The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’

Prosecutors in Michigan have filed criminal charges against individuals they say took and tampered with voting machines

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks to have most of his impeachment articles dismissed

Lawyers for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have sought to have most of the charges against him dismissed

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Ron DeSantis mocked for dismal turnout at campaign event offering $1 beer

The DeSantis campaign had to drop the ticket prices for the event from $50 to $1 to bolster turnout

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, first Black woman to serve as state Assembly speaker, dies at 71

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who made history as the first Black woman to serve as speaker of the state Assembly, died Tuesday

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

DeSantis wants Kamala Harris to meet the controversial right-wing scholar behind Florida’s slavery curriculum

The governor invited the VP to discuss the state’s newly approved Black history guidelines

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

What is an arraignment? Here’s what to expect following Trump’s indictment for 2020 election interference

Republican candidate is already the first former US president ever to face federal charges

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Trump called for deposition in $500m lawsuit against Michael Cohen

Lawyers for Mr Cohen said that Mr Trump’s ‘testimony will strip the lie as to his claims against Mr Cohen’

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Trump’s rape trial testimony could come back to bite him in hush money case

Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg wants to show ex-president’s E Jean Carroll deposition at hush money trial

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

McCarthy Walks Thin Line As Trump Pressures For Impeachment Expungement Vote

House Speaker faces divisive dynamics within GOP as he navigates support for Trump's 2024 bid.

Zenger · Aug 1, 2023

Donald Trump forced to recall $60m from Super Pac as legal fees grow

Ex-president’s political action committee says it had less than $4m cash at end of June, having paid tens of millions in legal fees

The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2023