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JD Vance's positions on abortion, the 2020 election, Ukraine and more as Trump's new VP pick
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has chosen Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, to be his vice presidential running mate, catapulting the first-term senator into the national spotlight.
Clarence Thomas signaled how he might rule on a challenge to Trump special counsel. Would other justices follow?
WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court this month handed a big win to former President Donald Trump on presidential immunity, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wrote his own opinion raising questions about a related issue: Was special counsel Jack Smith lawfully appointed?
Biden orders Secret Service to protect RFK Jr. after attempt on Trump’s life
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has directed the U.S. Secret Service to protect independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the Homeland Security secretary said Monday.
Fed’s Powell Welcomes Cooler Inflation but Steers Clear of Rate Cut Timing
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, avoided sending a clear signal about when the central bank would begin to cut interest rates even as he welcomed a recent cool-down in inflation.
Powell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the Federal Reserve is becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back to its 2% target and said the Fed would cut rates before the pace of price increases actually reached that point.
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
Trump Says He’s Revised His Convention Speech in Wake of Shooting
Former President Donald J. Trump, in his first interviews since surviving an assassination attempt, said he had thrown out the speech that he planned to deliver at the Republican National Convention this week and was drafting one that was more unifying.