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Biden commemorates Brown v. Board 70th anniversary

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Biden delivered remarks at the National Museum of African American History to mark 70 years since the Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education order to desegregate...

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DOJ moves to reclassify marijuana. What happens next?

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Joe Biden called a new move to reclassify cannabis "monumental," Thursday, but the proposal is facing some pushback. The Justice Department's proposed rule would move...

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Raskin says it's 'worth investigating' whether House members were drinking in...

(The Hill) – Rep. Jaime Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, says it’s “worth investigating” whether lawmakers were drinking during Thursday’s explosive...

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Greene fracas at hearing leaves lawmakers shaking their heads

A Thursday night hearing’s descent into chaos earned rebuke from both sides of the aisle after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attacked another member’s physical appearance, a barb Democrats said...

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Haley protest votes raise red flags for Trump

The tens of thousands of primary votes cast in favor of Nikki Haley over the last several months are underscoring the apparent discontent many Republicans feel with former President Trump as their...

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Senate GOP looks to Trump to keep hold of House majority 

Senate Republicans believe the party’s chances of retaining its slim House majority will sink or swim with former President Trump in November as Democrats remain cautiously bullish of winning back the...

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Biden’s Morehouse speech exposes his 2024 political problems

Recorded earlier President Biden will set foot on a college campus Sunday for the first time since universities around the country became hotbeds for protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Biden is...

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Trump’s hush money defense in question as criminal trial nears close

Questions are flying about whether former President Trump will put up a defense in his historic hush money criminal trial as the Manhattan district attorney’s office winds down its case-in-chief this...

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Here are the 7 states most likely to flip in the Biden-Trump race

The looming November rematch between President Biden and former President Trump could be decided by just a handful of states.  Six months out from Election Day, all eyes are on seven toss-up states —...

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Trump suggests he could be a 3-term president if he wins election

(The Hill) - Former President Trump suggested Saturday that he could be considered a three-term president if he clinches a win next November. Speaking to the National Rifle Association (NRA) on...

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Trump hush money trial turns to defense: Live updates

Star witness Michael Cohen completed hours of testimony on Monday before the prosecution rested its case, handing former President Trump's hush money trial over to his defense team. Trump's defense...

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Red state abortion bans headed for clash with blue state shield laws

(The Hill) -- A clash is looming between anti-abortion red states and the blue state telemedicine shield laws trying to preserve abortion access.   More than a dozen states have laws shielding medical...

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Biden and Trump hit the trail

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The 2024 election season is well underway. It was a busy weekend for both candidates. President Joe Biden gave a commencement speech at a historically black college, while...

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How many Kentuckians submitted early ballots for the 2024 primary election?

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The early voting period for the 2024 Kentucky primary election ended Saturday evening. Secretary of State Michael Adams took to social media over the weekend, announcing the...

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Senate Republicans introduce legislation to legalize IVF treatment nationally

(The Hill) - Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Katie Britt (Ala.) announced Monday they are introducing legislation to protect legal access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide in the wake...

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Trump lawyer lands blow against Cohen on stealing from Trump Org

NEW YORK — Former President Trump’s lead defense attorney landed another punch on Michael Cohen on Monday, getting him to admit he stole from the Trump Organization as the ex-fixer was allegedly being...

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Kentucky Primary Election Day 2024: What will be closed?

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Voters who did not submit an early ballot can vote on Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for their chosen candidate in the Kentucky primary election. Although it isn’t a federal...

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Prosecution rests in whirlwind Trump hush money trial

Prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office have rested their case against former President Trump, bringing the first criminal trial of a U.S. president in the country’s history nearer...

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Primary election to determine 16 Georgetown City Council candidates

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (FOX 56) — It's Election Day for Kentucky's 2024 primaries, and voters are headed to the polls to cast their votes. According to Secretary of State Michael Adams, 75,204 Kentuckians...

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Voters to decide if Knott County will expand alcohol sales

KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — Kentucky, a state famous for bourbon and the mint julep, still has communities that have rejected alcohol sales since prohibition. In Kentucky, there are wet, moist, and...

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