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Here's where the Biden-Trump polls stand in 7 swing states

The battle between President Biden and former President Trump is ramping up with the general election for the White House now underway. Biden and Trump both easily became their party’s presumptive...

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Meet the 'subprime auto king' who arranged Trump's $175 million bond

After weeks of uncertainty, former President Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case Monday with the help of little-known California billionaire Don Hankey.  Hankey’s Knight...

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Governor says budgetary cap would limit his immediate response to natural...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear was at a podium Wednesday for a familiar scene: to discuss damage from the latest round of storms that battered Kentucky. But this time he contended...

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US fumes at Israel over difficulty in getting relief to Gaza

The strike that killed a group of aid workers in Gaza puts in stark relief the difficulties the U.S. faces in delivering relief to an intensifying humanitarian crisis, especially as it follows the...

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Florida ruling poses latest test to Trump's abortion strategy

Former President Trump’s position on abortion access is back in the spotlight, this time thanks to a Florida court ruling that has given Democrats an opening to attack Trump in his home state. The...

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Dems rage at Israel after deadly strike on World Central Kitchen convoy

House Democrats are sounding new alarms over Israel’s military operations in Gaza after a recent strike killed seven workers for an esteemed humanitarian aid group delivering food to famished...

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Lawmakers eye national high-speed rail proposal

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- High-speed rail could get support from Congress in the future. Some lawmakers are pushing to invest billions of dollars to get faster trains to operate in different parts of...

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EPA sets strict new emissions standards on heavy-duty vehicles

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The Environmental Protection Agency is setting strict new emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles that it says will help address the worsening climate crisis. But truckers...

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US stiffens tone on Israel policy in aftermath of aid worker killings

President Biden is signaling that growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lead to a change in U.S. support for Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, following...

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Kentucky governor vetoes nuclear energy legislation due to the method of...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday vetoed legislation promoting nuclear energy in coal-producing Kentucky, but stressed his objections dealt with an advisory board and not with the...

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Gov. Beshear gives update on storm recovery, response

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — At Thursday’s Team Kentucky briefing, Gov. Andy Beshear praised the state's response to Tuesday’s storms. “Being weather aware, along with having so much information out...

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New York immigrant advocate on Texas Gov. Abbott: 'A racist bigot'

(The Hill) — A prominent New York City immigrant advocate on Thursday criticized a visit to the city by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who is in town to headline the local Republican Party’s annual gala....

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The Memo: Hillary Clinton ‘get over yourself’ comment threatens to backfire...

President Biden has one less thing to worry about in his bid for a second term after No Labels announced on Thursday it would not field a candidate in this year’s election. But Hillary Clinton, of all...

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Americans think a president's power should be checked - unless their side wins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he'd like to see the U.S. government “go back to its original design” — a system of checks and balances developed nearly 240 years ago to...

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As Florida bans legal abortion, where will 84,000 women go?

(The Hill) -- The potential fallout from Florida's looming six-week abortion ban is likely to reverberate across the entire country, and abortion access groups are preparing for an imminent crisis....

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Did Oregon pull the plug too soon on drug decriminalization? 

(The Hill) -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) ended the state’s experiment with decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs this week, but the debate over whether the state pulled the...

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RFK Jr. says both parties using Jan. 6 to 'pour fuel on the fire' of US...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to clarify his stance on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, saying he believes both the Democratic and Republican parties are equally at fault for fanning the flames of...

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Trump mounts new push to recuse judge in hush money case

Former President Trump on Friday demanded his hush money judge recuse himself from the upcoming trial, now less than two weeks away, over his daughter’s firm’s digital marketing work for prominent...

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Calls for independent investigation grow in Gaza aid workers’ deaths

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Israel says it has closed its investigation into the Israeli Defense Forces attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza, including one American. U.S....

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New jobs report shows strong U.S. economic growth

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A new jobs report is surprising economists in a good way. On Friday, the Labor Department put out new figures showing the U.S. economy added more than 300,000 jobs in March. Jon...

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