Politics - Nation Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains news/politics-nation storiesThu, 28 Mar 2024 14:07:28 -0400PGERSO3 Atlantisenhourly1Washington Notebook: New third party kicks off statewide campaignBy Jonathan D. Salant and Benjamin Kail / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2024/03/28/forward-party-pennsylvania-butler-works-electrical-steel-mccormick-campaign-ad/stories/202403270092Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2024/03/28/forward-party-pennsylvania-butler-works-electrical-steel-mccormick-campaign-ad/stories/202403270092A new political party chaired by former New Jersey Republican Gov. Christie Whitman and former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is running two statewide candidates in Pennsylvania this fall.Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dies at 82By the Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-democrats-vice-president-gore-connecticut/stories/202403270093Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:59:40 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-democrats-vice-president-gore-connecticut/stories/202403270093Lieberman’s independent streak and especially his needling of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential contest rankled many Democrats, the party he aligned with in the Senate.Biden leans on his Democratic predecessors as Trump remains isolated from other Republican leadersBy Chris Megerian / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/27/biden-clinton-obama-trump-democrat-republican-washington-president/stories/202403270083Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:36:38 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/27/biden-clinton-obama-trump-democrat-republican-washington-president/stories/202403270083Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton share decades of history at the pinnacle of American and Democratic leadership, making them an unusual trio in presidential history.Trump's classified documents case is mired in delays that may run past electionBy Eric Tucker / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/27/trump-classified-documents-washington-florida-mar-a-lago-biden/stories/202403270081Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:12:25 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/27/trump-classified-documents-washington-florida-mar-a-lago-biden/stories/202403270081The Trump-appointed judge in the case has yet to set a firm trial date despite holding two hourslong hearings with lawyers this month.Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' alliesBy Mike Schneider / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/27/settlement-lawsuit-disney-florida-governor-ron-desantis/stories/202403280057Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:24:15 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/27/settlement-lawsuit-disney-florida-governor-ron-desantis/stories/202403280057The DeSantis-appointed members of the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District approved the settlement agreement, ending almost two years of litigation.South Carolina has $1.8 billion but doesn't know where the money came from or where it should goBy Jeffrey Collins / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/27/south-carolina-cash-columbia-bank-account-grooms-gop/stories/202403270077Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:05:12 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/27/south-carolina-cash-columbia-bank-account-grooms-gop/stories/202403270077“It’s like going into your bank and the bank president tells you we have a lot of money in our vault but we just don't know who it belongs to,” said Republican Sen. Larry Grooms, who is leading a Senate panel investigating the problem.Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal caseBy Michael R. Sisak / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/27/donald-trump-judge-merchan-gag-order-new-york-hush-money-criminal-case/stories/202403270073Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:33:20 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/27/donald-trump-judge-merchan-gag-order-new-york-hush-money-criminal-case/stories/202403270073The former president posted on social media that the gag order was “illegal, un-American, unConstitutional” and said Judge Juan M. Merchan was “wrongfully attempting to deprive me of my First Amendment Right to speak out against the Weaponization of Law Enforcement" by Democratic rivals.Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court rulingBy Kevin McGill / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/27/texas-migrant-arrest-law-new-orleans-abbott-mexico-biden/stories/202403270069Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:15:12 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/27/texas-migrant-arrest-law-new-orleans-abbott-mexico-biden/stories/202403270069The 2-1 ruling late Tuesday is the second time a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has put a temporary hold on the the Texas law.Pro-Palestinian group pushes for Democrats to vote 'uncommitted' in Pa. primary to push Biden on IsraelBy Jonathan D. Salant / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/election-2024/2024/03/26/israel-hamas-biden-pennsylvania-uncommitted-primary-trump/stories/202403260165Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:44:23 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/election-2024/2024/03/26/israel-hamas-biden-pennsylvania-uncommitted-primary-trump/stories/202403260165A group of Palestinian supporters are trying to get Democratic voters to cast their ballots for “uncommitted” in the April 23 party primary.NBC says it will cut ties with former RNC head Ronna McDaniel after days of employee objectionsBy David Bauder / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/26/nbc-rnc-head-ronna-mcdaniel-todd-maddow-psaki/stories/202403260166Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:06:56 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/26/nbc-rnc-head-ronna-mcdaniel-todd-maddow-psaki/stories/202403260166The communication to network staff Tuesday from NBC News Group Chairman Cesar Conde comes four days after the network said that McDaniel had joined as a paid contributor to offer political analysis over all of its platforms, including the liberal cable news network MSNBC.Trump is selling 'God Bless the USA' Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal billsBy Jill Colvin / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/26/trump-bibles-legal-bills-president-biden/stories/202403260119Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:18:17 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/26/trump-bibles-legal-bills-president-biden/stories/202403260119Trump released a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the “God Bless the USA Bible,” which is inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood’s patriotic ballad.