PIERRE, SD (AP) – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota has told people over the past year that the 2020 election was fair, but this week he did something few other Republicans have dared – tell a national audience. Now he wants more Republicans … Read More

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Retired Republican U.S. Representative Sean Duffy announced Thursday that he will not run for Wisconsin governor this year, ignoring calls to do so from former President Donald Trump. Duffy also ruled out a candidacy for the U.S. Senate, another sign that … Read More

CHICAGO (AP) – Jussie Smollett “is a real victim” of a “real crime,” his lawyer said in opening remarks at the former “Empire” actor’s trial on Monday, dismissing prosecutors’ claim that he staged a homophobic and racist attack in Chicago, after the TV studio where … Read More

PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) – A Chinese businesswoman convicted of trespassing on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents was deported over the weekend, federal authorities said, more than two years later serving his sentence. Yujing Zhang was handed over to … Read More

MILL VALLEY (CBS SF / CNN) – A Marin County man who is wanted by the FBI for allegedly assaulting police officers during the US Capitol uprising, he says he is considering seeking asylum in Belarus because he is the target of “political persecution”, according … Read More

Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger had no idea then-President Donald Trump’s infamous phone call demanding that he “find” votes for him after the election was recorded, Raffensperger said Sunday. Raffensperger said his staff told him there was a bond of the call, after Trump … Read More