Jan 30 WATCH: Illinois declines to remove Trump from ballot based on 14th Amendment challenge By Sophia Tareen, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The push has notched successes in Colorado and in Maine, where the Democratic secretary of state also recommended removing Trump from the ballot. Continue reading
Jan 29 President Biden says he’ll shut the U.S.-Mexico border if given the ability. What does that mean? By Colleen Long, Associated Press The deal had been in the works for months and seemed to be nearing completion in the Senate before it began to fall apart, largely because Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump doesn't want it to happen. Continue reading
Jan 29 Georgia House votes to revive prosecutor oversight panel as Democrats warn it would target Fani Willis By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia House members have passed a bill that would revive a commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors. But Democrats warned that Monday's vote was aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' prosecution of Trump. Continue reading
Jan 29 Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country's wealthiest people was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday. Continue reading
Jan 28 Illinois election officials to consider removing Trump from March primary ballot By Associated Press Former President Trump should be removed from Illinois' primary ballot, but the decision should be left to the courts, a retired judge recommended Sunday to the state's election board, arguing that it was clear Trump engaged in insurrection in the… Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump ordered to pay additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. Continue reading
Jan 26 Georgia Senate creates special committee with subpoena power to investigate DA prosecuting Trump By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Republican senators say the panel is needed to determine whether the Democratic district attorney misspent state tax money in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others. Continue reading
Jan 25 Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse amid election year pressure By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate negotiators have been striving for weeks on a carefully negotiated compromise on border and immigration policy. But even before the senators have had a chance to finalize the legislation and release it to their colleagues, election-year politics and opposition… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 4:43 What happened in court when Trump took the stand in federal defamation case By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Donald Trump took the stand in a New York City courtroom on Thursday as part of the defamation lawsuit filed by writer E. Jean Carroll. In an earlier trial, Trump was found guilty of sexually abusing Carroll in the 1990s… Continue watching
Jan 25 Trump’s 2024 trials: Where they stand and what to expect By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Molly Finnegan, Kenichi Serino The typical politicking that goes along with his reelection bid will overlap with his ongoing – and packed – court calendar. Continue reading