Prosecutors quickly countered the lawyers’ request with their own filing accusing Trump of objecting to their proposal because he wants to use the government’s evidence to ‘try the case in the media rather than in the courtroom’
If inflation were to remain elevated for too long, the Fed might feel compelled to further raise its key rate from its current 5.4%, a 22-year high
In both states, the impact of the overturning of Roe remains unsettled as GOP-controlled legislatures push to tighten laws surrounding abortion and the doctors and clinics who provide them wage fierce court battles
Residents had been warned to stay indoors Monday, as the threat of severe thunderstorms and tornados stretched from Alabama to New York
Saturday’s event was astonishing because the water gushed so quickly, raising the river’s flows to about 1 1/2 times the highest previously recorded
Lifeguards cleared all swimmers from the water, and the police used a helicopter to search the area for sharks
The sister of the former New York governor orchestrated a crusade to discredit the women who had accused her brother of sexual harassment
Democrats in both states won full control of their state governments last year and have already passed gun safety packages, expanded voting rights, free meals for all students, and increased protections for abortion rights and LGBTQ+ people
The shooting happened Saturday night in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood
‘People counted you out, saying you were past your prime. Hell, I know something about that,’ joked the president, who in 2020 became the oldest president ever elected, at age 77
The president leaves on Monday for a three-night trip to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. In Arizona, he is expected to announce a new national monument to protect land and limit uranium mining
A federal judge ruled Monday that the former president can’t claim that E. Jean Carroll defamed him by continuing to say she was not only sexually abused but raped
Haitians’ daily lives have been disrupted by incessant gang violence that has worsened poverty across the country as it awaits a decision from the UN Security Council over a potential deployment of an international armed force
Numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show American health care workers are now far more likely to suffer nonfatal injuries by violence than workers in any other profession, including law enforcement
Former officer Tou Thao testified previously that he merely served as a ‘human traffic cone’ when holding back bystanders as former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck as the Black man pleaded for his life in 2020
The measure, known as Issue 1, would raise the threshold to pass amendments to the Ohio Constitution from a simple majority to 60%. If voters approve Issue 1, it would make it more difficult for an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot to succeed
Legislation developed by Attorney General Kwame Raoul would make Illinois the eighth state to allow lawsuits against firearms manufacturers or distributors
The acknowledgement aired in an NBC News interview on Monday after years of equivocating answers from the Florida governor about the legitimacy of the last presidential election
The former vice president’s testimony is key in the case against the real estate magnate, who has been charged for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 vote
The helicopter pilot was performing work under contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s popularity shows that Latin American governments are falling short. They should redouble their efforts to provide rights-respecting strategies to tackle the root causes of much criminality
Republican strategists have warned against attacking Trump directly, arguing it tends to anger voters who have supported him and see the charges he faces as political persecution
Trump got just over 4% of the presidential election vote in the district in 2016 and 5.4% in 2020
The criminal – who is linked to the assassination of a Paraguayan prosecutor, who was murdered during his honeymoon in Colombia – has been evading justice for years, by using fake names and passports
It is receding so quickly that by 2050, it might no longer be visible from the visitor center it once loomed outside
The EPA says the industry could meet the limits if 67% of new-vehicle sales are electric by 2032
An ambitious government, with political and economic achievements in its first semester, lost momentum in its second, which has been full of scandals, political conflict and mistrust
