House considers overriding Trump vetoes as Republicans weigh crossing president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will consider a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump with House votes Thursday to override his vetoes of two low-profile bills that were considered noncontroversial when they passed Congress. One bill was designed
Wisconsin man accused of killing parents to fund Trump assassination plot set to enter plea deal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their money to fund a plan to assassinate President Donald Trump is set to enter a plea deal resolving the case Thursday. Nikita
Josh Shapiro to run for 2nd term as Pennsylvania governor, trailed by talk of a 2028 White House bid
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will run for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party’s radar as a potential presidential contender in
Harvey Weinstein says jurors were bullied into convicting him. A judge is set to rule
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein returns to court Thursday, seeking to get his latest sex crime conviction thrown out because anger and apprehensions flared among jurors during deliberations last spring. It’s the latest convoluted turn in
Mourners mark a year since Los Angeles wildfires, in photos
Mourners honored on Wednesday the lives lost a year ago when devastating wildfires swept across opposite ends of Los Angeles County — but they also protested the response to the fires, visited fire-ravaged properties and continued to
What to know about the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officials and local leaders clashed Wednesday over their differing characterizations of a fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. While President Donald Trump’s administration described the killing of a
Salt Lake City shooting at church venue leaves two dead – local media report
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – A shooting in Salt Lake City, Utah, at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints venue left two people dead and several wounded, local police told an ABC News affiliate late
Bessent, Lutnick and Wright to join Trump at Davos, source says
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Energy Secretary Chris Wright will join President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a source familiar with the
US congressional panel to subpoena billionaire Leslie Wexner over Epstein ties
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee will subpoena billionaire Leslie Wexner to sit for a deposition before the panel over his ties with late financier and convicted sex
Democrat congressman Steny Hoyer to retire after more than 40-year career, Washington Post reports
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Democratic congressman Steny Hoyer said he will not seek reelection, ending a more than four decade career in the U.S House of Representatives, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.