Ex-FBI director James Comey says ‘zero chance of an acquittal’ in Trump’s hush money trial
Former FBI director James Comey says that there is “zero chance” that Donald Trump will be acquitted by the jury in his New York City hush money trial.
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Trump slammed voting rights for felons in 2016. Now he may become one
Donald Trump has long called for convicted felons to be banned from voting in the US.
How much could Trump owe if convicted in his hush money trial?
A jury of 12 New Yorkers will soon decide Donald Trump’s fate in the first-ever criminal trial of a sitting or former president – and their decision could hit the former president’s bank balance.
The ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize sympathies with the Christian nationalist movement and the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Arizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. Newsom
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Republicans demand Secret Service chief personally take action to move protests farther from the convention
The Republican National Committee is demanding that Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle personally get involved to move a planned protest zone farther away from the site of the party's convention in Milwaukee this summer, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.
Border Deal Fails Again in the Senate as Democrats Seek Political Edge
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bipartisan border enforcement bill for a second time this year, voting down legislation they initially insisted upon to stem a surge of migrants across the United States border with Mexico but then abandoned amid a right-wing backlash cheered on by former President Donald J. Trump.
New York will set aside money to help local news outlets hire and retain employees
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is offering up to $90 million in tax credits for news outlets to hire and retain journalists in an effort to help keep the shrinking local news industry afloat.