NEW YORK — Donald Trump is making a second effort at getting his state court hush money case removed to federal court as his lawyers engage in aggressive efforts to get his sentencing postponed until after the November election. In a filing Thursday evening, Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued that the former […]Read More

New Jersey state Sen. Nellie Pou on Thursday secured the Democratic nomination to replace the late Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.) on the November ballot. She is now likely to become the next House member from New Jersey’s 9th District, which is solidly Democratic. Pou would be the first Latina to represent New Jersey in […]Read More

SAVANNAH, Ga. — In dueling speeches in battleground states, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump painted competing pictures of the stakes of the 2024 election, with Trump warning of dire economic consequences if Democrats win, and the vice president stoking fears of a second Trump presidency, which she said would mean a […]Read More

Vice President Kamala Harris, in her first major interview since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and she rose to the top of the Democratic ticket, pledged Thursday to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if she wins the election, saying that would reflect her interest in hearing a variety of views. “I […]Read More

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s 2024 presidential campaign featured a number of often-bizarre twists and turns. And his exit from the race Friday is coming with yet another. It turns out Kennedy will actually remain on the ballot in three key states: Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin. It’s a headache for Donald Trump, whom Kennedy endorsed […]Read More

FORSYTH, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has enjoyed an unusually friendly public rapport in recent days with former president Donald Trump. After years of heaping insults on Kemp for refusing to help reverse Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state, Trump praised the governor on Truth Social this month for his “help and […]Read More

Former president Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, doubled down Wednesday on telling Vice President Kamala Harris to “go to hell,’ falsely repeating that she had feigned outrage over an altercation between Trump’s campaign and an Arlington cemetery worker when she had not. In an interview with The Washington Post, Vance defended his […]Read More

Vice President Kamala Harris’s first in-depth interview since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and endorsed her to be the Democratic presidential nominee is slated to air Thursday night. The program, a prime-time special called “The First Interview: Harris & Walz A CNN Exclusive,” will also mark Harris’s first joint interview with […]Read More

At last week’s Democratic National Convention, both Barack and Michelle Obama pitched Vice President Kamala Harris as something of a new standard-bearer for their political movement. It was high praise, yes, but it was also a lot to live up to. The Obama era was inarguably the political high point for Democrats in the 21st […]Read More

The Army on Thursday defended a staff member at Arlington National Cemetery who found herself in a brief confrontation with two men working for the Trump campaign, saying in a statement that she “acted with professionalism” during the encounter and that her reputation has been “unfairly attacked” by the former president’s representatives. The woman, whom […]Read More