The outburst by the defendant, Dominic Pezzola, came during testimony that was meant to humanize him for the jury but seemed instead to expose his combative nature.

Potential rivals for the White House see the Florida governor’s feud with The Walt Disney Co. as an opportunity to call him out as flouting traditional conservative values.

The effort will include progressive leaders and organizations that have not previously been engaged in the push to overhaul the court.

A federal judge on Wednesday gave congressional Republicans limited permission to scrutinize the investigation that led to criminal charges against Donald Trump.

At least eight members of Congress or their close relatives sold shares of bank stocks in March, according to an analysis by Capitol Trades.

Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, slammed Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida as a fake conservative during an event in Washington on Tuesday.

Heider Garcia, the head of elections in Tarrant County, Texas, announced this week that he would resign after facing death threats.

The lead prosecutor investigating election interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia filed a motion on Tuesday accusing two defense lawyers ​​in the case of misconduct.

The U.K. and U.S. governments have sanctioned a diamond and art dealer for allegedly funding Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group.

House Republicans released a bill to tighten asylum eligibility, expand family detention and crack down on the employment of those without legal status.