Politics

Former President Donald trump was charged with racketeering as part of his fourth indictment, and a judge sides with activists in Montana.

Trump faces fourth indictment: The Rundown Aug. 15, 2023

Police conducted an extensive raid on a local newspaper’s office and the publisher’s home in central Kansas.

News media unite after Kansas newspaper raid, police say to wait for the full story

Lawyers for Hunter Biden said prosecutors have reneged on the plea deal that would've resolved tax and firearms charges Hunter was facing.

Prosecutors withdraw Hunter Biden plea deal; case may go to trial

Republicans asked Attorney General Garland to let attorney David Weiss testify about Hunter Biden. That won't happen now that he's special counsel.

GOP wanted David Weiss to testify on Hunter Biden, but now he’s special counsel

The IRS faces new scrutiny after a government watchdog found the agency lost millions of tax records containing sensitive information. Those tax records come from two different agency storage facilities in California and Utah and involve both business and individual tax records reportedly from the fiscal year 2010.

Watchdog: IRS lost millions of sensitive tax records

Special counsel Robert Hur has requested an interview with President Biden concerning his classified documents case, a report says.

Special counsel requests interview with Biden on classified documents: Report

An encouraging step takes place in a plan to get detained Americans home from Iran.

Detained Americans on house arrest in planned Iran prisoner swap: The Rundown Aug. 11, 2023

Environmental, social and corporate governance is a political hot potato and it's losing steam. Here are 5 blows to ESG in Five For Friday.

S&P drops ratings after Musk complains. Here are 5 recent blows to ESG.

President Biden is asking Congress for $13 billion for emergency Ukraine aid. But a new poll found a majority of Americans don't support that.

Biden asks Congress for $13 billion for Ukraine as public support drops

Smith's search warrant for Trump's Twitter account was revealed in court documents released Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Docs: Jack Smith got secret search warrant for Trump Twitter account

A bid by the White House to accelerate the transition to EVs may threaten President Biden's pro-labor platform ahead of his reelection bid.

White House EV push prompts concerns among unions as labor tensions rise

The House Judiciary Committee says more than multiple FBI offices were involved in a memo about an investigation on devout Catholics.

Docs show multiple FBI offices involved in memo targeting Catholics: House GOP

The House Oversight Committee released bank documents that show Hunter Biden's companies received payments from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

Docs: Hunter Biden businesses saw $20M in foreign dealings when Biden was VP

The death toll rises after wildfires tear through parts of Hawaii.

Death toll rises as wildfires tear through Hawaii: The Rundown Aug. 10, 2023

With the Bud Light boycott, it was clear Coors Light and Miller Lite would benefit. But before long, Mexican lager Modelo Especial was on everyone's lips.

How Mexican beer Modelo Especial shot to the top thanks to Bud Light boycott

Former President Trump has not said if he'll participate in the first debate Aug. 23. But one pollster said there's no strategic reason to.

Do presidential primary debates matter? Polls show they don’t change who leads

Kenneth Chesebro, a volunteer attorney for former President Trump, spearheaded a plan to overturn the 2020 election, according to an internal memo.

Memo: Trump attorney thought SCOTUS would ‘likely’ strike down election scheme

Ohio voters went to the polls on a measure with implications on abortion laws in the state.

Ohio voters reject Issue 1, sets stage for abortion rights vote: The Rundown Aug. 9, 2023

Border Patrol agents saw 1,900 immigrants cross in the Tucson Sector during the last week of July despite a serious heat wave.

Illegal immigration surges in Arizona despite heat wave

Michigan is set to implement a clean energy mandate, aiming to be carbon-free by 2040, in line with the Biden administration's goals.

Wind energy faces setback as rising costs jeopardize new projects

Immigration from China surpassed FY 2022 levels as law enforcement tries to determine how migrants are crossing illegally from the Bahamas.

Illegal immigration from China rises as immigrants cross by boat from Bahamas

TikTok will be banned throughout Montana from being downloaded on any device unless legal challenges prevent the law from taking effect.

TikTok challenges Montana ban as more Americans worry about app’s threat

A deadly storm system along much of the east coast caused Washington D.C. government buildings to close as tornadoes, damaging winds and hail threatened the area.

Deadly storms leave more than 1 million without power: The Rundown Aug. 8, 2023

Ohio voters will decide whether to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments and add a right to reproductive freedom.

Ohio voters to decide future of constitutional amendments, abortion