As protesters and curious onlookers of every political stripe stood by, a defiant Donald Trump raised his hand in a clenched-fist salute as he left Trump Tower for the Manhattan courthouse. Although the former president used his right and not his left for the gesture, it was evocative of Sherman McCoy — the deeply flawed, adulterous, and formerly powerful man falsely and ridiculously hounded by a vengeful New York prosecutor in Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities.

President Joe Biden’s job performance rating has mostly held steady for over a year, and currently stands at 44% approve vs. 56% disapprove in the latest Fox News national survey.

Washington State spent more than $1.2 million on abortion drugs to cover a three-year supply, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday ahead of a court's ruling.

The Kansas legislature became the first in the nation to give final passage to a bill that defines what it means to be a woman, setting the stage for a veto battle with Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.