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ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Neither former President Donald Trump nor Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg object to Judge Alvin Hellerstein presiding over a matter related to Trump’s criminal prosecution, the two sides indicated Monday in separate letters to the court. Hellerstein revealed last week that he had once performed legal work for a Trump […]
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME (WASHINGTON) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced Monday that he will not run for president — in order to keep the field of Republican candidates less crowded so Donald Trump is less likely to be the party’s nominee in 2024. Sununu explained his decision in a CNN interview and […]
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images (DENVER) — Thousands of women participate in a sit-in at the Colorado state Capitol Monday, calling on Gov. Jared Polis to sign an executive order to ban guns and implement a system to buy them back. The Here 4 the Kids movement, which advocates to end gun violence, is behind […]
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Monday he will initiate contempt of Congress hearings this week over FBI Director Chris Wray’s refusal to physically turn over a document that Republicans believe is related to President Joe Biden. Comer’s announcement followed a briefing by FBI officials in […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to launch his presidential campaign on Tuesday, joining a crowded — and still growing — GOP primary field. Christie will announce his bid at a town hall-style event in New Hampshire, a key early primary state. The event is being hosted by the […]
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Neither former President Trump nor Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg object to Judge Alvin Hellerstein presiding over a matter related to Trump’s criminal prosecution, the two sides indicated Monday in separate letters to the court. Hellerstein revealed last week that he had once performed legal work for a […]
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump met with officials at the Department of Justice Monday, according to sources familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear who Trump’s lawyers met with at DOJ. Spokespeople for the special counsel and the Department of Justice declined to comment on the meeting. Trump’s […]
Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Monday to launch his presidential campaign. The paperwork marks the start of a long-anticipated 2024 bid for Pence, which will put him in the middle of a crowded GOP primary field that also features Donald Trump, […]
amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A New Hampshire man was arrested last week and charged with threatening to kill a U.S. senator, federal prosecutors said. Brian Landry, a 66-year-old from Franklin, New Hampshire, allegedly left a threatening voicemail at the senator’s district office on May 17, which was referred to U.S. Capitol Police, investigators said in […]
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Vivek Ramaswamy, the youngest 2024 Republican presidential candidate and self-proclaimed political outsider, on Sunday made his “America first” pitch for the White House while defending his view that the U.S. must force “major concessions” from Ukraine in order to end Russia’s invasion and allow a sharper focus on facing China. “The job […]