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New York court is set to hear Donald Trump's appeal of his $489 million civil fraud verdict
A New York appeals court is set to hear arguments in former President Donald Trump’s fight to overturn a civil fraud judgment that could cost him close to half a billion dollars.
Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’
Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies the separation of migrant families in the new film “Separated,” which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment
New York state lawyers are urging an appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment.
Judge in Trump's civil fraud case says he won't recuse himself over 'nothingburger' encounter
The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump's civil fraud trial says he won’t step aside from the case, vehemently denying a claim that another lawyer had advised him ahead of the verdict.
US says Iran moving forward on a key aspect of developing a nuclear bomb
Two top Biden administration officials say Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made strides in developing one key aspect of a weapon in recent months.
The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania
Donald Trump’s campaign says he is “fine” after what law enforcement officials are treating as an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Here's a look at Trump's VP shortlist and why each contender may get picked or fall short
Donald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before, or perhaps at, next month’s Republican National Convention.
Mississippi is the latest state sued by tech group over age verification on websites
A tech industry group says a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults.
The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump's criminal trial
The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has concluded after the panel sent two notes to the judge.
'Ron, I love that you're back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind them
Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are signaling to major Republican donors that they’re putting their rivalry behind them after a contentious and often personal primary fight.
First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform
Kim Kardashian has joined Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable highlighting the administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform.
The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
The commencement of opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial sets the stage for weeks of testimony about the former president’s personal life and places his legal troubles at the center of his closely contested campaign against President Joe Biden.
Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M
A New York appeals court has agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.
Wall Street debut of Trump's Truth Social network could net him stock worth billions on paper
The Wall Street debut of Donald Trump’s Truth Social network could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper.
Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
A New York judge has spared Donald Trump a “corporate death penalty” ruling, but his business did get hit hard with bans and cash penalties.
Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling
A New York judge has ordered Donald Trump and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties.
With Trump closing in on nomination, the effective audition to become his vice president is underway
Vice presidential candidates typically aren’t tapped until after a candidate has locked down the nomination.
Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff
The judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has ordered attorneys in the case not to comment on “confidential communications” between him and his staff.
Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in civil fraud trial. Daughter Ivanka also will testify
Former President Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in the civil business fraud case against him, following testimony from his three eldest children.
Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
Donald Trump has been fined $5,000 after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted.
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probe
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has spoken with federal prosecutors as part of the special counsel’s probe into the 2020 election.
Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in water
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate perchlorate, reversing a rollback the agency first made under then-President Donald Trump.
Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP
From almost the moment he first rode down the escalator in Trump Tower, a question has loomed over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump.
Supreme Court won't hear arguments Title 42 case as planned
The Supreme Court says it won't hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy that's been used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border.
White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon
U.S. officials say efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes
President Joe Biden’s administration has finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.
Correction: Trump Hotel-Foreign Government Spending story
In a story published November 14, 2022, about foreign government spending at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, The Associated Press erroneously reported Saudi Arabia spent at least $164,929 at the hotel in 2017 and 2018, the same time it was trying to win over U.S. support after its invasion and blockade of Qatar.
Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case
The Supreme Court has again declined to hear a lawsuit involving a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate one of several probes
The FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate marked a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation was just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro join 'The View' as cohosts
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump administration spokeswoman who broke from her old boss in 2020, will be the conservative voice on the daytime talk show “The View.”.
Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quits
The National Association of Immigration Judges has asked the federal government to restore its union recognition after the Trump administration stripped its official status and the system’s chief judge resigned after two years on the job.
Michigan GOP leader: ‘We told Trump we were going to follow law’ after meeting on 2020 election
Michigan GOP Leader Mike Shirkey’s testimony was featured in a video that aired during the Jan. 6 committee’s hearing on how President Trump pressured state legislators to overturn election results in 2020.
Justices dismiss Trump-era immigration case, in a Biden win
The Supreme Court says it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices have decided to dismiss the case.
Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up' on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
In its second day of public hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
Jan. 6 panel's 1,000 witnesses: From Trump aides to rioters
The House Jan. 6 panel has interviewed more than 1,000 people who were directly or indirectly involved in the U.S. Capitol insurrection as it's probed the violent attack and former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented efforts to overturn his election defeat.
The story so far: AP's investigation into federal prisons
An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Justice Department’s largest law enforcement agency, the federal Bureau of Prisons.
Federal judge halts Biden administration’s travel mask mandate
A Trump-appointed judge has officially overturned the Biden administration’s mask mandate for planes and other transportation in Florida Monday (April 18) afternoon.
Judge: Trump delays on rape accuser's claims in 'bad faith'
A judge says former President Donald Trump's legal moves aimed at delaying a rape accuser's defamation claims from reaching trial are in bad faith and so far succeeding.
High court wades into clash over Trump-era immigration rule
The Supreme Court is wading into a political clash between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned.
Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned, throwing the future of the probe into question.
Donald Trump's DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit
A lawyer says she will not seek to depose ex-President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of rape because she wants to speed the case toward trial.
Appeals court: Cowboys for Trump is a political committee
A federal appeals court has turned away a constitutional challenge by the support group Cowboys for Trump and co-founder Couy Griffin to New Mexico election laws and registration requirements for political groups.
Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliable
The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the value of assets.
Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president
Party leaders at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting this past week left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election.
Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting
Members of the Republican National Committee are meeting in Salt Lake City to discuss a series of measures solidifying former President Donald Trump's standing ahead of the midterm elections.
Kinzinger pushes 'uneasy alliance' to thwart Trump's allies
Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois is calling on Democrats and independents to form an “uneasy alliance” with Republicans to fight former President Donald Trump’s influence in Republican politics.
Trump pushes false claims that Pence could 'send back' votes
Former President Donald Trump is intensifying his effort to advance the false narrative that his vice president, Mike Pence, could have done something to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.
Kellyanne Conway memoir 'Here's the Deal' coming out May 24
Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has a memoir out May 24: “Here’s the Deal” is billed by her publisher as a look beyond the headlines of the Trump administration and her family life, including her husband and prominent Trump detractor, George Conway.
What comes next in New York's investigation of Donald Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James is using a court filing to outline much of the evidence her investigators have gathered so far in her yearslong investigation of former President Donald Trump.
Angst over China, Russia lessens chance of US nuke changes
Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House nearly a year ago seemed to herald a historic shift toward less U.S. reliance on nuclear weapons and possibly a shrinking of the number of such arms.
GOP Wayne County election official in 2020 ballot dispute dies from COVID-19
A Republican election official who caused controversy by initially refusing to certify 2020 Detroit-area results in favor of President Joe Biden has died.
2 Iranians charged with threatening US voters in 2020
Two suspected Iranian computer hackers have been charged in a broad campaign of election interference aimed at intimidating American voters during last year’s presidential race and undermining confidence that the results of the contest could be trusted.
Fight over US wolf protections heads to federal courtroom
U.S. government attorneys are set to appear before a federal judge to defend a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration that lifted protections for gray wolves across most of the country.
Former police chief James Craig delivers first political speech in Jackson County
Retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig made his first political speech in front of the Jackson County GOP Tuesday tonight.
Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authority
The U.S. Justice Department has dropped opposition to reviving a union of immigration judges that had been stripped of authority during the final months of the Trump administration.
US House votes to ease entry process for Afghan interpreters
The U.S. House of Representatives has easily passed legislation that would make it easier for Afghans who worked for the American military or NATO to relocate to the U.S. The bill, which drew bipartisan support, eliminates a requirement that special visa applicants get a medical exam before they leave Afghanistan.
'Fire and Fury' author writes new Trump book 'Landslide'
The author of “Fire and Fury,” the million-seller from 2018 that helped launched the wave of inside accounts of the Trump White House, will have a last look coming out next month.