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bidBy Jonathan J. Cooper and Meg Kinnard / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/26/robert-kennedy-nicole-shanahan-running-mate-white-house-president/stories/202403260115Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:45:27 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/26/robert-kennedy-nicole-shanahan-running-mate-white-house-president/stories/202403260115Shanahan is a California lawyer and philanthropist who’s never held elected office.Judge imposes gag order on Trump in Manhattan criminal trialBy Michael R. Sisak / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/26/gag-order-trump-manhattan-criminal-trial/stories/202403260111Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:19:15 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/26/gag-order-trump-manhattan-criminal-trial/stories/202403260111Judge Juan Merchan imposed the order at the request of the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which brought the case against Trump.Moscow court orders U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in jail until at least June 30By the Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/26/moscow-u-s-reporter-evan-gershkovich-jail-wall-street-journal/stories/202403260108Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:47:10 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/26/moscow-u-s-reporter-evan-gershkovich-jail-wall-street-journal/stories/202403260108The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent nearly a year behind barsRussia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State's claimBy the Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/26/russia-ukraine-concert-attack-islamic-state-putin-moscow/stories/202403260106Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:38:24 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/26/russia-ukraine-concert-attack-islamic-state-putin-moscow/stories/202403260106Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, followed similar allegations by President Vladimir Putin, who linked the attack to Ukraine even as he acknowledged that the suspects who were arrested were “radical Islamists.”Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 yearsBy Juan A. Lozano / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/26/texas-ag-ken-paxton-securities-fraud-charges-houston/stories/202403260104Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:19:58 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/26/texas-ag-ken-paxton-securities-fraud-charges-houston/stories/202403260104The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came less than three weeks before Paxton was set to stand trial on felony charges that could have led to a prison sentence.Pentagon urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza as military chiefs meet at time of high tensionsBy Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/26/israel-hamas-cease-fire-gaza-jerusalem-netanyahu/stories/202403260103Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:11:57 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/26/israel-hamas-cease-fire-gaza-jerusalem-netanyahu/stories/202403260103Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel can only achieve its aims of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages if it expands its ground offensive to the southern city of Rafah, where over half of Gaza’s population has sought refuge.U.K. court says Julian Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until U.S. rules out death penaltyBy Sylvia Hui and Jill Lawless / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/26/london-england-julian-assange-extradition-espionage-death-penalty/stories/202403260102Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:03:42 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2024/03/26/london-england-julian-assange-extradition-espionage-death-penalty/stories/202403260102Two High Court judges said they would grant Assange a new appeal unless U.S. authorities give further assurances within three weeks about what will happen to him.In North Carolina, Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it awayBy Chris Megerian / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/26/biden-kamala-harris-health-care-north-carolina-abortion/stories/202403260101Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:58:14 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2024/03/26/biden-kamala-harris-health-care-north-carolina-abortion/stories/202403260101The White House still sees health care as a winning issue during a campaign in which Biden has sometimes found himself on the defensive when it comes to immigration or the economy.Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden documents caseBy Farnoush Amiri / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/25/republicans-attorney-general-merrick-garland-contempt-biden-documents/stories/202403250089Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:30:19 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2024/03/25/republicans-attorney-general-merrick-garland-contempt-biden-documents/stories/202403250089In a letter Monday, Reps. James Comer and Jim Jordan demanded that Garland comply with the subpoena the two Republican chairmen sent last month as part of their emerging investigation into Special Counsel Robert Hur’s decision not to charge the president.