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Frustration, anger rising among Democrats over caution on abortion
A growing number of Democrats are voicing frustration at what they see as the passivity of Biden and other party leaders.
'Rig the system': GOP candidates for secretary of state run on Trump's election denial platform.
Trump's secretary picks won in Ohio and lost in Georgia; his Michigan hopeful is expected to be the Republican nominee. The Arizona race is Aug. 2.
Agents seize phone of lawyer who pushed Trump false elector claims
Eastman, who lobbied for Pence to declare Trump the winner of the 2020 election, is fighting the phone seizure in the latest sign of an expanding criminal investigation.
Pro-Trump attorney John Eastman says federal agents seized his phone and accessed his emails
Half a dozen agents reportedly confronted the right-wing attorney in New Mexico as he was leaving a restaurant with his wife and another person on Wednesday evening last week.
U.S. Urges New Tactic to Curb Putin’s War Machine and Lower Fuel Prices
Group of 7 leaders meeting in Germany were receptive to a Biden administration plan to cap the price of Russian oil in world markets, limiting Kremlin revenue.
Trump SPAC faces grand jury investigation
Digital World Acquisition Corp., the shell company that plans to acquire Trump's Truth Social social media company and take it public, has warned investors that the subpoenas could impede the deal.
Republican donors are tiring of Trump and the 'exhausting circus' as January 6 hearings continue
Republican donors are getting tired of the Trump 's**tshow' and the 'exhausting circus' surrounding the ex-president as the January 6 hearings drag on through the summer.
At NATO Summit in Madrid, Debates Underneath the Unity
The alliance is supporting Ukraine’s defense against Russia with money and arms, but its summit in Madrid this week will involve some difficult talks, including about where to put troops.
The nominal ways President Biden could expand abortion rights
There's not much he can do, Biden admits, on his own. But there are ways to make abortion in red states slightly easier to access.
Biden under pressure from Democrats to protect abortion rights after Roe ruling – live
President urged to use executive action to shore up accessSupreme court expected to issue more rulings at 10am ETSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailProgressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has proposed the impeachment of supreme...
War on cops? Far from it. Biden takes a nudge-and-nurture approach to police reform.
America is eager to see more rigorous accountability for law enforcement. That work is far from over, so let's not squander an imperfect opportunity.
Post Politics Now: Parties reposition amid fallout from abortion ruling
Meanwhile, President Biden is in Germany for an annual meeting of the Group of Seven, the world’s wealthiest democracies, with the war in Urkaine high on the agenda.
Pence leans in on abortion, as Trump, other potential 2024 candidates are more cautious
Former vice president Mike Pence says abortion should be banned nationwide and is planning behind the scenes to focus on the issue in the coming weeks, according to advisers.
U.S. official: Group of Seven nations moving closer to price cap for Russian oil
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address President Joe Biden and Group of Seven leaders as they debate sanctions and oil and gas caps.
Proposed price cap on Russian oil moves closer at G7 summit
Western leaders hope to tighten vice around Vladimir Putin without causing backlash at home or in global southA proposed cap on the price of Russian oil and pipeline gas to slash the Kremlin’s revenues and reduce inflationary pressures in the west gathered support on...
Biden says America is leading. On abortion, Europeans disagree.
Biden kicks off a pair of European summits to reaffirm American moral leadership.
Trump SHOULD be criminally charged over January 6, nearly 50% of US voters suggest in new poll
The latest survey from CBS News suggests that a plurality of Americans think Trump was directly involved in a criminal plot to undermine US democracy.
Biden announces ban on Russian gold imports; Kyiv stuck by missiles: Live Ukraine updates
President Joe Biden announced the U.S. will ban new imports of Russian gold as it tries to choke off Russian resources for its Ukraine invasion.
GOP lawmaker calls Roe ruling ‘victory for white life’ as Trump rally cheers
Rep. Mary E. Miller (R-Ill.) meant to say the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision was a victory for the “right to life,” a spokesman said.
Biden, G-7 leaders will try to prevent millions from starving to death after war in Ukraine dramatically escalated food shortages
Russia's invasion of Ukraine dramatically escalated what was already projected to be record levels of food insecurity in the world.
The U.S. and Britain will ban imports of gold from Russia.
President Biden announced the decision before the start of a G7 summit meeting in Germany.
Biden: G-7 will ban Russian gold imports to deny Putin revenue for war in Ukraine
Biden, in Germany for the G-7 summit, said gold is “a major export that rakes in tens of billions of dollars for Russia.”
Biden and G-7 leaders to discuss new sanctions on Russia, inflation, supply chain issues
President Joe Biden and leaders from wealthy nations have inflation, supply chains and Russia's war on Ukraine on their Group of Seven summit agenda.
Congresswoman Mary Miller thanks Trump for the historic victory for WHITE life in the Supreme Court
Donald Trump held a rally in Illinois on Saturday night at which GOP Rep. Mary Miller thanked the former president for 'white life'. Miller complemented Trump for his role in overturning Roe V Wade.