Trump felony conviction offers a character test for America
When he isn’t fetishizing the fictive cannibal Hannibal Lecter — “a wonderful man” — Donald Trump rhapsodizes over the gangster Al Capone. “He was seriously…
Iran’s hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for presidential election
In short: Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered for the country's presidential election, due to take place on June 28.The firebrand politician previously served…
The evolution of the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag in Alito controversy
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in…
Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial date
WASHINGTON — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Trump has indefinitely postponed a trial that had been set…
Column: Trump warns political violence may follow if he loses election
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has put America on notice: If he loses the presidential election, he reserves the right to encourage his followers to fight. When…
Inside the head-spinning week of Trump’s legal drama
NEW YORK — Even by Donald Trump’s standards, it was a dizzying week. The first criminal prosecution of a former president began in earnest with opening…
1 in 3 adults thinks Trump acted illegally in hush money case
WASHINGTON — The first criminal trial facing former President Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new…
Women still vastly underrepresented in state legislatures
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia Rucker frequently clash on abortion rights and just about everything else in West Virginia’s Legislature, but they…
Trump trials: What is the latest news, updates?
WASHINGTON — As he campaigns for a return to the White House, former President Trump faces criminal prosecution in four separate trials. He’s also had two…