Jul 01 Read the full Supreme Court decision on Trump and presidential immunity Presidents and former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts they took while in office, the Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision Monday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Supreme Court: Trump’s immunity case goes back to lower court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November… Continue reading
Jul 01 Steve Bannon scheduled to report to federal prison for defying congressional subpoena By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected his emergency appeal to stave off the sentence. Continue reading
Jun 29 Lack of Jan. 6 accountability on the debate stage alarms democracy advocates By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press In the first presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump skimmed over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, shifted blame for the violent mob siege and declined repeatedly to state unequivocally that he will accept the results of this year’s White House election. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 8:55 The fallout from a debate full of fumbles and falsehoods By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens Over a 90-minute presidential debate, former President Trump repeatedly made false claims and President Biden repeatedly struggled to dispel concerns about his age. It opened new concerns over the stakes of a possible Trump presidency and sparked discussion about whether… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 7:35 Minnesota Gov. Walz on Biden’s debate performance and Democratic concerns By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby After President Biden’s debate performance, there has been discussion among Democrats about whether Biden should be the nominee. To discuss the fallout, Amna Nawaz spoke with Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a surrogate for the president’s campaign. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 5:14 Fact-checking the claims Biden and Trump made during the debate By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Thursday night’s debate may be the first time millions of Americans have paid attention to the presidential race this year. They heard a lot of claims that have been familiar refrains on the campaign trail and not all of them… Continue watching
Jun 28 Steve Bannon’s bid to delay his prison sentence turned down by Supreme Court By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A jury found Bannon guilty nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress. Continue reading
Jun 28 Elected Democrats admit Biden had poor debate performance but reject talk of replacement By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Biden’s halting delivery and meandering comments fueled concerns from even members of his own party. Continue reading
Jun 28 Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants with obstruction By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp., must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents. Only some of… Continue reading