October 2, 2024, 1:55pm Latest News
Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a court filing unsealed Wednesday that argues that the former president disregarded the advice of his vice president and other aides and is not entitled to immunity from prosecution over his failed bid to remain in… Read story
October 2, 2024, 1:30pm Nation & World
Vice President Kamala Harris praised the workers straining to “meet the needs of people who must be seen, who must be heard” on Wednesday, as she and President Joe Biden surveyed Hurricane Helene ’s path of destruction in separate visits to Georgia and the Carolinas. Read story
October 2, 2024, 8:08am Nation & World
A trio of new trials — a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike that threatens the U.S. economy — are looming over the final weeks of the presidential campaign and could help shape the public mood as voters decide between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican… Read story
October 2, 2024, 8:03am Nation & World
After a year of war between Israel and Hamas, U.S. public opinion on the conflict remains polarized, a new survey by the Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds, with Democrats more likely to be critical of Israel, while Republicans remain more supportive. Read story
October 2, 2024, 7:58am Business
Amtrak’s struggle to manage early planning led to delays for a key passenger rail tunnel project that received $4.7 billion in federal funding from the infrastructure law, a government watchdog found. Read story
October 2, 2024, 7:57am Politics
Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. Read story
October 2, 2024, 7:57am Nation & World
The Biden administration says there is a significant difference between Israeli actions that have expanded its war against the Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran’s retaliatory missile attack against Israel, which it condemned as escalatory. Read story
October 1, 2024, 8:51am Nation & World
David Steinglass, a wealthy donor, has supported scores of Democrats running for office and calls himself an activist for transgender rights. Read story
October 1, 2024, 8:36am Politics
Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet for their first and possibly only vice presidential debate Tuesday, in what could be the last debate for both campaigns to argue their case before the election. Read story
September 30, 2024, 5:36pm Politics
Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S. But the numbers have been misconstrued without key context. Read story
