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Man gets 4 years for attacking police at Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Mar. 21, 2023 16:31 PM EDT

A Virginia man who assaulted police with a stolen baton and used a flashing strobe light to disorient officers trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison. Geoffrey Sills of Mechanicsville, Virginia, was convicted of...

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates clash over abortion, maps

Mar. 21, 2023 15:30 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal candidate for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court didn't back down from her support for abortion rights or her belief that the state's Republican-drawn legislative maps are unfair during a debate Tuesday in which her GOP-backed opponent accused her of being...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Mar. 21, 2023 15:26 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 15 The Washington Post on voter fraud: A 59-year-old man was arrested last week for allegedly double voting in the 2020 presidential election. Florida authorities brought the felony...

Producer claims Fox coerced testimony in Dominion libel case

Mar. 21, 2023 14:38 PM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Fox News producer has filed a lawsuit claiming the network pressured her to give misleading testimony in a separate lawsuit that alleges Fox slandered a voting machine company by amplifying baseless allegations of fraud following the 2020 presidential election. ...

Trump waits out grand jury as New York braces for protests

Mar. 21, 2023 14:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Facing the possibility of criminal charges, Donald Trump waited it out in Florida on Tuesday as New York braced for disruptions that could follow an indictment. Republican contenders in the 2024 race sized up the impact a prosecution could have on a campaign in which the former...

What to know about Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney

Mar. 21, 2023 12:26 PM EDT

A New York grand jury investigating hush payments made on Donald Trump's behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case. Alvin Bragg's decision to convene the grand jury early this year could lead to the first criminal...

Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP

Mar. 21, 2023 11:50 AM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator to announce his first presidential campaign, a searing question has hung over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump? Elected Republicans have wavered at times — whether it...

Army of lobbyists helped water down banking regulations

Mar. 21, 2023 11:22 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash bank regulations — demonstrating a willingness to work with President Donald Trump while bucking many in their party. That...

Today in History: March 21, Johann Sebastian Bach is born

Mar. 21, 2023 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 21, the 80th day of 2023. There are 285 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third, successful...

Trump indictment would be unprecedented in US history

Mar. 20, 2023 23:21 PM EDT

The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies with a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret for weeks. An indictment of Trump, who is seeking the White House...