Jan 08 Biden casts doubt on if he'd have the fitness to serve another four years By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden is casting doubt on his fitness to serve another four years in a new interview days before he leaves office after one term. Continue reading
Jan 08 Justice Department says it will release part of special counsel Jack Smith's Trump report By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The revelation was made in a filing Wednesday to a federal appeals court that was considering a defense request to block the release of the two-volume report while charges remain pending against two Trump co-defendants in a Florida case. Continue reading
Jan 08 Trump asks the Supreme Court to block Friday's sentencing in his New York hush money case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trump's lawyers turned to the nation's highest court Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by the judge who presided over Trump's trial and conviction in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 4:30 Trump expresses desire to expand U.S. territory, use economic force to pressure Canada By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Matt Loffman With Donald Trump set to enter the Oval Office in just two weeks, the president-elect expressed a desire to expand American territory through the use of military and economic force, if necessary. Trump also proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico… Continue watching
Jan 07 Generative AI used to help plan Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas, police say By Associated Press The updates on Tuesday comes nearly a week after 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger fatally shot himself just before the truck blew up outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Jan 07 New Orleans attack that killed 14 came amid political scrutiny and criticism for FBI By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The attack by Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who was killed by police, took place in the waning days of the Biden administration and just over two weeks before FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign his position to make way for Trump's… Continue reading
Jan 07 Elon Musk helped Trump win and is now looking at Europe. Many politicians there are alarmed By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe. Continue reading
Jan 07 Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 07 President-elect Donald Trump tries again to get Friday's hush money sentencing postponed By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump is seeking an immediate stay that would spare him from being sentenced while he appeals Judge Juan M. Merchan's decision last week to uphold the historic verdict. Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump's praises Carter in death even after jeering him in life By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Carter and Trump are starkly different figures, but they will again be intertwined as the memory and legacy of one linger while the other is inaugurated for a second time. Continue reading