Politics

New Jersey Democratic power broker pleads not guilty to state racketeering charges

The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges…

Senators seek special counsel probe of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Two Democratic Senate committee leaders asked the Department of Justice to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Supreme Court…

Another Democrat urges Biden to withdraw as Trump debate fallout roils campaign

Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey on Tuesday became the latest Democratic lawmaker to publicly urge President Joe Biden to…

Putin hosts India’s Modi to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, seeking to deepen the relationship between the two…

Biden needs to show he’s ‘with it’ at ‘extraordinarily important’ NATO summit, former diplomat says

The stakes are high for the NATO alliance as the organization’s 75th anniversary summit gets underway in Washington this week.…

Iran has voted in a reformist president — but change remains distant

Iran on Friday elected its first “reformist” president in 20 years, signaling many voters’ rejection of hard-line conservative policies amid…

‘No one is picking up the phone’: Joe Biden’s fundraising confronts new hurdles after debate

President Joe Biden’s fundraising operation started showing cracks in its once formidable armor, almost 10 days after his disastrous presidential…

RNC panel adopts Trump-backed platform with no entitlement cuts, softer abortion stance

The Republican Party’s platform committee on Monday adopted a plank drafted by aides to Donald Trump, whose new language softens…

Parkinson’s disease expert visited the White House this year, met with Biden’s doctor: NBC News

A Parkinson’s disease expert visited the White House several times over the past year, including a January meeting with President…

Ukrainian children’s hospital hit, 31 people killed in daytime Russian missile attack

A barrage of Russian missiles across Ukraine killed at least 31 people, injured 125 others and seriously damaged a key…