Jul 31 Hunter Biden sold 'illusion of access' to his father, former business partner tells Congress By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Hunter Biden's former business partner has testified to Congress that President Biden was never directly involved in their financial dealings, even though Hunter would often put his famous father on speakerphone to impress clients and business associates. Continue reading
Jul 31 New limits should be placed on FBI use of U.S. foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press U.S. intelligence officials say Section 702 enables investigations of Chinese and Russian espionage, potential terrorist plots, and other threats. But misuses and mistakes by the FBI are coloring the debate over whether to reauthorize the law before it expires in… Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump political committee has spent more than $40 million on lawyers' fees as his legal peril mounts By Jill Colvin, Associated Press His political action committee, Save America, is expected to disclose Monday that it spent more than $40 million on legal fees during the first half of the year for costs related to defending the former president, his aides and other… Continue reading
Jul 31 Michigan court affirms critical benefits for thousands badly injured in car wrecks By Ed White, Associated Press For decades, people injured in crashes were entitled to lifetime payment for "all reasonable charges" related to care and rehabilitation. But a new state law that kicked in in 2019 set a fee schedule and a cap on reimbursements. Continue reading
Jul 31 Musk threatens to sue researchers documenting the rise in hateful tweets By David Klepper, Associated Press An attorney for the platform recently wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate accusing the group of trying to hurt the site's advertising. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: DeSantis targets China and promises tax cuts in economic policy announcement By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is taking aim at China with a 10-point economic plan he's calling a "Declaration of Economic Independence."… Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia. What are prosecutors investigating? By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A Georgia prosecutor is expected to seek a grand jury indictment in the coming weeks in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the then-president's 2020 election loss. Continue reading
Jul 31 Russian ballistic missile strikes kill at least 6 people in Zelenskyy's hometown By Felipe Dana, Associated Press Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in Zelenskyy's hometown Monday, killing six people and wounding 75 others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukrainian officials said. Continue reading
Jul 31 Mar-a-Lago worker makes first court appearance in Trump's classified documents case By Adriana Gomez Licon, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The property manager of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate has made his first court appearance on charges in the classified documents case against the former president. Continue reading
Jul 29 Biden acknowledges a 7th grandchild, daughter of Hunter Biden and an Arkansas woman By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly acknowledged his seventh grandchild, a 4-year-old girl fathered by his son Hunter with an Arkansas woman, Lunden Roberts, in 2018. Continue reading