Associated Press18 hours agoTrump indictment unsealed in documents case | Live updatesAssociated PressMIAMI (AP) — Follow along for live updates on former President Donald Trump, who has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. The indictment marks the first time in U.S. history that a former president faces criminal charges by the federal government he …
Associated PressNowTrump set for first public appearances since federal indictment with speeches to GOP audiencesAssociated PressCOLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to make his first public appearances since his federal indictment, speaking to friendly Republican audiences in Georgia and North Carolina as he tries to rally supporters to his defense. Trump, who remains the front-runner for the …
Associated Press9 hours agoAs Biden visits renamed N.C. military base, DeSantis slams 'political correctness run amok'Associated PressFORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden traveled to the recently renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina on Friday to sign an executive order that aims to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones' deployments. Less than 100 …
Associated Press9 hours agoTrump's GOP defenders in Congress leap into action on charges after months of preparationAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida. But hundred of miles away, part of Trump’s defense is well underway in a different venue — the halls of Congress, where Republicans have been …
Associated Press9 hours agoNebraska Legislature as reality TV, featuring filibuster and culture war dramaAssociated PressLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mention televised legislative debates, and what may come to mind are stuffy, policy-wonk discussions broadcast by C-SPAN. This year's Nebraska Legislature was more like a reality TV show, with culture-war rhetoric, open hostility among lawmakers, name-calling, yelling and …
Associated Press9 hours agoAnalysis: What makes a fair election? Recent redistricting the most politically balanced in yearsAssociated PressDemocrats have for years bemoaned partisan redistricting plans that helped Republicans win far more congressional seats than expected. But that advantage has disappeared. In the first elections held with 2020 census data, Democrats battled back with their own gerrymandering that shaped districts to …