Trump hearing postponed as special counsel weighs legal strategy in election case

Washington — The judge overseeing the federal 2020 election-related prosecution of former President Donald Trump has agreed to postpone the first hearing in the case since the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling on presidential immunity after prosecutors asked for more time to interpret the legal ramifications of the decision.  Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in

Trump mistaken about harrowing helicopter ride, emergency landing with Willie Brown

GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump mixed up two prominent politicians from California when he told a harrowing tale of almost crashing in a helicopter. During a meandering press conference Thursday, Trump recalled riding as a passenger in the helicopter with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown when it was forced to make an

Iran targeting U.S. election with cyberattacks, Microsoft says

Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. Iranian actors also have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway American voters this fall,