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boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg opposes former President Donald Trump’s request for Judge Juan Merchan to lift the gag order in his hush money case despite the conclusion of the criminal trial. Trump argued the trial’s conclusion meant the gag order was no longer needed but prosecutors disagreed. “The […]
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff is stepping down, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, five months after Austin and his top aide faced blowback for not telling the White House that he was in the hospital for treatment of prostate cancer. Officials told reporters that Kelly Magsamen’s resignation had […]
Jena Ardell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Senate on Wednesday failed to advance legislation that would codify the right to access contraceptives nationwide, as Democrats look to put reproductive care at the front of their messaging agenda in the lead up to the November elections. The Right to Contraception Act fell short of the 60 […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A Georgia court of appeals has halted Donald Trump’s criminal case in Fulton County pending resolution of an appeal of the disqualification ruling that allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to stay on the case. “The proceedings below in the Superior Court of Fulton County are hereby stayed pending the outcome of […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (FRANCE) — President Joe Biden arrived in France early Wednesday morning where he looks to highlight America’s world stage leadership — past and present — as conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza remain top focuses for him and allies, the White House said. Biden will begin his “action-packed” trip commemorating the 80th anniversary […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s executive action restricting asylum claims at the southern border — a dramatic move to address one of voters’ top concerns five months before the election — drew a range of reactions: applause from many Democrats but also disappointment from some progressives and scorn from Republicans who cast […]
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a memo on Tuesday that advises GOP Senate candidates to underscore their support for birth control. The memo, which comes a day ahead of Wednesday’s vote on whether or not to advance the Right to Contraceptive Act — legislation that would codify the rights […]
Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, May 30, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign on Monday slammed former President Donald Trump for comments he made in a recent Fox News interview where he suggested there […]
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after he was convicted in his criminal trial in New York,. May 30, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict on all 34 counts in his hush-money trial appears to have a majority of independents […]
President Joe Biden announces a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza while delivering remarks at the White House in Washington, DC, May 31, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Since President Joe Biden’s extraordinary move to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding sensitive negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza — by […]
