Government appointments and nominations

Trump responds to guilty verdict by falsely blasting ‘rigged trial’

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and build momentum for his bid ...

What’s next for Donald Trump after hush money conviction

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial, ...

Republican-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down

U.S.
Amanda Smith

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent says he won’t step down when his term ends this month. Then-Gov. ...

Trump will address the Libertarian Party convention as he goes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

U.S.
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is addressing the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night, courting a segment of mostly conservative voters that ...

Trump hush money trial: Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael ...

Trump hush money trial: Star witness Michael Cohen takes the stand

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors ...

Ex-GOP Gov. Hogan is popular with some Maryland Democrats who still don’t want him in the Senate

U.S.
Amanda Smith

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Some Maryland Democrats have a soft spot for Larry Hogan, their former two-term Republican governor in a heavily ...

Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies

U.S.
Amanda Smith

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over ...

Japan PM proposed summit with Kim Jong Un, North Korea says

World
David Turner

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offered to meet with North Korean leader ...

Is Donald Trump’s Truth Social headed to Wall Street? It comes down to a Friday vote

Business
Jessica Roberts

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s return to the stock market could be right around the corner. All eyes are on a ...