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ABC NEWS/MICHAEL LE BRECHT II (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has a massive personal stake in the upcoming election, which could either send him back to the White House — or to a courtroom for what could be years of legal proceedings under the looming threat of incarceration. No other presidential candidate in history has faced […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump walk together as they prepare to vote at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Mar. 19, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump has boasted that his assets include the “Mona Lisas” […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday essentially rendered moot a string of ongoing state-level challenges to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 candidacy under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, also known as the “insurrection clause.” Both Colorado’s Supreme Court and Maine’s top election official had determined Trump […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — If an expulsion vote set for Friday achieves a two-thirds majority, Republican Rep. George Santos would be immediately expelled from the House of Representatives, according to the text of the expulsion resolution. Looking back at the last time a member of Congress was expelled — Ohio Democratic Rep. James Traficant […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says he has a plan to keep the government open, at least for now. But if the rest of Washington doesn’t agree, a sizable portion of the federal government will grind to a halt come Saturday morning at 12:01 am EST — just […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nation is barreling toward what could become one the largest government shutdowns in U.S. history beginning Oct. 1, with each of a dozen bills needed to keep funding flowing mired in Congress. Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security payments won’t be affected. Neither will the U.S. Postal Service, which uses its […]
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