New York prosecutors said on the first day of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial that the former president broke the law and corrupted the 2016 election by trying to cover up sexual encounters with a porn star and a Playboy model, while his defense lawyer said he committed no crime. Jurors in the historic …
The Republican National Committee and former President Donald Trump’s campaign announced a new initiative Friday to deploy thousands to monitor vote counting in battleground states during the presidential election. The Republican Party aims to recruit 100,000 volunteers to observe the voting process and report irregularities, as well as lawyers to provide rapid-response services if there …
The first former U.S. President to face a criminal trial and the judge overseeing those proceedings are both children of Queens. Donald Trump grew up in a faux Tudor house in Jamaica Estates, and Juan Merchan was raised a few miles down the Grand Central Parkway in Jackson Heights. Merchan knows more about Trump than …
Donald Trump was defiant and frustrated as he walked out of his first day on trial in New York. It was also the first day any former President had ever been on trial in 246 years of American history. But Trump didn’t dwell on the historic significance of the moment. Instead he launched a litany …
By JOSH BOAK and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy. Biden, the sitting …
With the film officially selected for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, the first look at Sebastian Stan in his role as Donald Trump in the upcoming film The Apprentice is now out. The image comes as the biopic was announced as one of the selections for the upcoming film festival. The Apprentice is directed by …
The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state’s newly revived 1864 law that criminalizes abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman’s life is at risk. The state Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for enforcement of the pre-statehood …
Former US president Donald Trump is no longer one of the richest 500 in the world. His name is now missing from the list of Bloomberg Billionaires Index which daily ranks the world’s 500 richest people. Trump’s name got removed from the list after the stock price of his social media company, Truth Social, plummeted …
In a new and bizarre campaign ad, Donald Trump’s head takes the place of the moon and blocks out the sun in a nod to Monday’s solar eclipse. The campaign video was shared on Truth Social on Sunday, and begins with the words, “the most important moment in human history is taking place in 2024.” …
A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay his hush money criminal trial while he fights a gag order, clearing the way for jury selection to begin next week. Justice Cynthia Kern’s ruling is yet another loss for Trump, who has tried repeatedly to get the trial …