Mar 11 Trump wants New York hush money trial to wait for Supreme Court immunity ruling By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments April 25, a month after the scheduled start of jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money case. It is the first of his four criminal cases slated to go to trial. Continue reading
Mar 11 E. Jean Carroll's lawyer says new suit possible after Trump's recent attacks By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An attorney for a longtime advice columnist who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggested Monday that a new defamation lawsuit was possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Biden hits the road in effort to build momentum for his 2024 campaign In our news wrap Friday, Biden visited Philadelphia to make the case for his re-election, Trump posted a $92 million bond for his defamation judgment in New York, the RNC approved Trump’s picks for the committee’s leadership team, the Department… Continue watching
Mar 08 RNC votes to install Trump's handpicked chair as the former president tightens control of the party By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Whatley is part of a leadership slate that will include the former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as co-chair. The person running the party's day-to-day operations will be Chris LaCivita, a top Trump aide who will also serve as RNC chief… Continue reading
Mar 08 Trump attorneys post $92 million bond to support jury award to E. Jean Carroll in defamation suit By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A lawyer for Donald Trump says the former president has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll during a January defamation trial. Continue reading
Mar 07 Takeaways from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden used the opportunity to draw sharp contrasts that could rally Democrats to the polls as he tries to make the campaign a referendum on his predecessor rather than himself. Continue reading
Mar 07 Judge denies Trump relief from $83.3 million defamation judgment By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The federal judge who oversaw a defamation trial that resulted in an $83.3 million award to a longtime magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s is refusing to relieve the ex-president from the verdict's financial pinch. Continue reading
Mar 07 Biden will try to use State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden's address will be something of an on-the-job interview, as the nation's oldest president tries to quell voter concerns about his age and job performance while sharpening the contrast with his all-but-certain November rival. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 7:02 'The Internationalists' explores Biden's foreign policy approach after Trump By Nick Schifrin During his State of the Union address, President Biden will portray himself as a steady steward of American interests around the world, drawing distinctions between his approach and that of former President Trump. Nick Schifrin spoke with Politico's Alexander Ward,… Continue watching
Mar 07 Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over the Steele dossier By Brian Melley, Associated Press Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay legal fees to a company founded by a former British spy that he sued for making what he claimed were false claims that harmed his reputation. Continue reading