Apr 05 Trump’s lawyers can’t force NBC to turn over ‘Stormy’ documentary materials, judge rules By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan said the defense's subpoena for NBC Universal was “the very definition of a fishing expedition" and did not meet a heavy legal burden. Continue reading
Apr 05 Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press As Trump seeks the presidency a third time, he's being shadowed by a chorus of people who served in his administration who have become sharp critics, some offering dire predictions about his return to power. Continue reading
Apr 04 New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government By Will Weissert, Associated Press Advocates hope the rule will head off former President Donald Trump's promises to radically remake the federal workforce along ideological lines if he wins back the White House. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:40 How Biden and Trump are raising and spending their campaign advertising dollars By Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens, Geoff Bennett The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee announced they raised more than $65 million in March as they try to catch up to the nearly $100 million cash advantage President Biden and the Democrats had a month earlier. Both candidates… Continue watching
Apr 04 New York state is demanding more information on Trump’s $175 million appeal bond in civil fraud case By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press New York state lawyers are demanding more information on the bona fides of the $175 million bond that former President Donald Trump posted to block the imminent collection of a huge civil fraud judgment. Continue reading
Apr 04 Judge rejects Trump request to dismiss classified documents prosecution By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for Trump had cited a 1978 statute known as the Presidential Records Act in arguing that he was permitted to designate records from his time in office as personal and take them with him when he left the White… Continue reading
Apr 03 Judge rejects Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan deemed the former president's request untimely, ruling that his lawyers had myriad opportunities to raise the immunity issue before they finally did so in a March 7 court filing. Continue reading
Apr 03 Trump and the Republican Party say they raised more than $65.6 million in March By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Donald Trump and the Republican Party say they raised more than $65.6 million in March as the former president became the presumptive nominee and installed new party leadership. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 4:16 Primary protest votes hint at November challenges for Biden and Trump By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz, Shrai Popat Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island turned out for their states’ presidential primaries. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports on what the results mean for the upcoming election and discusses the latest NewsHour/Marist poll on voter… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 7:10 Anatomy of a Donald Trump speech By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman Whatever you want to call him, Donald Trump is a showman. That is key to his campaign. His strength comes directly from his words and speeches, not staff or infrastructure. Voters are already exhausted by political shrapnel, but Trump’s speeches… Continue watching