Jury in Trump's hush money case to begin deliberations after hearing instructions from judge
Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are expected to begin deliberations after receiving instructions from the judge on the law and the factors they may consider as they strive to reach a verdict in the first criminal case against a former American president.
Cohen's credibility, campaigning at court and other takeaways from Trump trial's closing arguments
Lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have sparred over evidence and witnesses as they made their closing arguments to jurors who will decide whether the Republican will be the first former American president convicted of a crime.
Montgomery County runoff election results for May 28, 2024
Texas voters will cast their ballot for the 2024 primary runoff election on May 28 to select candidates for a range of significant offices including the U.S. Senate, congressional and legislative positions, and various judicial seats.
Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer's 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack
A federal appeals court has upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol.
Judge nixes bid to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors’ request to bar the former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution.
Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump's NY trial to keep focus on Jan. 6
President Joe Biden’s campaign has showed up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial in an effort to refocus the presidential race on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline
President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s official convention in Chicago in August — a maneuver that will allow Biden to appear on the ballot in Ohio this November.
The Latest | Trump’s hush money trial enters its final leg with closing arguments set to begin
Closing arguments in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial are set to begin, giving prosecutors and defense lawyers one final opportunity to convince the jury of their respective cases before deliberations begin.
Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial
Testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict.
At North Carolina's GOP convention, governor candidate Robinson energizes Republicans for election
North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor Mark Robinson delivered a speech focused on the economy and education at the NCGOP Convention's Old North State Dinner in Greensboro Saturday.
Trump will address the Libertarian Party convention as he goes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Donald Trump is addressing the Libertarian National Convention, courting a segment of the conservative electorate that’s often skeptical of the former president’s bombast while trying to ensure attendees aren’t drawn to independent White House hopeful Robert F.
Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November
Alaska’s new electoral system — with open primaries and ranked-choice voting — has been a model for voters in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box.
Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement
Federal prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffs
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are looking to settle political scores within their own party in the upcoming primary runoff elections, in which voters will decide nearly three dozen unresolved races from the state’s March 5 primary.
Sydney judge says US ex-fighter pilot accused of training Chinese aviators can be extradited to US
A Sydney judge has ruled that former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan can be extradited to the United States on allegations he illegally trained Chinese aviators, leaving the attorney-general as Duggan’s last hope of remaining in Australia.
The 'Appeal to Heaven' flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize Christian nationalism and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $6 million fine against a political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire’s presidential primary.
Trump is holding a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo Black and Hispanic voters
President Joe Biden’s campaign is releasing two ads aimed at undercutting former President Donald Trump’s attempts to make inroads with Black voters — highlighting Trump's “birther” conspiracy against former President Barack Obama and his calls for the death penalty for the Central Park Five.
On Chinese doping case, lawmakers demand action, answers from Olympic and law-enforcement leaders
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have sent a letter to the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency asking for answers about the case in which 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite positive tests for a banned drug.
FCC will consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio, but can't touch streaming
The nation’s top telecommunications regulator is introducing a proposal to require political advertisers to disclose when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in broadcast TV and radio ads.
GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
In his bid to become North Carolina’s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” that's mired Black people in “dependency” and poverty.
Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors
A lawyer for Donald Trump’s personal valet is accusing federal prosecutors of targeting his client for prosecution because he refused to cooperate against the former president in the classified documents case.