• Murdoch acknowledges some Fox hosts 'endorsed' false election claims

    Murdoch acknowledges some Fox hosts 'endorsed' false election claims

    Feb 28, 2023 05:20 PM EDT

    ... voting hardware and software, is suing both Fox News Network and parent company Fox Corp. for defamation. Dominion contends that some Fox News employees deliberately amplified false claims by supporters of Trump that Dominion machines had changed votes in the 2020 election, and that Fox provided a platform for guests ...

  • Ken Starr, whose criminal investigation led to Bill Clinton's impeachment, dies

    Ken Starr, whose criminal investigation led to Bill Clinton's impeachment, dies

    Sep 13, 2022 09:46 PM EDT

    ... report as a roadmap in the impeachment of the president, who was acquitted in a Senate trial. In 2020, he was recruited to help represent Trump in his first impeachment trial. In a memorable statement to Congress, Starr said “we are living in what I think can aptly be described ...

  • News Wrap: Michigan police officer charged with murder for killing Black man

    News Wrap: Michigan police officer charged with murder for killing Black man

    Jun 09, 2022 10:40 PM EDT

    ... the agency is going to have about what's happening in Iran. And, of course, that -- this is something I deplore. Judy Woodruff: Then-President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the nuclear deal in 2018. Since then, Iran has moved to enrich more uranium gas closer to weapons-grade ...

  • Texas primary offers first midterm measure of U.S. political mood

    Texas primary offers first midterm measure of U.S. political mood

    Mar 01, 2022 05:42 PM EDT

    ... of his family in office but may not be able to garner enough support to force a runoff against Paxton, who has been endorsed by Trump. National Democrats say Trump's still-outsize GOP influence and an economy roaring back from the pandemic may help them counter political precedent. Still ...

  • WATCH: Rep. Cheney reads texts sent by Fox hosts to Mark Meadows on Jan. 6

    WATCH: Rep. Cheney reads texts sent by Fox hosts to Mark Meadows on Jan. 6

    Dec 15, 2021 07:14 PM EDT

    NEW YORK (AP) — The revelation that Fox News Channel personalities sent text messages to the White House during the Jan. 6 insurrection is another example of how the network's stars sought to influence then-President Donald Trump instead of simply reporting or commenting on him. Watch the moment in ...

  • Will an 18-year-old pop star convince young people that the COVID-19 vaccine is good 4 u?

    Will an 18-year-old pop star convince young people that the COVID-19 vaccine is good 4 u?

    Jul 14, 2021 09:19 PM EDT

    ... and tweaked her hit “Jolene” into a pro-vaccine song. Public health traditionally is not a partisan issue, but COVID-19 became one during the Trump administration. Former President Donald Trump used social media in a totally different way than both his predecessor and his successor. Trump often shared off ...

  • With passion and fashion, Lady Gaga delivers powerful anthem

    With passion and fashion, Lady Gaga delivers powerful anthem

    Jan 20, 2021 06:50 PM EDT

    ... he shook hands with Biden, former Vice President Mike Pence, donned his cowboy hat and hugged former President Barack Obama. https://youtu.be/yQlrRb3Az10 The stars were among a slew of glittery celebrities descending on Washington — virtually or in person — to welcome the new administration of Joe Biden and Kamala ...

  • Democrats maintain House control, but majority likely to shrink

    Democrats maintain House control, but majority likely to shrink

    Nov 11, 2020 08:27 PM EDT

    ... stick together to achieve anything. Democratic moderates and progressives clash periodically, and while the moderates are more numerous, the progressives' ranks include influential social media stars like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Underscoring that tension, House Democrats vented during a three-hour conference call last week in which ...

  • 'They forget about us.' In Minnesota, moderate Democrats feel left behind by their party

    'They forget about us.' In Minnesota, moderate Democrats feel left behind by their party

    Oct 02, 2020 09:16 PM EDT

    The president’s surprisingly strong finish in Minnesota four years ago proved there were more right-leaning Democrats in the state than anyone had expected, highlighting the slow exodus of white Democrats toward the Republican party that started under President Ronald Reagan. Trump only campaigned once in Minnesota in 2016 ...

  • Romney OKs voting on Supreme Court nominee

    Romney OKs voting on Supreme Court nominee

    Sep 22, 2020 03:33 PM EDT

    ... choice to confirmation over Democratic objections that it's too close to the November election. Romney told reporters that it is not “written in the stars” that the court will have a liberal bent and that with Trump's nominee — still to be announced — it will become more conservative. Republicans ...