Washington — President Biden said Monday that a deal between Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire in Gaza is close. “My national security adviser tells me that we’re close, we’re close, it’s not done yet. And my hope is that by next Monday we’ll have a cease-fire,” Mr. Biden told reporters during a stop in
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office asked a New York judge on Monday to impose a “narrowly tailored” gag order restricting what former President Donald Trump can say about those involved in the criminal case against him, which is set to go to trial next month. The request came as one of a trio of
What to know about Lloyd Austin’s diagnosis What to know about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s cancer diagnosis 05:03 An internal review of the transfer of authority during Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization in January found that while processes could be improved, “nothing examined during this review demonstrated any indication of ill intent or an attempt
Washington — The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a pair of social media cases that could transform online speech. The two cases concern disputes over Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas that aim to restrict social media companies from moderating content, which tech groups representing platforms like Facebook and X see as a violation
Los Angeles — An ex-FBI informant who is accused of lying to investigators about President Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings was ordered detained pending trial in a Los Angeles court on Monday, just days after he was set free in Nevada. Alexander Smirnov was charged with two counts that amounted to allegedly making up
Washington — President Biden and former President Donald Trump are both set to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in separate events on Thursday, setting up a showdown over immigration, a defining issue of the 2024 election. Mr. Biden will visit Brownsville, Texas, to meet with Border Patrol agents, law enforcement and local leaders as he puts
Former President Donald Trump on Monday officially began the process of appealing the historic $454 million judgment against him in his New York civil fraud case, a figure that is growing by more than $100,000 in interest every day. In order to qualify for an automatic stay of the judgment as the appeal proceeds, Trump