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On Tuesday, as former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan rolled into day two of jury selection, a new poll released by AP-NORC suggests that the verdict is in from the court of public opinion, revealing that a majority of Americans do not think Trump did something illegal in the case. Trump is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records related to alleged hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and according to the poll, the public is skeptical that Trump is receiving fair treatment from District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecutors in the case or that the judge and jurors can remain impartial in cases involving him.Trump has made the cases brought against him a centerpiece of his 2024 presidential campaign, calling the proceedings "an assault ...

His Japanese translator Hitoshi Igarashi was murdered in Tokyo. His Italian translator Ettore Capriolo was stabbed in Milan. His Norwegian translator William Nygaard was shot in Oslo. Salman Rushdie had been dreading this day for over 30 years: between 1989 and 1998, he moved houses 30 times to avoid it.

A second Republican joined a move to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, pushing the GOP much closer to the chaos of trying to elect a replacement and potentially leaving the chamber unable to conduct legislative business for weeks.

A nonprofit founded and funded by liberal billionaire George Soros funneled a massive eight-figure sum into a prominent liberal super PAC that bankrolls several left-wing groups, according to records reviewed by Fox News Digital.Soros’ Fund for Policy Reform poured $60 million into the Democracy PAC in the first quarter of this year, which then funneled millions of dollars into top Democratic committees benefiting House and Senate races, along with other liberal groups, FEC records posted on Monday show.Of the $21 million that Democracy PAC sent to a dozen left-wing groups, $8 million was evenly divided between a pair of top outside groups benefitting House and Senate Democrats, $2.5 million to Planned Parenthood, $2.5 million to BlackPAC and $1.8 million to American Bridge, a Democratic...

WASHINGTON — A second House Republican said he will support an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power over his handling of foreign aid for Ukraine and other U.S. allies.Rep. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky, who is a member of Johnson's own Rules Committee, said he informed the speaker directly in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday that he is co-sponsoring a resolution offered by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to remove Johnson, R-La., from the top job.House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.Getty Images"He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP speaker," Massie wrote on X, referring to former GOP Speaker John Boehner, who resigned in the middle of his term in 2...

President Biden is heading to Pennsylvania for the first of three days of planned events in the presidential battleground state. During a stop Tuesday in his hometown of Scranton, Biden is scheduled to deliver what aides are billing as a “major address” on tax fairness.

The investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack is already the largest criminal inquiry in Justice Department history, federal prosecutors have said. And even after more than three years, it has shown little sign of slowing down.Every week, a few more rioters are arrested and charges against them are unsealed in Federal District Court in Washington. Prosecutors have suggested that a total of 2,000 or 2,500 people could ultimately face indictment for their roles in the attack.More than 1,380 people had been charged in connection with the attack as of early this month, according to the Justice Department. Among the most common charges brought against them are two misdemeanors: illegal parading inside the Capitol and entering and remaining in a restricted federal area, a type of trespa...

On Monday, Joe Biden met with Iraqi Prime Minister Shia Al-Sudani for a brief photo op in front of reporters to discuss their bilateral meeting. As we noted, Biden needed note cards even to make those very brief remarks. Even reading completely from notes, he still had trouble, slurring his way through it. He also rudely checked his watch while the Iraqi prime minister was talking. His staff quickly tossed the reporters as they tried to ask questions at the end of the remarks.  READ MORE:  In Meeting With Iraqi Leader, Biden Badly Slurs Even With Cheat Sheet, Checks Watch, Staff Tosses PressBut it was a little late because during the photo op, photographers managed to catch a copy of his cheat sheet, and you can see just how ridiculously, embarrassingly detailed it is.  He's operating c...

Protests over Israel-Gaza war expected as party nominates President Joe Biden.

House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed on Monday night his proposal to pass four separate measures this week to send aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, risking his speakership if he advanced any funding legislation for Ukraine.