Month: May 2024

LIVE UPDATESDonald Trump is awaiting the verdict in his criminal trial in New York.Trump’s hush money trial: Biggest takeawaysFormer President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history…
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Trump Throws Absolute Fit In Middle-Of-The-Night Attack On Robert De Niro  Yahoo! Voicessource

Democrats try to connect the dots of Bidenomics as some in Saginaw wonder if Trump is ‘just a better fit with the economy’Less than six months before the US presidential election on 5 November, anxiety over the economy looms large. While official figures show a significant recovery since the pandemic, many Americans aren’t buying it.…
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Ex Trump official has theory on why Melania hasn’t appeared at hush money trial  CNNsource

Jury in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial to Begin Deliberations on Wednesday  The New York Timessource

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Donald Trump’s criminal trial made their final pitches to jurors, who soon must decide whether to convict the former president.Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York delivered closing arguments Tuesday, making their final pitches to jurors who will decide whether to convict the former president…
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A new union contract at the Environmental Protection Agency guards against “inappropriate interference in scientific work,” a hallmark of the Trump era.

Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the 12:30 Report newsletter Subscribe <!– {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. I hope you all had a summery Memorial Day weekend! Here’s what’s happening today: Jury deliberations have just begun in…
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President Biden and former President Trump are tied in a head-to-head Virginia match-up, new polling shows.  A Roanoke College survey puts the pair of presidential hopefuls at 42 percent each in a one-on-one contest in the state, the first time the pollster has found Biden and Trump tied.  Biden is boosted to a 2-point lead…
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Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Wednesday sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the gag order placed on former President Trump in his New York hush money trial violates his constitutional rights. Trump has repeatedly complained about his treatment by Manhattan Criminal Court Justice Juan Merchan, who…
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LIVE UPDATES: Judge Merchan gives jury instructions in Trump’s hush money trial Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsGiven that MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell has sat through a large portion of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial including a marathon 21st day of closing arguments, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow asked Lawrence what his best guess is about how…
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Michael Fanone, a former Washington, D.C., police officer who was attacked during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, said his mother’s home was swatted hours after he called former President Trump an “authoritarian.” Fanone made the remark while speaking to the media Tuesday outside the courthouse where closing arguments were being conducted in…
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Wednesday he thinks former President Trump is a strong candidate in his home state, but he is confident the presumptive GOP nominee will not defeat President Biden in a rematch this fall. “I fundamentally believe that it’s going to be a close race,” Fetterman said in an interview on MSNBC’s…
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Carroll lawyer on Trump Memorial Day post: ‘All options are on the table’  The Hillsource

Trump Hush-Money Trial Live Updates: Jurors Will Begin Deliberations  The New York Timessource

Radio host Charlamagne tha God thinks the Biden administration has “handcuffed” Vice President Harris. Charlamagne, who recently called former President Trump a “threat to democracy,” joined Brian Kilmeade for an interview on “Fox & Friends,” where they got into a back-and-forth conversation about Harris’s role in the administration and in the media. “The Breakfast Club”…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Two former FBI officials have reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy was violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages that they had sent one another that disparaged former President Donald Trump.The tentative deal was…
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Trump Documents CaseAdvertisementSupported byJudge Aileen Cannon’s handling of court hearings offers insights into how the case accusing Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified material has become bogged down in unresolved issues.By Alan FeuerAlan Feuer has regularly attended the proceedings in Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s courtroom in Fort Pierce, Fla.A few months ago, a top prosecutor…
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Del. John McGuire -R, Glen Allen, attends the VCDL rally, Jan. 16, 2023 at Capitol Square in Richmond, Va. Del. McGuire is one of several Republican Virginia legislators speaking at the rally. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed the Republican opponent of a Virginia congressman who…
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Trump trial jury set to begin deliberations in New York criminal hush money case  CNBCsource

If jurors reach verdict after judge Juan Merchan’s directives on the law, they’ll determine whether ex-president is guilty or not guiltyDonald Trump’s criminal hush money trial in New York inches towards its concluding stages Wednesday with the expected start of jury deliberations.The deliberations are poised to commence after judge Juan Merchan instructs jurors on the…
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Former New Jersey Governor and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie joined a recent episode of the “Hacks on Tap” podcast, where he gave President Biden advice on how to beat former President Trump in their upcoming debates. Christie, a former Trump ally, was one of the loudest critics of the former president in this cycle’s…
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The special counsel said Trump’s statements may pose a risk to law enforcement.The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case denied the special counsel’s motion requesting that Trump be barred from making statements that could pose a significant risk to law enforcement.Trump's lawyers argued that the special counsel violated Local Rule 88.9,…
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Donald Trump Says He’ll Stop All Electric Car Sales  Yahoo! Voicessource

Prosecution concludes closing argument with plea to find Trump guilty in hush-money trial – as it happened  The Guardian USsource