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In a reversal, Donald Trump says he won't testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial

The former president was originally scheduled to take the stand as the monthslong, $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company enters its final week.

December 11, 2023

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Donald Trump during his trial at New York State Supreme Court on Oct. 2.Seth Wenig / AP Pool

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Trump Takes 2024 Lead as Biden Approval Hits New Low, WSJ Poll Finds

December 10, 2023

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio © Getty Images / Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images

Trump takes election lead over Biden – WSJ

December 10, 2023

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December 09, 2023

Texas lawmaker John Whitmire tops Sheila Jackson Lee in runoff election for Houston's next mayor

Whitmire inherits a city plagued by crime, crumbling infrastructure, and budget issues

December 09, 2023

Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, left, looks on as Texas State Senator John Whitmire speaks during a press conference. (James Nielsen / Chronicle via Getty Images/File)

December 06, 2023

Four highlights from the fourth Republican presidential debate in Tuscaloosa

Here are the highlights from the fourth Republican presidential debate.

December 06, 2023

December 06, 2023

Senate Republicans block Ukraine and Israel aid bill

Senate Republicans have blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine after failing to secure border compromises they sought in exchange.

December 06, 2023

Activists picket the US Capitol ahead of the vote on Ukraine funding on December 6, 2023 in Washington, DC. © Leigh Vogel/Getty Images

December 06, 2023

Republican McCarthy Says He Is Leaving Congress at Year End

A former ‘young gun’ conservative who alienated populist right
Tumultuous speakership was third shortest in House history

December 06, 2023

Kevin McCarthyPhotographer: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

December 06, 2023

Biden’s shock admission in US election race

Donald Trump has made bold and suggestive comments about Joe Biden’s health after the US President made a major campaign admission.

December 06, 2023

While your average 81-year-old can be found winding down in retirement, Mr Biden has a much more stressful agenda planned — taking Donald Trump head-on for a second time.

December 04, 2023

Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First

Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses, but his policy operation is now more sophisticated, and the buffers to check him are weaker.

December 04, 2023

The extreme policy plans and ideas of Donald J. Trump and his advisers would have a greater prospect of becoming reality if he were to win a second term.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times

December 02, 2023

Speaker Johnson says he believes GOP has the votes for Biden impeachment inquiry

Johnson added Republicans “have a duty to do this” and “we cannot stop the process.”

December 02, 2023

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference about an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

December 01, 2023

George Santos’s messy expulsion vote, briefly explained

The scandal-plagued Congress member has finally reached the end of the line.

December 01, 2023

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) walks back to his office after debate on the House floor on a resolution to expel him from Congress, at the US Capitol, on November 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

December 01, 2023

George Santos Is Expelled From the House

The motion managed to pass despite last-minute opposition from all four top GOP House leaders.

December 01, 2023

December 01, 2023

Santos Relishes the Limelight Even as His Show Looks Likely to Close

Before the debate about his possible expulsion from Congress, George Santos seemed to embrace his starring role in a scandal of his own making.

December 01, 2023

George Santos argued against his expulsion at an early-morning news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times

November 30, 2023

NYC Mayor’s Woes Are So Bad Even Andrew Cuomo Is Eyeing a Run

Federal probe of campaign, migrant crisis dog Eric Adams
Nearly a dozen Democratic candidates considering challenges

November 30, 2023

Andrew Cuomo, left, and Eric Adams.Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America

November 28, 2023

DeSantis v Newsom: the presidential match-up that isn’t

Is the governors’ debate a glimpse of an alternative reality, or of what’s to come?

November 28, 2023

November 26, 2023

George Santos says he expects to be expelled from Congress in coming days; math ‘doesn’t look good’

His decision not to seek reelection, he said, was not because of external pressure, but due to his frustration with the “sheer arrogance” of his colleagues.

November 26, 2023

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., talks to reporters as he arrives to the Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

November 25, 2023

‘It doesn’t look good’: George Santos expects to be expelled from Congress

On X Spaces Friday night, Republican congressman charted his rise from ‘It girl’ to ‘Mary Magdalene of the United States Congress’

November 25, 2023

George Santos leaves the Capitol in Washington DC on 31 January 2023. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

November 19, 2023

Rosalynn Carter, Who Wielded Influence in Turbulent Presidency, Dies at 96

The former first lady sat in on cabinet meetings and served as an envoy during Jimmy Carter’s

November 19, 2023

Rosalynn Carter in 2011. She was a key adviser to her husband during his presidential term. NIKKI KAHN/THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES

November 17, 2023

White House condemns Elon Musk tweet as ‘abhorrent promotion’ of antisemitism

November 17, 2023

Elon Musk speaks to reporters as he leaves a Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 13. (Elizabeth Frantz for The Washington Post)

November 17, 2023

What Kind of Trouble Is Eric Adams In?

New York City’s mayor has downplayed the federal investigation into his campaign fund-raising, but, by dodging questions and obfuscating, he’s invited even more public scrutiny.

November 17, 2023

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