Dec 15 Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Friday's damages verdict comes after Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother tearfully testified about becoming the target of a false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other allies of Trump that made them fear for their lives. Continue reading
Dec 15 Second day of deliberations begins in Georgia election workers’ defamation case against Rudy Giuliani By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurors have begun their second day of deliberations to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them after the 2020 election. Continue reading
Dec 15 Trump urging Iowa voters to ‘come together’ to hand him a blowout victory next month By Thomas Beaumont, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump is pushing his supporters to deliver a blowout win in next month's Iowa caucuses. Continue reading
Dec 15 Appeals court to hear arguments on whether Meadows’ Georgia election interference charges should be moved to federal court By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A panel of federal appeals court judges has heard arguments on whether charges against Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in a sprawling Georgia election case should be moved. Continue reading
Dec 15 Americans agree that the future of democracy is on the line in the 2024 election but disagree about who poses the biggest threat By Gary Fields, Linley Sanders, Associated Press In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future. Continue reading
Dec 15 Trump campaign using sporting events like UFC to get in front of potential voters By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump has spent less time campaigning in early-voting states than many of his Republican primary rivals… Continue reading
Dec 14 Jurors will begin deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers’ case By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Jurors are set to begin deliberating to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them that led to a barrage of racist threats and upended their lives. Continue reading
Dec 14 Few U.S. adults want a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, AP-NORC poll shows By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Relatively few Americans are excited about a potential rematch of the 2020 election between Biden and Trump. But more Republicans would be happy to have Trump as their nominee than Democrats would be with Biden. Continue reading
Dec 14 Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Trump from commenting about judge’s staff By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A four-judge panel in the state's mid-level appellate court ruled Thursday that the former president's lawyers used the wrong legal mechanism to fight the restriction. Continue reading
Dec 14 Trump’s first criminal trial for 2020 election interference to begin in March but legal appeals could delay By Alanna Durkin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Legal appeals up to the Supreme Court are threatening to delay Donald Trump's criminal case for 2020 election interference. Continue reading