Latest Stephen Bannon News

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Jun. 29, 2024 07:11 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.; Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump; Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Gov. Doug...

Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to delay prison sentence

Jun. 28, 2024 15:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Bannon filed an emergency appeal...

Is Trump shielded from criminal charges as an ex-president? A nation awaits word from Supreme Court

Jun. 24, 2024 20:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making: a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Within days of each other, if not hours, the justices are expected to rule on...

Cliffhanger Virginia race between Good and Trump-backed challenger is too close to call

Jun. 24, 2024 19:18 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A tightly contested race in Virginia between one of America's most conservative congressmen and a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump is too close to call, The Associated Press said Monday. The AP issued an advisory saying that the margin...

Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges

Jun. 21, 2024 13:11 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay his prison sentence while he fights his convictions for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on U.S. Capitol. The...

Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s 4-month contempt prison sentence

Jun. 20, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Thursday rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon's bid to stay out of prison while he fights his conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack. Bannon is supposed to...

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute

Jun. 14, 2024 20:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden's special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt...

Republicans vote to hold Garland in contempt of Congress. Here's what that means

Jun. 12, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland became the third attorney general in U.S. history to be held in contempt of Congress Wednesday as Republicans moved to punish the Justice Department for refusing to turn over audio related to President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. ...

What the far-right victories in the European Union could say about US elections this year

Jun. 11, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

The just-concluded European Union elections were yet another milestone for far-right parties on the continent. They racked up gains across many of the EU’s 27 countries, and the surprising scale of their victories is rattling the political establishment there and drawing attention in the United...

Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

Jun. 10, 2024 11:19 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider shutting down a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. The justices agreed to...