Jun 21 Biden and Trump will face each other at next week’s debate. They are preparing much differently By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Democrat's trip comes as officials in both major political parties scramble to set expectations for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades. Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump ally Steve Bannon asks Supreme Court to delay his prison sentence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Bannon was convicted nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a deposition with the Jan. 6 House Committee and the other for refusing to provide documents related to his involvement… Continue reading
Jun 21 Prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order barring Trump from criticizing jurors in hush money trial By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press In court papers filed Friday, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office argued that portions of the gag order remained necessary given former President Donald Trump’s “singular history of inflammatory and threatening public statements,” as well as efforts by his… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 7:31 How right-wing disinformation is fueling conspiracy theories about the 2024 election By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz It’s been more than three years since baseless claims about the 2020 election inspired an attack on the Capitol, but the lies haven’t stopped. With less than five months until November, Donald Trump is at it again with help from… Continue watching
Jun 20 Former Vice President Mike Pence’s foundation launches $10 million campaign to preserve Trump-era tax cuts set to expire By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence’s foundation is launching a $10 million campaign to preserve the Trump-era tax cuts. Continue reading
Jun 20 RFK Jr. fails to qualify for CNN’s debate, setting up showdown between Biden and Trump By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next week’s debate in Atlanta. Host network CNN said Thursday the independent presidential candidate fell short of benchmarks both for state ballot qualification and polling. Continue reading
Jun 20 The Supreme Court upholds tax on foreign income against challenge backed by business interests By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law expected to generate $340 billion, mainly from foreign subsidiaries of domestic corporations that parked money abroad to shield it from U.S. taxes. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 6:49 Poll shows presidential race in dead heat and most people unsatisfied with candidates By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan The race for the White House remains in a dead heat with just months to go before Election Day. Lisa Desjardins breaks down the numbers from our latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue watching
Jun 18 Trump says he loves Milwaukee after reportedly calling the RNC host city ‘horrible’ last week By Christine Fernando, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeatedly praised Milwaukee just weeks before it hosts the Republican National Convention, playing cleanup ain talking about swing-state Wisconsin’s largest city. Continue reading
Jun 18 Boris Epshteyn, Trump’s adviser, pleads not guilty to 9 felony charges in Arizona’s fake elector case By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Epshteyn is accused of assisting Rudy Giuliani in carrying out the scheme to submit fake electors for Trump in Arizona and obstruct the certification of election results by Congress on Jan. 6, 2021. Continue reading