‘The weaknesses in this case are clear,’ says Touro Law Center professor Richard Klein (Getty Images) Former president Donald Trump is scheduled to appear at a Manhattan courthouse on Monday as the trial over payments sent from the Trump Organization to porn star Stormy Daniels gets underway. The case will center on Trump’s culpability for
All politicians have origin stories, and many, including President Joe Biden, have several anecdotes they have relayed time and again to tell voters who they are, how they learned the lessons that shaped their beliefs and worldview, and why they got into politics. Biden’s include the tragic death of his first wife and young daughter
Iran and its proxies fired over 300 rockets toward Israel on Saturday, sparking fears of wider conflict in the Middle East. President Joe Biden has urged congressional leaders to help get a foreign aid package promising billions to Israel and Ukraine passed through the House of Representatives sooner rather than later. According to an April
JUNEAU, Alaska—President Joe Biden nudged further ahead in the Democratic nomination for reelection by winning party contests in Wyoming and Alaska. As two of the least populated states, Alaska and Wyoming play minuscule roles in both intraparty and general election voting in presidential election years. Biden effectively clinched the Democratic nomination on March 12 with
In a call for the presumptive nominees to engage in a general election debate, the media organizations cite ‘exceptionally high’ stakes for the American people. More than a dozen major media outlets released a statement this morning asking President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to commit to a presidential debate. “If there’s one
The president made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during a call that he must ’think carefully and strategically’ about the escalation risks. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and his team are scrambling to ease tensions and prevent further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following Iran’s unprecedented assault on Israeli territory over the
Johnson, who doesn’t always vote, cast the decisive vote that killed the proposal, prompting outrage and condemnation from some conservatives. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on April 14 defended his crucial vote against an amendment that would have required intelligence agencies to get a warrant to search Americans’ data under Section 702 of the Foreign