Jan 05 Watch 7:11 Marking Jan. 6 anniversary, Biden warns political violence poses grave threat to democracy By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Shrai Popat Speaking Friday near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, a pivotal site in America’s Revolutionary War, President Biden framed the stakes of the 2024 election. Marking the third anniversary of Jan. 6, Biden condemned political violence and Donald Trump. White House Correspondent Laura… Continue watching
Jan 05 Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential primary ballots By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices Friday agreed to take a Colorado case, inserting themselves in the presidential campaign and acknowledging the need to decide quickly. Continue reading
Jan 05 Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off the 2024 ballot over Jan. 6 attack By Michael Casey, Associated Press Five voters in Massachusetts have become the latest to challenge Trump's eligibility to appear on Republican primary election ballot in March, claiming he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 05 Trump's civil fraud trial nears end as legal filings preview next week's closing arguments By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Launching a final effort to make their case, New York state lawyers and Donald Trump's defense filed court papers Friday highlighting their takeaways from more than 10 weeks of testimony in his civil business fraud trial. Continue reading
Jan 05 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a major mystery is still unsolved By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Authorities are still working to identify more than 80 people wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol and to find out who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees’ offices the day before the Capitol attack. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day 'we nearly lost America' By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden warned Friday that Trump's efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by then-President Trump’s supporters aiming to… Continue reading
Jan 04 Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Christopher Worrell, who was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, had previously went on the run after he was convicted of assaulting police with pepper spray during the riot. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 4:25 Foreign governments spent millions at Trump businesses while he held office, Democrats say By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura House Democrats released a new report showing foreign countries spent millions at former President Trump’s businesses while he held office. The release appears to be a political counter-punch to Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Biden and his family’s foreign business… Continue watching
Jan 04 Trump's lawyers want special counsel Jack Smith held in contempt in 2020 election interference case By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Prosecutors have acknowledged the deadlines in the case are on hold pending an appeal. But prosecutors say they'd continue meeting the deadlines to ensure the prompt resumption of the case once it's returned to the court. Continue reading
Jan 03 Trump asks Supreme Court to review Colorado ruling barring him from the 2024 ballot By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday appealed the Colorado Supreme Court's finding that an insurrection clause in the Constitution's 14th Amendment renders him ineligible. Continue reading