Why AP declared Hogan the winner in Maryland's GOP Senate primary: Race call explained
Topping the list of contests in this week's primaries in four states is a U.S. Senate race in Maryland that has further complicated Democratic efforts to keep control of the narrowly divided chamber this fall.
Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday's Trump hush money trial takeaways
Donald Trumpโs defense attorneys have grilled prosecutorsโ star witness in his hush money trial, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar whoโs determined to see the former president behind bars.
GOP advances Senate candidates in West Virginia and Maryland who could flip Democratic seats
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan have won Republican Senate nominations as voters across neighboring states with antithetical politics decide contests with big implications for the Senate majority fight this fall.
Donald Trump's GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial
As Donald Trumpโs hush money trial reaches a pivotal moment the former presidentโs allies are out in force and serving as his voice to criticize the process and people while Trump himself is under a gag order.
Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme
The star prosecution witness at Donald Trump's hush money trial says Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign.
Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
West Virginia Republican primary voters will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election.
For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
For the second time in a decade, Sen. Bob Menendez is finding his political career and freedom on the line in a federal criminal case that already has forced him out of one of the Senate's most powerful posts.
Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by another South Dakota tribe
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after another tribe banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels.
Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham remembered for his civility at memorial service
Family and friends have remembered former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham as a politician who usually avoided rancor, enjoyed meeting regular Floridians and always behaved civilly, even behind closed doors.
Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
A report by The New York Times and ProPublica says former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper.
Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trumpโs criminal hush money trial got a graphic airing in court this past week as porn actor Stormy Daniels shared her account before a rapt jury.
Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he's being forced to endure 'Biden show trial' in hush money case
Donald Trump is blaming President Joe Biden for the criminal charges heโs facing as the presumptive nominees prepare to face off in the November election and called his New York hush money case โa Biden show trial.โ.
A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don't qualify for asylum
A new Biden administration rule aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border, enabling it to quickly reject a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links.
Former aide and consultant close to U.S. Rep. Cuellar plead guilty and agree to aid investigation
A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democratic congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation.
Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach
A research group that's trying to lay the groundwork for a second Trump administration if the former president wins in November is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an โAmerica Firstโ national security agenda.
Republican congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA and conferences from legal attacks
Two Republican congressmen have introduced a bill that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools with federal protection from legal challenges that undercut their ability to govern college sports.
Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case
An attorney for Donald Trump says the former president looks forward to presenting arguments to a Georgia appeals court that will review a ruling letting Fani Willis keep prosecuting the election interference case against him.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Speaker Johnson search for offramp as vote on his ouster simmers
Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson and far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have met for a second day at the Capitol as they try to figure out an off-ramp to her threat for a vote on the motion to remove him from office.
Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses, critics of President Joe Bidenโs handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summerโs Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos.
Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
Porn actor Stormy Daniels has testified at Donald Trumpโs New York hush money trial about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential election a decade later.
Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors
Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for re-election, squelching speculation that he might retire at a difficult moment for Democrats The 82-year-old liberal icon from Vermont announced Monday that he's seeking his fourth term in the U.S. Senate.