Politics
Page: 3
US Rep. George Santos arrested on federal criminal charges By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story, has been indicted on charges that he embezzled money from his campaign, lied to Congress…
Former Wyoming Representative, Liz Cheney, is launching a new attack ad in New Hampshire that cautions voters to not vote for former President Donald Trump who is running for the Republican nomination in 2024. “Donald Trump has proven he is unfit for office. Donald Trump is a risk America can never make again,” Cheney voices…
Montana lawmaker fights on during 1st day of exile By AMY BETH HANSON, BRITTANY PETERSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr spent her first day in legislative exile Thursday relegated to a bench in a noisy hallway across from a snack bar outside the state House chambers…
Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79 By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities and blurred images of nudity, died Thursday at 79. At its…
Montana transgender lawmaker faces possible discipline By AMY BETH HANSON, SAM METZ and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Transgender Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr said she is defending the LGBTQ+ community as the state House decides whether to punish her. In a defiant speech Wednesday in which she addressed House Speaker Matt Regier…
NRA convention draws top GOP 2024 hopefuls after shootings By WILL WEISSERT and TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race vowed Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs, suggesting that new firearms restrictions in the wake of mass…
Trump at courthouse for arraignment. Here’s what to expect By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Former President Donald Trump came to a New York City courtroom Tuesday for his arraignment on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. The…
Donald Trump to surrender to history-making criminal charges By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An extraordinary moment in U.S. history is set to soon unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender to face criminal charges…
Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump steps before a judge next week to be arraigned in a New York courtroom, it will not only mark the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges. It will also represent a reckoning…
Trump indictment would be unprecedented moment in US history By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies in the hands of a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret…