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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out Fitch's decision to downgrade the United States credit rating to AA+ from AAA.

Attorney John Lauro argued that then-President Trump's efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss were based on legal advice he had received from John Eastman.

According to new evidence gathered by the investigation, at least 36 victims described the use of electrocution during interrogations of Kherson prisoners.

Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd was booed as he left the stage after throwing the strongest punch of the evening at Trump.

Special counsel Jack Smith is criminally investigating Donald Trump for efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

Donald Trump is a target of a criminal probe by special counsel Jack Smith over efforts to reverse the 2020 electoral win of President Joe Biden.

Huge legal fees helped the Save America PAC burn through cash, raising questions about how Trump would fund a general election campaign.

The U.S. Virgin Islands alleges in a federal lawsuit that JPMorgan Chase facilitated sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein for years.

The presidency rotates each month among the UN Security Council's 15 members.

A judiciary amendment passed into law last week limits the ability of Israel's Supreme Court ability to overrule governmental decisions.

DeSantis' latest remarks came after a new poll found Trump running roughshod over the rest of the Republican field.

A Tim Scott super PAC got almost $1 million from Nelson Peltz, Jeffrey Yass and Stanley Druckenmiller, with another $5 million to a Scott PAC from Ben Navarro.

Riyadh claims it has maintained a neutral stance on the Kremlin's ongoing war.

Polls show DeSantis slipping against former President Donald Trump in the race for the 2024 Republican nomination.

Trucking giant Yellow is expected to let got 30,000 workers. It repaid just $230 in principal on a Covid relief loan it obtained from the Trump adminsitration.

Donald Trump is accused in the Florida federal criminal case of retaining many classified government records after leaving the White House.

Donald Trump is under criminal investigation in Georgia for efforts to reverse his 2020 presidential election loss there. An indictment could come by September.

Many top Republican donors are looking elsewhere for a Trump alternative as DeSantis fails to catch on with voters.

West African leaders threatened military action against the junta that carried out a coup in Niger, as protesters carrying Russian flags stormed the French embassy.

The crypto lobby notched wins when a key House committee advanced bills that laid out industry-backed regulatory frameworks for digital assets and stablecoins.