Sep 06 Watch 2:38 Trump appeals to overturn sexual abuse, defamation case after hush-money sentencing delay By John Yang, Eliot Barnhart The 2024 presidential campaign is entering the final weekend before the critical first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. While the vice president huddles with her team for debate prep, the Republican nominee was in federal court fighting to… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 10:49 Brooks and Atkins Stohr on if there's a double standard for what Trump and Harris say By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Donald Trump getting a political reprieve after the judge overseeing his New York criminal case delays his… Continue watching
Sep 06 Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris in November, his daughter Liz Cheney says By Mead Gruver, Associated Press Liz Cheney, who herself endorsed Harris on Wednesday, made the announcement when asked by Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic magazine during an onstage interview at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: IRS has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from wealthy tax dodgers, Yellen says By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel traveled to Austin, Texas, to tour an IRS campus and announce the latest milestone in tax collections as Republicans warn of big future budget cuts for the tax agency if they… Continue reading
Sep 06 Harris campaign raised $361 million in August, more than double Trump's fundraising By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's team had announced Wednesday he brought in $130 million over the same period. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Biden announces order prioritizing grants for projects that offer better wages and benefits By Josh Boak, Matt Brown, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order for federal grants that will prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards, and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs… Continue reading
Sep 06 Judge delays Trump's sentencing in hush money case until after November election By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Continue reading
Sep 06 Every time Trump denies he sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll, he runs the risk she'll sue again By Associated Press Juries now have twice awarded Carroll huge sums for Donald Trump claiming she made up a story about him attacking her in a department store dressing room in 1996 to help her sell a memoir. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Trump talks about string of past allegations after arguing for appeal in sex abuse case By Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press The former president has made hitting back at opponents and accusers a centerpiece of his political identity, but his performance at his namesake Manhattan office tower was startling even by Donald Trump's own combative standards. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Trump addresses Fraternal Order of Police in battleground North Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted… Continue reading