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Mike Johnson elected House speaker, putting Louisiana Republican in the spotlight

Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, ending a three-week leadership…

Trump storms out of fraud trial after judge clashes with his attorneys, fines him $10,000 for violating gag order

Donald Trump stormed out of his $250 million New York fraud trial Wednesday, shortly after a judge fined him for…

House speaker nominee Tom Emmer is no friend of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Rep. Tom Emmer is the latest Republican nominee for speaker of the House, and that could mean a fresh headache…

Trump 2020 lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election case, the latest to flip

Jenna Ellis, the right-wing attorney who worked on the Trump 2020 presidential campaign, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a criminal charge…

Tom Emmer drops out of contention for House speaker, hours after winning GOP nomination

Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota dropped his bid for speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, just hours after…

Tucker Carlson media company signs its first ad deal

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s new media company has officially signed its first advertising deal. The agreement, worth at…

Michael Cohen testifies Trump ordered him to falsely inflate asset values

Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, testified Tuesday that the former president directed him to falsely…

Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to foreign agent charge in corruption case

Sen. Bob Menendez on Monday pleaded not guilty to a federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to act as a…

Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia case, following Sidney Powell

Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro agreed to plead guilty Friday to a felony charge in the Georgia election interference case…

Judge fines Trump $5,000 for gag order violation after threatening him with jail time

A New York judge fined Donald Trump $5,000 on Friday after threatening the former president with jail time for violating…