Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Delay Hush Money Case Based On Presidential Immunity
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money case denied on Wednesday his bid to delay the case based on presidential immunity. Judge Juan Merchant denied the entirety of Trump’s motion as “untimely,” declining to consider whether presidential immunity “precludes the introduction of evidence of purported official presidential acts in a criminal […]
Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to delay hush money trial over Manhattan venue
The New York Court of Appeals on Monday rejected Mr. Trump’s bid to suspend his hush money trial, arguing that the case should be heard outside of Manhattan. The decision came after an emergency hearing on Monday in which Trump’s lawyers argued that deep blue Manhattan was not the appropriate venue to hear the Republican […]
Trump classified documents judge sets hearing over co-defendants’ bid to toss indictment
A Florida federal judge presiding over the criminal classified documents case of former President Donald Trump set a hearing for his two co-defendants’ efforts to toss out their indictments next week. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon called on Monday for a nonevidentiary hearing at 10 a.m. on April 19 over separate motions from Mar-a-Lago property […]
Akshay Bhatia dislocates shoulder on 18, still wins Texas Open playoff to earn Masters bid
Akshay Bhatia had to earn a spot in his first Masters on Sunday at the Valero Texas Open. He entered the day with a four-stroke lead over Denny McCarthy and was feeling pretty confident. That was evident from the “wire to wire” comment Bhatia had written on his wrist before the final round. Early on, […]
Lara Trump outlines five states RNC is focusing on for Trump’s 2024 bid
Lara Trump outlined the key battleground states that the Republican National Committee is focused on going into the 2024 general election. In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s Mornings with Maria, Lara Trump said while all states are critical in winning the election, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were of particular interest […]
No Labels Pulls Plug On Third-Party Presidential Bid
The centrist group No Labels announced on Thursday it is ditching its proposed third-party presidential run for 2024. No Labels decided on March 8 that it would be running a “Unity Ticket” after roughly a year of floating such a bid, and announced the following week it would start its candidate vetting process. The group […]
Trump lawyers mount fresh bid to oust hush money trial judge
Donald Trump on Friday urged the judge in his “hush money” criminal case to recuse himself over his daughter’s marketing efforts for prominent Democrats. This is the latest in a series of attempts to delay the trial, which is scheduled to begin in 10 days. Lauren Marchan, the daughter of Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan […]
Judge Cannon ruling denies bid to dismiss Trump documents case
A federal judge on Thursday denied former President Trump’s effort to dismiss the Mar-a-Lago documents lawsuit, saying more than 300 classified records recovered from his estate could be considered personal records. insisted. The ruling, by U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon, calls for the immediate rejection of President Trump’s claim that the Presidential Records Act (PRA) […]
DC Loves Cornyn’s Bid To Replace McConnell. Texans? Not So Much
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn appears to have wide support among Washington movers and shakers in his candidacy for Senate majority leader, but his home state of Texas could have the final say. There is sex. Powerful and well-funded forces in Texas plan to challenge Cornyn for re-election in 2026, arguing that he represents a […]
Three cheers for Kathy Hochul for nixing the MTA’s bid to hold up the NYC Marathon
Good — great! — about Governor Hochul waiving the MTA’s foolish move of charging the New York Road Runners Club $750,000 to close the Verrazano Bridge for the New York Marathon. “I have directed the MTA to resolve this confusion and allow the marathon to proceed as usual,” the government told the Post. MTA tellers […]