Biden attempts to draw contrast with Trump in France

PARIS — Not once in his trip to France did President Joe Biden speak Donald Trump’s name.   Standing near the gravesites of American soldiers killed in two world wars, Biden shied from overt references to his Republican rival or the presidential campaign back home. Yet in some sense, Trump figured in virtually all of […]

Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction

Former President Trump is scheduled to sit for a virtual interview on Monday with a New York City probation officer from his home at Mar-a-Lago with his attorney Todd Blanche at his side after he was found guilty on all counts in the hush money trial against him last month, three sources familiar with the matter told […]

Top K Street firm rocked by sexism claims

The story of how Shanti Stanton and Steve Elmendorf formed a decades-long work partnership is a classic Washington tale. It started on Capitol Hill in 1995: Stanton was a recent college grad and Elmendorf was a top aide to Richard Gephardt, then the Democratic leader in the House. Elmendorf brought her on board and served […]

Biden welcomes hostage rescue by pushing ceasefire

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Thousands gather outside White House to protest war in Gaza

WASHINGTON — Thousands of people from cities across the country gathered outside the White House on Saturday to protest the Biden administration’s policies toward the Israel-Hamas war, many dressed in keffiyehs and red clothes to symbolize what they say is a red line that Israel crossed. Hundreds of protesters held a red banner that stretched […]

Some outlets pay a price after spreading 2020 election misinformation

Right-wing media that became purveyors of misinformation and amplified false claims as Donald Trump undermined the results of the 2020 election are finding themselves on the losing end of legal challenges — or facing new ones. In just a few months, a handful of high-profile fringe media operations have been hit with courtroom losses. The […]

Potential VP picks have been critical of Trump over the years

They’ve called Donald Trump a “whack job,” “reckless” and “reprehensible” and said they would not get into business with him. Now, they’re all vying to serve as his running mate. For some, the criticism was from nearly a decade ago, amid the former president’s first campaign or early in his time in the White House. […]

Takeaways from Day 5 of Hunter Biden’s firearms trial

WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden’s eldest daughter Naomi took the stand in her father’s defense on Friday, telling the court how her father appeared to have taken control of his drug use in the months before prosecutors say he lied on a government background check form.  “He seemed like the clearest that I had seen […]