Politics

January 14, 2024

Iowa caucuses: What voters are thinking ahead of Republican contest

Iowa caucuses: What voters are thinking ahead of Republican contest

January 14, 2024

January 10, 2024

Chris Christie ends 2024 presidential campaign

Christie made clear that his latest presidential bid would be different. On the trail, he did not rule out voting for a third-party candidate in the general election, though he has said he wouldn’t launch an outside bid of his own, calling it a “fool’s errand.”

January 10, 2024

January 09, 2024

Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on Donald Trump’s immunity claims

ALM Judges expressed deep skepticism toward Trump’s argument that he can’t be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election 

January 09, 2024

January 09, 2024

Trump’s immunity claim gets frosty reception at appeals court

With Trump looking on, three judges grilled his lawyer on his claim that he cannot be prosecuted for subverting the 2020 election.

January 09, 2024

January 09, 2024

Donald Trump isn't required to attend his appeals court argument on Tuesday, but he plans to do so anyway — the latest sign that he's using his legal troubles to juice his campaign. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The outcome of the immunity appeal could determine whether Trump stands trial on federal charges of election interference.

January 09, 2024

January 08, 2024

Why Lloyd Austin's secret hospital stay matters for Biden's campaign

The Defense Department failed to disclose for days that Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized in the ICU. The nature of the illness remains secret.

January 08, 2024

January 07, 2024

Biden didn't know Pentagon chief was in hospital – Politico

News of Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization “came as a shock” to senior US officials, the outlet reported

January 07, 2024

January 05, 2024

‘Very smart people’: Donald Trump reacts to huge election decision

The US Supreme Court has made a huge call that could have severe consequences for Donald Trump – but he doesn’t appear fazed.

January 05, 2024

January 05, 2024

Nikki Haley tries to clean up Civil War answer, talks Trump 'chaos': 5 town hall takeaways

See the takeaways below

January 05, 2024

January 04, 2024

Trump appeals Colorado ballot ban

The ruling against the former US president by judges in the western state “defies common sense,” his legal team argues

January 04, 2024

January 02, 2024

Clinton, Trump shown on Epstein flight logs

Flight logs revealing Bill Clinton and Donald Trump took trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s famed “Lolita Express” jet have resurfaced.

January 02, 2024

December 30, 2023

Is Dubai Harris the Kamala everyone has been waiting for? Will she convince doubters?

Vice president Kamala Harris said there will be "no debate" over Florida's new Black history curriculum in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis' request.

December 30, 2023

December 29, 2023

California keeps Trump on ballot after Colorado and Maine use 14th Amendment to say 'No'

The former president will be on California’s March 5 primary ballot, despite calls from some officials to disqualify him because of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

December 29, 2023

December 29, 2023

Maine decision keeping Trump off 2024 ballot draws bipartisan backlash

A handful of Democrats praised Bellows' decision on its merits.

December 29, 2023

December 28, 2023

When Haley Dodged the Slavery Question, She Put Her Coalition at Risk

Nikki Haley’s avoidance of mentioning slavery as a cause of the Civil War, which she walked back on Thursday, threatened to dent her crossover appeal.

December 28, 2023

December 28, 2023

Maine secretary of state disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot

• Colorado GOP Asks Supreme Court to Keep Trump on State Ballot
• Trump to Stay on Michigan GOP Ballot, State’s Supreme Court Says
• Biden, Trump in Dead Heat for 2024, While Kennedy Gains Traction, Poll Shows

December 28, 2023

December 28, 2023

Haley seeks to clarify Civil War comments as backlash mounts

After a voter said he found it “astonishing” that Haley hadn’t used the word “slavery” at any point in her answer, she asked, “What do you want me to say about slavery?”

December 28, 2023