Nation Jul 25 Bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued federal prisons signed into law The Federal Prison Oversight Act establishes an independent ombudsman to field and investigate complaints after sexual assaults and other criminal misconduct by staff, escapes and high-profile deaths.
Politics Apr 18 Jury selection in Trump hush money trial enters final stretch, opening remarks as soon as next week The dismissals on Thursday bring down to five the number of jurors seated so far.
Politics Feb 15 Trump’s New York hush-money case gets March trial date, judge rules Judge Juan Manuel Merchan said Thursday he made the decision after speaking with the judge in Trump's now-delayed federal election interference case in the nation's capital.
Politics Jan 17 Judge threatens to boot Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse.
Politics Nov 01 Donald Trump Jr. says he never worked on key documents at father’s civil fraud trial Trump Jr. said he signed off on statements as a trustee, but had left the work to outside accountants and the company's then-finance chief, Allen Weisselberg.
Nation Oct 18 Judge warns Trump to keep quiet as witness testifies against him in civil fraud trial A judge has warned Donald Trump and others at his New York civil fraud trial to keep the volume after the former president threw up his hands in frustration and spoke aloud to his lawyers while a witness was testifying…
Politics Oct 06 Court rejects Trump request to pause fraud trial amid fight over real estate empire ruling Judge Arthur Engoron ruled last week that former President Donald Trump committed years of fraud as he built the real estate empire that vaulted him to fame and the White House.
Politics Oct 05 Trump business fraud trial continues with accountant testimony on 4th day An accountant who prepared Donald Trump's financial statements is back on the witness stand for a fourth day in the New York civil trial examining whether the former president exaggerated his wealth.
Politics Oct 02 Trump remains defiant in New York fraud trial that accuses him of lying about wealth Aggrieved and defiant, former President Donald Trump sat through hours of sometimes testy opening statements Monday in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties.
Politics Jun 09 Trump picks lawyer from NY criminal case for classified documents charges Donald Trump posted Friday on his Truth Social platform that Todd Blanche will lead his defense in the federal case, along with “a firm to be named later,” replacing his previous lawyers, Jim Trusty and John Rowley.