Government and politics

Top Democrats Pelosi, Clyburn say Biden age concerns are ‘legitimate’ after debate

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, of California, and House Rep. Jim Clyburn, of South Carolina, both Democrats, said Tuesday it…

First House Democrat urges Biden to withdraw from presidential race

Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to “make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw”…

Biden campaign reports raising $127 million in June, over $30 million since debate

President Joe Biden’s campaign announced in an email that it raised $127 million in June, with over $30 million brought…

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York after criminal indictments

Rudy Giuliani’s New York law license was revoked on Tuesday amid allegations that he assisted former President Donald Trump’s failed…

France’s Macron made key mistakes and demonized the left, says bestselling economist Thomas Piketty

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a reckoning after the country’s far right made historic gains in the first round…

Trump sentencing date in hush money case postponed more than two months to Sept. 18

A New York judge on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing date in his criminal hush money case by more than…

Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban — a key Putin ally — makes first wartime visit to Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for his first wartime visit to the battle-torn country. Orban,…

Crypto takes its fight with SEC directly to Biden and Trump

On a cool, sunny June evening in San Francisco, the Pacific Heights mansion of venture capitalist David Sacks was the…

Supreme Court dissents take a ‘darker tone’ on Trump immunity ruling

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan laid out grim visions of U.S. democracy in their…

Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for ‘official acts,’ limits evidence and reach of special counsel’s election case

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump has “presumptive immunity” for official acts he performed as president, complicating but…