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Trump not immune from prosecution; court says stance puts ‘system of separated powers’ on the line

Former President Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for his efforts to reverse the 2020 election results while in office, a federal appeals court said Tuesday in a blunt ruling that said the ex-president's stance would "collapse our system of separated powers."

February 6, 2024

Trump says ailing commercial property industry shows his real estate deals were sound

Former President Donald Trump is pointing to turmoil in the commercial real estate and banking industry to argue his real estate transactions were pristine and should not be sanctioned by a New York judge weighing whether the Trump Organization committed fraud.

February 6, 2024

Matt Gaetz pushes a House resolution proclaiming Trump is not an insurrectionist

Rep. Matt Gaetz is gathering support for a House resolution that says former President Donald Trump did not engage in an insurrection in the 2021 Capitol riot, an official act of Congress that would potentially influence the Supreme Court's ruling on barring the ex-president from the ballot.

February 5, 2024

Rep. Victoria Spartz changes her mind, will run for reelection

Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana said Monday she plans to seek another term in the House.

February 5, 2024

CDC targets menthol cigarette use in new ads

The Biden administration said Monday it will target menthol cigarettes in this year's anti-smoking awareness campaign.

February 5, 2024

Georgia DA admits relationship with prosecutor but fights to stay on Trump case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis admitted Friday she has a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, a lawyer she enlisted to investigate former President Donald Trump, but insisted she did not benefit financially from the hiring and should not be disqualified from the sprawling Georgia case alleging that Mr. Trump and his allies tried to improperly influence the state's presidential vote in 2020.

February 2, 2024

Jack Smith election case against Trump delayed amid immunity appeal

Special counsel Jack Smith's election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has been dropped from the public docket in Washington, indicating the court will miss its March 4 trial date while it waits for the Supreme Court to weigh in on Mr. Trump's claim of presidential immunity.

February 2, 2024

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim leads N.J.’s first lady in Senate primary poll

Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey enjoys a double-digit lead over Tammy Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, among Democratic primary voters in the race for a Senate seat held by embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, according to a new poll.

February 2, 2024

U.K. judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over Steele dossier

A high court judge in London dismissed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit over the "Steele dossier" that made salacious and unsubstantiated claims about the ex-president and caused a political firestorm when it was leaked in 2017.

February 1, 2024

Biden to make initial offers in Medicare drug-price negotiation

President Biden said his administration will send proposed prices Thursday to the makers of 10 prescription drugs singled out for cost negotiations under Medicare.

February 1, 2024

Oregon governor, Portland leaders declare emergency to combat fentanyl

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Democratic local officials have declared a 90-day state of emergency to combat rampant fentanyl use in Portland.

January 31, 2024

Trump searching for a lawyer to lead his appeal against E. Jean Carroll verdict

Donald Trump says he is searching for a lawyer to lead his appeal against the $83 million defamation judgment a New York jury awarded to E. Jean Carroll.

January 31, 2024

Pelosi, Democrats nominate Jose Andres for Nobel Peace Prize, citing food relief efforts

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats nominated D.C. chef Jose Andres and his World Central Kitchen for the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday.

January 31, 2024

Tight-lipped Biden says he’s decided on payback for deadly militia strike

A tight-lipped President Biden said Tuesday he's decided how to respond to the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops at a remote base in Jordan on Sunday, but offered no details and again said he doesn't want the U.S. embroiled in a wider conflict in the Middle East.

January 30, 2024