The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of 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.
AP National Politics Jul. 15, 2024 9:41 am429d ago
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of 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 Michael Biesecker and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press National Politics Jul. 15, 2024 7:32 am429d ago
The man who officials say tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally where one attendee was killed.
By Jill Colvin and Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press
National Politics Jul. 15, 2024 7:36 am429d ago
Donald Trump appeared to be the target of an assassination attempt as he spoke during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The former president, his ear covered in blood from what he said was a gunshot, was quickly pulled away by Secret Service agents and his campaign said he was “fine.”
National Politics Jul. 9, 2024 11:15 am435d ago
Born James Mountain Inhofe on Nov. 17, 1934, in Des Moines, Iowa, Inhofe grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Tulsa in 1959.
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and CHRISTINE FERNANDO - Associated Press
National Politics Jul. 8, 2024 6:00 pm435d ago
The Republican National Committee’s platform committee is adopting a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position — opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to the states. It is the first time a national abortion ban has been omitted in 40 years.
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 8, 2024 8:28 am436d ago
Biden wrote in the two-page letter Monday that “the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end.” He stressed that the party has “one job,” which is to defeat presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in November.
Environmental News Jun. 25, 2024 11:32 am449d ago
Burgum is wrestling with a mammoth carbon dioxide pipeline project in his home state. The $5.5 billion venture has split North Dakota and left him straddling an awkward political divide as Trump and President Joe Biden offer voters starkly different visions about how to deal with climate change.
By Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 8, 2024 1:57 pm344d ago
Also, a Libertarian candidate will run in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
National Politics Jun. 11, 2024 1:33 pm463d ago
As he campaigns for reelection, President Joe Biden frequently touts his work on student debt, pointing to the millions of people who received cancellation under his watch. Yet relatively few Americans say they're fans of his work on the issue, even among those who have student loans.
Nation and World Jun. 4, 2024 11:47 am470d ago
President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.
Crime & Courts May. 30, 2024 5:54 pm474d ago
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
National Politics May. 15, 2024 11:50 am490d ago
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
National Politics Mar. 8, 2024 5:28 pm557d ago
Rep. Ashley Hinson’s office had a “significant number of young people” call their office on Thursday, a spokesperson said, and “most sounded like they were in middle school.”
National Politics Mar. 6, 2024 9:44 am560d ago
Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, she encouraged him to earn the support of the coalition of moderate Republicans and independent voters who supported her.
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