Irrepressible Berlusconi makes one last bid for brass ring in Italy
ROME | Only Silvio Berlusconi — the billionaire media tycoon whose four tumultuous terms as Italy’s prime minister were marred by allegations of corruption, mob...
Berlusconi drops bid to be elected as Italy’s president
ROME (AP) — Former premier Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday bowed out of Italy's presidential election set for next week, claiming he had the votes to...
Arizona Democratic Party censures Sinema as party reels from string of defeats
The Arizona Democratic Party executive board voted on Saturday to censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over her decision to join her Republican colleagues in blocking a...
1 NYPD officer killed, 1 wounded in Friday night shooting
A New York City Police officer was killed and another critically wounded while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Harlem Friday evening. Mayor Eric...
‘Nuclear option’ is the new battle cry for Democratic candidates for Senate
Supporting the elimination of the filibuster has become the new litmus test for Democrats running for U.S. Senate in battleground races across the country. Democrats...
Ken Paxton, Texas AG, refuses to hand over Jan. 6 records
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has rejected a prosecutor’s demand for records of his appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded...
Legal advocacy groups ‘dissatisfied’ with Biden’s progress on criminal justice: Poll
Legal advocacy groups are dissatisfied with President Biden's progress on criminal justice, which they argue has fallen short of the more than 100 changes he...
Pro-life group pouring $72 million into battleground states for midterms
A pro-life advocacy group is pouring $72 million into key battleground states in a bid to elect pro-life candidates in the 2022 midterms. Mallory Carroll,...
Chad Stark, Texas man, arrested for election-related death threats against government officials
A Texas man was arrested on Friday for allegedly making election-related death threats against government officials in Georgia. Chad Stark, 54, of Leander was arrested...
Biden looks to reshape elections commission with nominee
President Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate election law attorney Dara Lindenbaum to serve as the top elections money regulator at the Federal...
Mandate or no mandate: Businesses take divergent paths after Court nixes Biden’s vaccine rule
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Biden’s vaccine mandate for the private sector is forcing big companies to take divergent paths with some...
Court rules California county’s gun store shutdown order for COVID-19 was unconstitutional
The coronavirus pandemic cannot be an excuse to shut down gun stores, a federal appeals court ruled this week, delivering a belated spanking to a...
Biden administration intervenes in Trump lawsuit against Facebook to defend Section 230
The Biden administration is defending legal liability protections for tech platforms against a court challenge from former President Donald Trump in his lawsuit against Facebook....
Thousands protest abortion as 49th annual March for Life returns in-person
Thousands of pro-life activists returned in person to Washington for the 49th annual March for Life on Friday, braving frigid temperatures to stride proudly to...
Biden urges mayors to spend COVID-19 aid on social programs, worker benefits
President Biden on Friday urged U.S. mayors to use their state and local COVID-19 relief aid to pay for worker education training programs, child care...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom apologizes for referring to train thieves as members of gangs
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has apologized for referring to the criminals looting packages from Union Pacific freight trains as "gang" members. "This is not one-off....
First COVID-19 tests arrive after website launch; millions of the free tests ordered since Tuesday
Millions of Americans ordered free COVID-19 tests from President Biden's new website this week and the initial kits began to reach households Friday, the White...
Texas federal judge halts Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees
A federal judge issued an order Friday halting President Biden’s order that all federal employees get the coronavirus vaccine or risk losing their jobs, saying...
Biden urges Congress to bolster semiconductor chip manufacturing in U.S.
President Biden on Friday urged Congress to pass legislation that would spend billions to increase U.S. semiconductor production, saying America needs to end its reliance...
Biden tells reporters he won’t take questions because they’ll ask about Russia
President Biden on Friday told reporters he wouldn’t take their questions because they would only press him about Russian aggression in Ukraine. At a White...
Joe Biden tells reporters he won’t take questions because they’ll ask about Russia
President Biden on Friday told reporters he wouldn’t take their questions because they would only press him about Russian aggression in Ukraine. At a White...
A new wave of far-left candidates out to oust old-guard Democrats
A new generation of liberal Democrats is entering the political arena with a rush of AOC-inspired young left-wing candidates looking to oust the party's old...
Poll: Most voters support U.S. military defense of Taiwan, but not Ukraine
Most American voters across the political spectrum support U.S. military intervention to defend Taiwan against China, but not to defend Ukraine against Russia, according to...
Judge denies Trump spokesperson’s attempts to recoup bank records from Jan. 6 committee
A federal judge has denied a motion by a spokesman for former President Donald Trump to have his bank records returned by the House committee...