Jun 29 GOP support for Trump dips slightly after classified documents indictment, AP-NORC poll says By Jill Colvin, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's criminal indictment on charges of mishandling government secrets appears to have dented his popularity among Republicans — but only slightly. Continue reading
Jun 27 Dueling campaign events deepen Trump-DeSantis rivalry By Michelle L. Price, Holly Ramer, Will Weissert, Associated Press In the critical early voting state of New Hampshire, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to “actually” build the U.S.-Mexico border wall that former President Donald Trump tried but failed to complete. Later, Trump accused the governor of supporting cuts to… Continue reading
Jun 27 Court dismisses Ivanka Trump from fraud lawsuit against her father By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The civil lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accused former President Donald Trump of padding his net worth by billions of dollars and misleading banks, insurance companies and others about the value of his assets. It also… Continue reading
Jun 27 Why Biden is eager to run on the economy, while voters still have their doubts about 'Bidenomics' By Josh Boak, Associated Press For President Joe Biden, there's a happy confluence of the coming 2024 reelection campaign and a favorable turn in recent economic data. Continue reading
Jun 27 FBI, Homeland Security ignored 'massive amount' of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A Senate committee's report says the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 27 Court date postponed for Trump valet in classified documents case By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A lawyer for Walt Nauta told a judge Tuesday that Nauta had not yet been able to find a Florida-based attorney and was stuck in Newark, New Jersey and had been unable to fly down because of a canceled flight. Continue reading
Jun 27 New audio recording reveals Trump discussing 'highly confidential' document with interviewer By Associated Press “These are the papers,” Trump says in a moment that seems to indicate he's holding a secret Pentagon document with plans to attack Iran. “This was done by the military, given to me.”… Continue reading
Jun 25 Trump sets sights on repeating his 2016 battleground success in Michigan By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Donald Trump is set to appear in Michigan on Sunday as he looks to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later. Continue reading
Jun 22 Will Hurd, former Texas congressman and Trump critic, announces 2024 run for president By Will Weissert, Associated Press Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he's running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more moderate alternative to the Republican primary field's early front-runner. Continue reading
Jun 21 Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump By Matthew Brown, John Flesher, Associated Press The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday said it will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened. Continue reading