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(NEW YORK) -- When veteran sketch artist Christine Cornell draws former President Donald Trump, she searches for details."He's got some very pretty qualities," Cornell said. "I like the way his eyes have a kind of cat-like slant. I like his bushy eyebrows that are like caterpillars. I like that little…

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have a joint appearance at Mar-a-Lago Friday afternoon where they are discussing "election integrity."The topic is a chief priority for Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, who continues to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election. Trump's calls for "election…

(WASHINGTON) -- High-level U.S. officials are urgently trying to pressure Iran to back down from its threat to launch a retaliatory strike against Israel -- the latest challenge facing the Biden administration as it tries to avert an all-out regional war in the Middle East.At the same time, the U.S.…

(WASHINGTON) -- The House on Friday voted to reauthorize a key U.S. spy program considered crucial to national security.In a 273 to 147 vote, lawmakers renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire on April 19, through 2026.It won't head to the Senate right…

(WASHINGTON) -- Washington state has just joined Ohio and Alabama in signifying through election officials that President Joe Biden could be left off their general election ballots due to conflicts between the dates of the Democratic National Committee's nominating convention and state ballot deadlines. The Evergreen state, though, appears to…

(WASHINGTON) -- (WASHINGTON) -- A bill to reauthorize a spy program considered critical to U.S. national security is in limbo on Capitol Hill.An attempt on Wednesday to move ahead with reforming and renewing parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was blocked by House Republicans, in another blow the Speaker…

(NEW YORK) -- The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case is hearing arguments Friday from his co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira on motions to have the charges against them dismissed.Attorneys for Nauta, Trump's longtime aide, will ask U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to dismiss the…

(PALM BEACH, Fla.) -- As Mike Johnson faces a threat of being ousted as House speaker, he's set to join Donald Trump on Friday in Mar-a-Lago for a joint appearance where the former president is expected to offer him his support."I am looking forward to going to Florida and spending…

(TUCSON, Ariz.) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Tucson, Arizona, for a campaign event on Friday -- three days after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a near-total ban on abortion in the state, a ruling celebrated by abortion opponents but lambasted by Democrats and abortion rights supporters, who…

(DENVER) -- The Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom coalition, which is working to get a constitutional amendment on the state's ballot that would enshrine abortion access, said Friday that it has collected over 225,000 signatures, passing the 124,238 signature threshold to make it onto the ballot.The group said it is…