Trump once faced 91 charges. Now he faces 12.
Entering 2024, the terrain that lay in front of former president Donald Trump offered two very different, overlapping paths. He had been charged with more than 90 criminal counts in…
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White House officials signal delay in U.S. Steel takeover decision
White House officials are signaling that President Joe Biden will not imminently move to block Nippon Steel’s bid to acquire U.S. Steel amid mounting concerns over the political and economic…
Poll: Americans favor Supreme Court term limits, oppose more justices
About two in three Americans support imposing term limits on Supreme Court justices, but only three in 10 back expanding the size of the court — a proposal offered up…
National Popular Vote plan challenges undemocratic electoral college
American presidential races, spectacles of democracy in action, can reach a conclusion that is anti-democratic. Choosing presidents through the electoral college, a curious form of American exceptionalism, has resulted in…
Harris campaign turns to former Obama advisers to help in White House bid
Vice President Kamala Harris is pitching herself as a forward-looking bridge to the future — but she’s doing so with a little help from the past. Since emerging as President…
Vance says Trump’s plan to end war in Ukraine could include creating demilitarized zone
Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) recently laid out a potential Trump administration’s approach to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying former president Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict…
Trump says he won’t debate Harris again before election
Former president Donald Trump appeared to close the door to another debate on Thursday, declaring on social media that the first two covered enough ground. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD…
Springfield bomb threat used ‘hateful’ language toward migrants, Haitians, mayor says
The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, said a bomb threat Thursday that led to the evacuation of City Hall and numerous buildings “used hateful language towards immigrants and Haitians in our…
Trump’s time with Loomer, a far-right activist, upsets his GOP allies
Former president Donald Trump has traveled the country this week accompanied by far-right activist Laura Loomer, unnerving some GOP allies with his increasing embrace of a provocateur with a history…
Post-debate, Trump consoles himself with (other people’s) faith
Almost immediately after the presidential debate ended Tuesday, former president Donald Trump proclaimed victory. This was inevitable, certainly. He did the same thing after debating President Joe Biden in June,…