Jun 10 WATCH: Trump holds rally in Las Vegas after week of record high temperatures in region By Jonathan J. Cooper, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press During a Trump rally in Arizona on Thursday, the Phoenix Police Department said 11 people were transported to hospitals, treated and released for heat exhaustion. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 7:09 Who’s on Trump’s running mate shortlist and what his decision will tell us By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Former President Donald Trump says he will choose a running mate in the next few weeks and will likely unveil his nominee at a major turning point in the campaign. Lisa Desjardins has been covering the Trump campaign and reports… Continue watching
Jun 07 Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to Arizona felony charges alleging submission of fake electors By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Meadows is accused of working with other Trump campaign members to submit names of fake electors from Arizona and other states to Congress to keep Trump in office despite his defeat at the ballot box in November 2020. Continue reading
Jun 06 Trump has promised mass raids and deportation if he wins the election. The ACLU is preparing to fight back By Will Weissert, Associated Press The 21-page memo responding to Trump's campaign promises on immigration and border policies is the first in a series of policy roadmaps examining how the group will push back against Trump's promised actions on top issues. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 6:25 How Trump could upend the rule of law and pursue political prosecutions in a second term By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz For months, former President Trump and his allies have claimed, without evidence, that the Biden administration has weaponized the Department of Justice to pursue prosecutions against him for political reasons. But the presumptive Republican nominee has also suggested a second… Continue watching
Jun 06 Trump ally Steve Bannon must report to prison by July 1 to begin contempt sentence, judge says By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington on Thursday granted prosecutors' request to make Bannon begin serving his prison term after a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court last month upheld his contempt of Congress conviction. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 7:32 Democratic, GOP strategists on problems Biden and Trump face with undecided voters By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens While President Biden and former President Trump earned enough delegates to win their respective party nominations months ago, the primary season is only now officially coming to a close. The two swept states that voted Tuesday, but both still saw… Continue watching
Jun 05 Relations between Moscow and Washington won’t change, no matter who wins the election, Putin says By James Jordan, Harriet Morris, Associated Press Putin also said Trump's felony conviction at his hush money trial last week was the result of "the use of the court system as part of the internal political struggle."… Continue reading
Jun 04 Wisconsin attorney general charges Trump attorney and other allies in fake electors scheme By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Federal prosecutors, investigating his conduct related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, have also said the scheme originated in Wisconsin. Trump also faces charges in Georgia and has denied wrongdoing. Continue reading
Jun 04 AP-NORC/EPIC poll shows Americans are still hesitant about electric vehicles, despite Biden’s push By Matthew Daly, Linley Sanders, Associated Press EVs are a key part of Biden’s climate agenda. Republicans led by presumptive nominee Donald Trump are turning it into a campaign issue. Continue reading