Mar 01 Judge in Trump classified documents hears arguments about a trial date By Eric Tucker, Adriana Gomez Licon, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has already postponed multiple dates and signaled that she would revisit the trial date during a pivotal hearing Friday. Trump faces 40 felony counts in the case. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: Closing statements in hearing to possibly remove Fani Willis from Trump Georgia election case By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has indicated that he will rule within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case over a romantic relationship with… Continue reading
Mar 01 Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next week By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Orban, who has been in office since 2010, has promoted what he calls “illiberal democracy” and has been criticized by international observers, including the U.S. State Department, for leading an increasingly autocratic system in Hungary. Continue reading
Feb 29 Federal prosecutors seek July trial for Trump in classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors are requesting a July 8 trial for Trump on charges that he illegally retained and concealed classified documents. The former president's lawyers say no trial should be conducted this year but have proposed August 12 as an alternative… Continue reading
Feb 29 Watch 7:55 Biden and Trump visits to border highlight conflicting immigration policies By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz, Layla Quran, Sam Weber, Christine Romo, Shrai Popat President Biden and former President Trump made separate visits to two towns along the southern border as immigration becomes a key issue ahead of the November election. Laura Barrón-López reports from Brownsville, Texas. Continue watching
Feb 29 Nikki Haley can’t win the 2024 primary with 40 percent, but she can expose some of Trump’s weaknesses By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Donald Trump's campaign has vowed not to talk about her anymore. Many pundits have written her off entirely. But Nikki Haley is still campaigning across the country — and plenty of Republican voters are coming to hear what she has to say. Continue reading
Feb 29 What to watch for on Super Tuesday By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Will Donald Trump keep rolling? Will Nikki Haley give in to pressure to drop out? Can President Joe Biden put aside doubts among Democrats?… Continue reading
Feb 29 Writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers urge judge to reject Trump’s request to postpone $83.3 million jury award By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Attorneys wrote in a Manhattan federal court filing Thursday that Trump was offering the equivalent of a paper napkin to promise he'd pay the award to the 80-year-old longtime advice columnist. Continue reading
Feb 29 WATCH: Trump and Biden visit Texas to pitch voters on their dueling immigration approaches By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Jill Colvin, Associated Press On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a distance over who is to blame for the nation's broken… Continue reading
Feb 29 Judge orders Trump off Illinois Republican primary ballot but puts ruling on hold to allow for appeal By Associated Press Judge Tracie Porter issued her decision after a group of voters trying to remove Trump's name from the primary ballot over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol sued to counter the election board's unanimous rejection of its… Continue reading