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What's in the sweeping Trump racketeering indictment in Georgia
Win McNamee/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- For the fourth time in five months, former President Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges. Trump and 18 other people were charged in a sweeping ...
Aug 15, 2023
Biden to visit Maui wildfire aftermath, pledges support 'as long as it takes'
Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged to help Maui recover from the devastating wildfires there "as long as it takes" and said he and ...
Aug 15, 2023
'Unprecedented' and 'unsafe': Defense Secretary Austin marks 3 service branches without leaders after Tuberville's holds
Matthew Seyler/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Unites States is without confirmed chiefs for three of its military services. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called the situation "unprecedented," blaming it...
Aug 15, 2023
Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief Charles McGonigal pleads guilty in case related to Russian billionaire
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- One of the highest-ranking FBI agents to ever face criminal charges pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Econo...
Aug 15, 2023
Lawmakers react as Trump faces fourth criminal indictment
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Many congressional Republicans are again coming to former President Donald Trump's defense after he was indicted a fourth time. A Georgia grand jury late Monday ...
Aug 15, 2023
In charging Trump with RICO crimes, Georgia prosecutors reach for a familiar tool
Creativeye99/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- In charging former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants in a sprawling 41-count indictment, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis reached for a famil...
Aug 15, 2023
Trump lashes out at judge who warned him about 'inflammatory' remarks, and more campaign trail takeaways
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump lashed out at the federal judge overseeing the case against him over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss -- after he was w...
Aug 14, 2023
Will Mitt Romney face a 'dogfight' with Republicans in 2024 over his Trump criticism?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- Utah Sen. Mitt Romney hasn't yet said if he'll run for a second term, next year -- but if he does, he'll face a primary challenge from other Republicans...
Aug 14, 2023
Biden administration begins wiping out student loan debt for 804,000 borrowers
Prasit photo/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Starting Monday, hundreds of thousands of federal student loan borrowers will start to receive emails from their servicers with the subject line "Your student ...
Aug 14, 2023
White House outlines Maui fire response, says Biden is 'deeply concerned'
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday outlined steps being taken to aid Maui amid its deadly wildfires, and defended against questions about President Joe Biden's respo...
Aug 14, 2023
