The former president, who has been warned against saying anything that could influence witnesses in his election interference case, made the statements during an interview on “Meet the Press.”
Ed Siskel moved from Chicago to Washington last weekend to begin his new role as White House counsel. He had one entire day — last Monday — to settle into his office, in a coveted corner on the second floor of the West Wing. By Mr. Siskel’s second day on the job, top congressional Republicans…
The former president, while denouncing his chief rival for the Republican nomination, also largely evaded questions on the issue.
The White House announced on Sunday that its national security adviser met over the weekend with China’s top diplomat in Malta, as part of efforts to keep open channels of communication between the two nations during a long period of rising tensions, and as political purges roil elite circles in Beijing. Jake Sullivan, the national…
Why It Matters: The original ban was criticized by both the right and the left. The governor’s initial ban was swiftly met with pushback from Republicans and fellow Democrats alike. Two Republican state representatives, Stefani Lord and John Block, called on Sept. 9 for Ms. Lujan Grisham to be impeached, saying that she had violated…
Hours after the powerful storm known as Lee made landfall in Canada, knocking out power for thousands, Tropical Storm Nigel formed in the Atlantic late Saturday, becoming the latest named storm of the 2023 hurricane season. Here are three key things to know about Nigel: Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said they expect the…
The officer was found unconscious in his patrol car in Palmdale, a city near Los Angeles. The authorities appealed to the public for leads in the case.
The impeachment trial of Ken Paxton that ended in his acquittal on Saturday was about more than the fate of the Texas attorney general. It was also the most dramatic flashpoint in a yearslong struggle among Republican leaders in the Legislature over control of the party and the future direction of the state. The trial…
The woman’s allegation led to the expulsion of Saifullah Khan, who was acquitted in a criminal trial. His lawsuit is now challenging these disciplinary hearings.
As President Biden shifts his re-election campaign into higher gear, the strength of his candidacy is being tested by a striking divide between Democratic leaders, who are overwhelmingly unified behind his bid, and rank-and-file voters in the party who harbor persistent doubts about whether he is their best option. From the highest levels of the…
As China’s spy balloon drifted across the continental United States in February, American intelligence agencies learned that President Xi Jinping of China had become enraged with senior Chinese military generals. The spy agencies had been trying to understand what Mr. Xi knew and what actions he would take as the balloon, originally aimed at U.S….
The Texas Senate voted on Saturday to acquit the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, after a nine-day impeachment trial that focused on allegations of corruption and divided the Republican Party. Mr. Paxton, a three-term incumbent who had been suspended from the post since his impeachment in May, was immediately reinstated. The impeachment case has deepened…
About 64,000 portable generators have been recalled because of serious fire and burn hazards, according to federal regulators. Generac Power Systems, a manufacturer of backup power-generating products based in Wisconsin, recalled two of its generators after reports that its fuel tanks sometimes failed to vent properly. The failure caused its gas tanks to build up…
The case against Ken Paxton, a nationally prominent conservative politician, was overseen by a board of managers from the state’s House, led by Republicans, and it played out at times as a contest over how much Republican politics should matter in the proceedings. The House lawmakers approached the case like a criminal trial, appointing a…
The Colorado congresswoman previously denied vaping during the performance, but could be seen doing so on surveillance video.
Representative Lauren Boebert, a hard-right rabble-rouser from Colorado, apologized on Friday night for her behavior at a recent performance of the family-friendly musical “Beetlejuice” in Denver, after surveillance video revealed her vaping and behaving disruptively in the theater. Ms. Boebert, 36, previously denied reports that she had been vaping. A pregnant woman seated behind her…
“I was infuriated,” the mother of the student said. “I was angry, and I’ve been angry ever since.” A lawyer for one of the principals claims his client had nothing to do with the meme.
When Greg Jein, an Oscar-nominated visual effects artist, died last year at age 76, he left behind thousands of props, miniatures, costumes and other possessions in two houses, two garages and two storage units in Los Angeles. Among his many belongings, he had a lace hairpiece worn by William Shatner as Captain Kirk in the…
The revolt against the rankings has gone only so far. Some officials see little harm in cooperating, and what would dropping out do anyway?