Mar 11 Trump wants New York hush money trial to wait for Supreme Court immunity ruling By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments April 25, a month after the scheduled start of jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money case. It is the first of his four criminal cases slated to go to trial. Continue reading
Mar 11 E. Jean Carroll's lawyer says new suit possible after Trump's recent attacks By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An attorney for a longtime advice columnist who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggested Monday that a new defamation lawsuit was possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally. Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: Biden talks about lowering costs for families during New Hampshire campaign stop By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Monday released a budget proposal aimed at getting voters' attention: It would offer tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Continue reading
Mar 11 Protest-vote movement over Biden's handling of war in Gaza gains traction across several states By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Supporters of the protest say that anger over the war could endanger Biden’s chances against former President Donald Trump in swing states like Michigan. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Biden hits the road in effort to build momentum for his 2024 campaign In our news wrap Friday, Biden visited Philadelphia to make the case for his re-election, Trump posted a $92 million bond for his defamation judgment in New York, the RNC approved Trump’s picks for the committee’s leadership team, the Department… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 11:35 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's State of the Union and what's next in the 2024 race By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Biden’s latest State of the Union address and what lies ahead in the race for the White… Continue watching
Mar 08 RNC votes to install Trump's handpicked chair as the former president tightens control of the party By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Whatley is part of a leadership slate that will include the former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as co-chair. The person running the party's day-to-day operations will be Chris LaCivita, a top Trump aide who will also serve as RNC chief… Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Biden speaks at campaign event in Philadelphia as reported 275,000 jobs added to economy By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Philadelphia as a new jobs report shows the economy added a surprising 275,000 jobs indicating a resilience in the face of high interest rates. Continue reading
Mar 07 Takeaways from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden used the opportunity to draw sharp contrasts that could rally Democrats to the polls as he tries to make the campaign a referendum on his predecessor rather than himself. Continue reading
Mar 07 Biden will try to use State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden's address will be something of an on-the-job interview, as the nation's oldest president tries to quell voter concerns about his age and job performance while sharpening the contrast with his all-but-certain November rival. Continue reading