Second day of testimony wraps in Trump hush money trial

Donald Trump's New York hush money criminal trial continued Tuesday with more testimony from former tabloid executive David Pecker. The judge also held a gag order hearing. Read More

Trump prosecutor quit top DOJ post for lowly NY job in likely bid to ‘get’ former president, expert says

Matthew Colangelo, a key member of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's team prosecuting President Trump, was once a senior official in the Biden Justice Department. Read More

25 Political Influencers to Watch in 2024

In the spirit of celebration, The New Republic sought to identify an alternative set of political influencers: 25 people shaping our national conversations whom you’d be less likely to find at the ... Read More

Election Updates: Abortion, inflation, Gaza — 2024’s biggest issues are flaring this week for Trump and Biden.

Abortion, inflation, the war in Gaza and at least one felony criminal trial. Read More

Abortion shapes Joe Biden's and Donald Trump's legacies. It may help one of them win reelection.

How Joe Biden and Donald Trump navigate the minefield of abortion politics could determine which one is elected in November. Read More

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin mocks peace talks as key power plant destroyed by drones near Kyiv

Relations between Russia and China have reached an all time high, Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister has said, as US officials warn that Beijing is quietly ramping up its military support for ... Read More

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

“This is how Democrats plan to stay in power. But these claims ... “The American Egg Board has been a supporter of the White House Easter Egg Roll for over 45 years and the guideline language ... Read More

Wall Street Journal: No Labels, no alternative and no escape -- it's Biden vs. Trump

Many Americans are unenthused, to say the least ... but it probably would have depended on a collapse in support for either Biden or Trump, which isn’t in evidence, despite their manifest political ... Read More

Cynthia M. Allen: Why Texas Gov. Abbott is good choice for Trump VP

he told a Fox News host that Gov. Greg Abbott was among those being considered as his running mate. It wasn’t much of a surprise. It was almost a courtesy. Of course Trump would consider (or at least ... Read More

Morning Report— G7 `demands’ Iran halt attacks; Trump trial today

Israel is weighing a reaction to Iran’s historic air offensive, which was largely foiled Saturday with help from unprecedented coordination with the U.S. and Jordan to ... Read More

Person found in downtown Omaha building died as result of a fire, police say

The person’s burned body was discovered by a demolition crew working in the building Tuesday. The person remains unidentified. Read More