Johnson claims Biden is afraid to release audio of interview with special counsel Hur

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Johnson: Biden ‘afraid’ to release audio of interview with special counsel Hur 00:58 UP NEXT Rep. Raskin points out Rep. Bishop’s error in Thomas Jefferson reference 00:54 Biden celebrates AAPI heritage month at White House 02:39 Jury selection […]

Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to consumer protection agency

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a business-backed challenge that could have scuttled the federal agency set up to protect consumers from shady financial services practices. The court in a 7-2 vote ruled that the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which allows the agency to be funded directly by the […]

Garland discusses request for Biden-Hur interview audio

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Rep. Raskin points out Rep. Bishop’s error in Thomas Jefferson reference 00:54 Biden celebrates AAPI heritage month at White House 02:39 Jury selection begins for Sen. Menendez’s bribery trial 02:12 House rejects Marjorie Taylor Greene bid to oust […]

A bipartisan odd couple takes on hefty problems: Division and loneliness

WASHINGTON — The Senate floor is typically the setting for speeches on foreign policy or spending battles or the occasional vote. But on a summer Thursday last year, Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut went to the floor to discuss a rarer topic for the room. “I’m here to talk about loneliness,” Murphy said. Murphy had […]

Biden asserts executive privilege in Robert Hur’s classified documents probe

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over an audio recording of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, the Republican federal prosecutor who declined to recommend charges against the president over his handling of classified documents. White House counsel Ed Siskel notified Reps. James Comer and Jim Jordan of the decision in […]

Michael Cohen returns for more grilling from defense in hush money trial

The group of Trump’s House allies present at court today spoke outside the courthouse, calling the charges against Trump a “scam” and pledging their support to the former president. “This is a made-up crime,” Gaetz said during the short news conference. “No other American in the country would be charged with this type of crime. […]

Biden and Trump agree to participate in general election debate

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Netanyahu on Rafah offensive: We’re doing what we have to do 01:59 Millions across Midwest, South face more severe weather 01:43 Now Playing Biden and Trump agree to debate in June and September 04:34 UP NEXT Boeing faces possible criminal […]

Michael Cohen’s cross-examination resumes as Trump trial nears an end

Michael Cohen will be back on the witness stand in Manhattan criminal court Thursday to resume facing off against Donald Trump’s defense attorney as the historic criminal case against the former president nears an end. Prosecutors told Judge Juan Merchan this week that Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer, is their final witness in the often-sensational […]

Obama will headline fundraiser to boost Democratic Senate candidates

Former President Barack Obama will headline a fundraiser next month to benefit Democratic Senate candidates, according to details shared first with NBC News. The June 5 event in Potomac, Maryland, will feature Obama and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, the state’s junior senator, discussing “the importance of protecting Democrats’ Senate majority and the stakes of the […]

American Samoa primary victor Jason Palmer bows out of the presidential race

Jason Palmer, the little-known Democratic presidential hopeful who notched a lone, surprising primary win in American Samoa this year, ended his campaign Wednesday. Palmer, an education technology investor and former staffer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, already endorsed President Joe Biden for re-election last month. But he stopped short of the usual next […]