Photos: Trump hosts trick-or-treaters for White House Halloween bash

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted star athletes, princesses, dinosaurs and at least one Trump impersonator at the White House’s annual Halloween event Thursday. Hours after the president returned from a days-long trip to Asia, the first couple — sans costumes — spent just under an hour handing out full-size chocolate bars to

Justice Department investigating Black Lives Matter foundation, source says

The Justice Department is investigating whether donations to the national Black Lives Matter foundation were misused by the group’s leadership in the wake of an influx of gifts during nationwide racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, according to a source familiar with the investigation.  The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc., which

Here’s what Trump says he and Xi agreed to in their meeting

Washington — President Trump called his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea Thursday “amazing,” and said the two reached agreements on a number of items, including the resumption of U.S. soybean sales to China and a short-term deal for access to rare earth minerals. No documents formalizing the agreements have been released

Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant arrested near Obama’s home sentenced to time served

Taylor Taranto, a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant who was later convicted of 2023 charges stemming from livestreaming a bomb threat as he drove around former President Barack Obama’s D.C. neighborhood, was sentenced Thursday to time served and three years of supervised release. A day earlier, the Justice Department withdrew its initial sentencing memo in the

Comey asks court to toss indictment, arguing senator’s questions were “confusing”

Washington — Former FBI Director James Comey is urging a federal court to dismiss the two federal charges brought against him over allegedly false testimony he gave to Congress in September 2020. He’s arguing that the questions he answered, which were asked by GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, were “confusing” and “fundamentally ambiguous.” In a new