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SEC clears Rumble after reports of investigation

The Securities and Exchange Commission has notified Rumble, a video platform described as a free-speech alternative to YouTube, that it cleared the company after public allegations the firm inflated user metrics.

February 21, 2024

Biden emails 153,000 borrowers: Your student debt is gone

President Biden said Wednesday he is canceling $1.2 billion in student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers under the SAVE Plan he created after a separate forgiveness plan was blocked by the Supreme Court.

February 21, 2024

Biden to unveil new sanctions on Russia one week after Navalny’s death

President Biden on Tuesday said he plans to announce "major" new sanctions on Russia at the end of the week in response to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

February 20, 2024

Biden campaign reports $42M January haul, record cash on hand for a Democrat

The Biden campaign on Tuesday said it raised more than $42 million in January and that it has $130 million on hand, a record for any Democratic candidate at this point in an election cycle.

February 20, 2024

Calif. winery says Fani Willis paid $400 cash, buttressing her claim in high-stakes hearing

An employee at a Napa Valley wine estate says Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis surprised him by paying $400 in cash after sampling wine with special prosecutor Nathan Wade in early 2023, supporting her high-stakes testimony about her penchant for using paper money.

February 20, 2024

Trump lashes out at ‘compromised’ legal system as he confronts cash crunch

Former President Donald Trump pledged Monday to overhaul a "third-world" justice system if he is elected again.

February 19, 2024

Widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny pledges to continue his work

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny pledged Monday to carry on the work of her husband, urging followers to "share her rage" and help her bring about a more democratic Russia.

February 19, 2024

Trump’s legal debts soaring after judge rules he must pay more than $355 million in N.Y. fraud case

Donald Trump's legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars, after a New York judge ordered the former president and his companies to pay $355 million in fines, plus interest, in a ruling that he had manipulated his net worth in financial statements.

February 17, 2024

Biden pledges to ‘stay to the very end’ in Ohio recovery from toxic derailment

President Biden on pledged to help East Palestine recover from a February 2023 train derailment until the "job is done," in a belated visit to the Ohio community that is still reeling from the toxic spill.

February 16, 2024

Judge orders Trump Organization to pay $355 million for fraud

A New York judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump committed fraud to gain favorable terms for his real estate business and must pay roughly $355 million in damages.

February 16, 2024

Biden blames Putin for Navalny’s death, pleads for more Ukraine aid

President Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for the sudden death of Alexei Navalny, the best-known critic of the Kremlin, saying he is "both not surprised and outraged" by the latest death of a Putin opponent.

February 16, 2024

Georgia’s ex-governor says Fani Willis tried to hire him for Nathan Wade gig

Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes testified Friday that he was District Attorney Fani Willis' first choice to work on the investigation against former President Donald Trump, but he turned it down.

February 16, 2024

VP Harris says ‘Russia is responsible’ for Navalny’s death

Vice President Kamala Harris told global leaders in Germany that the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was "terrible news" and the Kremlin is to blame for it.

February 16, 2024

Biden to host Kenyan president for state visit

President Biden will welcome the Kenyan president for a state visit this spring to mark the 60th anniversary of U.S.-Kenya diplomatic relations and discuss economic ties and democratic values, the White House said Friday.

February 16, 2024

Trump tells Supreme Court that Jack Smith’s rush to trial reveals ‘appearance of partisanship’

Former President Donald Trump told the Supreme Court on Thursday that special counsel Jack Smith's argument not to delay his trial on charges of election fraud reveals "partisanship," as he urged the justices to suspend an appellate court ruling that rejected his bid for presidential immunity.

February 15, 2024

Nathan Wade insists DA Fani Willis paid her own way on romantic trips

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade on Thursday said expenses for trips he took with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis "balanced out," taking pains to distinguish his role as a taxpayer-funded investigator from the finances of his former girlfriend, who is leading the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump.

February 15, 2024

Friend of Fani Willis says DA, Nathan Wade started dating before Trump probe

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis started a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade shortly after a municipal court conference in 2019, long before the pair began prosecuting former President Donald Trump for alleged election interference, a college friend of Ms. Willis testified Thursday.

February 15, 2024

N.Y. judge OKs March trial date for Trump hush money case

A New York judge on Thursday said former President Donald Trump will face trial next month on charges he falsified business records to conceal hush-money payments before the 2016 election, forcing him to spend weeks before a Manhattan jury during the heat of his third presidential run.

February 15, 2024

Special counsel Jack Smith tells Supreme Court not to delay Trump trial

Special counsel Jack Smith's team urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday not to delay former President Trump's trial after two courts have ruled against his claim of presidential immunity over election fraud charges.

February 14, 2024

N.Y. prosecutors poised to get first crack at Trump in campaign year

It is increasingly likely that former President Donald Trump's first criminal trial of this election year will begin in New York next month, forcing him to split time between the courthouse and campaign trail as he closes in on the GOP nomination.

February 14, 2024