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Koch-backed super PAC targets Trump in digital ads

A political network backed by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch is running ads saying that former President Donald Trump is a drag on the GOP and it's time to move on.

June 14, 2023

Student loan repayment to resume in October

The Department of Education says the three-year, pandemic-induced pause on student loan repayments will end in October.

June 14, 2023

Departing CDC chief urges Congress to help the agency restore reputation after COVID-19 failures

Rochelle Walensky told Congress on Tuesday she is leaving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with a "great sense of accomplishment" but said the public health agency still has work to do in restoring its reputation after the COVID-19 crisis.

June 13, 2023

Eight in 10 Republicans say Trump indictment is politically motivated, poll finds

Roughly 8 in 10 Republicans say the federal charges against former President Donald Trump are politically motivated, according to a new poll that finds Mr. Trump maintaining his double-digit lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

June 13, 2023

Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is sad about Trump indictment ‘as an American’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he was saddened as an American to see the federal charges against former President Donald Trump and offered unusual praise for the ex-president for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

June 13, 2023

Trump indictment alleges careless retention and showing off of gov’t secrets, plot to conceal docs

A 49-page indictment unsealed Friday by federal prosecutors in Miami paints a damning portrait of how former President Donald Trump allegedly retained batches of classified documents and enlisted a key aide, Walt Nauta, to move them around.

June 9, 2023

Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted alongside former president in documents probe

Former President Donald Trump said one of his aides, Walt Nauta, also had been indicted by the grand jury that looked into classified documents stored at the ex-president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

June 9, 2023

Trump shuffles lawyers amid Florida indictment

Former President Donald Trump said Friday he is shaking up his legal team as he fights a seven-count indictment in Florida, replacing two lawyers who worked on his classified documents case with a lawyer representing him in a New York matter.

June 9, 2023

Biden didn’t know about Trump indictment, White House contends

The White House said Friday it had no advance knowledge of the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump and refused to weigh in on the case, saying it wanted to respect the Justice Department's independence.

June 9, 2023

Romney: Trump brought document charges on himself

Sen. Mitt Romney on Friday said former President Donald Trump brought criminal charges "upon himself" by taking sensitive government documents to Florida.

June 9, 2023

Steve Laffey, a long-shot GOP candidate, tells Trump to quit the race

Steve Laffey, a relatively obscure candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, on Friday called on former President Donald Trump to end his campaign and chastised his party rivals for refusing to criticize the ex-president over a seven-count federal indictment in Florida.

June 9, 2023

Nashville school shooter’s parents agree to give writings to victims’ parents

The parents of the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school have agreed to hand over the manifesto written by their daughter as part of a court battle.

June 9, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom to discuss guns, 2024, California issues in rare Sean Hannity interview

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sit down for an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity next week to discuss topics such as immigration, issues in California, the economy and the 2024 election, the network announced.

June 9, 2023

Rep. Nancy Mace: Second indictment secures Trump’s GOP nomination

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina says the Biden administration secured former President Donald Trump's GOP nomination for president in 2024 with the new federal indictment out of Florida.

June 9, 2023

Trump says he’s been indicted, summoned to appear at the federal courthouse in Miami on Tuesday

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's been indicted over the case involving sensitive documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

June 8, 2023

Biden says COVID-19 Coordinator Ashish Jha is leaving post, as U.S. moves on from virus

White House COVID-19 Ashish Jha is set to leave his position next week after President Biden ended the public health emergency around the coronavirus as part of a pivot to normalcy.

June 8, 2023

Biden, British PM say they will support Ukraine for as long as it takes

President Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Thursday to aid Ukraine's fight against Moscow for as long as it takes, saying a long-term commitment will force Russian President Vladimir Putin to reconsider whether the war is worth it.

June 8, 2023

Biden ridicules claims against him of foreign bribery scheme as ‘malarkey’

President Biden on Thursday said claims he took bribes from foreigners are "malarkey" and he defended the independence of the Justice Department as it targets former President Donald Trump.

June 8, 2023

‘As long as it takes’: Biden, Sunak vow long-term support for Ukraine in Russia war

President Biden said the U.S. is committed to Ukraine's long-term security and he thinks he will be able to secure the funding necessary to support Kyiv for as long as it takes.

June 8, 2023

Biden, Sunak address crises at home as they meet at White House

U.S. and British leaders opened a White House press conference Thursday by highlighting crises close to home.

June 8, 2023