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The Biden administration is preparing to officially declare Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as wrongfully detained in Russia, two US officials told CNN, a move that will trigger new US government resources to work towards his release.

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday afternoon.

Democratic-backed Janet Protasiewicz will win Wisconsin's Supreme Court election, CNN projects, flipping majority control in liberals' favor in what could be the most consequential election of the year with abortion access, election rules and more on the line in the key swing state.

Donald Trump, the first current or former president in US history to face criminal charges, is being arraigned Tuesday after being indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

An ex-president who's always on the attack will no longer be the sole orchestrator of his fate.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's one-time chief of staff Roy McGrath has died after a nationwide manhunt for him ended Monday in a confrontation with the FBI in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to McGrath's attorney.

News outlets will not be allowed to broadcast former President Donald Trump's arraignment on Tuesday in a Manhattan state court, a judge said Monday night.

Special counsel prosecutors have secured evidence including daily notes, texts, emails and photographs and are focused on cataloging how Donald Trump handled classified records around the Mar-a-Lago resort and those who may have witnessed the former president with them, according to multiple sources familiar with the investigation.

A federal judge in Alaska has declined to block progress on the controversial Willow oil drilling project while lawsuits against the project proceed.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is poised to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday -- a historic event that comes amid warnings from China.

Former President Donald Trump's expected court appearance in New York on Tuesday has led to a modest outburst of online threats featuring calls for violence but US officials say the chatter has been disorganized, sporadic and lacks the coherent planning that defined the lead-up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Key Senate Democrats are calling for next year's funding for the Supreme Court to be conditioned on the creation of an ethics code for the justices.

The Supreme Court will let stand the conviction of a Louisiana inmate who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death for his role in an attempted prison escape involving five other inmates.

Former President Donald Trump landed in his hometown of New York City where he is expected to voluntarily surrender after being indicted last week.

"At the risk of asking a stupid question, what do you do for a living" prosecutor Nicole Lockhart said to DiCaprio. "I am an actor," DiCaprio responded.

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, marking the first time in US history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges.

Some Supreme Court justices thought Donald Trump was setting them up. Two days after the official swearing-in of Justice Brett Kavanaugh in October 2018, the president arranged a televised ceremony at the White House and invited all the justices.

Donald Trump, the first former president in history to face criminal charges, arrived in New York Monday for an expected arraignment on Tuesday after being indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury.

Donald Trump will take America through yet another grave and unprecedented national drama this week when he becomes the first ex-president to appear in court charged with a crime.

The Justice Department has obtained new evidence suggesting potential obstruction by former President Donald Trump in the agency's probe of his handling of classified documents, The Washington Post reported Sunday.