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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

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. © JOSH EDELSON / AFP

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. Picture: Getty Images via AFP

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

January 05, 2024

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Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event at the Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Nick Rohlman, AP

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

January 05, 2024

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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

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump © AFP / Scott Olson

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

Melania Trump, Prince Andrew, Gwendolyn Beck and Jeffrey Epstein at a party at the Mar-a-Lago club in 2000. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)

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

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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

As governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley removed the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the State Capitol in the wake of the Charleston church shooting in 2015.Credit...Nick Rohlman/The Gazette, via Associated Press

December 28, 2023

Maine secretary of state disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot

December 28, 2023

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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

December 27, 2023

Colorado GOP asks US Supreme Court to overturn ruling disqualifying Trump from 2024 ballot

December 27, 2023

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Durham, N.H. Reba Saldanha/AP

December 27, 2023

Michigan supreme court rules that Trump will stay on state ballot

Ex-president can participate in state primary despite accusations of insurrection stemming from the January 6 Capitol attack

December 27, 2023

Michigan is expected to be a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

December 27, 2023

Michigan Supreme Court rejects ‘insurrectionist ban’ case and keeps Trump on 2024 primary ballot

The court rejected an attempt to remove the former president from the ballot based on the US Constitution’s ‘insurrectionist ban’

December 27, 2023

The Michigan Hall of Justice, home to the Michigan Supreme Court, is photographed on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Lansing. Carlos Osorio/AP

December 22, 2023

Supreme Court Leaves Arguments on Trump Immunity to Appeals Court

Justices deny special counsel Jack Smith’s request, raising chances former president’s trial will be delayed

December 22, 2023

Many cases related to former President Donald Trump could reach the Supreme Court in the coming months. PHOTO: GODOFREDO A. VÁSQUEZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS

December 21, 2023

Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy after $148 million defamation judgment

Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting of them led to death threats that made them fear for their lives.

December 21, 2023

File photo: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the US District Courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148 million in his defamation case in Washington, US, December 15, 2023. © Bonnie Cash, Reuters

December 20, 2023

Your Questions About the Colorado Trump Ruling, Answered

The decision from a court whose justices were all appointed by Democratic governors marks the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.

December 20, 2023

Officials with Donald J. Trump’s rival G.O.P. campaigns privately feared that the Colorado decision could bolster his current lead among Republican primary voters.Credit...Rachel Mummey for The New York Times

December 20, 2023

Trump’s 2024 Fate Rests With Supreme Court After Colorado Bars Him from Ballot

Trump vows to appeal Colorado ruling barring him from ballot

December 20, 2023

Donald Trump during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 19.Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty Images

December 19, 2023

Colorado supreme court disqualifies Trump from state’s 2024 ballot

State’s highest court declares former president ineligible for White House under the US constitution’s insurrection clause

December 19, 2023

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on 16 December 2023, in Durham, New Hampshire. Photograph: Reba Saldanha/AP

December 15, 2023

Rudy Giuliani Must Pay $148 Million for Smearing Georgia Poll Workers

The former Georgia election workers said Rudy Giuliani destroyed their reputations and caused extreme emotional distress by spreading baseless lies.

December 15, 2023

Rudy GiulianiPhotographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images