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Special counsel Jack Smith frustrated by judge’s order in Trump docs case: ‘Fundamentally flawed’

Federal prosecutors aired their frustration with the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's documents trial in Florida, saying her recent order seeking jury instructions leaned on a "fundamentally flawed legal premise."

April 3, 2024

Biden enlists Bernie Sanders to highlight Democratic-GOP contrasts on health care

President Biden will join Sen. Bernard Sanders to lobby for a broad cap on out-of-pocket drug payments and the cost of insulin.

April 3, 2024

Israeli airstrike kills 7 World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza; Biden phones organization’s founder

President Biden is heartbroken by the Israeli airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen and called the organization's founder, chef Jose Andres, to offer his condolences, the White House said Tuesday.

April 2, 2024

Biden forced to hold smaller iftar dinner because of Gaza tension

President Biden will mark Ramadan on Tuesday with an unusually small iftar dinner as strains over the administration's approach to the war in Gaza bleed into White House traditions.

April 2, 2024

Biden, China’s Xi speak by phone in latest bid to address bilateral tensions

President Biden held telephone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, which included what the White House described as "candid and constructive" discussions on Chinese coercion of Taiwan and growing tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.

April 2, 2024

Biden, Xi discuss rift over Taiwan and Ukraine war, progress on summit pledges

President Biden spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday about "areas of cooperation and areas of difference," including Beijing's aggression toward Taiwan and support for Russia's defense industrial base as the Western world punishes Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, according to the White House.

April 2, 2024

Democrats fear typical registration efforts might backfire, boost Trump

Democrats are feverishly debating whether they should fine-tune voter registration efforts among young people and minorities, saying efforts that traditionally worked for their side risk boosting former President Donald Trump's numbers in November.

April 2, 2024

Trump pushes for New York judge’s recusal as ex-president faces expanded gag order

Former President Donald Trump, fuming over an expanded gag order, is repeating his calls for a New York judge to recuse himself from the hush money trial that will begin in less than two weeks.

April 2, 2024

Hunter Biden enjoys Easter Egg Roll at White House amid probes, legal issues

Mounting legal problems and congressional probes didn't keep President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, from enjoying the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Monday.

April 1, 2024

Joe Biden to visit bridge disaster in Baltimore on Friday

President Biden will travel to Baltimore on Friday to visit the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and discuss efforts to remove the wreckage and rebuild the span.

April 1, 2024

Biden strikes optimistic tone at rainy White House egg roll as he confronts bitter campaign

President Biden on Monday urged Americans to show "love and grace toward one another," hoping to inject sunny optimism into a rainy edition of the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll ahead of a bitter campaign against former President Donald Trump.

April 1, 2024

Trump appeals Georgia judge’s decision allowing Fani Willis to stay on case

Former President Donald Trump and eight co-defendants have formally challenged a Georgia judge's decision to let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case despite her romantic relationship with a taxpayer-funded prosecutor.

March 29, 2024

Biden pledges action on ‘painful’ anniversary of journalist Evan Gershkovich’s arrest in Russia

President Biden said Friday he will "never stop working" to bring home Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested in Russia one year ago.

March 29, 2024

Trump’s team tries to toss out Georgia case on free-speech grounds

Former President Donald Trump was exercising his First Amendment rights when he contested the 2020 election results, his lawyer said Thursday as the marquee racketeering case got back on track in Georgia after lead prosecutor Fani Willis' dating life nearly derailed it.

March 28, 2024

N.Y., N.J. governors pledge to ease Baltimore port burden, expand shipping capacity

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy directed their ports Thursday to accept additional cargo to alleviate supply chain pressures from the shutdown in Baltimore.

March 28, 2024

Georgia election interference case against Trump gets back on track after Fani Willis episode

The Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump will resume its slow march to trial on Thursday, with the first major arguments since a judge allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.

March 28, 2024

American support for Israel-Palestinian Authority peace deal craters if Hamas involved, poll shows

A majority of Americans favor Israel brokering a peace deal with the Palestinian Authority amid the war in Gaza -- yet that support plummets when respondents are told the authority could include Hamas militants in a unity government.

March 27, 2024

Trump lashes out over gag order before trial

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the gag order imposed on him before his criminal trial in New York is vicious, illegal and un-American.

March 27, 2024

New Hampshire Dem Rep. Annie Kuster won’t run again

Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire said Wednesday she won't seek reelection this year in a state that has two seats.

March 27, 2024

N.Y. judge issues gag order on Trump ahead of criminal hush money trial

A New York judge issued an order Tuesday barring former President Donald Trump from making public statements about possible witnesses in his hush-money case.

March 26, 2024