A woman whose son works for a House Democrat told the court that it would not affect her ability to serve as a juror on the Trump hush money case and be fair and impartial.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled a gambit to burst a legislative logjam and unleash a four-vote flood including a standalone vote on tens of billions in American taxpayer aid to Ukraine.
Former Trump White House attorney Jim Schultz says that Trump's post about
Documents from Trump's motion to compel in Florida remind of newly significant details of his White House's failure to preserve tweets covered by the Presidential Records Act.
Keir Starmer’s deputy is facing questions over the sale of her former home. But do voters care? Gaby Hinsliff reportsAngela Rayner has been facing questions from the Conservatives over her former council house, which she sold before she became an MP. They are asking if she paid capital gains tax, what council tax she paid and even if she committed electoral fraud. Rayner has denied doing anything wrong, and the amounts of money involved are hardly eye-watering – but could it still damage her?The...
Michael Lind has written a provocative commentary, partly in response to John Judis and Ruy Texeira’s recent book, “Where Have All the Democrats Gone?” Lind would have us believe that the Democratic Party will do better in November than its naysayers suggest. Contrary to what Texiera-Judis maintain, namely that the Democrats have lost their traditional working-class base and may no longer be flourishing among racial minorities, the Dems supposedly have the wind at their back. The only reliable...
Based upon the opinion of two prospective jurors who did not make the cut to participate in the historic criminal trial of Donald Trump, the former president's defense may be hampered by the attorney he hand-selected to oversee the case.With opening statements scheduled to begin Monday morning in the so-called hush money case where the former president is looking at the possibility of jail time after being charged with 34 felonies, the last thing Trump needs is a lawyer whose courtroom demeanor...
Dems in Trump Districts Outraising Republicans in Biden Districts (First column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Will Kennedy play spoiler at state level? New polling says maybe
Democrats are considering whether to help Speaker Mike Johnson as several House Republicans call for his removal as speaker. Ashley Etienne, former communicators director for Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi, and Brendan Buck, former aide to Speakers Ryan and Boehner, weigh in on how the House's leadership battle could end.
A man set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse where Donald Trump is facing bogus charges related to hush money payments to "adult" film actress Stormy Daniels.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has laid it all on the table: He’s staking his speakership—and his cozy relationship with Donald Trump—on aid to Ukraine, and putting his fate in the hands of Democrats. Democrats, in turn, are not going to make it easy for him. In an impassioned speech Wednesday, Johnson argued that getting aid to Ukraine was paramount, even if putting that bill on the floor will likely trigger a move to oust him. “This is a critical time right now, a critical time on the...
The world watched in horror over the weekend as Iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones in an unprecedented attack against Israel.