Jun 18 New York’s top court turns down Trump’s request to hear appeal of gag order By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The Republican former president has repeatedly railed against the hush money case gag order, which prevents him from commenting on witnesses, jurors and others who were involved in the case. Continue reading
Jun 18 Here’s how Americans feel about Biden and Trump as election season revs up By Laura Santhanam For many voters, the choice may come down to a handful of high-stakes issues and perceptions of which candidate handles them better, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Jun 17 Biden presidential campaign to spend $50 million in advertising blitz highlighting Trump’s conviction By Will Weissert, Associated Press Biden's campaign said Monday it wants to clearly define the choice between the candidates ahead of their first debate in Atlanta on June 27. Trump's campaign says the contrast between Trump and Biden "will be very clear on the debate… Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 5:54 Trump visits Capitol Hill for first time since Jan. 6 to meet with GOP lawmakers By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura In his first trip to Capitol Hill since the Jan. 6 attack, former President Trump met behind closed doors with congressional Republicans. They aimed to use the visit as a display of unity following Trump’s conviction in his New York… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 10:28 How some Pennsylvania Republicans are using a congressional race to protest GOP extremism By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat For President Biden and his rival Donald Trump, winning Pennsylvania in November is key to winning the White House. But some lifelong Republicans, frustrated by their party’s embrace of Trump, are getting involved down the ballot. Laura Barrón-López spoke with… Continue watching
Jun 13 You can’t trademark ‘Trump too small,’ Supreme Court rules By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a California man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH: Trump speaks after meeting with Republican senators on Capitol Hill By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Donald Trump returned Thursday to Capitol Hill, whipping up House and Senate Republicans in his first meetings since the Jan.6, 2021 attacks, embraced by GOP lawmakers who find themselves newly energized by his bid to retake the White House. Continue reading
Jun 12 Hunter Biden was convicted. That hasn’t stopped Republicans from echoing Trump’s attacks on the criminal justice system By Jonathan J. Cooper, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The GOP's argument that Joe Biden is ordering prosecutors to target political opponents has been hurt by the Biden-led Justice Department prosecuting the president's son — with Biden declining to stop the investigation or pardon Hunter Biden. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 4:01 The political impact of convictions against Trump and Hunter Biden By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The guilty verdict in the Hunter Biden case comes in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and two weeks after presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in his hush money criminal case. Laura… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 6:57 Biden concentrates on Black voters as polls show some support slipping to Trump By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens The Biden campaign says it's going all in to shore up support among Black voters. It comes as polls show him underperforming with the key Democratic constituency that helped deliver him the Democratic nomination and the White House in 2020. Continue watching