Politics

E. Jean Carroll visits ‘Tell Me Everything’ with John Fugelsang in the SiriusXM Studios on July 11, 2019 in New York. Noam Galai | Getty Images The trial for a writer’s lawsuit claiming she was defamed by former President Donald Trump when he denied raping her is set to begin Feb. 6 in federal court

Britain’s Ministry of Defense has said that Russian forces, having seized the Luhansk province in the Donbas after weeks of intense shelling, are likely to employ the same tactics to seize Donetsk Scott Olson | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday that it has intelligence to indicate Russia is taking steps to

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the American Rescue Plan Workforce Development Summit in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Jemal Countess | UPI | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday compared the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning a constitutional right to abortion

A girl takes a photo of the marquee for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” at the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, New York. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Federal prosecutors on Monday declined to prosecute a group of people associated with Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show who were arrested on charges of unlawfully entering a

President Joe Biden said he raised the issue of the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Saudi leaders on Friday after giving a friendly fist bump to the nation’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom the CIA has said likely ordered the brutal 2018 slaying in Turkey. Biden, who faced

Spike Lee (L) and Wes Moore (R). Getty Images Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore is planning to head to a private fundraiser at the Martha’s Vineyard home of Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee, according to an invitation obtained by CNBC. But the Democrat has to win Tuesday’s primary first. The invitation shows that Moore, an author

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden aimed to tout policy progress Friday after several highly criticized meetings with Saudi Arabia’s royalty, but the kingdom’s human rights abuses overshadowed all other topics. Biden said his team accomplished “significant business” in Jeddah following months of what he described as quiet diplomacy. Among the topics of progress, Saudi Arabia

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Sen. Joe Manchin’s reelection campaign raised over $1 million over three months thanks to donations from the likes of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, multiple Wall Street leaders and energy giants.

Ivana Trump arrives at World Premiere of “Basic Instinct 2” held at AMC Lincoln Square Theatre in New York, NY, on March 27, 2006. Vlasic Slaven | Gamma-Rapho | Getty Images Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, died in an accident as a result of suffering blunt impact injuries to her

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on reproductive rights as Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra listens during an event at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on July 8, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images President Joe Biden is weighing whether to declare a public health emergency to

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a news conference after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that forced migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S. hearings on their asylum claims, in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2022.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Texas

Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, June 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Republican Attorneys General Association is hosting a private retreat for its corporate donors at a luxury resort in Florida this weekend — on the heels of the GOP’s long-sought win in getting Roe v.

Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media before entering federal court in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2022. Bannon is facing contempt of Congress charges related to the investigation of the January 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Trump White House

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference in response to President Joe Bidens decision to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has

The House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 revealed that it told the Department of Justice that former President Donald Trump contacted one of its witnesses who hasn’t publicly testified yet. “After our last hearing. President Trump tried to call a witness in our investigation. A witness you have not

Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) lead the seventh public hearing by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, in Washington, DC, U.S., July 12, 2022.  Doug Mills | Reuters The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol accused

President Donald Trump talks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at Trump Tower last February. Evan Vucci | AP Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Monday that he thinks former President Donald Trump should, “hang up his hat & sail into the sunset.” Writing on Twitter, where Musk has more than 100 million

A woman holds a child next to Russian soldiers in a street of Mariupol on April 12, 2022, as Russian troops intensify a campaign to take the strategic port city, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine, while Russia’s President makes a defiant case for the war on Russia’s neighbour. – *EDITOR’S NOTE: