May 29 Live updates: Judge excuses jurors, ending 1st day of deliberations in Trump's hush money trial By Associated Press Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, charges that are punishable by up to four years in prison. Follow updates here. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 7:42 What was said during closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz The prosecution and defense made their final cases to jurors in the criminal trial against Donald Trump. Prosecutors argued Trump falsified business records to conceal an alleged affair that could’ve harmed his chances of becoming president. Trump’s defense team said… Continue watching
May 28 Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge overseeing Trump's classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors' request to bar the Republican former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Trump's adult children speak out during hush money closing arguments By Associated Press Eric Trump decried “political warfare” and said his father is the “toughest man I’ve ever seen” and “he endures this nonsense every single day.”… Continue reading
May 28 Trump's defense lawyers, prosecutors will make their final pitches to the hush money jury By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press After more than four weeks of testimony, the summations tee up a momentous and historically unprecedented task for the jury as it decides whether to convict the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Continue reading
May 28 Live updates: Closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial By Associated Press Closing arguments are expected to last all day Tuesday, with jury deliberations beginning as soon as Wednesday. Follow updates here. Continue reading
May 27 Libertarians nominate Chase Oliver as their presidential candidate, spurning both Trump and Kennedy By Associated Press Third parties have rarely been competitive in U.S. presidential elections and the Libertarian candidate four years ago won 1 percent of the vote. Continue reading
May 26 Here's what every key witness said at Trump's hush money criminal trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press After 22 witnesses, including an adult film actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. The trial now shifts to closing arguments, scheduled for Tuesday. Here’s a look at key trial witnesses… Continue reading
May 26 Trump met with repeated boos and jeers during Libertarian convention speech By Will Weissert, Associated Press Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults and decrying him for things like his COVID-19 policies, running up towering federal deficits and lying about his political… Continue reading
May 25 Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements that endanger law enforcement in classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution. Continue reading