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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Rome, Ga., on March 9, 2024. The judge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others says Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before the case can proceed. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) **FILE**

Trump will keep fighting Georgia case after Willis-Wade decision, lawyer says

Former President Donald Trump will use "all legal options" to fight the election-subversion case against him in Georgia, his lawyer said Friday in response to a ruling that lets Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis stay on the case if she boots her ex-boyfriend, Nathan Wade, off the prosecution team.

March 15, 2024
This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. (Justice Department via AP)

Lawyers for Trump and Jack Smith spar over Mar-a-Lago documents charges

Former President Donald Trump sat in a Florida courtroom Thursday as his lawyers tried to convince a federal judge that charges over sensitive government records found at Mar-a-Lago should be tossed because special counsel Jack Smith is wielding vague laws and disregarding presidential powers.

March 14, 2024
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at Manhattan federal court, Monday, March 11, 2024, in New York. Menendez and his wife, Nadine, are charged with conspiring with three businessmen to accept bribes of gold bars, cash and a luxury car in return for the senator’s help in projects pursued by the businessmen. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)

Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to new charges in bribery case

Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty Monday to a new indictment charging him with obstruction of justice as part of a sprawling case that alleges he accepted money and leveraged his Capitol Hill position to act as a foreign agent for Egypt.

March 11, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks at the National League of Cities at the Marriott Marquis conference, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden declares American ‘comeback story’ in red and blue towns

President Biden pledged Monday to deliver for "red and blue communities" in a speech to local leaders that retraced his legislative victories and sought to broaden his appeal ahead of a tough reelection battle against former President Donald Trump.

March 11, 2024
In this Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, signs a trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. China’s government welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said Thursday the two sides need to address each other’s “core concerns.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Trump stands by tariffs as a major trade tool against China

Former President Donald Trump is sticking by his plan to raise tariffs on all Chinese exports and said he isn't worried about retaliatory levies from Beijing. Mr. Trump on Monday said China was "petrified" of tariffs he imposed during his term, giving the U.S. leverage in the trade relationship.

March 11, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

Embattled DA Fani Willis faces Democratic challenger in reelection bid

A Georgia attorney plans to take on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in this year's Democratic primary, hoping to capitalize on criticism of the DA for having a romantic relationship with the taxpayer-funded investigator she hired to probe former President Donald Trump.

March 8, 2024