This was no triumph for Trump
CNN
He avoided sanction, but his impeachment trial imposed a more enduring penalty on the defeated president by laying bare for the world and history his craven role in orchestrating the seditious, lethal mayhem at the Capitol, writes David Axelrod.
But even as the final chapter was known from the start, it was essential that the story of Trump's brazen acts be told.
US military aid packages for Ukraine have been smaller in recent months, as the stockpiles of weapons and equipment that the Pentagon is willing to send Kyiv from its own inventory have dwindled. The shift comes amid concerns about US military readiness being impacted as US arms manufacturers play catchup to the huge demand created by the war against Russia.
Joe Biden’s national security advisers have no imminent plans to present the president with an updated proposal in the Israel-Hamas war ceasefire negotiations, two senior administration officials told CNN – the latest indication that talks to end the conflict have seriously stalled.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is deploying the Ohio State Highway Patrol to monitor schools in the city of Springfield after they received 33 bomb threats since late last week, he said at a news conference Monday.
Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, failed to convince a judge that his criminal case related to the 2020 election in Arizona should be moved to federal court, which could have made it easier to have the charges dismissed.
Former President Donald Trump on Monday publicly recounted the apparent assassination attempt against him in detail for the first time, praising US Secret Service, other law enforcement and the witness who took a photo of the suspect’s car that helped lead to his apprehension over the weekend.
A judge denied Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request Monday to erase his name from the presidential ballot in swing state Wisconsin, ruling that state law requires candidates to remain on the ballot unless they die.
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance said Monday that the “big difference” between conservatives and liberals is that “no one has tried to kill Kamala Harris, arguing that the left “needs to tone down” its rhetoric.
São Paulo mayoral candidate José Luiz Datena says he attacked his rival – who required hospital treatment – because he had brought up old sexual harassment allegations that were dismissed several years ago.
US officials on Monday touted another month of low border crossings, citing recent executive action curbing asylum access at the US southern border, even as former President Donald Trump levels campaign attacks over the Biden administration’s handling of border security.
An 11-year-old middle school student in Port Orange, Florida, has been arrested for threatening to commit a mass shooting at a middle school, authorities said Monday.
The second apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump in as many months is raising new alarms about whether the Secret Service can adequately protect the former president or whether more needs to be done to bolster the security of the Republican presidential candidate even though he’s not in office.