Politics

Activists furious Democratic leaders haven't denounced plan to check every 'Stop Cop City' signature

By R.J. Rico, Associated Press

The Georgia Republican Party praised the plan while voting rights groups have spoken against it. But the state's Democratic senators have been silent, enraging activists.

In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on widely discredited 'conversion therapy' become a conservative target

By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

One of Iowa's largest cities is the latest municipality to repeal its ban on so-called LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. That's the discredited practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling.

Statehouses employ various rules restricting acts of protest

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jeff Amy, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

In some cases, lawmakers have pursued policies that effectively limit acts of protest, leading to legal resistance and free speech criticisms.

Biden and Harris will meet with King family on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The Oval Office meeting will be held 60 years after President John F. Kennedy and King met at the White House on the morning of the march.

Donald Trump and 18 others indicted in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a jail…

Kremlin denies involvement in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin

By Associated Press

Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the crash that many saw as an assassination.

Powell warns strong economy could lead to new interest rate hikes

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The continued strength of the U.S. economy could require further interest rate increases, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a closely watched speech that also highlighted the uncertain nature of the economic outlook.

What you need to know about Sidney Powell's 2020 election charges

By Hannah Grabenstein

Former President Donald Trump's onetime lawyer Sidney Powell faced seven counts in Fulton County, Georgia, and is believed to be one of six unidentified co-conspirators in special counsel Jack Smith's federal indictment. Both are focused on Trump's alleged efforts to…

Photo: Mug shot of Donald Trump released after arrest in Georgia

By Associated Press

Trump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges.

Trump arrives at Atlanta jail to surrender on charges he attempted to overturn his 2020 election loss

By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.