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Steve Bannon verdict: Ex Trump adviser sentenced to four months in jail for contempt of Congress

A US judge has sentenced Donald Trump's embattled former strategist Steve Bannon to four months in jail for contempt of Congress.

October 21, 2022

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REUTERS / Steve Bannon was found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress in July

GETTY IMAGES / Steve Bannon was found guilty of contempt of Congress in July

Steve Bannon: Former Trump strategist facing jail time in contempt case

October 21, 2022

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US may sell more oil from strategic reserves – media

October 19, 2022

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October 12, 2022

Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard declares US has turned Ukraine conflict into a ‘proxy war’

A former military boss and Congresswoman has gone for the jugular against the US Government, accusing officials of exploiting Ukraine to hit Vladimir Putin.

October 12, 2022

Gabbard claimed US leaders pushing to prolong the Ukraine war has ‘put us in the most dangerous position we the American people and the world has ever been in, in that a nuclear war could break out in a week’. Source: Joe Rogan Experience

October 11, 2022

Biden calls for resignation of LA city council members over racist remarks

White House calls recording of council members in a meeting last year ‘unacceptable’ and ‘appalling’

October 11, 2022

The Los Angeles city council president, Nury Martinez, resigned from her role but pressure is mounting for her to resign from the council entirely. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

October 07, 2022

Hunter Biden: The struggles and scandals of the US president's son

Hunter Biden, the only living son of President Joe Biden, is attracting scrutiny once again.

October 07, 2022

GETTY IMAGES / Hunter Biden (left) with his father, current US President Joe Biden

September 16, 2022

Raymond Dearie: Special master named to oversee Donald Trump Florida files

US federal judge Raymond Dearie has been chosen to review the files seized in the FBI's search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home.

September 16, 2022

GETTY IMAGES / Donald Trump's Florida home was searched in August as part of an investigation into his handling of classified material

September 01, 2022

Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska Congress seat, defeating former GOP Gov. Sarah Palin

Palin’s defeat in the special election doesn’t necessarily mean she has lost her shot for the U.S. House seat.

September 01, 2022

Democrat Mary Peltola smiles at supporters after delivering remarks at a fundraiser on Aug. 12 2022 in Juneau Alaska P / AP Photo/Becky Bohrer

August 26, 2022

Justice Department Set to Release Redacted Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

Affidavit expected to offer new glimpses of investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified material and presidential records

August 26, 2022

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August 24, 2022

Charlie Crist: Florida Democrats pick challenger to Ron DeSantis

Democratic voters have picked congressman Charlie Crist to take on Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in the midterm elections.

August 24, 2022

GETTY IMAGES / Charlie Crist is a former Republican before he switched parties in 2012

August 23, 2022

Donald Trump sues justice department over Mar-a-Lago search

Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze the justice department's investigation of files seized from his Mar-a-Lago home.

August 23, 2022

August 18, 2022

Allen Weisselberg, a Top Trump Executive, Pleads Guilty in Tax Scheme

Mr. Weisselberg has refused to cooperate in the Manhattan district attorney’s broader investigation into Donald J. Trump and his family business.

August 18, 2022

Allen Weisselberg, left, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday to plead guilty to 15 felonies.Credit...Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

August 17, 2022

Cheney says she is considering a White House run after drubbing in Wyo. primary

In Alaska, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Trump-backed GOP rival Kelly Tshibaka advanced to the general election

August 17, 2022

Cheney votes at the Teton County Library on Aug. 16. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

August 17, 2022

Liz Cheney to Form New Anti-Trump Group, Ponders Presidential Bid

Wyoming Republican lost her House re-election bid in a primary against a Trump-backed candidate

August 17, 2022

Rep. Liz Cheney is a three-term incumbent and daughter of a former Republican vice president. PHOTO: PATRICK T. FALLON/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

August 17, 2022

Trump’s nemesis suffers brutal humiliation

Donald Trump has exacted his revenge on the most vocal of his remaining Republican critics in an unmistakable show of power.

August 17, 2022

Ms Cheney speaking to supporters in Wyoming. Picture: Patrick Fallon/AFP

August 17, 2022

Trump critic Liz Cheney loses Republican primary

Election conspiracy theorist Harriet Hageman's rout of Cheney was a testament to former President Donald Trump's influence in the US Republican Party.

August 17, 2022

Cheney in her concession speech alluded to a political future beyond Capitol Hill that could include a 2024 presidential run

August 16, 2022

Cheney's fate in Wyoming is a final test of Trump's hold over the GOP

Many Trump critics are expecting Cheney's remarks on Tuesday night, if she loses, to signal her intention to rally such an anti-Trump effort as a contender in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, and perhaps even into the general election as an independent candidate if the party nominates Trump again.

August 16, 2022

August 12, 2022

Donald Trump does not oppose US bid to unseal Mar-a-Lago search warrant

Former US President Donald Trump has said he will not oppose the release of the warrant that let FBI agents search his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this week.

August 12, 2022

August 11, 2022

US Justice Department moves to unseal Trump Mar-a-Lago search warrant

US Attorney General Merrick Garland said he "personally" approved the FBI search on Donald Trump's Florida home, and would seek legal approval to reveal more details of why a search warrant had been issued.

August 11, 2022

FBI agents raided Mar-a-Lago on Monday, reportedly in search of classified documents

August 10, 2022

Donald Trump refuses to answer questions in New York investigation

Former US President Donald Trump has said he declined to answer questions as part of a New York investigation into his family's business practices.

August 10, 2022

GETTY IMAGES / Donald Trump arrived at the New York attorney general's office for questioning on Wednesday