Trump asks Supreme Court to delay his election interference trial

Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Virginia lawmakers divided over proposal to relocate Capitals, Wizards

Top Democrats in the Virginia Senate have dealt a blow to legislation to help pave the way for the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to relocate to northern Virginia, refusing to docket the bill for a hearing and expressing serious reservations Monday about the financing of the proposed deal.

Kamala Harris angrily attacks special counsel who spotlighted Biden memory lapses as 'politically motivated'

A reporter asked Harris in Washington if she thought Hur's report that recounted several memory lapses by the president was fair. Harris blasted Hur as being "wrong on the facts" and thought he should have shown greater integrity.

Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses as the only major candidate to participate

Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to compete, winning his third straight state as he tries to secure his party's nomination.

Maryland lawmakers clash over governor's juvenile justice bill

Just one day after Governor Wes Moore declared public safety as his top priority, lawmakers began hearings on new bills aimed at fixing Maryland's juvenile justice system. 

Trump Colorado ballot case goes before seemingly skeptical US Supreme Court

The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about whether Donald Trump can remain on the 2024 ballot for president in Colorado, and it sounds like the justices were skeptical of the state's effort to keep him off the ballot. 

Biden kept classified documents, special counsel says, but no criminal charges warranted

“We have also considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory," investigators wrote.

Supreme Court hears Trump presidential ballot ban

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to determine whether former President Donald Trump can keep running for the White House.

Maryland governor declares crime fighting top priority in State of the State speech

Calling crime fighting his "administration’s top priority," Maryland Governor Wes Moore used his State of the State speech to highlight new public safety bills. 

‘None of these candidates’ wins Nevada primary: What that means

Nikki Haley became the first presidential candidate from either party to lose a race to “None of these candidates” since that option was introduced in Nevada in 1975.

Nikki Haley asks for Secret Service protection after increase in threats

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has applied for Secret Service protection because of increasing threats she has received on the campaign trail, Haley’s team confirmed to Fox News on Monday.

South Carolina primary is Democrats’ first this election, giving Biden unsurprising win

President Joe Biden won South Carolina’s primary Saturday under a revamped election order for the Democratic party that is hoped will mobilize Black and minority voters.

Revenge porn bill backed by former Virginia House candidate advances

A bill that cleared an early hurdle Wednesday in the Virginia House of Delegates would broaden the state’s revenge porn law by adding a new category of "sexual" images that would be unlawful to disseminate.

Maryland governor unveils ARC initiative to reform juvenile justice system, tackle youth crime surge

Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced a new series of proposed laws Wednesday he says will fix long-standing problems in the state’s juvenile justice system, and cut down on crime by young people.

US pins blame for deadly drone strike on Iran-backed militias in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq

The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his response options to the strike.