Reclusive banking heir billionaire gave Trump $50m one day after hush money conviction
A donor gave $50 million to Donald Trump’s campaign on the day of the former president’s hush money conviction, according to new filings.
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Trump campaign raises $141m in May to close funding gap to Biden
Donald Trump significantly outraised President Joe Biden in May, despite becoming the first US president to be convicted of a crime.
Trump judge presses his attorneys on ‘shadow government’ claims in Jack Smith hearing
After hundreds of complaints against her, and one day after a report revealed that she ignored other federal judges who urged her to step away from the case, District Judge Aileen Cannon kicked off the first of a three-day series of hearings in Donald Trump’s classified documents case.
Trump zeroes in on his VP finalists: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.
State jury convicts David DePape in attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband
The man who attacked Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer during a break-in at the couple’s San Francisco home was found guilty by a jury Friday on all counts in the state case against him.
Judge dismisses charges in Nevada pro-Trump fake electors case over venue question
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state's 2020 presidential election, potentially killing the case with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case.
Ex-Florida law enforcement official says he was forced to resign for defying illegal DeSantis orders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered illegal surveillance of immigrants and ignored concerns that relocating them from Texas to another state could could be considered kidnapping or false imprisonment, the former chief of staff at the state’s top law enforcement agency said in a whistleblower lawsuit.
Foreign nationals can no longer apply for work permits at the U.S.-Canada border
Foreign nationals will no longer be able to apply for a Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) at the U.S.-Canada border, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Friday.