Politics

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks to reporters during a break from a Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations joint briefing on the U.S. policy on Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 2, 2022. Al Drago | Reuters WASHINGTON — Lawmakers must address the trillions of dollars that make up the national debt and

Former President Donald Trump speaks as the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Silver Elephant Dinner hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party on August 5, 2023 in Columbia, South Carolina. Melissa Sue Gerrits | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump‘s attorney John Lauro said Sunday that he believes former Vice President Mike Pence will

Former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump makes a keynote speech at a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. August 5, 2023.  Sam Wolfe | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for recusal of the judge presiding over the federal case that alleges he illegally conspired to overturn his election loss

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivers remarks during the fourth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A campaign to televise former President Donald Trump’s federal criminal trials

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks with reporters outside the Child Rights Protection Center in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 4, 2023. Efrem Lukatsky | AP Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a surprise trip to Kyiv. The unannounced travel was revealed as Christie, a longshot candidate

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2023. Lindsay Dedario | Reuters The independent financial monitor for the Trump Organization told a New York judge she identified issues of incompleteness and inconsistency in certain disclosures to lenders and others

Former president Donald Trump arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. on Thursday, August 3, 2023 after appearing at E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House.  Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images Less than one day after being arraigned on charges of trying to subvert the 2020 presidential race,

Florida governor and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, July 28, 2023. Sergio Flores | AFP | Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis agreed Wednesday to debate California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat,

Former U.S. President Donald Trump enters Erie Insurance Arena for a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 2024 election on July 29, 2023 in Erie, Pennsylvania.  Jeff Swensen | Getty Images News | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump said the federal case charging him with trying to overturn his 2020

Booking photos for Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein. Courtesy: Alexandria Adult Detention Center. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., reset the times for Thursday’s plea hearings of the “Crypto Couple” accused of trying to launder $4.5 billion in stolen bitcoin in anticipation of a scheduled appearance in the same courthouse later in the day by

A bank employee count China’s renminbi (RMB) or yuan notes next to U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. investments in around 50 blacklisted Chinese companies have drawn the attention of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump covers his face from lights as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023.  Lindsay Dedario | Reuters Former President Donald Trump’s once-formidable and lucrative political action committee is down to $3 million on hand while committees allied with Florida Gov. Ron

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks during a New Hampshire Town Hall at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, on June 6, 2023. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday railed against former President Donald Trump for using donations to his political operation to help

Florida Governor and Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis attends a barbecue hosted by former diplomat Scott Brown, as part of his “No B.S. Backyard BBQ” series, in Rye, New Hampshire, U.S. July 30, 2023.  Reba Saldanha | Reuters Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he does not believe Donald Trump can beat President Joe

NIAMEY, Niger – July 30, 2023: Coup supporters take to the streets carrying Nigerien and Russian flags after the army seized power in Niger. Balima Boureima/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images LONDON — West African leaders on Sunday threatened military action against the junta that seized power last week in a coup in Niger, as protesters

Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action USA conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty Images Donald Trump on Friday defended the handling of surveillance footage at his Florida home that is at the center of major new

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 7, 2023. Scott Morgan | Reuters Federal prosecutors in a new court filing blasted a request by Donald Trump to be allowed to discuss classified information for his criminal case in Florida at home with his

Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks to the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women (NHFRW) at Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester, New Hampshire, May 25, 2023. Nicholas Pfosi | Reuters Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is seeing a wave of wealthy donor interest as he runs for president,