Aug 25 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… Continue reading
Aug 24 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. Continue reading
Aug 24 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. Continue reading
Aug 24 Trump arrives in Georgia to surrender on charges he sought to overturn the 2020 election results By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump's surrender comes the day after a presidential debate featuring his leading rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination, a contest in which he remains the early front-runner despite accelerating legal troubles. Continue reading
Aug 24 Fox News reaches 12.8 million viewers for GOP presidential debate, despite Trump's absence By David Bauder, Associated Press The viewership wasn't close to the 24 million who watched the first GOP primary debate with Trump in August 2015. But it was larger than the 12.5 million who watched a 2016 primary debate that Trump also skipped, even though… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 4:23 The next steps in Trump's Georgia case after his surrender to jail By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens Former President Donald Trump is turning himself in at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia. He faces 13 felony counts tied to his attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election result. It's the fourth time this year Trump has… Continue watching
Aug 24 U.S. to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at air base in Arizona By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The training will be part of a U.S. and European effort to get the advanced fighter jets to Ukraine for its defense against invading Russian forces. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 12:29 Breaking down the Republican debate and where the candidates stand with voters By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Tess Conciatori, Geoff Bennett Donald Trump's legal issues were one of the many topics featured in the first Republican presidential debate, even though the former president skipped it. Eight other candidates took the stage in hopes of establishing themselves as viable contenders for the… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 7:36 Tennessee legislature opens contentious special session over gun reform By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz Tennessee lawmakers returned to the state capitol this week for a special legislative session in response to the Covenant School shooting, where three children and three school staff members were killed in March. Laura Barrón-López discussed what lawmakers will or… Continue watching
Aug 24 NATO-member Norway to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming third country to do so By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Ukraine has long pleaded for the sophisticated fighter to give it a combat edge. It recently launched a long-anticipated counteroffensive against the Kremlin's forces without air cover, placing its troops at the mercy of Russian aviation and artillery. Continue reading