Politics

President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money trial on Jan. 10, after the judge in the case released a surprise written decision Friday. But will Trump face any jail time, or any punishment at all, as a result of the sentencing? Here’s what we know so far.

In an extraordinary turn, a judge has set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn’t be jailed.

Lawyers for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez are urging a judge to be lenient at his sentencing later this month for his conviction on bribery charges. On Thursday, the lawyers told the judge who will sentence him that the Democrat’s good deeds through an unusual life spent overcoming hardships should weigh in his favor.

Republican Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States by a large margin in November, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. He’ll be inaugurat...

President Joe Biden has rejected the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel.

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.

The driver who killed at least 14 people and injured 30 was from Texas and was a U.S. citizen.

The country’s roughly 40 million federal student loan borrowers should brace for change when President Joe Biden exits office toward the end of the month.

President-elect Donald Trump says he’s planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting this year’s election.

News 4’s Charles Watson reports. 

The administration said it has submitted an application to withdraw about 264,000 acres of federal lands in the area from such leasing.