May 20 Ginni Thomas’ emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election By Mark Sherman, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Newly discovered emails show that Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was more deeply involved in baseless efforts to overturn the 2020 election than previously known. Continue reading
May 20 Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary too close to call, recount likely By Marc Levy, Associated Press Pennsylvania's Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is too close to call and is likely headed for a statewide recount to decide the winner of the contest between heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund… Continue reading
May 17 Trump pick Doug Mastriano wins Pennsylvania GOP primary By Associated Press Doug Mastriano has won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor, overcoming an eleventh-hour push by the state’s GOP political establishment to consolidate support around an alternative in the crowded primary. Continue reading
May 16 White House announces move to loosen remittance, flight rules on Cuba By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Biden administration says it will expand flights to Cuba and lift Donald Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island. Continue reading
May 16 Biden to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia, reversing Trump’s ordered withdrawal By Ben Fox, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden has signed an order to redeploy hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia to counter the Islamic extremist rebel group al-Shabab. It's an effort that American military leaders said had been hampered by Trump's late-term decision to withdraw forces. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 4:50 Why a key Pennsylvania primary race could set the tone for candidates nationwide By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Tess Conciatori The race to fill the open Senate seat in Pennsylvania could be an early test of the Democrats' new messaging strategy. It's already one of the most hotly-contested elections this year. Lisa Dejardins reports. Continue watching
May 14 Trump endorses Doug Mastriano ahead of Pennsylvania GOP governor primary By Marc Levy, Associated Press Mastriano was already leading a crowded field of contenders, and the former president’s endorsement puts him on even stronger footing heading into Tuesday’s primary. Continue reading
May 11 New York judge says Trump must pay $110K, must meet certain conditions to end contempt finding By Michael Sisak, Associated Press Judge Arthur Engoron ruled Trump in contempt on April 25 and fined him $10,000 per day for not complying with a subpoena for documents in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation, which is probing whether Trump may have misstated… Continue reading
May 10 Watch 8:32 Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper details his fraught relationship with Trump During the 18 months Mark Esper served as secretary of defense, he often clashed with President Trump, who wanted to use the military in ways Esper thought were inappropriate. Trump fired Esper in November 2020, a few days after Trump… Continue watching
May 10 Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump By Kelvin Chan, Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by the Financial Times, said Twitter’s Trump ban was a “morally bad decision” and “foolish in the extreme.”… Continue reading