Iran, US on verge of prisoner swap under Qatar-mediated deal
When $6 billion of unfrozen Iranian funds are wired to banks in Qatar as early as next week, it will trigger a carefully choreographed sequence that will see as many as five detained U.S. dual nationals leave Iran and a similar number of Ir...
2023-09-11 09:26:07
GOP ad war hits $100 million as early-state campaign to stop Trump intensifies
The Republican presidential nominating fight just eclipsed $100 million in ad spending, as the GOP field burns money at a historic rate — and as the contenders illustrate their strategies to win the party's nod. Former President Donald Tr...
2023-09-07 10:28:11
Blinken announces $1 billion Ukraine aid package in surprise visit
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than $1 billion during a surprise visit Wednesday to the war-weary country. The upcoming package, which includes $175 million for weapo...
2023-09-07 10:28:05
Biden hails dockworker union contract as UAW deadline nears
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden celebrated the recent West Coast dockworker contract in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. "I want to thank both sides for working through this and getting it done," Biden said. "It's a good deal...
2023-09-07 10:27:58
Trump bid to delay New York fraud trial 'without merit,' judge says
A New York judge on Wednesday rejected 's request to delay his sweeping civil fraud trial, calling the former president's request "completely without merit." One day earlier, attorneys for Trump, his two adult sons and his businesses had as...
2023-09-07 10:27:53
Voters in Colorado sue to kick Trump off ballot, citing 14th Amendment
A group of Colorado voters filed a lawsuit Wednesday to kick off the state's ballot in 2024, citing a nascent legal theory that proposes the former president is constitutionally barred from running for office. The complaint hinges on the ar...
2023-09-07 10:27:47
McConnell vows to finish Senate term despite health scares, concerns
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday vowed to finish his term in office, brushing off questions about his after he in public twice this summer. "I'm going to finish my term as leader and I'm going to finish my Senate...
2023-09-07 10:27:42
Prosecutors will seek Hunter Biden indictment before Sept. 29
Federal plan to ask a grand jury to indict , the son of President , on gun-related charge before Sept. 29, they revealed in a filing Wednesday. The plan was disclosed in a status report David Weiss filed in U.S. District Court in , six week...
2023-09-07 10:27:36
Ukraine drone supplier AeroVironment soars more than 20%, best day in over two years
WASHINGTON — Drone manufacturer shares rallied 20% on Wednesday on the back of better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results. Wednesday's gain — AeroVironment's biggest since January 2021 — put the stock up 34% for 2023. The stoc...
2023-09-07 10:27:31
Biden 2024 election poll: Trump, economy, old age concerns, inflation
President 's age and his handling of the economy are two of his greatest weaknesses as the 80-year-old incumbent gears up for a possible rematch with former President , a new poll showed Monday. Those major concerns could be what's dragging...
2023-09-06 14:12:26
Proud Boys' Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 role
Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right group , was to 22 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted of seditious conspiracy to disrupt the 2020 presidential certification on Jan. 6, 2021. Tarrio's sentence is four years longe...
2023-09-06 14:12:20
Biden nominates Jack Lew to be U.S. ambassador to Israel
WASHINGTON — President nominated former U.S. Treasury Secretary on Tuesday to serve as ambassador to Israel. Lew, 68, served as treasury secretary between 2013 and 2017. He was also the White House budget director and later chief of staff...
2023-09-06 14:12:15
Biden tests negative for Covid-19 days away from G20 summit
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested negative Monday night for Covid-19, a day after his wife and three days before he is scheduled to travel overseas. Biden is negative and not experiencing any symptoms, White House press secretary K...
2023-09-06 14:12:09
Congress returns with the clock ticking to avert government shutdown
A deeply divided Congress returned Tuesday from a monthlong summer vacation with the clock ticking to pass spending legislation to avoid a government shutdown and boost U.S. emergency response funding following multiple natural disasters. T...
2023-09-06 14:12:04
Trump statements threaten to prejudice D.C. election jury pool
"Daily" statements by former President "threaten to prejudice the jury pool" in the federal case where he is charged with related to trying to reverse his loss in the 2020 election, said Tuesday. Prosecutors made that claim as they pushed b...
2023-09-06 14:11:58