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
Jun 28 Analysis: Fact-checking the CNN Trump-Biden debate By PolitiFact staff President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clashed on topics including immigration, the economy, abortion and their ages. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Trump hedges during CNN debate on whether he'd accept 2024 election results By Associated Press Several times Trump noted that he would accept the results “if it’s a fair and legal and good election,” but wouldn’t give a “yes” or “no” answer to moderator Dana Bash’s inquiries. Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Biden and Trump address their ages and fitness for office at CNN debate By Associated Press More than 80 minutes into CNN's presidential debate on Thursday, President Joe Biden, 81, and former President Donald Trump, 78, were asked about their age and ability to serve well into their 80s. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Biden says Trump would pardon Jan. 6 rioters, Trump blames Pelosi By Associated Press At the CNN Presidential Debate on Thursday, Trump quickly pivoted to immigration and taxes when asked about the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Pressed on his role, he said he encouraged people to act “peacefully and patriotically,” then… Continue reading
Jun 27 3 key moments from CNN's Biden-Trump debate By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump opened their first 2024 presidential debate without shaking hands and went right to mixing it up on policy Thursday night. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Trump attacks Biden on wars in Ukraine and Afghanistan By Associated Press The questioning during Thursday's CNN Presidential Debate turned to foreign policy beginning with the Russian war in Ukraine, which is now in its third year. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Trump and Biden argue over their immigration records at CNN debate By Associated Press As expected, former President Donald Trump leaned heavily on discussing migrant crime at CNN's presidential debate on Thursday. President Joe Biden stuck to his talking points on immigration, highlighting a 40 percent drop in arrests for illegal immigration since issuing… Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Where Biden and Trump stand on abortion By Associated Press President Joe Biden blamed Donald Trump during CNN's presidential debate for the deluge of state abortion restrictions since the fall of Roe v. Wade. He pledged to restore the law under Roe if given a second term but didn’t say… Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: Biden says Trump left the economy 'in chaos' at CNN Presidential Debate By Associated Press With the economy as the first issue of CNN's presidential debate, Joe Biden detailed what he described as an American economy “in freefall,” while Trump bragged about the state of the economy while he was in office, as well as… Continue reading