Mar 27 Democrats feel more fear and anger about Trump than Republicans do for Biden, AP-NORC poll says By Bill Barrow, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A potential Trump victory inspires more excitement among Republicans than a Biden win does among Democrats, though, highlighting a potential weak point for Biden. Continue reading
Mar 26 When will Trump pay his $175 million appeals bond? Here’s what’s next in his civil fraud case By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump got a break this week when an appeals court cut down the amount of money he needs to put up in order to pause collection of a huge judgment his New York civil fraud case. Continue reading
Mar 26 Judge issues gag order barring Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Judge Juan M. Merchan on Tuesday cited Trump's previous comments about him and others involved in the case, as well as a looming April 15 trial date, in granting the prosecution's request for a gag order. Continue reading
Mar 26 What to know about Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform By Associated Press Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the platform formerly known as Twitter following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Mar 26 Biden wins Missouri primary, AP says By Associated Press Biden’s win was not in doubt; he has already beaten his major competitors. But the primary races are still closely watched by insiders for turnout and signs of protest voters. Continue reading
Mar 26 Trump’s social media company starts trading on Nasdaq By Associated Press Trump Media debuts with a stock price near $50 and a market value of about $6.8 billion, and will begin trading under the ticker symbol "DJT."… Continue reading
Mar 25 Trump urges Israel to ‘finish up’ its Gaza offensive and warns about global support fading By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump says he would have responded the same way as Israel did after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas but urged the country to "finish up" its offensive and "get this over with," warning about international support fading. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:11 Trump hush money trial set for April 15 as N.Y. court reduces fraud bond By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz The first criminal trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin in April after a judge rejected Trump’s claims of prosecutorial misconduct. That comes as a New York appeals court reduced the amount he needs to post in… Continue watching
Mar 25 Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump’s New York hush money case after last-minute document dump By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The judge earlier had scolded the former president's lawyers as he weighed when to reschedule the trial after a last-minute document dump caused a postponement of the original date. Continue reading
Mar 25 Court agrees to stop NY from seizing Trump’s assets if he puts up $175 million within 10 days By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A New York appeals court on Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment — if he puts up $175 million within 10 days. Continue reading