Prior to 1978, U.S. presidents could do what they pleased with the records from their time in office. They owned them.

But in 1978, the Presidential Records Act established new rules for the official records of a president. Passed in the wake of Watergate, when President Richard Nixon tried to keep incriminating materials from being ...Read more

Peru’s Keiko Fujimori, the second-place finisher for three straight presidential elections, is now positioning herself for a victory that would capitalize on the power structure she’s built over two decades in the shadow of her father’s legacy.

While official results from Sunday’s vote are still being counted, Fujimori has enough of a ...Read more

LIMA, Peru — The race to take on conservative Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s presidential runoff remained deadlocked Monday, with thousands of Peruvians still voting because of logistical mishaps a day earlier.

A fresh quick count by pollster Ipsos has Fujimori leading the first round with 17.1%. Leftist lawmaker Roberto Sánchez was second with ...Read more

Rep. Don Davis announced Monday that he plans to donate to charity any money that Eric Swalwell, a fellow U.S. House Democrat, donated to his campaign, his staff told McClatchy.

Davis’ decision comes amid allegations of sexual misconduct against Swalwell that ended the California lawmaker’s gubernatorial race and caused him to resign from ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Ahead of an expulsion vote, Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales said he plans to “file my retirement from office” when the House returns on Tuesday — more than a month after he faced allegations of an affair with his staff member who later died by suicide.

It’s unclear whether Gonzales, who already dropped his reelection ...Read more

NEW YORK — A little more than a month after construction of the Hudson River Tunnel resumed, crews are working assembling the specialized machines necessary to dig the first stage of a pair of rail tunnels through the tough rock of the New Jersey Palisades.

The project’s two massive tunnel-boring machines — manufactured in Germany and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — California Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned his congressional seat on Monday under intense pressure from lawmakers of both parties after several women accused him of sexual misconduct, including a former staffer who alleged rape.

Swalwell, a Dublin Democrat who suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday, said in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday he will resign his seat, effective just days after a handful of his former staffers accused him of sexual misconduct.

By the time Swalwell announced his resignation, at least two dozen members — Republicans and Democrats — publicly said he should give up his seat or they ...Read more

A judge threw out Donald Trump’s $10 billion libel suit against the Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp., dealing a blow to the president’s ongoing campaign of litigation against the media.

The decision Monday in federal court in Miami largely vindicates a 2025 story that suggested Trump sent a lewd birthday note to Jeffrey ...Read more

NEW YORK — A group of pro-Palestinian activists was arrested during a protest of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip outside Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office in Manhattan on Monday, cops said.

The demonstrators were taken into custody outside the Senate minority leader’s office on Third Ave. near E. 48th St. in Midtown East around 1:48 p.m., ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — President Donald Trump could be impeached for the third time if the Democrats regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the fall, a key lawmaker said Monday in Hartford.

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin would become the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee if Democrats recapture the House in the November election, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned his congressional seat on Monday under intense pressure from lawmakers of both parties who called on him to step down after several women, including a former staffer who alleged rape, accused him of sexual misconduct.

Swalwell, a California Democrat who suspended his campaign for governor on Sunday, ...Read more

Pope Leo hit back at President Donald Trump’s attack on him over the war in Iran as Trump deleted a social media post depicting himself as a Christ-like figure that many found offensive.

“I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel,” the pope said Monday. “(That) is what I believe I am...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Monday they will investigate allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell.

The announcement comes amid a growing bipartisan push to oust Swalwell after a handful of his former staff members accused him of sexual misconduct, and as House members ...Read more

Pope Leo hit back at President Donald Trump’s attack on him over the war in Iran as Trump deleted a social media post depicting himself as a Christ-like figure that many found offensive.

“I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel,” the pope said Monday. “(That) is what I believe I am...Read more

Nexstar Media Group will host a California gubernatorial candidate debate next week that will air across the company's TV stations in the state.

"Debate Night in California: The Race for Governor," will air April 22, from 7 p.m. Pacific, the company announced Monday. The event will originate from TV station KRON in San Francisco and be carried ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The sexual assault allegations that toppled Rep. Eric Swalwell’s bid for California governor are now threatening to end his congressional career with lawmakers from both parties saying they would back a vote to expel him from the House.

Swalwell dropped out of the California gubernatorial primary Sunday night after accusations...Read more

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday endorsed Assemblyman Micah Lasher in the crowded Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District, soon to be vacated by the retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler.

“He is exactly the kind of thoughtful, effective leader we need fighting for us in Congress,” Hochul said of Lasher. “That’s why ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In a time of budget austerity for most Trump administration agencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission stands apart as a regulator that is asking Congress for more money.

The CFTC is requesting $410 million for fiscal 2027, an increase of $45 million, or 12%, from its enacted fiscal 2026 level. The agency also wants to ...Read more

Pope Leo hit back at President Donald Trump’s attack on him over the war in Iran, insisting he’s not afraid of pushing for peace in the Middle East.

“I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel,” the pope said Monday. “(That) is what I believe I am here to do.”

The first American-...Read more