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Former President Donald Trump had a huge day in two different courtroomson Thursday, but was only present for the one in Manhattan. David Peckertook the stand as a key witness in the case, and he alleged Trump wasnot the only prominent polit
Even by modern standards, this is a dizzying day of Trump legal news.Today, he’ll return to a Manhattan court room where Judge Juan Merchancould rule over whether he violated a gag order and former NationalEnquirer chief David Pecker will re
Late Tuesday evening, the Senate finally passed the long-awaited foreignaid bill that also moves to ban TikTok, citing national securityconcerns. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill in the comingdays. So, what does this mean for
Can Joe Biden win Florida come November? It's unlikely, but the SunshineState might still loom large in Biden's campaign -- serving as perfectfodder for why he needs to be reelected. When Biden travels there today,he will denounce its red-ti
After every day last week was devoted to assembling a jury, the trialinvolving allegations that Trump paid hush money to two women with whomhe was having affairs will begin today in Manhattan. Senior legalaffairs reporter Josh Gerstein chats
Mike Johnson is close to notching a major legislative victory that maycome at an extremely high cost: His job as speaker of the House. Theforeign aid supplemental that’s been roiling the House GOP comes up fora procedural vote today where it
After two days, the jury for Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution forbusiness fraud in New York is taking starting to take shape — and thelegal world is surprised by what it sees. Of the seven jurors impaneledso far, two have something very i
On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky became the second congressmanto publicly declare support for a motion-to-vacate attempt against HouseSpeaker Mike Johnson. The basis for all of the drama? The risingtensions over the proposed foreig
After stalling for months, House Speaker Mike Johnson finally has a planto tackle aid to Ukraine and Israel — and it amounts to the trickiestlegislative issue of his speakership. Among its provisions? Turningforeign aid into loans, using fro
Donald Trump will appear in court today for the first day of his hushmoney trial in Manhattan. Ankush Khardori, former federal prosecutor atthe Department of Justice and senior staff writer at Politico joinsPlaybook co-author Ryan Lizza to w
Donald Trump has been outspoken in his belief that he has been martyredby the U.S. justice system, especially in the lead-up to his hush moneytrial Monday. But as legal editor James Romoser has uncovered, Trumpmight be on to something with t
Is Mike Johnson’s time as speaker limited? After weeks of delay, Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate — a procedural move that wouldoust him from the House’s top spot — seems to be coming to a head, justat Johnson’s moment of maxim
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to provide a newcenterpiece of sorts for the administration's Indo-Pacific strategyduring his visit to the U.S. today, with a main goal of countering thefootprint of China in the region. DC-b
Donald Trump’s new video outlining his stance on abortion rights offeredthe clearest reminder yet that he is being simultaneously pulled in twoopposing directions. He wants the credit for appointing the conservativejustices who overturned Ro
After the two-week spring recess, Congress will return to a plethora ofwork, including the debate surrounding FISA, the Foreign IntelligenceSurveillance Act. In the coming days, House Speaker Mike Johnson willfinally bring to the floor a rea
In a phone call yesterday with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, PresidentJoe Biden made two central demands: First, to allow the flow ofhumanitarian aid; second, to empower negotiators to broker a cease-fireand hostage deal. If that sounds lik
House Republicans are fighting again. That’s not a story in and ofitself. But the stakes are. There is disagreement over both whether andhow to fund Ukraine aid, and nobody is happy about it. “This isn’t aRepublican speaker we have right now
On Tuesday, it was confirmed that seven aid workers — including oneAmerican — were killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza. The workers werewith World Central Kitchen and traveling in clearly marked vehicles inan area designated safe for transpo
On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court issued a number of significantrulings that will impact abortion politics in the state. The justicesupheld a Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed, 15-week abortion ban that in onemonth will trigger a far more restrict
In an interview with Trey Gowdy of Fox News on the evening of EasterSunday, Mike Johnson called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to ousthim a distraction from the mission. Attempting to impart a dose ofreality on Republican viewers, the
The smattering of prominent Republicans who have refused to commit tosupporting Donald Trump in the general election differ in theirideological beliefs, their geography, their offices and their profiles.But they all share one thing in common
Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential run has been a spectacle from thestart. Despite being born into Democratic royalty, the independentcandidate holds a hodgepodge of policy views that sometimes veer intoconspiracy theories — but which also giv
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the nationshould significantly limit the use of mifepristone, a pill thatterminates early pregnancy. A number of justices on themajority-conservative court appeared to take issue with
In the last 24 hours, the diplomatic dynamic between the U.S. and Israeltook on another layer of complexity when the U.S. abstained in votingfor a UN Gaza ceasefire resolution, allowing it to pass. The actionresulted in officials from Israel
There are three important things on Donald Trump’s agenda today, andthey're all connected. First, the former president has a half-billiondollar bond due stemming from the New York civil fraud case. He has saidhe is struggling to procure the
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