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Did Trump Push the NY Judge Too Far?

Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court in New York, Friday, April 19, 2024. Spencer Platt/Pool Photo via AP Once again,...

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Allen Weisselberg Heads Back to Prison for Lying in Trump Trial

Donald Trump, his former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, center, and his son Donald Trump Jr. Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP ...

10.04.2024 4

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Trump’s Truth Social Lost $58 Million Last Year!

Lev Radin/Sipa/AP Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social landed last week on the stock market as a publicly traded company with a whole...

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New York Appeals Court Gives Donald Trump a $300 Million Break

Former President Donald Trump leaves a pretrial hearing during a recess with his defense team on March 25. Mary Altaffer/Pool/AP Donald Trump...

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Trump’s Social Media Company Is Finally Going Public. He Could Make Billions.

Wilfredo Lee/AP After repeated delays, Donald Trump finally seems to be taking his Truth Social app public—an accomplishment that could set him up...

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Trump Can’t Afford to Post Bond in His Fraud Case

Jeff Dean/AP Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a state appeals court to put a stay on New York Attorney General Letitia James’ right to collect...

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Biden Promised Not to Finance Fossil Fuels. So Why Is the US Backing a Huge Gas Project?

Mother Jones illustration; Chris Kleponis/CNP/ZUMA; Doe/Planet Pix/ZUMA At a Glasgow climate summit in 2021, the Biden administration offered a...

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Ohio GOP Candidate Who Used a Slur Drops Out (Again)

Tom E. Puskar/AP Ohio Republican J.R. Majewski dropped out (again) on Saturday, after he used a slur for intellectually disabled people on a podcast...

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A Large Percentage of Republican Primary Voters Can’t Stomach Trump

AP Photo/Steve Helber Former president Donald Trump easily swept to victory in a handful of additional Republican caucuses this weekend, looking ever...

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The NY Judge Just Ordered Trump to Pay $355 Million and Stop Doing Business in the State

A New York judge ruled on Friday that former President Donald Trump must pay $355 million and cease doing any business in New York for three years...

16.02.2024 1

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Donald Trump Will Be the First Former President to Face a Criminal Trial, Judge Rules

Former President Donald Trump appears during a court hearing at Manhattan criminal court. Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo/AP A New York judge ruled...

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Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 Million for Defamation in Rape Case

Michael M. Santiago/Getty; Brynn Anderson/AP Jurors in the defamation case against Donald Trump took less than three hours to decide that Trump...

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Trump Still Won’t Behave In Court

Alex Brandon/AP Donald Trump muttered and snarled his way through a second day in a federal courtroom in New York, where he was to observe...

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Ashli Babbitt’s Family Is Suing the Government Over Her Death During the January 6 Riot

zz/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx The family of Ashli Babbitt, the January 6 rioter who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police Officer during the attack on the...

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Defense Secretary Austin’s Mysterious Hospital Stay Is a Mess

AP photo/ Maya Alleruzzo Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spent some time last week in the hospital, a fact that staff failed to mention it to the...

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Nikki Haley, Surging, Is Still Way Behind Trump

AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is surging at just the right time—armed with tens of millions in donor money,...

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What’s Next for Donald Trump Now That His Gag Orders Were Upheld?

Andrea Renault/STAR MAX Update, December 10: Donald Trump announced Sunday afternoon that he had changed his mind and will not testify in his own...

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Donald Trump Takes the Stand This Week—Shortly After His Gag Orders Were Upheld

Andrea Renault/STAR MAX On Friday, a federal appeals court upheld a gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump in his federal criminal case...

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Ivanka Trump Cannot Recall

Lev Radin/Sipa USA via AP Ivanka Trump took the stand on Wednesday in her father’s civil fraud trial, but to hear her tell it, she wasn’t sure...

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Trump Explodes at Judge in New York Fraud Trial

In this courtroom sketch, Donald Trump testifies in New York Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Elizabeth Williams/via AP When Donald Trump took...

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Trump Rages About His Children Having to Testify at His Fraud Trial

John Nacion/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press Donald Trump’s three eldest adult children will testify this week in the $250 million civil fraud lawsuit that...

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Netanyahu Apologizes for Solely Blaming Israeli Security Agencies

Credit Image: � Dana Kopel/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized on Sunday for blaming his country’s...

29.10.2023 6

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UAW Settles Another Major Contract in Labor Fight

Members of the United Auto Workers expanded their strike, walking out at Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire Two...

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When the Judge Refused to Toss His Case, Trump Stormed Out of Court Today

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he exits courtroom in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, on Wednesday. AP...

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Trump Is Fined $10K for Violating Gag Order Again During Civil Fraud Trial

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in New...

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In a New York Courtroom, Donald Trump Meets Michael Cohen

Former President Donald Trump talks to the media during a break of his civil business fraud trial on Tuesday. AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah On a...

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Trump Hit With Another Gag Order

Rebecca Blackwell/AP A federal judge in Washington, DC, slapped Donald Trump with a limited gag order Monday—Trump’s second in the last month....

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Trump Deceived Deutsche Bank, Former Exec Testifies

Rebecca Blackwell/AP A former Deutsche Bank executive testified this week that the German financial behemoth only agreed to make massive loans to...

12.10.2023 2

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Allen Weisselberg Still Wants to Be Trump’s Fall Guy

Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr., at a press conference on Jan. 11, 2017, with then-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg. Evan Vucci/AP ...

11.10.2023 2

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Trump Isn’t Really Trying to Win His Fraud Trial

Former President Donald Trump arrives at court for day 3 of his civil trial on Wednesday. Siegfried Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx Donald Trump is in court this...

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Trump Defrauded Lenders and Must Dissolve Businesses, Judge Rules

AP/Artie Walker Jr. Donald Trump committed massive fraud in the state of New York and must shutter his businesses there, a judge ruled Tuesday...

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Trump Says He’s Received Lucrative Offers to Buy His Properties

President Donald Trump waves to protesters while playing golf at Turnberry golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, July 14, 2018. Peter Morrison/AP Donald...

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