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Trump team claims victory with judge setting May trial date for classified documents case

Former President Donald Trump cheered Friday when a federal judge set his classified documents trial to start May 20.

July 21, 2023

White House creates office to target future pandemics, ongoing health threats

The White House is launching an office that will prepare for future pandemics and fight current threats such as COVID-19 and influenza.

July 21, 2023

Federal judge in Fla. sets May 2024 trial date for Trump document case

A federal judge on Friday set a trial date of May 20 in the sensitive documents case against former President Donald Trump.

July 21, 2023

VP Harris travels to Florida to slam update to state Black-history standards

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Florida on Friday to criticize state approval of new standards for Black history that say slaves in some instances benefited from skills they learned in captivity.

July 21, 2023

Hawley, Gillibrand push for strict stock-trading ban on Washington lawmakers, senior officials

A bipartisan Senate duo wants to ban congressional lawmakers and senior executive branch officials from trading or owning stocks, even in blind trusts.

July 21, 2023

Democrats try to halt RFK Jr. testimony before House panel

House Democrats attacked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the chief party rival to President Biden in the 2024 race, Thursday by accusing him of trading in antisemitic tropes and spurring doubts about vaccines within the Black community even though he vaccinated his own children.

July 20, 2023

Biden campaign ad using MTG’s words goes viral

The Biden campaign says its video featuring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as an unlikely spokeswoman for the Democrat incumbent is sweeping the internet, with more than 43 million views across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook in the first 24 hours after its launch.

July 20, 2023

In-N-Out Burger to employees: Time to show your faces

A fast-food chain says it will ban employees from wearing masks at locations in five states unless workers can produce a medical note saying they deserve an exemption.

July 19, 2023

Biden administration cuts off Wuhan lab from U.S. funding

The Biden administration has formally barred U.S. funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology and signaled it would cut off the lab permanently.

July 19, 2023

Trump defiant as special counsel moves toward indictment for Capitol riot

Former President Trump is bracing for a federal indictment related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election after prosecutors named him as a target of a grand jury probe in Washington.

July 18, 2023

Kamala Harris warns parents about fake pills laced with fentanyl

Vice President Kamala Harris sounded the alarm Tuesday over fake pills that are laced with deadly fentanyl and killing young Americans, saying the U.S. must be "clear-eyed" and honest about the scourge that is devastating families.

July 18, 2023

Trump says he received a target letter from Jack Smith probe into Jan. 6

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith declaring him a target of a grand jury investigation into events leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

July 18, 2023

House GOP tees up vote to condemn antisemitism, declare Israel ‘not a racist state’

The House will vote Tuesday on a resolution that rejects all forms of antisemitism and says Israel is "not a racist or apartheid state," as Democrats squirm over Rep. Pramila Jayapal's criticism of Israel on the cusp of a Washington visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

July 18, 2023

Iowa evangelical Bob Vander Plaats: Voters ready to move on from Trump

A top evangelical leader in Iowa thinks voters are ready to "turn the page" from former President Donald Trump.

July 18, 2023

Pramila Jayapal gets pummeled by Jewish Democrats, tries to soften anti-Israel comments

Democrats on Monday scolded one of their own, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, in a scramble to smooth over her anti-Israel rhetoric ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's address to Congress this week.

July 17, 2023

NYC Mayor Eric Adams appoints Edward Caban as city’s first Hispanic commissioner

New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed Edward A. Caban as police commissioner Monday, making him the first Hispanic to lead the New York Police Department.

July 17, 2023

Gyms enjoy post-COVID boom with older crowd joining midday workout routine, Pickleball craze

Americans are shrugging off home exercise and racing to the gym as the U.S. moves on from the pandemic, with a heavy focus on back-to-basics strength training.

July 17, 2023

Ex-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms returns to W.H. on export council

Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is returning to the White House as a member of President Biden's export council, an advisory committee on international trade.

July 17, 2023

Rep. Pramila Jayapal walks back comments dubbing Israel a ‘racist state’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington is apologizing for calling Israel a "racist state," saying she was trying to defuse a tense situation involving pro-Palestine protesters at a conference.

July 17, 2023

Biden dispatches second gentleman Doug Emhoff to New Zealand for Women’s World Cup, agenda meetings

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will visit New Zealand to lead President Biden's delegation to the Women's World Cup and attend the U.S. team's first game, the White House said Monday.

July 17, 2023