DeSantis v. Newsom: The two Americas in heated debate on abortion, crime, and 2024 election
The governors of Florida and California laid out their antagonistic visions for the future of the United States in an unprecedented television face-off
Trump will hold a fundraiser instead of appearing at next week’s Republican presidential debate
Next Wednesday’s debate comes as former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has seen a surge in support that has threatened Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ status as the distant runner-up to Trump
Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
Judge Arthur Engoron imposed the initial gag order Oct. 3 after Trump posted a derogatory comment about the judge’s law clerk to social media
Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
The accounts were used to reshare posts from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that were created by politicians, news outlets and others
GOP considers holding formal vote to authorize Biden impeachment as White House questions legitimacy
Former President Donald Trump has been publicly pushing his Republican allies in Congress for months to impeach Biden in retribution for Democrats’ two impeachments of him
Wolverines threatened with extinction as climate change melts their snowy mountain refuges, US says
Protections for the species were rejected under former President Donald Trump. The Biden administration released a proposal to protect them
Big donors opt to back Nikki Haley as an alternative to Donald Trump in the Republican Party
The Koch brothers’ conservative AFP Action network has offered its support to the former US ambassador to the UN ahead of the 2024 presidential primaries
Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump
The development marks a particularly painful blow to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who struggled to emerge as the Trump alternative in the GOP primary contest
Right-wing politics and crazy hair: When a haircut becomes a political manifesto
Trump, Milei, Geert Wilders, and Boris Johnson have ultra-conservative tendencies and outlandish hairstyles in common. Is it a coincidence?
In new challenge to indictment, Trump’s lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results
The filing is the clearest indication yet that Trump’s lawyers are hoping to sow doubt before a jury in the legitimacy of the race or at make the case that his skepticism was justified
There’s no extremist wave hitting democracies: it’s a steady undercurrent
The electoral victories of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands and Javier Milei in Argentina are the latest episodes in a phenomenon that started with Trump and reflects lasting social changes
What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
Lookups for the word ‘authentic’ are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were boosted to new heights throughout the year
Donald Trump draws cheers, some boos in Haley’s backyard at Clemson-South Carolina football game
The former president and current front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination arrived at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday night to chants of “We want Trump!”
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Not only did I have to exile myself from Cuba, I also had to exile myself from its exile, because it is a totalitarian exile in its metaphysical dimension
Exit poll says Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins most votes with a landslide margin
The lawmaker, who has in the past been labeled a Dutch version of Donald Trump, first would have to form a coalition government before he can take the reins of power
Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He’s now embracing Argentina’s new president
Among the leaders he’s praised are Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
2024 presidential general election debates are planned for September and October in 3 college towns
The Republican National Committee mulling rules changes would force presidential candidates to sign a pledge saying they won’t participate in any debates sponsored by the CPD
Trump lawyers urge federal appeals court to revoke gag order in DC election case
Prosecutors say those restrictions are necessary to prevent Trump from undermining confidence in the court system and intimidating people who may be called to testify against him
Trump picks up the endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a visit to a US-Mexico border town
The endorsement Sunday comes as the former president campaigns on a hard-line immigration agenda that would be far more expansive than the policies he pursued during his first term in the White House
Biden says he’s an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaign
The president is accusing the Republican of being ‘determined to destroy American democracy’ and being out for ‘revenge’ and ‘retribution’
Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy
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Even though McCarthy struck a surprising debt deal with Biden earlier this year that set a course to reduce federal deficits by $1.5 trillion over the next decade, a conservative victory, it exists mainly on paper
Trump returns to Iowa for another rally and needles the state’s governor for endorsing DeSantis
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Trump’s campaign has been more aggressive in Iowa than any of the other early-voting states
Fears of political violence are growing as the 2024 campaign heats up and conspiracy theories evolve
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As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will intensify
Legal efforts to stop Trump’s presidential race fail in court
Judges in Minnesota, Michigan and Colorado have rejected lawsuits that invoked a clause in the Constitution that prohibits an insurrectionist from running for president
Georgia prosecutor seeks August trial date for Trump and others in election case
Former President Donald Trump’s lead attorney in Georgia said his client opposes the motion and wants the judge to schedule a hearing on the issue
The judge in Trump’s Georgia election case limits the disclosure of evidence after videos’ release
News outlets this week reported on the contents of and published clips from interviews that four defendants conducted with prosecutors as part of their plea deals
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
David DePape, who faces up to 50 years in prison, admitted that he broke into the Pelosis’ home on Oct. 28, 2022, intending to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and ‘break her kneecaps’