Garland defends Biden’s mental fitness and says he has ‘complete confidence’ in him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers on Tuesday that President Joe Biden has shown no signs of cognitive impairment while defending...
Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for...
Supreme Court gives some military veterans more generous educational benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a decorated veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in a protracted fight...
Justice Thomas returns to Supreme Court after 1-day absence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is back on the bench after an unexplained one-day absence.Thomas, 75, was in his usual seat,...
The Latest | Jury selection in Trump’s hush money trial stretches into 2nd day...
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returned Tuesday to a New York courtroom as the jury selection process in his historic hush money trial...
US Pentagon chief speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time since November 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China's national defense minister Tuesday morning, in the latest in a series of U.S. steps...
House to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says he is sending impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to...
Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy — a move some Republicans...
Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters at stake as Supreme Court hears debate...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday is taking up the first of two cases that could affect the criminal prosecution of former...
Trump trial: Why can’t Americans see or hear what is going on inside the...
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a...