Aug 08 Donald Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estate By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has been investigating the discovery of classified records that were taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump's presidency had concluded. It was not clear whether the FBI search was connected to that probe. Continue reading
Aug 08 2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer By Ed White, Associated Press The announcement comes months after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. while acquitting two others. The result in April was a blow to federal prosecutors. Continue reading
Aug 08 Rudy Giuliani won't testify Tuesday in Georgia election probe By Eric Tucker, Kate Brumback, Associated Press A lawyer for Giuliani says the former NYC mayor will not appear as scheduled Tuesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta that's investigating whether Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election. Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump-endorsed candidates and challenges to progressive incumbents ahead in Tuesday's primary elections By Associated Press The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race in Tuesday's primary elections features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 5:37 America's far-right embraces Hungary's autocratic president By Laura Barrón-López Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist rhetoric and embrace of culture wars has long made him the black sheep of Europe. But what isolates him among his European contemporaries has endeared him to the American right, and he was welcomed… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 12:14 Brooks and Capehart on Democrats' climate bill and critical primary elections New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how Democrats are moving closer to passing a new climate and spending bill and a look at… Continue watching
Aug 04 Grand jury subpoenas Trump White House lawyers for Jan. 6 probe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The subpoenas to Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin suggest an intensifying Justice Department investigation into the events surrounding the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when Trump loyalists stormed the building in hopes of halting the certification of… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 7:47 Primary victories showcase strength of the 'Big Lie' in the Republican Party Candidates who ran on the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen secured victories in Tuesday's primaries up and down the ballot in Arizona and Michigan, two of the states at the center of that conspiracy. This scenario sets… Continue watching
Aug 03 Michigan GOP Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach Trump, loses primary By Associated Press Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has lost to a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 03 Kansas' secretary of state defeats election conspiracy promoter By Bob Christie, Associated Press Republican primary voters in Kansas have chosen the incumbent secretary of state over a challenger who peddled election conspiracies in one of several primary races for a state's top state election official. Continue reading