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Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith’s team have asked a judge to set a Jan. 2 trial date for ex-President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss

Governor Spencer Cox said he welcomed Mr Biden on behalf of his entire state

Two new candidates declared their intent to run for state-level offices in New York between July 31 and Aug. 6

The former president is facing criminal charges in three separate cases, with fresh charges thought to be imminent

Ex-president and his team have lied about Fulton County district attorney having affair with ex-client

In this sophistry, the GOP’s lack of moral courage to oppose Trump appears virtuous, actions to hold him legally accountable seem wrong, and Trump’s perfidy is meant to look innocuous if not somehow patriotic.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a host of lawmakers, and numerous mourners poured in the statehouse rotunda to mourn the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver

Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, is also expected to enter a plea as well

Biden administration attorneys are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to block a lower court's order that limited executive branch officials’ communications with social media companies about controversial online posts

Sixteen incumbents in the 52-member Mississippi State Senate faced primary challengers on Aug. 8. As of Aug. 9, Sen. Philip Moran (R), of District 46, was the only incumbent defeated in the primary, while the race featuring Sen. Sarita Simmons (D), of District 13, was too close to call.

Ohio's voters defeated Issue 1, which would have made changes to the laws governing citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.