Jan 11 Closing arguments begin in Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York after bomb threat By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The former president had been planning to deliver his own summation Thursday, but Judge Arthur Engoron rejected that. Continue reading
Jan 10 Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have a fierce debate By David Bauder, Associated Press It was his first live appearance on Fox News since 2022, and unpleasant topics like Trump's false election claims, the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection and the court cases against the former president were barely touched upon. Continue reading
Jan 10 WATCH: Chris Christie says he’s dropping out of the 2024 presidential race days before the Iowa caucuses By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Holly Ramer, Associated Press The dropout comes as a surprise, given that Christie had staked the success of his campaign on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, which is less than two weeks away. Continue reading
Jan 10 Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at New York civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial, which could cost Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties and strip him of his ability to do business in New York. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 5:52 The arguments Trump’s attorneys are making to claim he’s immune from Jan. 6 prosecution By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens Donald Trump was in court in Washington while his attorneys argued the former president is immune from federal prosecution connected to the Jan. 6 attack. The three judge appeals panel seemed skeptical of the argument that Trump was acting in… Continue watching
Jan 09 Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot By David Sharp, Associated Press She's the first secretary of state in history to block someone from running for president by invoking the U.S. Constitution's insurrection clause. Continue reading
Jan 09 DeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The debate kicks off Wednesday, 9 p.m. Eastern time at Drake University and comes just five days before Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses. Continue reading
Jan 09 Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Right-wing media outlets amplified conspiracy theories Epps was an undercover government agent who helped incite the Capitol attack to entrap Trump supporters. Continue reading
Jan 09 LISTEN: Federal court hears arguments on whether Trump is immune from prosecution By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press On Tuesday Trump returned to the federal courthouse in Washington for his appeal of charges against him. Continue reading
Jan 08 Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital By Diane Jeantet, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year's uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office. Continue reading