U.S. News

Former President Donald Trump was so furious about the election that his behavior was "more erratic and self-destructive" than usual, recounted ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl in his new book Betrayal. The anger was enough that he almost sank his own COVID relief bill and left Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's reputation in tatters.

In December 2020, as the pandemic continued to rage, another relief bill was necessary to extend funding availabilities, allocated funds for broadband access for students attending schools online and further testing supplies. At the time, Trump was tweeting that it was a "disgrace" and that he wanted more money in checks for Americans. Republicans refused to agree.

Jonathan Karl's new book "Betrayal" begins by explaining that Donald Trump's hand was the last that he shook in 2020, as the former president joked around about what he might "get" from the reporters. The moment became even more bizarre when Trump lied about the whereabouts of Vice President Mike Pence, resulting in none of the reporters shaking hands with him.

The peculiar moment, which happened on March 4, 2020, was a week before the national lockdown and ban of European travelers coming into the United States.

Jonathan Karl's new book about the final days of Donald Trump's administration is making news before it is released to the public on Wednesday. Among some of the incidents recounted in Betrayal, the ABC News reporter details how White House staff navigated the Jan. 6 attack -- especially those who pondered removing Trump from power.

In the final chapter of the book, Karl gives a quick glimpse into the relationship between Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), with the former president mocking the Republican for swaying between support and opposition.

ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl is out with a new book, Betrayal, which gives an account of the final days of former President Donald Trump's administration -- and includes some anonymous revelations by Trump's former staff.

In one section, Karl describes a dinner party at the DC home of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner on January 7, 2021. The entire evening, there wasn't a single mention of what had happened the day before when Trump's supporters ravaged the U.S. Capitol building, according to Karl's account.

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was begging Ivanka Trump to come down from her second-floor office to tell her father that he had to stop the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

According to the book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, it took several times for Ivanka to come downstairs lobbying her father before they could convince him to create a video asking his supporters to back off. In the new book Betrayal by Jonathan Karl, President Donald Trump had several versions of the speech. One of the speeches recorded didn't even ask for the insurrectionists to leave the Capitol.

QAnon conspiracy theorists returned to Dallas, Texas on Monday evening, waiting for John F. Kennedy Jr. to miraculously appear. It's the second time that the son of the assassinated president has been expected to appear. As of 10:53 p.m. CDT he had not appeared in Dealey Plaza. On Nov. 23, it will be 58 years since the former president was shot and killed.

While waiting, the crowd sang a rendition of "We are the World" and recited the Lord's Prayer.

Cambridge Maryland Mayor Andrew Bradshaw was arrested on 50 counts of revenge porn that he posted on Reddit from his own account and others after breaking up with his ex-girlfriend.

The court filings revealed by the Maryland district attorney describes

The new book Betrayal by Jonathan Karl captures a quote from former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who made it clear the former president is merely embarrassed by his loss.

Huffington Post cited the book's interview in which Lewandowski claimed Trump was hoping to make people suspicious about the 2020 election so he could say he "didn't lose."

The retail giant Amazon just will have to pay up after being sued by the state of California for "concealing" COVID-19 cases from its workers.

Axios reported Monday evening that California's new "right to know" law only will require the company to pay a $500,000 penalty. The law is supposed to help create better worker safety by demanding that employers inform their staffs and local health departments about the number of COVID-positive cases among their workers.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey bragged about the exciting new funding for his state that will fund rural broadband to anyone who wants it.

There's just one problem with his statement: The funding is coming from President Joe Biden's "American Rescue Plan" that no Republican supported.

Dominion Voting Systems is alleging that Sidney Powell is stealthily committing additional libel in her countersuit against the company.

The battle between Dominion and Powell began last year when Powell falsely claimed that Dominion was somehow conspiring with a Venezuelan dictator who died over ten years ago to deliver a 2020 win for President Joe Biden. Dominion sued Powell, along with a series of right-wing outlets, for libel.

Frank Figliuzzi, the former FBI Deputy Director for Counterterrorism, anticipates the lawsuit Alex Jones lost on Monday is just the beginning as Americans take action against conspiracy theorists who falsely claim that their slain loved ones were crisis actors.

Jones was sued by Sandy Hook parents after relentless attacks against them alleging that they were lying about losing their children in the Connecticut mass shooting that killed 20 children and six adults.

Steve Bannon turned himself in to the police on Monday after being indicted on criminal contempt charges for blowing off a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots.

Talking about Bannon's appearance, MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace and former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) mocked Trump for making someone who was constantly "disheveled" as his White House's top political strategist.