Michael Cohen, who served as former President Trump's personal attorney, called. the former president an "idiot" for not paying his alleged co-conspirators' legal bills in the Georgia election case. Cohen questioned Monday why Trump would not pay the legal bills for his other codefendants who were indicted in Fulton County, Ga. — such as attorneys...
The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced that eight GOP presidential candidates have officially qualified for the first primary debate slated for Wednesday evening in Milwaukee. To qualify for the debate, candidates needed to meet polling and donor requirements set by the RNC, as well as sign a loyalty pledge vowing that they will support the...
Republican presidential candidates are preparing to descend on Milwaukee for the first GOP primary debate on Wednesday night. The event, hosted by Fox News, will be one of the clearest opportunities yet for candidates to separate themselves from the pack in a race that has largely been dominated by former President Trump. Trump has said...
While Smith’s prosecution is having political fallout, wouldn’t it be terribly wrong to effectively promote lawlessness through official inaction in the face of borderline treasonous conduct by an ex-president?
The Biden administration officially launched the new income-driven student loan repayment plan for borrowers on Tuesday, ahead of repayments restarting this fall. The official launch of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan comes just weeks before interest will begin to accrue on student loans for the first time in more than three years...
President Biden on Tuesday named Ed Siskel as the new White House counsel, tapping the former Obama administration official for the role as the White House faces GOP investigations and legal challenges to multiple policies. Siskel previously served in the White House counsel’s office during the Obama administration, rising to the level of deputy counsel....
Two-fifths of baby boomers and Gen-X Americans lack a simple savings account, a new survey finds, underscoring a rising sense of economic ennui at a time of reduced saving and rising debt. In a survey by Achieve, the digital personal finance company, 58 percent of respondents said they aren’t close to achieving financial freedom, defined...
From coast to coast, Republican politicians are breathing a sigh of relief. Even though most of them won’t say it publicly, it’s no secret that, privately, many Republicans don’t really want former President Trump to be their party’s nominee in 2024. They’re just hoping he’ll somehow go away. Why? Because they know they can’t win with him at the top of the ticket. He’s got too much baggage. As commentator Keith Boykin adds it up, that includes (so...
A judge on Monday limited former President Trump’s social media use in connection to the an indictment in Georgia that charged him with 13 counts related to his and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee signed the order banning Trump from contacting his codefendants...