Nicole Shanahan sent the Kennedy campaign $2 million the day after her selection as running mate was announced. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. closed March with access to more than $23.6 million in cash, according to newly released federal disclosures. On April 20, Mr. Kennedy’s principal campaign committee, Team Kennedy, and an allied
A controversial spying authority was reauthorized in a 60–34 vote. In a late-night ballot on April 20, the U.S. Senate voted to reauthorize a controversial spying authority. President Joe Biden signed it into law the following day. The authority in question, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), has come under increased scrutiny
The first week of Trump’s historic New York trial A look at the first week of Trump’s historic New York trial 02:00 Former President Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail following the start of his “hush money” trial in Manhattan was abruptly canceled Saturday evening after severe weather threatened Wilmington, North Carolina. Trump was
The event was meant to be Trump’s first rally after the first week of his criminal trial in New York City. A Trump campaign rally set for Wilmington, North Carolina, on April 20 was postponed due to severe thunderstorms. A crowd of several hundred had gathered outdoors at the Wilmington International Airport for the 7
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He was 89. Mr. Pryor, who went undercover to investigate nursing homes while a congressman, died Saturday
‘It’s a difficult position to be in,’ Mr. Bolton said. ‘I think Iran was very, very lucky here.’ Former national security adviser John Bolton said Israel faced significant pressure from the Biden administration to refrain from further retaliation against Iran following Tehran’s recent attack. In the early morning of April 19, Israel launched a retaliatory
Washington — The House approved a $95 billion foreign aid package Saturday, in a pivotal moment for House Speaker Mike Johnson as he tries to stave off a right-wing rebellion. The package consists of four bills that were voted on separately and will be combined into one before being sent to the Senate. The first