Apr 11 As he prepares to prosecute Trump, NYC DA Bragg says hush money criminal trial not about politics By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The upcoming trial over hush money payments allegedly made by Trump during the 2016 election will test Bragg’s efforts to portray himself as apolitical in the face of relentless attacks from the Republican former president and his supporters. Continue reading
Apr 10 Trump says Jewish voters who back Biden ‘should have their head examined’ By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Trump made his comments Wednesday as part of his continuing criticism of Biden's reaction to the Israel-Hamas war and of Biden's support for the rights of transgender people. Continue reading
Apr 10 WATCH: Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far By Bill Barrow, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump said that "it'll be straightened out and as you know, it's all about states' rights."… Continue reading
Apr 10 Judge will redact witness names in Trump’s classified documents case to protect identities By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The 24-page order centers on a dispute between special counsel Jack Smith’s team and lawyers for Trump over how much information about witnesses and their statements could be made public ahead of trial. Continue reading
Apr 10 Former Trump exec Weisselberg gets 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Weisselberg admitted lying when he testified he had little knowledge of how Trump’s Manhattan penthouse came to be valued on his financial statements at nearly three times its actual size. Continue reading
Apr 09 Read the full brief asking the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s presidential immunity claim By Associated Press The brief from prosecutors was submitted just over two weeks before the justices will take up the legally untested question of whether an ex-president is shielded from criminal charges for official actions taken in the White House. Continue reading
Apr 08 Latino voters are a target for election misinformation By Christine Fernando, Anita Snow, Associated Press Experts expect a surge of misinformation targeting Spanish-speaking voters with a high-stakes presidential election in the fall as candidates vie for support from the rapidly growing number of Latino voters. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Judge rejects Trump’s bid to delay criminal trial In our news wrap Tuesday, an appeals judge in New York denied former President Trump's bid to delay his hush money criminal trial, the Vatican restates its opposition to gender-affirming surgery and surrogate parenting, dozens of people were killed near… Continue watching
Apr 08 New York appeals judge rejects Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Donald Trump is asking a New York appeals court to move his hush money criminal trial out of Manhattan and reverse his gag order in an eleventh-hour bid for a delay just a week before the scheduled start. Continue reading
Apr 08 Trump says states should decide their own abortion laws, declines to endorse national ban By Jill Colvin, Associated Press One of the country’s most prominent groups opposed to abortion rights says it's “deeply disappointed” in Trump’s position. Continue reading