Biden ESG rule survives in court. 'Tonal shift’ may be biggest win
A Biden administration for workplace retirement plans survived a recent court challenge by 26 red states. But the most significant victory for the White House likely isn't in upholding the legal substance of its rule; instead, it's in the m...
2023-10-04 11:30:22
Majority of voters oppose Biden impeachment hearings as GOP inquiry begins
House Republicans kick off their impeachment inquiry against President on Thursday, but a majority of voters do not believe the process should move forward. In a new , 56% of registered voters say Congress should not hold hearings to start...
2023-10-04 11:30:16
House GOP’s impeachment witnesses say there's no evidence yet Joe Biden committed
The House Oversight Committee on Thursday convened its first hearing in the , presenting a panel of Republican-picked witnesses who said while there is no evidence of a crime by Joe Biden, more bank records are needed from the president and...
2023-10-04 11:30:10
Trump on New York fraud trial witness list by attorney general
New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to call former President and three of his adult children to at his civil set to begin in New York next week, court documents showed. Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, are accused of...
2023-10-04 11:30:05
Biden in Arizona gives speech on democracy, Sen. John McCain
President Joe Biden in Phoenix on Thursday warned of the perilous state of American democracy and honored his late friend, Republican Sen. John McCain. "We know how damaged our institutions of democracy — our judiciary, the legislature, t...
2023-10-04 11:30:00
Trump New York fraud trial cleared to start after appeals panel ruling
The New York civil of former President and his company is back on track to begin Monday after an appeals lifted a temporary on the start of the trial. The order Thursday came hours after New York Attorney General Letitia James said that she...
2023-10-04 11:29:54
Trump will not attend next GOP debate, campaign says
Former President Donald Trump will skip the third Republican debate, once again snubbing his rivals as he holds a commanding lead in the polls for the GOP nomination. "He isn't going," Chris LaCivita, a Trump campaign senior adviser, confir...
2023-10-04 11:29:49
Supreme Court to weigh GOP-backed social media ‘censorship’ laws
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday waded into the divisive issue of online censorship by agreeing to decide the constitutionality of laws in Florida and Texas that seek to prevent social media companies from banning users for conten...
2023-10-04 11:29:43
House Republicans cancel planned recess as government shutdown looms
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders Friday canceled a planned two-week recess as a appeared more likely after they failed to pass a short-term spending with fewer than two days left to avoid the shutdown. House Speaker , R-Calif, informed the...
2023-10-04 11:29:36
Trump plans to attend New York fraud trial, seeks campaign cash
plans to attend his New York next week, and on Friday blasted the case as he asked supporters to donate to his 2024 presidential campaign before a key deadline. Two people briefed on Trump's plans told NBC News that he will travel to New Yo...
2023-10-04 11:29:30
White House says far-right Republicans to blame for shutdown threat
WASHINGTON — officials blasted far-right House on Friday for taking the federal to the brink of a shutdown this weekend. "Extreme Republicans are solely to blame for marching us toward a ," White House Press Secretary said. Jean-Pierre's...
2023-10-04 11:29:25
Trump Georgia election case defendant pleads guilty
Scott Hall, one of the 18 co-defendants of former President in his election interference case, pleaded guilty Friday in to five misdemeanor conspiracy charges. Hall is the first person charged with Trump to plead in the case, which alleges...
2023-10-04 11:29:20
Trump fraud trial begins in New York court
An accountant who worked on the tax returns of testified Monday as the first witness at the former president's $250 million civil in . The accountant, former Mazars USA partner Donald Bender, estimated that from 2011 until his retirement he...
2023-10-04 11:29:14
Clarence Thomas recuses as Supreme Court rejects appeal by Trump lawyer
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take an appeal by former lawyer related to emails of his turned over to the House committee investigating the , Capitol riot. Justice was not involved in considering or deciding Eastman'...
2023-10-04 11:29:08
Congress wonders if Biden, McCarthy struck Ukraine funding deal
WASHINGTON — Congress and the rest of Washington buzzed Monday over the question of whether President and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut a secret deal that could protect future aid for Ukraine as part of an agreement to avoid a governme...
2023-10-04 11:29:03