Oct 17 Accountant testifies in Trump civil fraud trial after Michael Cohen postpones By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump denies any wrongdoing, says his assets were actually undervalued and maintains that disclaimers on his financial statements essentially told banks and other recipients to check the numbers out for themselves. Continue reading
Oct 16 Settlement over Trump-era family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The agreement announced Monday also provides families that were split under the Trump administration with temporary legal status and short-term housing aid. Continue reading
Oct 16 Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press One by one Jordan, has been peeling off detractors who view the Ohio Republican as too extreme. A pressure campaign from Donald Trump allies including Fox News' Sean Hannity is helping to round up support. Continue reading
Oct 16 Judge imposes narrow gag order on Trump in his federal election interference case By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The order bars the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and the judge’s staff. Continue reading
Oct 13 Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans have chosen Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal party voting. Friday's vote puts the staunch ally of Donald Trump within reach of the speaker's gavel. Continue reading
Oct 12 Trump says Netanyahu ‘let us down’ before the 2020 airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Soleimani By Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump's comments at a Florida rally Wednesday were quickly denounced by one of Netanyahu's allies and several Republicans who oppose Trump. Continue reading
Oct 11 Trump’s fraudulent financial statements were key to getting loans, former bank official says By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The former president obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans using financial statements that a court has since deemed fraudulent, a retired bank official testified at the New York civil fraud trial. Continue reading
Oct 10 North Carolina Republicans enact voting changes that weaken governor’s ability to oversee elections By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina Republicans have enacted vote-count restrictions and weakened the governor's ability to oversee elections and other state regulatory bodies by overriding Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes. Continue reading
Oct 10 Citing Trump’s online attacks, U.S. prosecutors seek protections for jurors in election case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Federal prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump's election interference case in Washington to take steps to protect the privacy and identity of prospective jurors. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump once signed a document with real size of NY penthouse, trial evidence shows By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A 1994 document pegged his Trump Tower triplex at 10,996 square feet — not the 30,000 square feet later claimed for years on financial statements that were given to banks, insurers and others to make deals and secure loans. Continue reading