Elections
Merrick Garland does not rule out prosecuting Trump over Jan. 6
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, in advance of the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Carolyn Kaster | Pool | Reuters Attorney General Merrick Garland left open the possibility that former President Donald Trump could be prosecuted in connection […]
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Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis disqualified from investigating Trump ‘fake elector’ in criminal probe
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. Ben Gray | AP A judge Monday effectively barred a Georgia prosecutor from investigating one of 16 Republican “fake electors” for former President Donald Trump, ruling that a recent campaign fundraiser she hosted for that man’s political opponent disqualified her. […]
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Man attacks New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin at campaign event
U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) Source: CNBC A 43-year-old man attacked New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate campaign event Thursday evening. Zeldin was not harmed in the incident, which occurred as he was speaking outside a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Fairport, a village near Rochester, NBC News reported. […]
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Jan. 6 committee to detail Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction during Capitol riot – follow live updates
The Jan. 6 select committee’s eighth public hearing Thursday will go inside the White House to detail then-President Donald Trump’s hourslong refusal to call for an end to the Capitol riot. The hearing, set to start at 8 p.m. ET, marks the final scheduled presentation of the committee’s initial findings from its investigation of the […]
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President Biden’s job approval rating hits new low in public poll
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives aboard Air Force One at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. July 20, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters More Americans now think President Joe Biden is doing a bad job than at any prior point in his presidency, according to a major public opinion poll released Wednesday. […]
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Trump urged Wisconsin Assembly speaker in July to decertify Biden 2020 election win
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a rally endorsing Republican candidates Adam Laxalt and Joe Lombardo (not pictured) July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump this month called Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and urged him to decertify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win […]
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Pulitzer board rejects Trump’s calls to revoke prizes for reporting on Russian election meddling
From left, Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan, Executive Editor Marty Baron, and National Security Editor Peter Finn, applaud as investigative reporter Tom Hamburger speaks to the newsroom after The Washington Post wins two pulitzer prizes, Monday, April 16, 2018, in Washington. Andrew Harnik | AP The Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday rejected former President Donald […]
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Harris, Newsom engage with donors as possible 2024 bids loom if Biden doesn’t run
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris enter the Rose Garden to sign into law H.R. 55, the “Emmett Till Antilynching Act” during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, March 29, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden’s allies are quietly meeting with party officials and donors ahead of the […]
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Trump election meddling grand jury subpoenas Republican Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia
Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., walks down the House steps of the Capitol on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A Georgia special grand jury that is investigating former President Donald Trump for possibly criminal interference in that state’s 2020 election issued a subpoena seeking testimony Tuesday from Rep. […]
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Hearing to show Trump’s Jan. 6 ‘dereliction of duty,’ House panel says
A House committee’s prime-time hearing Thursday will offer the most compelling evidence yet of then-President Donald Trump’s “dereliction of duty” on the day of the Jan. 6 insurrection, with new witnesses detailing his failure to stem an angry mob storming the Capitol, committee members said Sunday. “This is going to open people’s eyes in a […]
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