(KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Republican National Convention is set to kick off Monday in Milwaukee — during which former President Donald Trump will accept his party’s presidential nomination. During the four-day convention, GOP heavyweights are set to fire up the base, the party’s official platform willRead More →

Mustafa Hussain/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is facing a critical point in his reelection bid as Democratic calls for him to exit the 2024 race continue to mount despite his efforts to shut them down. A poor debate performance against Donald Trump reignited questions about Biden’sRead More →

by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Anxious Democrats are looking for signs of Joe Biden’s thinking from his Thursday press conference as the debate over the president’s future roils the party. Biden sounded bullish Thursday, insisting he’s best situated to defeat former President Donald Trump this November and that he’sRead More →

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Days after former President Donald Trump sought to distance himself from Project 2025, former Trump adviser Stephen Miller is following suit, aiming to distance himself and his organization from the controversial plan for Trump’s potential next term. As Democrats intensify their effortsRead More →

ilbusca/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — An American Airlines flight was evacuated after the crew reported smoke in the cabin as the plane taxied at San Francisco International Airport, according to airport officials. The airline said the smoke came from a laptop in a passenger’s bag. American Airlines said one personRead More →

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M.) — Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial took a surprising turn on Friday as the jury was dismissed for the day while the court discusses a motion filed by the defense claiming live ammunition that came into the hands of local law enforcement related toRead More →

Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal bankruptcy court judge has dismissed Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, saying it is “in the best interests of creditors.” The decision exposes the former New York City mayor to lawsuits, foreclosures and other measures that allow creditors, including two defamed Georgia election workers,Read More →

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A jury in Manhattan federal court began deliberations Friday afternoon in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, who faces 16 felony counts, including bribery, extortion, wire fraud and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt. More than three dozen witnesses testified inRead More →

Jordi Salas/Getty Images, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — As Joe Biden and Donald Trump continue to trade barbs over their fitness to be president, an unexpected area of dispute has arisen: golf. “He can’t hit a ball 50 yards,” former President Trump said of President Biden during the recent presidential debate. “HeRead More →

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Historic heat is still raging in the West, with life-threatening temperatures baking California to Colorado before the dangerous, triple-digit heat moves to the East Coast. Las Vegas hit its sixth day in a row of temperatures at or above 115 degrees as the city soaredRead More →