The end of Donald Trump’s Georgia state case 10 months into his second White House term means that of the four criminal prosecutions in which he was indicted on felony charges, only the Stormy Daniels case (the weakest of the four) was resolved.

Blame Sen. Mitch McConnell and at least nine other Republicans who refused to join 57 of their ...Read more

Haiti’s transitional government on Monday adopted a long-awaited electoral law, setting in motion the process for restoring democratic rule after years of political paralysis and escalating violence.

The announcement was made by Frinel Joseph, one of the two observers on the scandal-plagued Transitional Presidential Council. In a post on X, ...Read more

Saying it will give victims of racial discrimination "their day in court," U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell is one of several House members backing a bill that would allow for more discrimination suits to be filed.

The bill, introduced in late November, would give workers and consumers the ability to take race discrimination claims to court, rather than ...Read more

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed the remaining five bills left on his desk following the week-long special legislative session in November, the Nevada Legislature’s online tracker showed Monday.

Though 13 bills made it to the Republican governor’s desk for approval after state lawmakers ended the session on Nov. 19, eight were signed by the ...Read more

Hunter Biden will face a hearing later this month to determine whether he is suspended as a member of the Connecticut bar.

Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, was convicted on federal tax and gun charges in 2024. Following those convictions, he agreed to be disbarred in Washington, D.C., where he lives.

Before he was sentenced, he ...Read more

Mess with a dog and, if you’re here on a visa or are an undocumented immigrant, you’re going to get kicked out of the country and won’t be able to return.

That’s the message in the “Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act” or BOWOW Act.

The bill was triggered by a June incident at Virginia’s Dulles Airport where ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a measure authorizing billions of dollars in federal funding to help prevent drug overdoses and aid patients recovering from addiction, according to the White House.

The measure effectively reauthorizes a public health program that was first established under Trump in 2018 and expired five years ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders joined the picket line with striking Starbucks workers in Park Slope Monday.

The workers at unionized stores have been on strike since last month as they demand a contract that includes better hours and higher pay.

“These are not demands of greed — these are demands for ...Read more

North Carolina Democrat Don Davis, whose House seat was made significantly redder by state Republicans under a new congressional map, announced Monday that he would run for a third term from his redrawn 1st District, even though his home now lies in a neighboring district.

“Many feel Washington, D.C., isn’t serving their needs, and the ...Read more

The administration said a temporary injunction to halt potential work on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building is unnecessary since President Donald Trump has not made a final decision as to whether painting the building is part of his plan to change the look of Washington.

In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of ...Read more

President Trump’s doctor Monday said recent MRI scans were performed on the president’s heart and abdomen, and showed the president remains in “excellent overall health.”

Hours after Trump vowed to release the results of the October MRIs, Dr. Sean Barbarella said the scans showed his major organs, key blood vessels, heart chamber sand ...Read more

Honduras risks weeks of uncertainty after Sunday’s presidential election was tied between a candidate backed by Donald Trump and a former sportscaster the U.S. leader attacked as a “borderline communist."

Nasry Asfura, a conservative former mayor of the nation’s capital, had 39.91% of votes when the electoral authority declared the quick...Read more

Rep. Don Davis will seek reelection in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, which he currently represents.

The Democratic congressman’s decision, first reported by Punchbowl News and confirmed Monday by Davis’ spokeswoman, Hannah Spengler, answers a months-long question and could determine decisions by other candidates seeking a ...Read more

Manhattan Democratic congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg has unveiled a proposal to roll back President Trump’s punishing tariffs on food and clothing, he told the Daily News Monday.

The grandson of President John F. Kennedy said he would push for a bill outlawing Trump’s tariffs on imported food and apparel because the taxes on those ...Read more

SEATTLE — Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail is caught in a political tug-of-war.

The twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft is built on the Renton, Washington-made 737 NG airframe and then outfitted with radar antenna, sensors and other network connectivity equipment to turn it into a military plane.

As Boeing bills it, the Wedgetail...Read more

President Donald Trump has promised to release the results of his recent MRI, claiming the scan was “perfect” even as he says he’s not sure what part of his body was under examination.

Trump said he knew the MRI did not involve his brain because he said he “aced” a recent cognitive test.

“If you want to have it released, I’ll ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Congress returns from Thanksgiving with a Christmas tree lighting scheduled for Tuesday and lengthy to-do list before the next holiday break, even though there’s no budget deadline until the end of January.

The tree lighting is an annual tradition, with bipartisan members of the Nevada delegation expected to join Speaker Mike ...Read more

Vote counting has started in Honduras’ presidential election in which Donald Trump unexpectedly intervened at the last minute, and in which the two frontrunners pledged to end diplomatic ties with Beijing.

Former vice-president and sportscaster Salvador Nasralla, who Trump attacked as a “borderline communist,” led polls heading in to ...Read more

President Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided on his pick for the next Federal Reserve chair after making clear he expects his nominee to deliver interest-rate cuts.

“I know who I am going to pick, yeah,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on his way back to Washington, without naming his choice. “We’ll be announcing it.”

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Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., and his team faced a monumental task on Nov. 5: Sift through more than 20,000 documents obtained from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein in search for something that would shed more light into President Trump's relationship with the now-deceased convicted sex offender.

After six tedious days combing through the records,...Read more