Trump enters courtroom for arraignment following surrender … Updated just now  —  Former president Donald Trump entered a criminal courtroom in Manhattan on Tuesday for an arraignment after surrendering to authorities.  Trump faces charges stemming from an investigation that has centered …

Appeals court rejects Trump's bid to block aides from testifying in Jan. 6 probe  —  It's not immediately clear which aides were covered by the appeals court order.  —  A federal appeals court in Washington D.C. has rejected an emergency bid by former President Donald Trump to block several top aides …

Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves pro-Trump rally moments after arriving  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) arrived to protest former President Donald Trump's arrest in front of a New York City court Tuesday — and left within a few minutes after counter-protesters drowned out her comments with whistles and boos.

Dems dump 500 pages of DeSantis opposition research … - American Bridge launched the Trump Research Book in 2020 — a similarly comprehensive account of former President Trump's record and controversies. … - The website is broken down into sections that highlight DeSantis' record on various issues …

Rupert Murdoch and Ann Lesley Smith Call Off Their Engagement  —  The 92-year-old media mogul announced his engagement to the 66-year-old former dental hygienist a scant two weeks ago, following last year's divorce from his fourth wife, Jerry Hall.  —  Wedding bells may not be ringing for Rupert Murdoch anytime soon.

Finland joins NATO, doubling alliance's land border with Russia  —  BRUSSELS — Finland formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday, a historic shift for a country that once insisted it was safer outside the military alliance and a sign of how Russian President Vladimir Putin's gamble …

Investigate the investigator: James Comer must be sidelined pending thorough inquiry  —  Since assuming control of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer has launched a flurry of investigations targeting President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and even the widow of the President's deceased son.

Wisconsin's High-Stakes Supreme Court Race: What to Watch  —  The election for a swing seat on the court is likely to determine whether abortion remains illegal in Wisconsin, as well as the future of the state's heavily gerrymandered political maps.  —  WAUKESHA, Wis. — American political …

Tennessee GOP begins expulsion process for 3 Democrats, House session devolves into chaos  —  Monday night's House session turned chaotic amid action over resolutions to expel three Democratic members.  —  Melissa Brown Vivian JonesNashville Tennessean  —  Yells rang out through …

'He's a war criminal': Elite Putin security officer defects  —  On October 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with his wife and daughter.  He switched off his phone to shut out the crescendo of urgent, enraged messages …

The GOP has no idea what it wants on the budget, but it's definitely not that  —  How do you negotiate with someone who has no idea what they want?  —  That's the challenge for President Biden as Republicans say he must (A) satisfy their fiscal demands before they'll raise the debt limit …

House GOP's Biden investigations sputter out of the gate  —  Much-touted Republican oversight work is moving more slowly than the party had hoped, thanks to high expectations and divergent focuses.  —  House Republicans charged into the majority vowing an investigative onslaught against President Joe Biden and Democrats.

TikTok fined £12.7mn for failing to protect children's privacy  —  Fine by UK watchdog comes amid growing global concerns over use of data at the Chinese-owned social media app  —  The UK's data watchdog has fined TikTok £12.7mn for failing to protect children's privacy …