Trump calls his prosecutions “election interference.” Most of his major scandals and indictments are based on exactly that -- and much more substantially so.

Donald Trump on Monday called President Biden “responsible for banning TikTok,” though the former president worked to force a sale of TikTok when he was in the White House.

The Gaza war has worsened the human rights situation in Israel, a new State Department report says, citing claims of crimes by Hamas and the Israeli government.

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

A prosecutor told the jury in an opening statement that Donald Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election” and covered it up by lying in his business records.

This briefing provides a summary of the recent economic developments in the EU Member States and gives an overview of relevant economic projections forecasted by major international and EU institutions. Annex 1 includes latest GDP data and forecasts for all EU Member States and Annex 2 the latest inflation data and developments. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The Next Generation EU recovery instrument, and in particular the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), with its target to dedicate at least 20 % of funding to the digital objectives, contribute significantly to one of EU's core priorities, the digital transformation. A number of reports acknowledge the RRF as a primary contributor to most of the Digital Decade targets, namely the digital transformation of businesses and public services, as well as building digital skills and infrastructure across the EU. This briefing aims to give a flavour of what Member States' national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs) bring to boost investment and innovation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) in particular. The first part provides background information on what the EU does (in terms of regulation and investment) to ensure its competitiveness in the field. The second part contains a set of country examples outlining selected measures from various NRRPs. AI is an advanced technology, and before unlocking all the opportunities it holds, Member States need to address barriers to its widespread uptake, such as regulatory issues, shortage of digitally skilled professionals, low digitalisation of companies and others. In a broad sense, all digital measures in the NRRPs help create enabling conditions allowing the development and uptake of more advanced digital innovations. Within the NRRPs, AI-related measures can fall under different categories: investment in research and development; digitalisation of businesses; digital public services; digital capacities; and deployment of advanced technologies. Some NRRPs (such as Spain's) envisage specific financing to boost AI development, while in others support is rather indirect. Overall, the NRRPs help pave the way for subsequent initiatives in developing AI. The RRF funds come on top of dedicated EU funding from other programmes, and although they will not suffice to close the investment gap in the field, they are a step towards boosting the EU's ambition. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

This briefing analyses digital public services in the national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs) from a multilevel governance perspective. It seeks to present the current state of affairs, examine how existing policy is working on the ground, and identify best practice and ideas for the future on the part of governmental organisations at all levels of the European system of multilevel governance. It presents an initial appraisal of available evidence and takes as its starting point digital public services in the NRRPs of Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Greece and Slovenia. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Opening arguments are taking place Monday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York.

Rep. Summer Lee’s criticism of Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 attacks initially set her apart. But the Israel-Gaza war has shifted U.S. public opinion.

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

The global supply of cocaine is at record levels: in just six years (from 2014 to 2020), cocaine production doubled and led to a 416 % increase in the European cocaine market. Almost all cocaine produced comes from the Andean region: With 61 % of total production, Colombia remains the world's biggest cultivator of coca, followed by Peru (26 %) and Bolivia (13 %). Political instability experienced in Andean countries in recent years goes hand in hand with a worsening public security situation and rising cocaine supplies. There has been a dramatic security deterioration, particularly in Ecuador, where the homicide rate rose from 13.7 per 100 000 people in 2021 to about 45 in 2023, placing Ecuador among the top three most violent countries in Latin America. Illicit drug trafficking is also affecting the EU as never before. In 2021, EU Member State authorities seized 303 tonnes of cocaine – the highest ever amount of cocaine confiscated in Europe. Today, the drug trade orchestrated by organised crime poses one of the most serious security threats to the EU. Almost 40 % of the criminal networks active in the EU are involved in the illegal drugs trade. Some 50 % of all homicides in Europe are connected to drug trafficking. Against this backdrop, the EU is stepping up its response and has established a series of instruments to fight organised crime, such as the EU security union strategy and the roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime. Moreover, in 2023, the European Commission started negotiating international agreements on the exchange of personal data between Europol and a series of Latin American countries and launched the European Ports Alliance in January 2024. Cooperation on illegal drug-related issues has become a priority for the strategic partnership between the EU and the Community of Latin America and Caribbean states (CELAC). Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

On 14 February 2024, a workshop was organised on behalf of the Subcommittee on Human Rights on the effective implementation of the human rights clauses found in the EU’s international agreements. The workshop, firstly, examined best practices available, such as benchmarking and impact assessments as well as monitoring, evaluation and enforcement, highlighting possible improvements for the human rights clause implementation. Representative examples from the existing agreements were given to pinpoint best practices that could guide future reforms. Secondly, academic and civil society experts analysed the effectiveness of human rights clauses through the case studies covering the EU’s agreements with Ethiopia, Tunisia and Vietnam. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The emergency legislation the governor is seeking would expedite the licenses of Arizona abortion providers to let them treat their patients in neighboring California.

The president’s statement came after a rabbi encouraged Columbia University’s Jewish students to leave campus amid safety concerns.

The first week of Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial, news in his other criminal cases, and what to watch for this week.

American Values 2024 is the latest group to struggle while using unlimited donations from the very wealthy to subsidize traditional presidential campaign expenses.

From backbencher to House speaker, Mike Johnson has done a dramatic turnabout on aid to Ukraine. He may lose his job as speaker because of it.

The jury selection process for Trump’s hush money trial gave ordinary Americans a chance to offer their opinions on the former president’s nearly five decades in the public spotlight.

Biden has longstanding ties to the family of the only other Catholic president, sharing politics and tragedy.

Members of the violent extremist group were calling for the release of everyone charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Trump has pledged to pardon rioters.

The former president’s legal bills account for more than a quarter of the spending by his political committees in March, new campaign finance filings show.

The House voted Saturday on legislation to fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, among other priorities.

The House is expected to vote Saturday on legislation to fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, among other priorities.

Democrats are hopeful in the state, given recent Democratic wins. But on Biden’s recent Pennsylvania trip, he faced chants of “Genocide Joe” and “You’re fired.”