Tense Exchanges, but Cohen Doesn’t Crack
It was a moment straight out of a courtroom drama: a defense lawyer, barking at a crucial witness, demanding the truth — or, at least, something to help his client.
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Trump lawyer yells at Michael Cohen in cross-examination over call about Stormy Daniels
A defense attorney for Donald Trump yelled at prosecution witness Michael Cohen during cross-examination about a 2016 phone call at issue in the former president's criminal hush money trial. Defense lawyer Todd Blanche questioned Cohen about an Oct. 24, 2016, call he made to Trump in which Cohen said he had gotten porn star Stormy Daniels to agree to avoid going public with her claim of having sex with Trump. Blanche demanded to know whether Cohen lied about that call. Blanche confronted Cohen with text messages from that same day that suggested he was calling then-Trump Organization security chief Keith Schiller that night because of concerns about harassing text messages Cohen was receiving as Trump ran for president that year. "I believe I also spoke to Mr. Trum
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Sexual assaults are down in the US military. Here’s what to know about the numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials are cautiously optimistic that an overall decline in reported sexual assaults among active-duty service members and the military academies suggests that leaders are finally getting a handle on what has been a persistent problem.
Wife of Sen. Robert Menendez has breast cancer, he reveals during corruption trial
Nadine Menendez, the wife and co-defendant of Sen. Robert Menendez, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the Democratic lawmaker revealed Thursday during his trial on federal corruption charges. “As a result of constant press inquiries and reporters following my wife, she has asked me to disclose her medical condition," Menendez, the senior senator from New Jersey, said in a statement his office shared with NBC News. "Nadine is suffering from Grade 3 breast cancer, which will require her to have mastectomy surgery. We are, of course, concerned about the seriousness and advanced stage of the disease," Menendez said. "Sh
As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war.
Serbia Approves Contract With Jared Kushner for Hotel Complex
The Serbian government has approved a contract with Jared Kushner on plans to build a luxury hotel on the site of the former defense ministry in Belgrade, putting him directly into business with a European state as his father-in-law, Donald J. Trump, vies to return to the White House.