news wrap Friday, a federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against former President Trump warned his right to free speech is not absolute, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is in jail after a judge revoked his bail, Islamic… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 6:34 What the special counsel appointment means for the Hunter Biden case By John Yang, Matt Loffman The long-running federal investigation of Hunter Biden entered a new phase with Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of a special counsel. Delaware's U.S. Attorney David Weiss has run the investigation from the beginning and now has full authority over the… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 6:15 GOP presidential candidates try to win over voters at the Iowa State Fair By Winston Wilde, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Lisa Desjardins Butter cows, corn dogs and politics. These are just a few of the things top of mind for Iowans as they kick off the country's third largest fair this weekend. In attendance, nearly every major GOP presidential hopeful vying for… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 10:51 Brooks and Capehart on the appointment of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden case By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the fight for the Republican nomination and the appointment of a special counsel in the investigation of… Continue watching
Aug 11 WATCH: Attorney General Garland to appoint a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland says he will appoint a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe. This story is developing and will be updated. Continue reading
Aug 11 Judge warns Trump against 'inflammatory statements,' agrees to limited protective order in 2020 election case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press “Your client’s defense is supposed to happen in this courtroom, not on the internet,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan told Trump's lawyers. Continue reading
Aug 11 Judge hears arguments over protective order in Trump's 2020 election case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press At the start of Friday's hearing, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she is prepared to rule immediately on some of the defense’s proposed revisions and plans to issue a protective order “as quickly as possible” after the hearing. Continue reading