Pictures of Donald Trump in a New York courtroom made headlines globally. Here's a flavour of what was said ..read more

Retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and former Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman are holding off from throwing support behind their parties’ presidential nominee, while taking aim at members on both sides of the aisle for stalled legislation in Congress ..read more

The latest NBC News poll shows the third-party vote — especially independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — cutting deeper into Donald Trump's support than Joe Biden's ..read more

Rep. Tony Gonzales' comments come as Republican infighting in the House has reached new heights ..read more

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is pushing back on claims that the institution has become increasingly political, reflecting the partisan divides in America at large as the high court weighs in on Donald Trump's candidacy, abortion access and more. "I've not seen politics in the court, and I've been a judge for 40 years," Breyer told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an interview that aired Sunday. Breyer, who retired in 2022, is the author of the new book "Reading th ..read more

Amid a tight Joe Biden-Donald Trump race, the share of voters with high interest in the election has hit a 20-year low at this point in a presidential contest ..read more

The Democratic California governor is launching a new ad in Alabama as he unveils legislation in his state to make it easier for Arizonans to seek abortions there ..read more

As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch. The Republican National Committee, newly reconstituted under Trump, has filed election-related lawsuits in nearly half the states. Recent lawsuits over voter roll maintenance in Michigan and Nevada are part of a larger strategy targeting various aspects of voting and election administration ..read more

When he was elected two years ago as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg spoke candidly about his unease with the job’s political demands. The upcoming trial will test the Democrat’s efforts to portray himself as apolitical in the face of relentless attacks from Trump and his supporters, who say the prosecution is the epitome of partisanship. Echoing the racist tropes he has deployed frequently against his legal adversaries, Trump has called Bragg a “thug” and a “degenerate ..read more

North Carolina’s highest court could determine whether election officials retain special legal privileges that allow them to defame individual voters and set a precedent for how voter fraud claims are pursued. The North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Thursday morning for Bouvier v. Porter — a suit that has lingered in state courts over the past seven years. The case centers around four voters from Guilford and Brunswick County who claim they were defamed by supporte ..read more