Donald Trump calls DeSantis abortion ban 'a terrible mistake,' inciting anger from key Republicans

The former president is facing criticism for refusing to commit to national abortion restrictions and for questioning Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' signing of a six-week ban on the procedure.

Trump to meet with striking UAW autoworkers in Detroit, skip second GOP debate

On Sunday he posted: "The United Autoworkers are being sold down the 'drain' with this all Electric Car SCAM. They'll be made in China, under crooked Joe's CHINA FIRST POLICY. "

California lawmakers ask AG to exclude Trump from Republican primary ballot

Nine Democratic California lawmakers asked the state’s attorney general on Monday to seek a court opinion on whether former President Donald J. Trump should be excluded from Republican primary ballots under the 14th Amendment for his role in the Capitol Riot. 

Kevin McCarthy juggles a government shutdown, Biden impeachment inquiry as House returns for fall

Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a political standoff as he works to avoid a government shutdown while attempting to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his son Hunter Biden's business dealings.

Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties

One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together was sentenced on Monday to probation and 279 hours of community service — one hour for every Marine who was killed or wounded fighting in the Civil War.

Georgia election interference special grand jury report released

The full report shows the Fulton County special grand jury recommended indicting Sen. Lindsay Graham, former Sens. David Purdue and Kelly Loeffler, and more.

Congressional watchdog says U.S.-Mexico border wall construction caused harm

Trump and his supporters have argued that a strong physical barrier along the border is necessary to keep out drugs and people trying to enter the U.S. illegally.

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress

Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Colorado group files lawsuit seeking to prevent Trump's return to presidential race

A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution.

Kamala Harris says Trump can’t be spared accountability for Jan. 6

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden have been outspoken about what they consider a real danger to American democracy in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

Trump’s comments risk tainting a jury in federal election subversion case, special counsel says

Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith warned Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s “daily" statements risk tainting a jury pool in Washington in the criminal case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

The 2024 presidential campaign is coming into focus. It might look similar to last one

A rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump might be on the horizon, raising the prospect of an uncertain election season that only strengthens the nation’s political divide.

In key South Carolina primary, Republican candidates search for path against Trump

Some campaigns are focusing on South Carolina, where the GOP primary is a last chance for many White House hopefuls to break through before Super Tuesday.

Biden, Trump keeping light campaign schedules as rivals rack up stops

The campaign schedules reinforce the reality that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, despite their approval ratings nationally, are the front-runners in the 2024 election.

Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, then declares, ‘Trump won!’

A former member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group who smashed a window at the U.S. Capitol in the building’s first breach of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison — and then defiantly declared as he walked out of the courtroom, "Trump won!"