Judge Merchan hears gag order arguments

Ben Shapiro, a 13-year-old New Yorker who has the day off from school because of Passover, decided to spend the day in court watching the trial. Ben was first in line and said he was surprised by how few New Yorkers had shown up: “There are only 12 people in the entire city?” he said. […]

How soon could $95 billion foreign aid package be signed?

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Senate to hold key test vote on Ukraine aid, Israel funding and TikTok ban

WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to vote Tuesday to advance the $95 billion aid package to provide critical aid to Ukraine and a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok. The package, which passed the House on Saturday, includes $60 billion in aid to Ukraine that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would […]

Trump trial to focus on gag order before witness testimony resumes

Donald Trump’s social media posts about likely witnesses will be the first order of business Tuesday when court is back in session for the historic criminal trial of a former president. The day is scheduled to begin with a hearing about whether Trump should be held in contempt over a series of posts on Truth […]

What to watch for in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primaries

Pennsylvania primary voters will cast ballots Tuesday in a series of critical races in the key battleground state, even as both the presidential and Senate primaries are mere formalities. They include a bitterly fought Democratic primary around Pittsburgh and a primary in eastern Pennsylvania that features a moderate Republican seeking to fend off a right-wing […]

The Pennsylvania House race testing the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war

PITTSBURGH — Few Democrats would seem to be more vulnerable to the political fallout of the Israel-Hamas war than Summer Lee. The first high-profile progressive House member to face a contested primary this year, her Pittsburgh-based district is home to a tight-knit Jewish community that is grappling with the effects of the war. Last month, […]

As Trump mulls his VP pick, an abortion-rights group warns about ‘extremist’ candidates

As former President Donald Trump moves closer to selecting his running mate, a major Democratic abortion-rights advocacy group is taking his pool of vice presidential contenders to task over their records on reproductive rights.  EMILY’s List, a group dedicated to electing Democratic candidates who back abortion rights, is focusing its annual “On Notice” list on […]

Minnesota state senator arrested on suspicion of burglary

MINNEAPOLIS — A state senator and former broadcast meteorologist was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Monday in the northwestern Minnesota city of Detroit Lakes, police said. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was being held in the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary. Formal charges were still pending Monday afternoon, Detroit […]

Trump defense mirrors his campaign style

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Trump says RFK Jr. will hurt Biden. In private, he’s not so sure.

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he’s confident that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will pull more votes away from President Joe Biden than from him — a net win for the Republican’s candidacy. “He is Crooked Joe Biden’s Political Opponent, not mine,” Trump wrote on Truth Social late last month. “I […]