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(WASHINGTON) -- Special counsel Jack Smith's lead prosecutor in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump made news last week when he told a federal judge that putting Trump on trial in the days leading up to the 2024 presidential election would not violate Justice Department policy.The federal…

(WASHINGTON) -- One of the biggest Super Tuesday prizes is Texas, with its 161 delegates at stake in the Republican primary. Former President Donald Trump and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley have campaigned recently in the state -- with Trump visiting the Mexican border last week and Haley rallying in…

(WASHINGTON) -- Benny Gantz, a top political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is meeting with high-level officials in Washington this week, stoking speculation that the Biden administration is trying to distance itself from Israel's far-right government.It comes as the U.S. is stepping up pressure for urgent action to…

(WASHINGTON) -- California's primary battle for the Senate seat to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last fall, is one to watch on Super Tuesday.Twenty-seven candidates have filed for the Feinstein seat. The four leading contenders are Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee, plus Republican Steve Garvey,…

(WASHINGTON) -- The North Carolina gubernatorial race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive and closely-watched face-offs in the battleground state. Leading candidates with polar opposite views are vying for the executive mansion seat in a race that could serve as a precedent for voters' choices in…

(WASHINGTON) -- Nikki Haley has repeatedly promised to remain in the Republican primary race against Donald Trump until Super Tuesday, which offers the last big chance for the former governor and ambassador to start catching up to the former president in delegates for their party's 2024 nomination.But Haley has also…

(WASHINGTON) -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has issued an administrative stay which temporarily blocks Texas’ strict immigration law, SB 4, after the Biden administration asked the court to intervene.The law remains blocked until March 13 at 5:00 P.M. (EDT) to give the justices time to decide how to proceed.…

(WASHINGTON) -- Confirming what was long suspected, Sen. John Thune formalized his bid to replace Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as the next Senate Republican leader in an interview Monday with a news outlet in his home state of South Dakota.Thune, in the clip, was asked by a reporter from Keloland…

(WASHINGTON) -- Super Tuesday is a significant day in the presidential primary race -- when 16 states total, plus the territory of American Samoa, head to the polls.While the presidential contest will receive a good amount of the attention, there are several significant down-ballot races as well since some states…

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for Donald Trump have repeated their request for a delay of the $83 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against the former president, arguing that the former columnist's lawyers contradicted themselves in a recent court filing.Defense lawyers Alina Habba -- along with D. John Sauer,…