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Harris leads Trump by 10 points in Roanoke College’s latest poll
Read full article: Harris leads Trump by 10 points in Roanoke College’s latest pollRoanoke College released a poll on Aug. 2 that asked likely Virginian voters multiple questions regarding their opinions on candidates, who they would vote for, if they feel the country is on the right path, among others.
North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnout
Read full article: North Carolina early voters, still recovering from Helene, exceed 2020 voter turnoutThe number of people casting ballots on the first day of early in-person voting in presidential battleground North Carolina exceeded the first-day total four years ago — even as Hurricane Helene recovery continued in the mountains.
Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governing
Read full article: Harris and Trump transition efforts reflect their different approaches to governingIn a drab office suite just blocks from the White House, seasoned political operatives are drawing up detailed plans for a government in waiting.
Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’
Read full article: Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies the separation of migrant families in the new film “Separated,” which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
Roanoke College poll shows Kamala Harris with a 3 point lead over Donald Trump
Read full article: Roanoke College poll shows Kamala Harris with a 3 point lead over Donald TrumpRoanoke College released a poll on Aug. 2 that asked likely Virginian voters multiple questions regarding their opinions on candidates, who they would vote for, if they feel the country is on the right path, among others.
NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment
Read full article: NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgmentNew York state lawyers are urging an appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment.
Judge in Trump's civil fraud case says he won't recuse himself over 'nothingburger' encounter
Read full article: Judge in Trump's civil fraud case says he won't recuse himself over 'nothingburger' encounterThe New York judge who presided over Donald Trump's civil fraud trial says he won’t step aside from the case, vehemently denying a claim that another lawyer had advised him ahead of the verdict.
WATCH: President Biden delivers speech for the first time since ending re-election bid
Read full article: WATCH: President Biden delivers speech for the first time since ending re-election bidBiden addressed the nation for the first time since he announced that he would be ending his re-election campaign Wednesday night.
US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb
Read full article: US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bombTwo top Biden administration officials say Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made strides in developing one key aspect of a weapon in recent months.
Security breach: Former Secret Service agent dissects near-fatal attack on Trump
Read full article: Security breach: Former Secret Service agent dissects near-fatal attack on TrumpFormer Secret Service agent Robert Lamour discusses the swift and coordinated security response to a recent near-fatal attack on former President Trump, emphasizing the challenges of outdoor venues and the importance of collaboration with local and state agencies.
The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania
Read full article: The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from PennsylvaniaDonald Trump’s campaign says he is “fine” after what law enforcement officials are treating as an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short
Read full article: Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall shortDonald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before, or perhaps at, next month’s Republican National Convention.
Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websites
Read full article: Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websitesA tech industry group says a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults.
The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump's criminal trial
Read full article: The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump's criminal trialThe first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has concluded after the panel sent two notes to the judge.
'Ron, I love that you're back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind them
Read full article: 'Ron, I love that you're back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind themDonald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are signaling to major Republican donors that they’re putting their rivalry behind them after a contentious and often personal primary fight.
First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform
Read full article: First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reformKim Kardashian has joined Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable highlighting the administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform.
The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
Read full article: The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statementsThe commencement of opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial sets the stage for weeks of testimony about the former president’s personal life and places his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden.
Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M
Read full article: Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175MA New York appeals court has agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.
Wall Street debut of Trump's Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paper
Read full article: Wall Street debut of Trump's Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paperThe Wall Street debut of Donald Trump’s Truth Social network could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper.
Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
Read full article: Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammedA New York judge has spared Donald Trump a “corporate death penalty” ruling, but his business did get hit hard with bans and cash penalties.
Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling
Read full article: Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud rulingA New York judge has ordered Donald Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties.
With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underway
Read full article: With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underwayVice presidential candidates typically aren’t tapped until after a candidate has locked down the nomination.
Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff
Read full article: Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staffThe judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has ordered attorneys in the case not to comment on “confidential communications” between him and his staff.
Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testify
Read full article: Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testifyFormer President Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in the civil business fraud case against him, following testimony from his three eldest children.
Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
Read full article: Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign websiteDonald Trump has been fined $5,000 after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted.
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
Read full article: Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme CourtA federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probe
Read full article: New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probeNew Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has spoken with federal prosecutors as part of the special counsel’s probe into the 2020 election.
Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in water
Read full article: Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in waterA federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate perchlorate, reversing a rollback the agency first made under then-President Donald Trump.
SPECIAL REPORT | Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime
Read full article: SPECIAL REPORT | Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crimeA lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.
Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP
Read full article: Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOPFrom almost the moment he first rode down the escalator in Trump Tower, a question has loomed over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump.
Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as planned
Read full article: Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as plannedThe Supreme Court says it won't hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy that's been used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border.
White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon
Read full article: White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloonU.S. officials say efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes
Read full article: EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changesPresident Joe Biden’s administration has finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.
The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisons
Read full article: The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisonsAn ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Justice Department’s largest law enforcement agency, the federal Bureau of Prisons.
Political analyst weighs in on Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign
Read full article: Political analyst weighs in on Trump’s 2024 presidential campaignAnalysts say the disappointing GOP results in midterms likely reduced Trump’s appeal, but with such a loyal base of supporters, the party is going to have to take a different kind of approach in 2024.
Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban caseThe Supreme Court has again declined to hear a lawsuit involving a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
Poll results show Virginians approve of Gov. Youngkin’s leadership, don’t want him to run for President
Read full article: Poll results show Virginians approve of Gov. Youngkin’s leadership, don’t want him to run for PresidentVirginians' approval rate of Governor Glenn Youngkin is increasing, according to results of a new Roanoke College poll, but an overwhelming amount want him to remain in Richmond and not Washington D.C.
FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probes
Read full article: FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probesThe FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation was just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office.
Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quits
Read full article: Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quitsThe National Association of Immigration Judges has asked the federal government to restore its union recognition after the Trump administration stripped its official status and the system’s chief judge resigned after two years on the job.
Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden win
Read full article: Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden winThe Supreme Court says it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices have decided to dismiss the case.
Jan. 6 hearings: What we've learned, and what's next
Read full article: Jan. 6 hearings: What we've learned, and what's nextHouse investigators are trying to make a methodical case that President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election led directly to the insurrection by his supporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
Read full article: Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6In its second day of public hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to rioters
Read full article: Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to riotersThe House Jan. 6 panel has interviewed more than 1,000 people who were directly or indirectly involved in the U.S. Capitol insurrection as it's probed the violent attack and former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented efforts to overturn his election defeat.
Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'
Read full article: Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'A judge says former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and so far succeeding.
High court wades into clash over Trump-era immigration rule
Read full article: High court wades into clash over Trump-era immigration ruleThe Supreme Court is wading into a political clash between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned.
Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
Read full article: Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resignedThe two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned, throwing the future of the probe into question.
Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit
Read full article: Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suitA lawyer says she will not seek to depose ex-President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of rape because she wants to speed the case toward trial.
Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliable
Read full article: Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliableThe accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the value of assets.
Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president
Read full article: Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former presidentParty leaders at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting this past week left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election.
Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting
Read full article: Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meetingMembers of the Republican National Committee are scheduled to meet in Salt Lake City this week to discuss a series of measures solidifying former President Donald Trump's standing ahead of the midterm elections.