WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The Kansas City Chiefs returned to the White House Friday to celebrate their Super Bowl win against the San Francisco 49ers. The reigning champs and President Biden were all smiles, and despite some recent controversial comments from one notable teammate the event went on without a hitch. "Welcome back to the White House,” said Biden. President Biden applauded the team for another outstanding season. "Well, I don’t think anyone is doubting you now, you fought hard you kept the faith,” said Biden. The president took everyone by surprise when he tried on his newly gifted h ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - We're seeing dramatic reactions to the conviction of former president Donald Trump. A New York jury found him guilty Thursday on 34 felony charges for his involvement in a hush money scheme. Trump is wasting no time trying to control the narrative. Friday morning, he gave a fiery speech where he attacked the judge, the jury, the witnesses, and the guilty verdict. "It was a rigged trial,” said Trump. In an angry tirade at Trump Tower, Trump repeated his claims of innocence just hours after a New York jury found him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to hid ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR)-- Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the U.S.'s recent foreign policy pivot to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia. "Adapt and adjust. And that, as I said, has been a hallmark of our engagement," Blinken said.  The weapons are meant to counter Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, just miles from the border.  Secretary Blinken addressed the change while meeting with NATO leaders in Prague. "It reflects a very deliberate determination to make sure we're getting Ukraine what they need, when they n ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – After an historic trial in which a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 charges, Trump unleashed some familiar words regarding the case. “This is a scam, this is a rigged trial,” Trump said at a press conference Thursday at Trump Tower in New York City. The case is one of the four in which the former president is charged with a felony. A jury found that Trump was guilty of falsifying business records to hide payments to his then- lawyer Michael Cohen, who then used the money to prevent adult film star Stormy Daniels from going public with the story of an ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a felony crime. He was found guilty of all 34 charges in the hush money trial. Trump was convicted by the New York jury for falsifying business records before the 2016 election. “This was a rigged disgraceful trial,” said Trump. Trump was furious after he left the courtroom. “We didn't do a thing wrong. I'm a very innocent man,” he said. Trump faces a possible punishment of four years in prison. New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg calls this a huge win. “We should all be thankful for the careful at ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Former president Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. A jury found him guilty on 34 felony counts. Prosecutors convinced the jurors that Trump illegally falsified business records to cover up a hush money scheme, but the former president complains the trial wasn't fair. “This was a rigged disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be November 5th by the people,” said Trump. The charges could carry jail time for former president Trump but that will be up to the judge. Sentencing is scheduled for July 11th and Trump's legal team is expected to appeal the decision. T ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Top Boeing officials revealed improvements they plan to make to plane quality and staff training during a three-hour meeting with U.S. aviation regulators Thursday.  After a door panel flew off a 737 MAX 9 in January, the Federal Aviation Administration gave Boeing 90 days to address safety issues with overall production. "Boeing has laid out their roadmap, and now they need to execute," said FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker following the meeting. "Bottom line: we will continue to make sure every airplane that comes off the line is safe and reliable." To do that, Bo ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A new national spelling bee champion will be named Thursday night. Hundreds of spellers competed in several rounds this week in National Harbor, Maryland, and it's now down to the final eight. Some of the young wordsmiths shared how they navigated the competition's early rounds, and some of their favorite words. "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," 13-year-old Sonia Kulkarni spelled aloud.  It's the longest word in the dictionary, and one of Kulkarni's favorites. The St. Louis speller is one of 245 from across the country in Maryland this week to co ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- It was graduation day for cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday.  "I believe there is no more noble work that one can do than to serve our nation in uniform," Vice President Kamala Harris said.  Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the commencement address at the academy's Colorado Springs campus. With a salute and a handshake, the vice president congratulated the cadets.   "Today you join the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen," Harris said.  Traveling often on Air Force II, Harris knows the work that goes into having ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Conservative groups are backing up Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. The justice is refusing to recuse himself from January 6th related cases after two controversial flags seen at the Capitol riot were spotted at two of his properties. "There is nothing to suggest Justice Alito cannot be impartial,” said Thomas Jipping, a senior legal analyst at the Heritage Foundation. Jipping says Democrats have no proof the flags are directly tied to January 6th protestors and are aiming to “manipulate” the court in their favor. “If these flags were made for January 6th or if they ..read more