Jul 02 Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing to weigh high court immunity ruling By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The judge agreed Tuesday to put it off while weighing the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11 on his New York conviction on felony charges of… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 8:08 How the Supreme Court immunity ruling reshapes presidential power By Amna Nawaz, William Brangham, Marcia Coyle, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura In one of the most anticipated rulings of the year, the Supreme Court declared that former President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for any so-called “official act” taken as president, but not “unofficial ones'' taken as a candidate. Amna… Continue watching
Jul 01 WATCH: ‘No one is above the law,’ Biden says after Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity and Trump By Colleen Long, Will Weissert, Associated Press Biden spoke Monday following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that granted broad immunity from prosecution to Trump and other presidents. Biden says the public has a "right to know" Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 01 What does the Supreme Court immunity ruling mean for Trump? 6 questions answered By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry What happens to Trump’s federal criminal charges, especially if he is reelected? Here are five quick questions about the court’s ruling. Continue reading
Jul 01 How Trump’s potential running mates harshly criticized him in the past By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press JD Vance’s shifting position on Donald Trump over the years from one-time critic of the former president to staunch ally is a metamorphosis shared by many of Trump’s potential running mates. Continue reading
Jul 01 Read the full Supreme Court decision on Trump and presidential immunity Presidents and former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts they took while in office, the Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision Monday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Supreme Court: Trump’s immunity case goes back to lower court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November… Continue reading
Jul 01 Steve Bannon scheduled to report to federal prison for defying congressional subpoena By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected his emergency appeal to stave off the sentence. Continue reading
Jun 29 Lack of Jan. 6 accountability on the debate stage alarms democracy advocates By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press In the first presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump skimmed over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, shifted blame for the violent mob siege and declined repeatedly to state unequivocally that he will accept the results of this year’s White House election. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 8:55 The fallout from a debate full of fumbles and falsehoods By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens Over a 90-minute presidential debate, former President Trump repeatedly made false claims and President Biden repeatedly struggled to dispel concerns about his age. It opened new concerns over the stakes of a possible Trump presidency and sparked discussion about whether… Continue watching