NEW YORK — A Florida judge sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others. In a blistering filing on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald...
‘Diamond,’ of Pro-Trump Duo Diamond and Silk, Dies at 51
RALEIGH, N.C. — Lynette Hardaway, an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump and one half of the conservative political commentary duo Diamond and Silk, has died, according to the pair's Twitter account. She was 51. Hardaway, known by the moniker “Diamond,” carved out a unique role as a Black...
Details About the Secret $32M Fight Against the “Stop the Steal” Movement
Two groups spent millions in key battleground states to support election infrastructure during the midterms. The organizations, which operated in complete secrecy, were the Pro-Democracy Center and Pro-Democracy Campaign. They spent the money on initiatives to help states that faced unprecedented pressure from former President Donald Trump and his allies,...
Trump Acquitted, Denounced in Historic Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the...
Trump’s Historic 2nd Impeachment Trial Opens with Jarring Video of Siege
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday in the Senate with graphic video of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the defeated former president whipping up a rally crowd — “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol!” — as he encouraged a futile fight...
Fresno Hmong Oppose Trump Deportation Plan to Laos
Hmong community members met Thursday near a statue of their hero — a statue depicting what led to their arrival in America. Just yards away from the memorial, showing two Hmong soldiers saving an American ally, and plaques honoring Gen. Vang Pao, the Hmong residents asked that their contributions to...
Court Appears Poised to End DACA Protection
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservative majority seems prepared to allow the Trump administration to end a program that allows some immigrants to work legally in the United States and protects them from deportation. There did not appear to be any support among the five conservatives in extended arguments Tuesday...
Trump Overhauling Enforcement of Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is finalizing major changes Monday to the way it enforces the landmark Endangered Species Act, a move it says will reduce regulatory burden but critics charge will drive more creatures to extinction. The administration was making public a final rule overhauling the way the federal...
Trump Overhauling Enforcement of Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is finalizing major changes Monday to the way it enforces the landmark Endangered Species Act, a move it says will reduce regulatory burden but critics charge will drive more creatures to extinction. The administration was making public a final rule overhauling the way the federal...
US to Set up Plan Allowing Prescription Meds From Canada
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a way for Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing years of refusals by health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications. The move is a step...