Politics

Prosecutor leaves Georgia election interference case against Trump after relationship with district attorney

By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has withdrawn from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump.

WATCH: Biden meets with Irish leader at White House, discusses Ukraine, Israel

By Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Biden played host to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar at the White House and then attended a lunch at the U.S. Capitol. The two countries are celebrating a century of diplomatic relations.

Supreme Court declines to intervene in a dispute over drag shows at a public university in Texas

By Associated Press

The high court had previously refused to allow Florida to enforce its law targeting drag shows, while lower federal courts in a Montana, Tennessee and Texas blocked state bans from being implemented.

Brazilian military leaders told police Bolsonaro presented a plan to reverse the 2022 election

By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press

The testimonies of Bolsonaro's former Army and Air Force commanders before the police is the first direct mention to the right-wing leader as the person planning a move to change the results of the 2022 election.

Biden backs Schumer after senator calls for new elections in Israel

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

It's the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza.

WATCH: White House holds briefing as House speaker asked to 'move on' from Biden impeachment

By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

White House counsel Ed Siskel writes in a letter to Johnson that testimony and records turned over to the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees have failed to establish any wrongdoing.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis must recuse herself or remove special prosecutor Wade in Trump case, judge says

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said he found the "allegations and evidence legally insufficient to support a finding of an actual conflict of interest."…

Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices

By Rishi Lekhi, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

The protest comes at a crucial time for India, which will start a national election within weeks in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to secure a third term.

U.S. sanctions 3 Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians

By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Lee, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The announcement comes at a time of increasing friction between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government has reacted angrily to previous sanctions.

Judge rejects bid by Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Terry Spencer, Associated Press

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial.