Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over 2020 election
LOS ANGELES — Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, concocted a baseless theory and made false claims of fraud in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election, a prosecutor said Tuesday in arguing that Eastman be disbarred.
Biden discusses artificial intelligence in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden convened a group of technology leaders on Tuesday to debate what he called the “risks and enormous promises” of artificial intelligence.
Biden raising 2024 campaign cash in the San Francisco area
PALO ALTO, California — President Joe Biden ramps up his reelection effort this week with four fundraisers in the San Francisco area, as his campaign builds up its coffers and lays strategic foundations for 2024.
County of Kaua‘i launches revamped website
LIHU‘E — The County of Kaua‘i announced its revamped website earlier this week, in a statement highlighting improved accessibility, organization and search capabilities.
Biden strikes economic populist tone during campaign rally
PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden delivered an unapologetically economic populist message Saturday during the first rally of his reelection campaign, telling an exuberant crowd of union members that his policies had created jobs and lifted the middle class. Now, he said, is the time for the wealthy to “pay their fair share” in taxes.
Kaua‘i mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami signs 2024 fiscal year budget
LIHU‘E — The County of Kaua‘i 2024 fiscal year budget was formalized on Friday morning when Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami signed the document during a ceremony in the rotunda of the Mo‘ikeha Building.
Who’s running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates
With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set.
Green uses line-item veto to cut more than $500M from budget
Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday a lower revenue forecast has forced him to use his line-item-veto power to slice more than $500 million in spending out of the general fund budget during each of the next two years.
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges
MIAMI — Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents and refusing government demands to give them back.
Trump turns his day in court into a campaign event
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, even on some of the most consequential days of his presidency, were punctuated by the spectacle and attempts at showmanship he cultivated from years as a tabloid fixture and reality star.
Sullivan sent for talks with Japan, Philippines, South Korea officials
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea.
Biden celebrates Juneteenth at the White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden hosted a massive concert on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate Juneteenth, the country’s newest federal holiday which the president said will “breathe a new life in the very essence of America.”
Trump blasts indictment at first events since charges
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless” Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn dire legal peril to political advantage and project a sense of normalcy.
Biden marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month with celebration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden welcomed hundreds to the White House on Saturday for a delayed Pride Month celebration aimed at showing LGBTQ+ people that his administration has their back at a time when advocates are warning of a spike in discriminatory legislation, particularly aimed at the transgender community, sweeping through statehouses.
DeSantis argues he’s top Trump alternative
PONCA, Okla. — Republican White House candidate Ron DeSantis plowed ahead Saturday with efforts to portray himself as his party’s staunchest national conservative leader, even as the 2024 GOP race has been disrupted by drama surrounding the 37-count felony federal indictment for mishandling classified documents against former President Donald Trump.
Indictment: Trump stored, showed off, refused to return documents
MIAMI — Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showed off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map, according to a sweeping felony indictment that paints a damning portrait of the former president’s treatment of national security information.
Trump charged over classified documents
MIAMI — Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
Trump indicted: What to know about the documents case
Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate has brought renewed attention to one of the most notable cases in Justice Department history.
Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, clean energy, AI
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reiterated their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia’s ongoing invasion, while agreeing to step up cooperation on challenges their economies face with artificial intelligence, clean energy, and critical minerals.
House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House conservatives staged a mini-revolt Tuesday in retaliation for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on last week’s vote to raise the debt ceiling, the right wing banding together to block progress on a mixture of bills and vent their frustration.