Nation and World Politics
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A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled
Aug 13, 2024 9:11 am - ATLANTA — A year after a Georgia grand jury accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state, the case has stal...
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Will the attacks on Walz’s military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago?
Aug 13, 2024 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu. The party's vice-presidential nominee’s military record was under assault from Republic...
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U.S., Israel view an attack by Iran as ‘increasingly likely’
Aug 13, 2024 7:10 am - The U.S. believes an Iranian attack against Israel has grown even more likely and may come as soon as this week, officials said, as allied leaders sought to head off all-...
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News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it
Aug 13, 2024 7:04 am - At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidat...
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks
Aug 13, 2024 6:59 am - Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an...
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Why Trump’s and Harris’ proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact
Aug 13, 2024 6:55 am - Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes on workers’ tips. But experts s...
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‘Face of the convention’: DNC volunteers getting front-row seat to historyAug 12, 2024 6:00 pm - From drivers, to way-finders to greeters — the DNC needed thousands of volunteers and the region stepped up.
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Aug 12, 2024 1:05 pm - WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed h...
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Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?
Aug 12, 2024 10:06 am - WASHINGTON — At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, “Thank you for bringing back...
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Trump and Musk talk about assassination attempt and deportations during glitchy chat on X
Aug 12, 2024 10:04 am - NEW YORK — Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and promised the largest deportation in U.S. history during a high-profile return to the socia...