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Donald Trump returned to a Manhattan courthouse Friday for his 15th appearance in his historic hush money criminal trial. The court on Friday followed days of testimony about adult film star Stormy Daniels, who testified in lurid detail about her alleged sexual relationship with Trump, and several others provided more technical supplements to her testimony […]
Stormy Daniels under fire: 5 takeaways from Day 14 of the Trump trial
Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress who claims she had a sexual relationship with former President Trump in 2006, was once again at the center of a New York trial Thursday. Daniels faced intense cross-examination before completing her testimony, which began Tuesday. She was on the stand for a total of about eight hours over […]
Rafah crossing becomes flashpoint in Israel’s war on Hamas: 4 takeaways
Israel’s entry into Rafah and occupation of a key border crossing on Tuesday sparked international debate and condemnation as some 1.4 million civilians displaced in the southern Gaza city became targets of a potential invasion. caused. Israel seized control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border, the only entry point between Gaza and Egypt […]
Stormy Tuesday: 5 takeaways from a dramatic day at the Trump trial
Tuesday marked the most dramatic day yet in former President Trump’s criminal trial, with Stormy Daniels taking the stand. The adult actress is at the center of the case, claiming she had sex with Trump at a celebrity golf event in Lake Tahoe in 2006. Daniels was ultimately paid $130,000 late in the 2016 presidential […]
Judge threatens Trump with jail time: 5 takeaways from Trump trial Day 12
Former President Trump faced a new threat in a New York criminal trial on Monday. Judge Juan Marchand noted that if Trump continues to violate the gag order, he could be sent to prison. Marchand warned of that possibility after he fined Trump for the 10th time for violating an executive order barring the former […]
5 takeaways from the second week of Trump’s hush money trial testimony
NEW YORK — Former President Trump’s second week of testimony in his New York criminal trial was defined by a sordid celebrity scandal peppered with groundwork evidence. Witnesses this week revealed everything from bank records and non-disclosure agreements to text messages suggesting efforts by the Manhattan district attorney to silence negative stories about Trump to […]
Hope Hicks offers dramatic testimony in Trump trial: 5 takeaways
Former President Trump’s trial ended this week in dramatic style with former aide Hope Hicks taking the stand. Hicks served as press secretary during the volatile early years of President Trump’s first campaign before becoming White House communications director. The two have been estranged since Hicks was found to have criticized President Trump’s efforts to […]
5 takeaways from competing Democratic, GOP farm bill plans
House Republicans and Democrats have announced two competing visions for the Farm Bill, the $1.5 trillion omnibus that will support America’s food system. The contrasting proposals illustrate the fault lines between the two parties’ visions for U.S. agriculture plagued by rising supply costs and climate change. However, despite these disagreements, there are important overlaps between […]
5 takeaways from Day 10 of the Trump trial: ‘What have we done?’
Former President Trump’s trial in New York entered its 10th day on Thursday, with Keith Davidson on the witness stand. Davidson is a Los Angeles attorney who represented adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougall. Both men claim to have had sexual contact with Trump about a decade before he was […]
Trump’s trial resumes: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s proceedings in New York
The second week of testimony in former President Trump’s New York trial began on Tuesday. The testimony was more eventful than expected, covering everything from gag orders to new details about Trump’s alleged extramarital affair. The former president faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. If he is convicted, he could face prison time, […]