Jun 10 Trump completes mandatory presentencing interview for hush money conviction By Michelle L. Price, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The former president was quizzed by a New York City probation officer for a report that will be compiled and presented to trial judge Juan M. Merchan prior to Trump's July 11 sentencing. Continue reading
Jun 10 Judge Cannon denies Trump bid to dismiss certain counts, but strikes paragraph from classified documents indictment By Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 6:23 What the prosecution and defense said during closing arguments in Hunter Biden’s trial By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan Jurors started deliberations Monday in Hunter Biden's gun trial in Delaware. He is accused of lying on federal forms about his drug use to illegally purchase a gun. Following his historic conviction on 34 felony counts, Donald Trump sat for… Continue watching
Jun 10 Stand up for ‘innocent life,’ Trump says in message to Christian group seeking to eradicate abortion By Michelle L. Price, Peter Smith, Associated Press Donald Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the overturning of a federally guaranteed right to abortion — having nominated three of the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade — but has resisted supporting a national abortion ban and says he… Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: Trump holds rally in Las Vegas after week of record high temperatures in region By Jonathan J. Cooper, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press During a Trump rally in Arizona on Thursday, the Phoenix Police Department said 11 people were transported to hospitals, treated and released for heat exhaustion. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 7:09 Who’s on Trump’s running mate shortlist and what his decision will tell us By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Former President Donald Trump says he will choose a running mate in the next few weeks and will likely unveil his nominee at a major turning point in the campaign. Lisa Desjardins has been covering the Trump campaign and reports… Continue watching
Jun 07 Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to Arizona felony charges alleging submission of fake electors By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Meadows is accused of working with other Trump campaign members to submit names of fake electors from Arizona and other states to Congress to keep Trump in office despite his defeat at the ballot box in November 2020. Continue reading
Jun 06 Trump has promised mass raids and deportation if he wins the election. The ACLU is preparing to fight back By Will Weissert, Associated Press The 21-page memo responding to Trump's campaign promises on immigration and border policies is the first in a series of policy roadmaps examining how the group will push back against Trump's promised actions on top issues. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 6:25 How Trump could upend the rule of law and pursue political prosecutions in a second term By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz For months, former President Trump and his allies have claimed, without evidence, that the Biden administration has weaponized the Department of Justice to pursue prosecutions against him for political reasons. But the presumptive Republican nominee has also suggested a second… Continue watching
Jun 06 Trump ally Steve Bannon must report to prison by July 1 to begin contempt sentence, judge says By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington on Thursday granted prosecutors' request to make Bannon begin serving his prison term after a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court last month upheld his contempt of Congress conviction. Continue reading