World Jun 25 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s plane leaves Bangkok to U.S. for plea deal and later freedom The official WikiLeaks account on X said Assange is heading toward Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific, where he's scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
Politics Jun 24 Prosecutors look to bar Trump from ‘inflammatory’ comments endangering FBI in hush money trial The federal judge presiding over the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is hearing arguments on whether to bar the former president from public comments that prosecutors say could endanger the lives of FBI agents working on the case.
Politics Jun 21 Court hears longshot challenge by Trump attorneys to prosecutor’s appointment in classified documents case The longshot argument over the legality of special counsel Jack Smith's appointment kicked off a three-day hearing that is set to continue next week and bring further delays to a criminal case that had been scheduled for trial last month…
Politics Jun 12 Hunter Biden was convicted. That hasn’t stopped Republicans from echoing Trump’s attacks on the criminal justice system The GOP's argument that Joe Biden is ordering prosecutors to target political opponents has been hurt by the Biden-led Justice Department prosecuting the president's son — with Biden declining to stop the investigation or pardon Hunter Biden.
Politics Jun 10 Judge Cannon denies Trump bid to dismiss certain counts, but strikes paragraph from classified documents indictment Former President Donald Trump and two of his associates had sought to throw out more than a half-dozen of the 41 counts in the indictment.
Politics Jun 04 WATCH: Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers ‘I will not be intimidated’ His unusually fiery testimony amounted to a forceful defense of the independence and integrity of the Justice Department at an unprecedented moment in which it is prosecuting both Trump and President Joe Biden’s son.
Politics May 30 WATCH: Manhattan DA Bragg speaks after Trump found guilty in hush money trial The falsifying business records charges carry up to four years behind bars, though Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg would not say Thursday if prosecutors intend to seek imprisonment.
Politics May 29 Jury in historic Trump hush money trial to begin deliberations The deliberations Wednesday will follow a marathon day of closing arguments in which a prosecutor accused Trump of trying to "hoodwink" voters in the 2016 presidential election by participating in a hush money scheme meant to stifle stories he feared…
Politics May 28 Trump’s defense lawyers, prosecutors will make their final pitches to the hush money jury After more than four weeks of testimony, the summations tee up a momentous and historically unprecedented task for the jury as it decides whether to convict the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Nation May 27 What to expect as closing arguments begin in Trump hush money trial Testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict.