Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York is expected to see its key witness, ex-attorney Michael Cohen, testify Monday. Now six years removed from being a key confidante to Trump, Cohen has emerged as the Republican presidential candidate’s de facto arch nemesis. In books, podcasts and on social media, he has become among
Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered to Congress on Friday a highly anticipated report on the Israeli military’s operations in Gaza that accused Israeli forces of potentially violating international humanitarian law but did not formally find they had already done so, according to the document’s key findings. The report states that though there are allegations
Barron Trump, the 18-year-old son of former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump, has turned down an offer to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention. “While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to
Washington — Republican officials in Louisiana asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step into a long-running dispute over the state’s congressional districts after a panel of lower court judges said upcoming elections can’t be held under a recently adopted map that included a second majority-Black district. Top lawyers for the state requested the justices
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new government rule that would slash credit card late-payment charges, a centerpiece of the Biden administration’s efforts to clamp down on “junk” fees. Judge Mark Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Friday granted an injunction sought by the banking industry and other
Washington — A three-judge appeals court panel upheld the criminal conviction of former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon in a unanimous decision on Friday, ruling they found “no basis” to depart from binding legal precedent. Bannon was found guilty in 2022 of two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress for not responding to
Racine, Wisconsin — Sheree Robinson was excited about being invited to ride in President Joe Biden’s motorcade during his trip to Wisconsin Wednesday. The Black mother of two and longtime resident of Racine said education funding in Mr. Biden’s American Rescue Plan enabled her to earn a HSED, a High School Equivalency Diploma. “Our conversation