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Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, according to a statement Wednesday from the country’s interim prime minister.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary on July 7, extending their record as the longest married presidential couple in American history

Kamala Harris made history when she was sworn in on January, becoming the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American vice president in the history of this country. On Thursday, Madame Tussauds New York announced it is adding another first to the list: a wax figure in Harris’ likeness.

Lawyers for the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan say he plans to ask a federal court to allow him to live without conditions in the Virginia home he’s currently residing in with his mother and brother

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., presents photographs of Wednesday’s inauguration to the newly sworn in president and vice president

The president of a union representing law enforcement personnel of various New York City agencies is facing wire fraud charges after being accused of defrauding the union’s annuity fund, according to a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York. Kenneth Wynder, Jr., president of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association (“LEEBA”) is facing one count of wire...

President Donald Trump’s rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Saturday night has been postponed by a week or two, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on Air Force One. The postponement comes with Tropical Storm Fay heading for New England Friday and Saturday. McEnany cited the “big storm” when she announced that the rally would be delayed....

The U.S. Supreme Court rules New York grand jury can subpoena President Donald Trump’s tax records. Chris Glorioso reports.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he is ending his 2020 Presidential bid and will endorse former Vice President Joe Biden.

Egypt’s state TV says former President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, has died at 91

Imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentence has been commuted. After months of speculation, President Donald Trump announced the decision as he prepared to board Air Force One Tuesday. “Yes, we commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich,” Trump said. “He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person – don’t know him.”  Trump...

The new president of New Jersey’s flagship university will make nearly $1.2 million in the next school year as part of a compensation package that includes a house, a car and other perks, according to a published report. Jonathan Holloway, 52, is due to assume his post at Rutgers University on July 1. He has served as the provost at…

The crowds are growing by the minute in a Jersey Shore city as thousands of President Donald Trump supporters are gathering for his rally Tuesday night. Brian Thompson has the latest.

Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi is set to open a third location of his Soul Kitchen restaurant at the Newark campus of Rutgers University to make sure college students don’t go hungry. The restaurant will offer diners the option of paying for their meals with money or through volunteer work.

Michael Bloomberg is in “outstanding health,” but a letter from his doctor released Thursday notes that the 77-year-old Democratic presidential candidate is receiving treatment for several medical conditions, including an irregular heartbeat. Bloomberg takes a beta blocker and medication to control his cholesterol, Dr. Stephen D. Sisson wrote, adding that he had “small skin cancers” removed and receives treatment for…

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Deutsche Bank and Capital One must hand over years of President Donald Trump’s financial records in compliance with House Democrats’ subpoenas.

A spokeswoman says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a south Georgia hospital treatment of a urinary tract infection. Deanna Congileo, a spokeswoman for The Carter Center, said Monday afternoon in a statement that the 95-year-old former president was admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus over the weekend. She said Carter “is feeling better and...

President Donald Trump’s campaign says it will no longer give passes to Bloomberg News reporters to cover its rallies and other campaign events. Campaign spokesman Brad Parscale said Monday that Bloomberg, in the wake of founder Michael Bloomberg’s own Democratic presidential bid, has “formalized preferential reporting policies.” Bloomberg’s Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait says that’s not true.

The president of a Louisiana bible college has been charged with sexually assaulting a student on a flight from Israel to New Jersey.

North Korea said Friday the latest test-firing of its “super-large” multiple rocket launcher was a final review of the weapon’s combat application, a suggestion that the country is preparing to deploy the new weapons system soon. South Korea’s military earlier said North Korea fired two projectiles, likely from the same “super-large” rocket launcher, on Thursday. It expressed “strong regret” over...