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Biden begins California fundraising swing after $42 million haul
President Joe Biden raised $42 million for his reelection campaign and the Democratic Party in January and now heads to the West Coast for events with deep-pocketed donors, including billionaire Haim Saban and entertainment mogul Casey Wasserman.
Trump faces March 25 trial in hush-money criminal case
A judge in New York ruled Donald Trump’s trial over alleged hush-money payments to a porn star to influence the 2016 election will start as planned on March 25, making it the first of four criminal cases against the former president to go before a jury.
Haley risks humiliation at home despite a flood of spending
Nikki Haley has spent far more money and time on the upcoming South Carolina Republican primary than her rival Donald Trump, yet still trails the former president by a wide margin there, despite it being her home state.
Haley backs bill to seize Russian assets as Trump threatens NATO
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is throwing her support behind legislation that would let the U.S. seize sovereign Russian assets to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction, as she steps up her foreign-policy attacks on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump.
Jon Stewart returns to ‘The Daily Show’ with his trademark zeal and wit
Monday’s “The Daily Show” opened to roaring applause and a standing ovation from the studio audience as they welcomed back host Jon Stewart, who left the show in 2015 after 16 years at the helm.
Supreme Court seeks special counsel’s response to Trump bid for trial delay
The US Supreme Court gave a special counsel until next Tuesday to respond to Donald Trump’s bid to pause his criminal trial for election interference while the ex-president presses an appeal that seeks immunity.
RFK Jr. apologizes to his family for an allied group’s Super Bowl ad
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized Sunday night after a well-funded super political action committee backing his independent presidential campaign ran an ad during the Super Bowl that closely resembled a spot supporting John F. Kennedy, his uncle, during his 1960 bid for the White House.
5 ways the Supreme Court could rule for Trump on the 14th Amendment
Now that the Supreme Court has heard arguments in the case of President Donald Trump and the 14th Amendment, it seems clear which side will win. The big question is what route the justices will take to allow him onto the ballot.
Election officials go on offense to prevent disruptions of 2024 vote
In training poll workers for this year’s presidential election, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is preparing them for a series of worst-case scenarios, including combat.
Local law experts hope Supreme Court provides a more clear answer in Colorado case centering on Trump eligibility
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case challenging former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to hold office again. Through more than two hours of oral arguments, the court’s nine justices appeared poised to reject the effort to ban the Republican presidential front-runner from a state ballot on allegations that he engaged in insurrection. Late last year, the Colorado Supreme Court made an unprecedented ruling to remove Trump from the state’s Republican primary ballot. On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case.
Supreme Court leans in favor of Trump’s bid to run again despite Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol
The Supreme Court justices gave a favorable hearing to former President Trump on Thursday, suggesting they will clear the way for him to seek election this year despite the mob attack on the Capitol that followed his loss in 2020.
After embarrassing result in Nevada, Haley goes after her own party
After perhaps her worst result in her Republican primary campaign — finishing second to “None of These Candidates” in Nevada’s primary, in which the front-runner, former President Donald Trump was not competing — Nikki Haley unloaded on her own party, painting the day not as bad for her, but for Republicans.
Supreme Court could toss Trump eligibility dispute to Congress
Supreme Court oral arguments Thursday could shed light on what’s at stake for Congress in a case about a Colorado decision to bar Donald Trump from appearing on the state primary ballot based on the 14th Amendment.
Trying to ‘stay relevant,’ DeSantis keeps bashing Biden, DC ‘ruling class’
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign barely lasted into 2024, but he sounds as if he’s still in the thick of the race. The governor isn’t addressing pressing state issues such as soaring homeowners insurance rates or the need for more affordable housing.
Trump has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Donald Trump can be put on trial for trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, rejecting Trump’s sweeping claim of presidential immunity and moving the case one step closer to a jury.
RFK Jr. courts Las Vegas voters as alternative to Trump vs. Biden
Independent presidential candidate and former Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a wide-ranging campaign speech to Las Vegas Valley supporters Sunday at Area 15. Kennedy, who is trying to position himself as a viable alternative to a Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden rematch, focused the first part of his speech on America’s health crisis and the purported link between Big Pharma and many of …
Supreme Court enters election season with politically potent cases
The Supreme Court will grapple with a sizable number of politically significant cases as the presidential election season heats up over the next few months, touching on abortion rights, gun control and the fate of criminal charges against the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump.
Haley camp seeks to convince top donors Trump would cost GOP the House
Nikki Haley’s campaign manager warned influential donors Tuesday that the GOP would lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives if Donald Trump is the party’s presidential nominee, leaning into concerns about down-ballot races as some anti-Trump Republicans view the fight over Congress as a better investment than the presidential race.
GOP struggles to account for E. Jean Carroll verdict against Trump
On Tuesday, New Hampshire Republican primary voters put Donald Trump on a glide path to the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, leading high-ranking Republicans to declare the race effectively over. Three days later, those GOP officials got a taste of what they will be forced to account for over the next nine months. And it reinforced how difficult that’s going to be.
Haley assails Trump as ‘unhinged’ and dismisses calls to exit the race
Nikki Haley on Friday called Donald Trump “totally unhinged” after a failed attempt by one of his allies to push the Republican National Committee to declare him the party’s presumptive nominee, escalating her attacks on his mental acuity.